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EEC 132 Santiago v Sanders PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rice Gayce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rice Gayce has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Seinfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rice Gayce!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gayce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seinfeld's waist but Seinfeld gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gayce off to one side.
A left and a right from Seinfeld both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Rice Gayce has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seinfeld has managed to clinch.
Seinfeld is working Gayce over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seinfeld.
A right hand to the body from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gayce takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Seinfeld clinches up with Gayce and pushes him back against the cage.
Gayce working hard to break the clinch.
Seinfeld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seinfeld rushes Gayce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gayce fails to pull guard.
Seinfeld lands an elbow inside that Gayce shrugs off.
Gayce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Seinfeld pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jerry Seinfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rice Gayce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gayce tries to close the distance and clinch but Seinfeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seinfeld has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seinfeld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jerry Seinfeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seinfeld fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gayce, pushing him back against the cage.
Seinfeld lands a good knee to the midsection. Gayce won't want to take too many of those.
Gayce wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld lands a nice shot to the body.
Seinfeld lands a knee to the body.
Seinfeld breaks from the clinch.
Seinfeld has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seinfeld pushes Gayce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Seinfeld pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seinfeld moves into the clinch successfully.
Seinfeld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seinfeld keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seinfeld pushes Gayce up against the cage in a clinch.
Seinfeld manages to break the clinch.
Seinfeld keeps the fight on the outside.
Gayce misses with a straight left.
Seinfeld darts in and clinches Gayce up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seinfeld.
Seinfeld cracks Gayce with a nice body shot.
Gayce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seinfeld just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayce is trying to break the clinch but Seinfeld is controlling him.
Gayce takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gayce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Seinfeld gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Seinfeld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gayce tries to clinch but Seinfeld moves away
and Seinfeld counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seinfeld.
A right hook to the body lands for Seinfeld.
Gayce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seinfeld just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gayce is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Seinfeld gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Seinfeld lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seinfeld utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seinfeld has closed the distance and engaged Gayce in a clinch.
Gayce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Seinfeld gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Seinfeld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Seinfeld closes the distance and clinches.
Gayce tries to pull guard but Seinfeld won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Seinfeld.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seinfeld stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Seinfeld breaks from the clinch.
Gayce keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Seinfeld dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rice Gayce's cut.
That's time! Seinfeld's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seinfeld works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gayce goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seinfeld prevents it.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seinfeld is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gayce can do to turn this around?
Seinfeld lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Seinfeld - that landed with a thud.
Seinfeld putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gayce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seinfeld lands a nice shot to the body.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jerry Seinfeld is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seinfeld is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gayce tries to break the clinch but Seinfeld is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jerry Seinfeld has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gayce is breathing heavily.
Seinfeld is working Gayce over against the cage.
Seinfeld scores a nice knee to the body.
Seinfeld landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seinfeld with a knee to the head.
Seinfeld lands a body shot.
Seinfeld cracks Gayce with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld digs a right hand underneath Gayce's ribcage. Gayce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld breaks from the clinch.
Seinfeld gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seinfeld crunches a lovely knee into Gayce's ribcage.
Seinfeld stops a takedown attempt from Gayce.
Seinfeld lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seinfeld clinches up with Gayce and pushes him back against the cage.
Seinfeld prevents Gayce from breaking the clinch.
Seinfeld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld moves into the clinch successfully.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch.
Seinfeld darts in and clinches Gayce up against the cage.
Seinfeld makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seinfeld landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gayce drops down looking for an ankle pick but Seinfeld pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jerry Seinfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rice Gayce.
Seinfeld closes the distance and clinches.
Seinfeld utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seinfeld escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayce gets tackled into the cage by Seinfeld. Seinfeld maintains the clinch.
Seinfeld lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seinfeld landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seinfeld unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gayce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seinfeld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seinfeld closes the distance and clinches.
Seinfeld manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seinfeld fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seinfeld rushes Gayce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seinfeld pushes Gayce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Seinfeld dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rice Gayce's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gayce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seinfeld counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Gayce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gayce tries to circle away but Seinfeld has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Seinfeld on the inside.
Seinfeld works on Gayce's body with a couple of short punches.
Seinfeld lands a knee to the head.
Seinfeld is working Gayce over against the cage.
Seinfeld lands a good knee to the midsection. Gayce won't want to take too many of those.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch.
No luck for Gayce with that takedown attempt.
Seinfeld closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Seinfeld.
Gayce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayce takes a shot to the head.
Seinfeld lands a body punch in the clinch.
Seinfeld lands an elbow just above Gayce 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Seinfeld as the two fighters clinch.
Seinfeld works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Seinfeld.
Gayce takes a shot to the head.
Seinfeld cracks Gayce with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Seinfeld - that landed with a thud.
