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MMM 56: Ragno vs. Pheonix PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan has chosen The Faint - The Geeks Were Right as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gomez trying to control the pace.
Gomez'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.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but Hogan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomez to get the leverage.
Hogan wants to control but Gomez is keeping busy.
Hogan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hogan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hogan looks gassed!
Gomez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Hercules Gomez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gomez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hogan was covering up waiting for the punch and Gomez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gomez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gomez advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan parries the strikes from Gomez easily there. Gomez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hogan to escape.
Hogan trying his best to control but Gomez has mounted him.
Gomez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hogan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gomez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gomez controlling from the full mount.
Gomez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gomez throws some wild stikes that Hogan manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is landing with some decent strikes but Hogan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gomez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hogan is surviving well by controlling Gomez's body position as best he can.
Gomez controlling from the full mount.
Gomez looking to secure an arm triangle but Hogan defends it well.
Gomez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gomez content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has hold of Hogan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hogan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hogan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomez controlling from mount.
Gomez has hold of Hogan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hogan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hercules Gomez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gomez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogan defending well though.
Gomez is taking a breather. Hogan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gomez wants to pass to mount but Hogan is defending the position.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura but Hogan is defending well.
Gomez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hogan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomez trying to control from half guard but Hogan is working away.
Gomez slips a nice elbow through Hogan's hands, connecting with Hogan's forehead.
Hogan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomez.
Gomez is working for a submission of some sort.
Gomez thows a huge punch but Hogan dodges it nicely.
Gomez prevents Hogan from standing back up.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Hogan is defending against the submission attempts here by Gomez.
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.
Gomez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hogan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hercules Gomez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Soshnyanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Soshnyanin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buzz Bombada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Soshnyanin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bombada shoots and misses
and Soshnyanin counters with a left to the body.
Bombada fails with a takedown attempt.
Soshnyanin misses with a body kick.
Bombada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soshnyanin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Bombada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soshnyanin cracks Bombada with an open hand slap.
Soshnyanin digs a good hook to Bombada's body.
Bombada is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Soshnyanin.
Bombada walks into a left hand.
Soshnyanin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bombada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soshnyanin jabs at Bombada's body.
Soshnyanin lands a slapping body shot.
Soshnyanin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soshnyanin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Soshnyanin throws a head kick but Bombada moves out of range.
Soshnyanin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soshnyanin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bombada. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Soshnyanin lands a nice shot to the body.
Bombada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soshnyanin stuns Bombada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bombada has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soshnyanin finds it's way round the side to connect with Bombada's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Soshnyanin scores with a decent looking hook.
Bombada is rocked!
Soshnyanin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Soshnyanin.
Nice cross by Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soshnyanin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Soshnyanin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bombada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good leg kick by Soshnyanin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soshnyanin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soshnyanin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soshnyanin with a hook.
Soshnyanin lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Soshnyanin.
Viktor Soshnyanin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soshnyanin lands a nice shot to the body.
Soshnyanin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Bombada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bombada gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Soshnyanin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bombada is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Soshnyanin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Gama Fuerto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Mikami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gama Fuerto comes to the cage accompanied by MV Bill-Falcao. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Gama Fuerto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gene Mikami!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gama Fuerto feints and then cracks Mikami's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mikami down.
Gama Fuerto gets the takedown into side control.
Gama Fuerto working away.
Mikami is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gama Fuerto off and has taken his back!
Mikami is not going to allow Gama Fuerto to sit and survive in this position.
Mikami working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Gama Fuerto is doing well to defend. Mikami seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Gama Fuerto is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gene Mikami!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Crocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Kanzaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crocker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Crocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Kanzaki!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanzaki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crocker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kanzaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kanzaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kanzaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kanzaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kanzaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanzaki drops back looking for a leg! Crocker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crocker manages to kick Kanzaki off! Kanzaki jumps back into Crocker's guard.
Kanzaki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crocker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crocker tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanzaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Kanzaki passes into half guard.
Kanzaki thows a huge punch but Crocker dodges it nicely.
Kanzaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kanzaki is working for a submission of some sort.
Kanzaki 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. Crocker tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kanzaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryo Kanzaki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins has chosen Dare as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins digs a good body shot into Kos's ribs.
