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UFF 5: Meadows vs Sol PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dew Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dew Rain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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228 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
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dew Rain!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Rain.
Rain managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Rain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain is positioning himself well to prevent Johnson advancing to mount.
Rain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rain won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Rain wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rain wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is pressing down on Rain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rain is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Rain with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Johnson can't handle though.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Rain stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rain is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Rain pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rain drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Rain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rain in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Johnson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dew Rain!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paterson has chosen Guerilla Radio by Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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255 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
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, David Paterson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz swings widly with a right hand
and Paterson counters with a single leg into guard. Schultz didn't expect that.
Paterson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Paterson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Schultz throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paterson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Schultz is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Paterson yanks on the arm and Schultz is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Paterson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Paterson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Bales of Cocaine by Reverend Horton Heat. Bill Goldberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Goldberg's guard.
Jenkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jenkins trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Goldberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goldberg throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jenkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Goldberg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goldberg throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jenkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins passes Goldberg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Goldberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jenkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Jenkins there.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldberg wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Goldberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jenkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jenkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goldberg is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goldberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jenkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jenkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Jenkins prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
Goldberg looks gassed!
Jenkins keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Goldberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jenkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jenkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jenkins winds up and cracks Goldberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Jenkins stalling.
Goldberg flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jenkins working over Goldberg with some ground and pound. Goldberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins controlling the action here.
Goldberg wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Jenkins stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jenkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goldberg trying to control but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins blocks the strikes from Goldberg.
Goldberg has hold of Jenkins's hands but Jenkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jenkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenkins controlling the action here.
Jenkins working Goldberg over with strikes.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Goldberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenkins drops an elbow to the side of Goldberg's head.
Jenkins lands strikes from half guard.
Goldberg has hold of Jenkins's hands but Jenkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jenkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jenkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jenkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Goldberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jenkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Jenkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jenkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goldberg's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jenkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jenkins connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Jenkins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jenkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goldberg quickly recovers to half guard.
Jenkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Goldberg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Goldberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jenkins in particular looking to stall.
Jenkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Goldberg wants to get back to full guard.
Jenkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jenkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jenkins prevents Goldberg from standing back up.
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. Jenkins connects with a nice short shot to Goldberg's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
Goldberg is breathing heavily.
Jenkins is controlling the pace.
Goldberg trying to get back to full guard but Jenkins takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jenkins with shots to the head and body - Goldberg looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Goldberg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jenkins lands a heavy elbow.
Jenkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jenkins landing shots from mount.
Goldberg working to try and regain half guard.
Jenkins blocks Goldberg's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jenkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bubba Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jenkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jenkins landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins content just to control the position here.
Jenkins landing strikes from the mount.
Goldberg can't escape the position.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goldberg is bucking up trying to escape but Jenkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jenkins is landing with some decent strikes but Goldberg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Jenkins.
Goldberg is rocked!
Jenkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goldberg is still in real trouble! Can Jenkins finish him?
Jenkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jenkins controlling his opponent.
Goldberg is bucking up trying to escape but Jenkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins cracks Goldberg with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Rowlah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mackin Morning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah Rowlah!
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, Mackin Morning!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morning closes the distance but Rowlah moves to the side
and Rowlah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morning's guard.
Rowlah thows a big elbow that misses.
Rowlah wants to pass the guard but Morning is keeping the position.
Rowlah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morning keeping moving, preventing Rowlah from controlling successfully.
Rowlah sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morning looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonah Rowlah just wasn't active enough.
Morning with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rowlah counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Rowlah.
Rowlah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rowlah slips a jab and a cross from Morning.
Rowlah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morning.
Rowlah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morning finds it's way round the side to connect with Rowlah's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah misses with a left hand
and Morning counters with a three punch combo that has Rowlah backing up. Rowlah nods at Morning to acknowledge the strikes.
Rowlah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morning.
Morning shoots in for a takedown but Rowlah shows good takedown defense.
Jonah Rowlah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mackin Morning.
Morning shoots for a double leg takedown but Rowlah sprawls well. He's pushed Morning's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morning misses with a takedown
and Rowlah counters with a two punch combo.
Morning looks gassed!
Morning fails to land with a series of punches.
Rowlah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morning counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morning throws a wild body kick that Rowlah sees coming a mile off.
Morning staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah misses with a wild body shot.
Morning tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rowlah counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rowlah passes Morning's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rowlah controlling the action here.
Morning won't allow Rowlah to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah not doing much here.
Rowlah's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rowlah is trying to control. Morning wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rowlah is looking to advance position but Morning won't allow it.
Jonah Rowlah has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rowlah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morning throws a right and a left that Rowlah avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Rowlah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morning tries to clinch
and Rowlah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rowlah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morning counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jonah Rowlah has been cut.
Nice shot by Rowlah.