Seinfeld lands a body punch in the clinch.
Seinfeld is working Gayce over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seinfeld lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gayce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seinfeld with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seinfeld presses Gayce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seinfeld scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld scores a nice knee to the body.
Gayce takes a shot to the head.
Seinfeld stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld breaks from the clinch.
Seinfeld throws a powerful right kick. Gayce tried to block low but the kick was high! Gayce was taken right off of his feet! Seinfeld jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jerry Seinfeld!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Outside - Staind. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Davis!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Davis tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
A short left from Johnson.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Davis avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Davis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Casey Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Davis.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Davis looks gassed!
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Davis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis is rocked!
Johnson drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Davis to his knees! Johnson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casey Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Gazza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Baine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gazza comes into the arena with National Anthem of Italy blaring out of the sound system. Baine has chosen The Show Goes On as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domenic Gazza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Baine!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gazza clobbers Baine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baine.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Baine with a poor takedown
and Gazza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gazza throwing strikes from guard but Baine blocks nicely.
Gazza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baine looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gazza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Baine taking some punishment here, with Gazza in his half guard.
Gazza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baine on the ground.
Baine desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Baine wants to improve his position but Gazza is controlling well.
Baine is refusing to be controlled, as Gazza sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazza is pressing down on Baine's thigh, looking to free his foot. Baine is holding on for now.
Gazza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baine is trying to get back to full guard.
Gazza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baine is looking for a sweep. Gazza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gazza is nestled in close to Baine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gazza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baine trying to control from the bottom.
Gazza is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Baine reverses the position - he's now on top in Gazza's guard.
Baine trying to control but Gazza is working from the bottom.
Gazza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baine gets back to full guard.
Baine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gazza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gazza scoring with some ground and pound.
Gazza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baine's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gazza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gazza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gazza stands up over Baine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baine 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.
Gazza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baine is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gazza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gazza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gazza content to stall in guard here.
Baine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baine wants to hit a switch here but Gazza passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Baine there!
Gazza lands with some strikes.
Gazza has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baine's face.
The referee warns Baine that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gazza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Baine is in a horrible position here. Gazza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baine is rocked!
Baine looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazza softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Baine is out cold! Gazza jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domenic Gazza!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thomas Boss (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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3 - 6 - 0 |
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146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Voss!
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, John Thomas Boss!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss tries to clinch up but Voss circles away and keeps his distance.
Voss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boss moves in looking to clinch but Voss pushes him off.
Voss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boss.
Voss swats away the attempt to clinch by Boss.
Voss shoots in looking for a takedown. Boss tries to sprawl out of it but Voss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Voss shoots in for a takedown but Boss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voss lands with a big left! Boss is wobbled badly! Voss comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Boss to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Voss!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pat Curran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Lockdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat Curran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Lockdown!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockdown shoots in for a takedown but Curran shows good takedown defense.
Lockdown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lockdown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Curran is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lockdown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Curran has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lockdown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Curran rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lockdown's guard! Nice work there by Curran!
Curran is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lockdown has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Curran is looking to defend but Lockdown has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Curran! Lockdown pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Curran taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chico Lockdown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dario Crews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crews comes to the cage accompanied by Born on the FM Waves - Against Me. Randy Ortiz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dario Crews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crews throws a big shot that misses.
Crews misses with a body shot
and Ortiz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ortiz stalling against the cage.
Crews tries to pull guard but Ortiz holds him up against the cage and eventually Crews drops back down to his feet.
Ortiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crews fails to pull guard.
Crews tries to pull guard but Ortiz won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Crews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Ortiz.
Crews jumps guard but Ortiz stands there with Crews around his waist. Crews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ortiz manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz controlling from side mount.
Ortiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ortiz lands a few punches from side control.
Ortiz staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Ortiz stalls from top position.
Crews wants to control but Ortiz postures up.
Crews parries the strikes from Ortiz easily there. Ortiz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Crews to escape.
Ortiz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ortiz working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Let's hope that Ortiz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz is chipping away with strikes.
Crews tries to improve position but can't.
Ortiz controls the position.
Crews taking a bit of punishment here - Ortiz scoring with strikes.
Ortiz is staying tight to Crews's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ortiz lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing a few strikes.
Crews wants to control but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here as Ortiz stalls from top position.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ortiz controlling from side mount.
Crews is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Crews takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ortiz is working Crews over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Crews is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crews takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ortiz controls the position.
Crews is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ortiz is working Crews over with some ground and pound from side control.
Crews can't do much from the bottom here.
Crews is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ortiz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ortiz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crews is trying to control Ortiz's posture but Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Ortiz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crews misses with a left hand
and Ortiz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortiz.
Crews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ortiz smiles and moves away.