Kos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
Kos misses with a two punch combination.
Kos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins jabs at Kos's body.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kos back to the cage. Jenkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kos moves into the clinch.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Kos avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Good body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kos's elbow.
Kos tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Kos controls the action.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins is leaning against Kos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jenkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kos is breathing heavily.
Jenkins cracks Kos with a nice body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jenkins was covering up waiting for the punch and Kos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jenkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kos manages to get himself to full guard.
Jenkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Kos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Kos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins lands with a shot to the body.
Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Kos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins crunches a lovely knee into Kos's ribcage.
Jenkins is leaning against Kos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jenkins digs a right hand into Kos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kos's gas tank.
Kos pulls guard successfully.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Kos keeps moving.
Kos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins advances to half guard.
Jenkins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kos is trying to stand up here but Jenkins is controlling him well.
Kos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kos tries to get out of the position.
Jenkins controlling the action here.
Kos is refusing to be controlled, as Jenkins sits in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kos wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Kos wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kos is looking for a sweep. Jenkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kos wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kos.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Kos with a series of wild strikes but Kos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jenkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins pushes Kos off looking to stand but Kos dives back in and keeps control.
Kos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kos misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jenkins is controlling Kos's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kos wants to stand but Jenkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jenkins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins has his hands on Kos's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jenkins is proving hard to escape from.
Ricky Jenkins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A jab from Kos misses.
Kos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Kos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Kos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kos is looking to stand up but Jenkins won't let him.
Jenkins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jenkins uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kos drives through with a takedown into Jenkins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jenkins is trying to control the position but Kos postures up.
Kos preventing the sweep.
Kos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jenkins, up you get!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kos pushes Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenkins works on Kos's body with a couple of short punches.
Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jenkins has a closed guard, preventing Kos from standing up.
Jenkins pulls Kos in to control the position.
Jenkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Josh Kos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ricky Jenkins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jenkins gets tackled into the cage by Kos. Kos maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenkins.
A bit of stalling here from Kos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Kos avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Kos jumps into guard, dragging Jenkins to the mat.
Jenkins trying to control but Kos is working from the bottom.
Kos working a defensive guard here.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Kos keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Kos is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricky Jenkins.
Jenkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jenkins gets caught napping as Kos dives in and scores a takedown. Jenkins manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Kos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jenkins tries to bench press Kos off him but Kos keeps the position.
Jenkins is trying to get back to his feet.
Jenkins explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kos moves into the clinch successfully.
Jenkins cracks Kos with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Jenkins as the two fighters clinch.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kos is defending well for now.
Jenkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kos or not.
Kos is trying to trip Jenkins. He has hold of a leg but Jenkins is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jenkins working a defensive guard here.
Kos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jenkins is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricky Jenkins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kos stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kos cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kos clinches up against the cage.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kos's elbow.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kos avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Kos - that landed with a thud.
Jenkins working Kos over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Kos controls the action.
Kos breaks the clinch.
Kos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kos successfully pulls guard.
Jenkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jenkins trying to control but Kos is working from the bottom.
Jenkins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Jenkins trying to control but Kos is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricky Jenkins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Kos moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
Kos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jenkins working a defensive guard but Kos manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jenkins is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kos cracks Jenkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jenkins pushes Kos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kos stands up.
A left and a right from Kos both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kos has Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Kos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jenkins uses from the top position.
Kos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricky Jenkins.
Kos has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Kos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kos 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Kos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Oreilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Oreilly had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Jim Oreilly looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Oreilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson gets a double leg takedown into Oreilly's guard.
Oreilly looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Anderson wants to control from the top but Oreilly keeps moving.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Oreilly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. William Anderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Oreilly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson tries to clinch but Oreilly is having none of it.
Oreilly tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oreilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
William Anderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Anderson controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anderson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Oreilly!
Oreilly is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Oreilly is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Oreilly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anderson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Oreilly is squirming around nicely.
Anderson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson tries to control but Oreilly wriggling away.
Anderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oreilly wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson shoots in and bounces Oreilly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Oreilly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oreilly has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Anderson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Oreilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws an elbow but Oreilly slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oreilly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oreilly tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson trying to control but Oreilly is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Oreilly to take his back!