Rowlah drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowlah looking to sit in guard and control but Morning gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rowlah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morning can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rowlah controlling Morning's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowlah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rowlah is trying to keep Morning in close.
Rowlah has control of Morning's left arm, preventing Morning from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morning stopping the sweep attempt from Rowlah.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonah Rowlah wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rowlah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morning displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rowlah.
Morning moves to clinch but Rowlah breaks away
so Rowlah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah wants to control from the top but Morning keeps moving.
Morning is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rowlah has gone for a leg lock! Morning slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rowlah's guard.
Rowlah has a closed guard, preventing Morning from standing up.
That's four 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.
Rowlah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morning preventing the sweep.
Rowlah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morning misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Morning misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Rowlah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonah Rowlah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rowlah drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rowlah trying to control the position from guard on top but Morning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morning wants to stand and escape but Rowlah is having none of it.
Rowlah pushes down on Morning's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rowlah stalling away here and it's allowed Morning to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morning is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rowlah is controlling him.
Rowlah wants to control from the top but Morning keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowlah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morning swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rowlah trying to control the position from guard on top but Morning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rowlah works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rowlah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rowlah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rowlah is looking to advance position but Morning won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rowlah is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rowlah cracks Morning with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rowlah jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morning is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morning and Rowlah has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Morning manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rowlah wants to get back to full guard but Morning has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morning prevents Rowlah from getting the reversal.
Rowlah slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rowlah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morning works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rowlah is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonah Rowlah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rowlah is squirming around, avoiding Morning's attempts to control the action.
Mackin Morning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morning throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rowlah because Morning loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Rowlah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rowlah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Rowlah!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Copley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Daw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Copley!
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, Steve Daw!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Copley counters with a shoot takedown. Daw fights it but they end up in guard.
Copley trying to control but Daw is working from the bottom.
Copley postures up in Daw's guard and throws a big left but Daw blocks it.
Copley trying to control but Daw is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Doug Copley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Daw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Copley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw taking a breather.
Copley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steve Daw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daw tries to clinch
and Copley counters with a left and a right that stings Daw.
Daw closes the distance looking to clinch
and Copley counters with a single leg into guard. Daw didn't expect that.
Copley thows a big elbow that misses.
Copley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Daw is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Daw has escaped and now he's on top!
Copley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daw defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copley wants to sweep here but Daw controlling him for the moment.
Daw gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Copley moves out of range as Daw strikes.
Copley shoots for a double leg takedown but Daw sprawls well. He's pushed Copley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daw moves to clinch but Copley breaks away
and Copley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Copley takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Daw.
It looks like Doug Copley has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Copley has clasped his hands together around Daw's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Daw is trying to buck Copley off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Copley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Daw, who protects the arm well.
Daw pushes Copley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Copley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daw has escaped the position, nice work there.
Daw defending against the ground and pound.
Copley tries to score with some ground and pound. Daw controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Copley is working to tighten is grip on Daw's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Daw has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Copley is really squeezing tight and eventually Daw passes out! Copley breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Doug Copley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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175 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonso Vieira!
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, Sean Justice!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
Vieira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Justice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vieira drives through and clinches with Justice against the cage.
Justice jumps guard.
Justice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Justice wants to sweep here but Vieira controlling him for the moment.
Justice is working an open guard so Vieira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Justice shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vieira's guard.
Justice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vieira is keeping the position for now.
Justice drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vieira manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Justice has Vieira in his guard.
Justice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vieira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira passes into half guard.
Justice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justice wants to control but Vieira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vieira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Justice's head.
Justice gets full guard.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vieira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Justice's guard.
Vieira is trying to control the action in half guard but Justice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justice is pressing down on Vieira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Justice working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vieira has passed into half guard!
Vieira is trying to control the action in half guard but Justice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vieira prevents Justice from improving his position.
Justice trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to roll over but Vieira keeps him under control.
Vieira 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.
Vieira is trying to control the action in half guard but Justice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Justice is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vieira pulls his head out easily.
Vieira prevents Justice from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vieira trying to control the action but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice has hold of Vieira's hands but Vieira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vieira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Justice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira is thwarting Justice's attempts to control the position.
Vieira trying to control from half guard but Justice is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alonso Vieira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Justice wants to clinch.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonso Vieira dominated that round.
That's time! Vieira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vieira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Justice defends it nicely.
Justice lands a jab-cross combination.
Justice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vieira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Justice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Justice displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Justice! Vieira is backing up but he can't get away as Justice lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Vieira and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Justice!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pleas Honeywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out. Honeywood has chosen Soul by the Pound as his entrance music. Pleas Honeywood has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henry Morgan's chin.
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141 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pleas Honeywood!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeywood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
A bone on bone clash there as Honeywood blocks the leg kick.
Honeywood misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan tries to land a leg kick but Honeywood saw it coming and moves away.
Honeywood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Honeywood misses the jab.