Crews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz drops his hands momentarily and Crews takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ortiz swings for the body but Crews moves out of range.
Dario Crews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crews throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crews misses with an uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
Ortiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Crews's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Crews.
Ortiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Crews with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crews misses the jab.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crews's half guard.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crews trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz stalling.
Crews makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crews.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ortiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ortiz cracks Crews with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz won't allow Crews to sweep him here.
Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crews is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Crews is keeping the position.
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
Ortiz trying to control but Crews is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Ortiz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Crews ducks under and follows up with a left that Crews also avoids with ease.
Crews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crews throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crews on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crews takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Crews's head but Crews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crews with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortiz tries to move into range but Crews moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Crews is avoiding it.
Ortiz dives in and grabs Crews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crews pushes down on Ortiz's head and hops out.
Crews blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crews.
Crews misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortiz.
Dario Crews is winning the standup battle so far.
Crews throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crews throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Crews as Ortiz shoots in.
Crews tries to keep at a distance but Ortiz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crews tries to pull guard but Ortiz won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Crews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz cracks Crews with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Crews is trying to keep an underhook but Ortiz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ortiz stalling.
Ortiz is thwarting Crews's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Ortiz seems content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Randy Ortiz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ortiz with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a body shot.
Ortiz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crews did well to prevent Ortiz getting side control.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Crews dodges it nicely.
Randy Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ortiz is controlling the pace.
Randy Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but Crews defending well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ortiz prevents Crews from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ortiz controlling the pace.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz controlling the action here.
Crews wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Dario Crews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crews scores with a jab. Ortiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ortiz lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortiz 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suan Paredes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To The Jungle. Suan Paredes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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175 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Creed!
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, Suan Paredes!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed tries for a takedown but Paredes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Paredes.
Paredes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Creed.
Paredes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paredes leaves Creed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Creed with a poor takedown
and Paredes counters with a left to the body.
Paredes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Creed to the ground. Paredes is now in Creed's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Creed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paredes defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed has his foot on Paredes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paredes works his way back into a safe position though.
Creed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paredes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paredes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creed is keeping the position for now.
Paredes trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paredes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Creed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paredes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paredes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paredes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creed is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Creed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Creed tries to get out of the position.
Paredes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Creed manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paredes is in a horrible position here. Creed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paredes is in a horrible position here. Creed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Creed working the ground and pound effectively.
Paredes is desperately trying to improve his position but Creed has a good base and remains in mount.
Paredes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paredes is bucking up trying to escape but Creed cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paredes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paredes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Creed kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Creed pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes can't escape the position.
Creed landing strikes from the mount and Paredes is in trouble!
Creed lands a big elbow.
Paredes is rocked!
Creed is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Paredes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Paredes is still in real trouble! Can Creed finish him?
Creed lands a big shot to the head and Paredes winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake Creed!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Kilat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skylar Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Skylar Bennett was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Kilat!
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, Skylar Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a low kick, looking for Kilat's leg but Kilat calmly moves out of range.
A head kick by Bennett misses
and Kilat counters with a nice body shot.
Kilat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Kilat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Skylar Bennett has been cut.
Kilat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Kilat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilat.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Kilat moves out of range easily.
Bennett scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kilat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kilat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kilat throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Kilat takes one on the button.
Kilat looks to land a body kick but Bennett moved away.
Kilat misses the shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a double jab
letting Kilat counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kilat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilat.
Bennett throws the left hand but Kilat avoids the punch easily.
Kilat tried to score with a low kick but Bennett checks it.
Kilat misses with a body shot.
Bennett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Junior Kilat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilat finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kilat misses with a low kick.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bennett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kilat is looking to wear down Bennett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilat wants to clinch up but Bennett keeps it at a distance.
Bennett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kilat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Kilat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bennett's head.
A jab lands there for Bennett.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilat misses with a hook.
Kilat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Bennett misses
and Kilat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kilat misses with a jab to the body
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilat wants to land a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Kilat scores with a nice head shot.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
Kilat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilat lands a big head kick that sends Bennett tumbling to the mat! Kilat takes a step backwards and waves Bennett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bennett is rocked!
Bennett throws a jab when Kilat was well out of range.
Bennett is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilat finish him?
Kilat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilat works Bennett's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilat. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett throws a head kick but Kilat moves out of range.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett seems to have recovered his senses.
Bennett looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Kilat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kilat throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Kilat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilat.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Kilat slips the punch.
Bennett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
Kilat lands a nice hook to Bennett's body. Bennett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kilat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bennett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilat scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Kilat.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilat was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Kilat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skylar Bennett's cut.
That's time! Kilat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kilat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kilat.
Kilat checks a low kick from Bennett.