Oreilly defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Anderson's arms.
Oreilly wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Oreilly blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oreilly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anderson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Oreilly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Oreilly sees coming a mile off.
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Oreilly's guard.
Oreilly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Oreilly keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson trying to control but Oreilly is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anderson passes Oreilly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oreilly is looking to improve his position.
Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oreilly is trying to get back to full guard.
William Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oreilly kicks off Anderson and gets to his feet.
Oreilly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Oreilly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Oreilly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oreilly decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Anderson, up you get!
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Oreilly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Oreilly from controlling successfully.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oreilly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Anderson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Anderson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Anderson!
Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oreilly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson stands up and beckons Oreilly to his feet.
Oreilly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oreilly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Oreilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oreilly shoots and misses
so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oreilly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Oreilly's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oreilly is trying to keep Anderson in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Anderson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Buffington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClusky has chosen I Stand Alone as his entrance music. Biff Buffington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack McClusky's chin.
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280 lbs
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254 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Biff Buffington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buffington moves out of range as McClusky strikes.
McClusky throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Buffington to counter with a crisp jab.
McClusky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buffington shoots in for a takedown but McClusky shows good takedown defense.
Buffington wants to clinch.
McClusky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buffington counters with a nice body shot.
McClusky works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buffington looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McClusky throws a hook to the side of Buffington's head but Buffington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McClusky misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McClusky. Those never looked like landing.
McClusky misses with a lunging right hand
letting Buffington counter with a right hand.
McClusky throws an off balance right hand
and Buffington counters with a nice body shot.
McClusky looks gassed!
McClusky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buffington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biff Buffington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McClusky wants to land a leg kick but Buffington is out of range.
Buffington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buffington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McClusky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buffington shoots in but no luck this time.
Buffington tries to land a front kick but McClusky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buffington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McClusky misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buffington shoots in looking for a takedown but McClusky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buffington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Buffington has a takedown stuffed.
Buffington connects with a right hand. McClusky shakes it off.
McClusky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buffington.
McClusky misses with a looping right.
Buffington cracks McClusky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McClusky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buffington.
McClusky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buffington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McClusky as he avoids it easily.
McClusky throws a series of punches but Buffington moves out of range.
McClusky throws a series of strikes that have Buffington backpedaling.
It looks like Biff Buffington has been cut.
Jack McClusky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McClusky throws a poor cross that misses
and Buffington counters with a three punch combo that has McClusky backing up. McClusky nods at Buffington to acknowledge the strikes.
Buffington fails with the takedown.
McClusky looks to score with a jab to the body but Buffington is just out of range.
Buffington slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McClusky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McClusky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McClusky misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Buffington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Buffington is rocked!
McClusky throws an overhand right that has Buffington reeling! McClusky follows up with more punches and Buffington is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack McClusky!
Jack McClusky is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Ragno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Pheonix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The World is Mine. Pheonix has chosen World Is Not Enough as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aaron Pheonix was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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156 lbs
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150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Ragno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Pheonix!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragno scores with a nice head shot.
Ragno tries to bum rush Pheonix with a series of wild strikes but Pheonix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pheonix misses with the body kick
enabling Ragno to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragno throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pheonix throws a sloppy head kick
and Ragno counters with a stiff right hand.
Pheonix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragno lands a jab to Pheonix's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Pheonix misses
and Ragno counters with a nice leg kick.
Ragno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pheonix circles away quickly and effectively.
Ragno bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ragno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pheonix slips a jab and a cross from Ragno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pheonix throws a lazy head kick
and Ragno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pheonix thinking.
Ragno lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pheonix looks gassed!
Pheonix blocks the body kick.
Ragno thows a leg kick but Pheonix checks it
and Pheonix counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pheonix looks to throw a body kick
and Ragno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragno throws a low kick but Pheonix moves out of range easily.
Ragno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pheonix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pheonix slips a straight right by Ragno.
Ragno cracks Pheonix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pheonix checks a low kick from Ragno.
Pheonix throws a lazy body kick
and Ragno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pheonix is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Ragno engages and cracks Pheonix with a massive lead left hook - Pheonix tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Ragno is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximus Ragno!
Maximus Ragno retains his featherweight title!
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