Morgan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Honeywood.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honeywood.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Honeywood.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Honeywood is defended easily by Morgan.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honeywood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honeywood throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan defending well as Honeywood loads up on a big left hand.
Honeywood scores with a shot to the body.
Honeywood looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Honeywood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Honeywood postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Honeywood won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeywood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Honeywood is defending well. Morgan quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Honeywood has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Morgan celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Morgan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meadows comes to the cage accompanied by Punky's Whips. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edwin Meadows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Sol!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meadows.
Sol defending well as Meadows loads up on a big left hand.
Sol drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Meadows tries to improve position but can't.
Sol lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Meadows wants to control but Sol postures up.
Meadows is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sol trying to control the action but Meadows is working from the bottom.
Sol throws an elbow but Meadows slips to the side and avoids it well.
Meadows taking a bit of punishment here - Sol scoring with strikes.
Meadows is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sol has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sol trying to control the action but Meadows is working from the bottom.
Meadows avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sol.
Sol controlling the position from side mount.
Meadows stops Sol from passing to mount.
Sol thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sol working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meadows is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sol has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sol is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Meadows knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sol scoring with punches and elbows.
Meadows can't do much from the bottom here.
Meadows tries to buck Sol off but Sol is having none of it.
Meadows manages to get back to half guard.
Meadows is looking for a sweep. Sol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Meadows is trying to control but can't.
Meadows avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows manages to get to full guard.
Sol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Meadows keeping full guard, as Sol tries to pass.
Meadows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meadows keeping moving, preventing Sol from controlling successfully.
Meadows is trying to control the position but Sol postures up.
Sol postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Meadows is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sol, into his guard.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Sol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meadows working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sol has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meadows can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meadows throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sol keeping moving, preventing Meadows from controlling successfully.
Sol wants to sweep here but Meadows controlling him for the moment.
Meadows wants to control from the top but Sol keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Sol dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sol dives in and grabs Meadows's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meadows pushes down on Sol's head and hops out.
Sol has his takedown stuffed
and Meadows counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Meadows misses.
Meadows throws an overhand right that lands on Sol's shoulder, as Sol tries to avoid the shot.
Sol closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sol creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Meadows sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sol tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sol has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Meadows manages to get back to half guard.
Meadows manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sol won't allow Meadows to get back to his feet.
Meadows is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sol trying to control the position from guard on top but Meadows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meadows bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sol's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sol throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Meadows escapes and throws Sol's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sol sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows wants to control but Sol is keeping him busy.
Meadows wants to pass to mount but Sol is defending the position.
Meadows is trying to control. Sol wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meadows prevents Sol from improving his position.
Sol has hold of Meadows's hands but Meadows slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sol wants to improve his position but Meadows is controlling well.
Sol is looking to control Meadows's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sol avoid being mounted?
Sol avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meadows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol wants to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Meadows wants to control but Sol is keeping him busy.
Meadows seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We're going to have a standup here because Edwin Meadows wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Meadows misses with an uppercut.
Meadows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sol.
Sol slips under a jab.
Meadows catches Sol with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meadows throws a jab but it's blocked by Sol.
Sol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meadows misses with a lunging right hand
and Sol counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol throwing strikes from guard but Meadows blocks nicely.
Meadows manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Meadows looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sol gets back to half guard.
Meadows trying to control the action but Sol is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edwin Meadows will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meadows's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Meadows swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meadows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sol.
Sol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meadows looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meadows wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sol is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meadows gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sol gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Meadows trying to control here.
Sol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meadows trying to control here.
Sol scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows tries to get to full guard but Sol has control of the leg.
Sol is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Meadows is just riding it out for now. Sol eventually gives up the hold.
Meadows trying to control but Sol postures up.
Sol prevents Meadows from improving his position.
Sol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meadows's head.
Meadows tries to roll over but Sol keeps him under control.
Sol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Meadows trying to control but Sol postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sol working the head and body with strikes.
Meadows is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sol is looking for a kimura but Meadows is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sol to get the leverage.
Meadows is trying to control but can't.
Meadows regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sol thows a big elbow that misses.
Meadows is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Meadows trying to control the position.
Sol has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sol thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sol is one step ahead there.
Sol throws a big right hand that misses.
Meadows working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sol.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Meadows holds on and takes a little breather.
Sol tries to free his leg and advance position but Meadows is retaining full guard.
Meadows manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sol really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Meadows wants to control the action but instead Sol gets a body lock and reverses into Meadows's guard! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sol won't allow Meadows to sweep him here.
Sol sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Meadows's guard.
Sol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meadows works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sol works over Meadows with some ground and pound from guard.
Sol trying to control the position from guard on top but Meadows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meadows is on top in guard.
Sol looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Meadows has picked Sol up and slammed him! Sol can't keep hold of the triangle and Meadows manages to pass to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Sol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sol has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Sol!
Viktor Sol is the new featherweight champion!
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