Bennett lands a jab to Kilat's midsection.
Kilat wants to clinch up but Bennett keeps it at a distance.
Kilat throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Kilat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kilat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennett's sensitive parts.
Bennett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilat can pounce on him.
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!
Kilat looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Kilat misses with the combination.
Bennett throws a lazy body kick
and Kilat counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Kilat digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bennett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kilat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennett counters with a two punch combo.
Kilat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kilat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kilat misses with a hook.
Kilat lands with a cross.
Kilat throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kilat misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Bennett lands a jab.
Kilat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilat.
Bennett is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilat connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilat moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Bennett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kilat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilat throws a leg kick which misses Bennett's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennett tries to avoid it.
Bennett throws a shot to the body.
Kilat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett throws a push kick but Kilat slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
Kilat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kilat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett tries to land a leg kick but Kilat saw it coming and moves away.
Bennett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilat. That snapped Bennett's head back.
Kilat lands a lovely overhand right.
Kilat throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Kilat works Bennett's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilat. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Kilat.
Kilat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett walks into a straight right hand from Kilat.
Kilat thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilat connects with a body shot.
Kilat tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Kilat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Nice cross by Kilat.
Kilat lands a body shot.
Junior Kilat is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Bennett there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilat scores with a nice right hand.
Kilat cracks Bennett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Kilat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skylar Bennett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bennett scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilat lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
Kilat scores with a nice body kick.
Bennett checks the leg kick.
Kilat swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Kilat jabs Bennett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilat.
Bennett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kilat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennett throws a right hand that Kilat ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilat also avoids with ease.
Skylar Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Kilat.
Kilat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett throws a front kick aimed at Kilat's knee but Kilat avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilat lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilat.
Kilat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilat digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kilat sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilat thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilat takes one on the button.
Kilat avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Kilat with a hook.
That has opened up Skylar Bennett's cut even more.
Kilat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennett can do to turn this around?
Kilat swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Kilat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Kilat's head but Kilat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Kilat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilat blocks a jab.
Kilat swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Kilat avoids the head kick by Bennett.
Kilat scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett thows a leg kick but Kilat checks it
and Kilat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kilat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kilat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kilat lands a head kick!
Kilat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kilat scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Kilat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilat tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilat controls his hands.
Kilat tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Kilat avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bennett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennett is trying to maintain a safe position but Kilat gets an underhook and turns Bennett into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bennett.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilat.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Kilat.
Bennett scores with a shot to the body.
Skylar Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kilat is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
Bennett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Kilat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kilat, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Kilat!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joakeem Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyman Horseflesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Make Me Sick by Egypt Central. This should be fireworks!
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142 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joakeem Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyman Horseflesh!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horseflesh rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Horseflesh lands a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Horseflesh looking to pass the guard.
Taylor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Horseflesh stacks Taylor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Horseflesh!
Horseflesh tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor is trying to improve his position.
Horseflesh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taylor looks to move to half guard but instead Horseflesh has passed into mount! Damn!
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!
Horseflesh controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horseflesh is working for a guillotine from mount but Taylor frees his head quite easily.
Horseflesh content just to control the position here.
Horseflesh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taylor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Horseflesh with good strikes from the mount here!
Horseflesh controlling his opponent.
Horseflesh is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Taylor is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Taylor flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Horseflesh anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Taylor and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Horseflesh slips an arm under Taylor chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Horseflesh has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Horseflesh is squeezing on Taylor like an anaconda would it's prey. Taylor fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyman Horseflesh!
Lyman Horseflesh is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RJ Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders has chosen Macho man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders scores with a takedown into Santiago's guard.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
Santiago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santiago tries to get out of the position.
Sanders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santiago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santiago is looking to stand up but Sanders isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanders tries to free his leg and advance position but Santiago is retaining full guard.
Sanders has gone for a leg lock! Santiago slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanders's guard.
Santiago is looking to stand up but Sanders won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santiago is looking to stand up but Sanders won't let him.
Sanders is working an open guard so Santiago takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanders shoots and misses
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santiago avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santiago is fending him off so far but Sanders persists. Nope, Santiago circles away and we're back to standing.
Dante Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RJ Sanders.
Sanders wants to clinch but Santiago slips to the side
and Santiago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanders closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santiago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders tries for a takedown but Santiago circles away easily
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Santiago keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanders shoots and misses
and Santiago counters with a left and a right that stings Sanders.
Sanders looks gassed!
Sanders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanders is rocked!
Santiago is stalking Sanders. Sanders circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Santiago, and it's lights out! Sanders really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Santiago!
Dante Santiago retains his lightweight title!
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