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Midweek Madness IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Zarate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Johannson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Johannson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Zarate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Johannson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarate tries to clinch there but Johannson circles away.
Zarate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zarate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johannson.
Zarate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johannson.
Johannson shoots in for a takedown but Zarate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Johannson.
Zarate misses with a body shot.
Johannson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johannson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johannson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johannson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zarate defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johannson throwing shots but Zarate is blocking nicely.
Zarate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johannson.
Johannson with the ground and pound but Zarate uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johannson wants to pass the guard but Zarate is keeping the position.
Johannson wants to control from the top but Zarate keeps moving.
Johannson looking to pass the guard.
Johannson landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarate is controlling Johannson's posture.
Johannson postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin Zarate just wasn't active enough.
Johannson needs to keep his hands up - Zarate had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Zarate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zarate doesn't manage to clinch there - Johannson circles away.
Johannson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarate ducks under a wild hook from Johannson.
Johannson throws a head kick but Zarate moves out of range.
Johannson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Johannson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zarate doesn't seem phased though.
Johannson throws a body punch but Zarate moves out of range.
Zarate gets caught napping as Johannson dives in and scores a takedown. Zarate manages to retain guard.
Johannson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zarate can't keep his opponent in guard - Johannson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannson trying to control from half guard but Zarate is working away.
Zarate wants to get back to full guard.
Johannson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johannson looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johannson lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Johannson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johannson looks to land a combination but Zarate avoids it well.
A lazy left from Zarate finds it's target.
Johannson throws a shot from downtown. Zarate moves away and avoids it.
Zarate tries to clinch but Johannson is having none of it.
Zarate tries to clinch there but Johannson circles away.
Zarate scores with a jab to the head.
Hector Johannson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johannson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johannson closes the distance and clinches up with Zarate, looking for a takedown. Johannson pushes Zarate against the cage but Zarate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zarate staying out of range there.
Zarate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johannson in his tracks.
Johannson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zarate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zarate misses with a wild combination.
Zarate moves out of range as Johannson strikes.
Zarate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johannson has a takedown stuffed.
Zarate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kevin Zarate is winning the standup battle so far.
Johannson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zarate throws a sloppy head kick and Johannson moves out of range easily.
Johannson lands with a shot to the body.
Hector Johannson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johannson tests Zarate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zarate wants to clinch.
Johannson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zarate tries to close the distance and clinch but Johannson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johannson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannson misses with a wild body shot.
Johannson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zarate.
Johannson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zarate was well out of range. Poor timing from Johannson.
Johannson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zarate manages to avoid it.
Zarate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johannson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johannson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johannson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kevin Zarate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Johannson.
Johannson moves forwards but Zarate connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johannson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zarate uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johannson has time to react.
Johannson throws a hook to the side of Zarate's head but Zarate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zarate lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johannson misses with a two punch combination.
Johannson misses with a hook. Zarate ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zarate fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Johannson misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zarate tries to clinch there but Johannson circles away.
Zarate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johannson scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Zarate will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Johannson misses with a combination
and Zarate counters with a straight right hand.
Johannson moves out of range as Zarate strikes.
Zarate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johannson at a distance.
Johannson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zarate fails to land the takedown.
Zarate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johannson.
Zarate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johannson but Johannson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johannson moves out of range as Zarate strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarate dodges the punch combination from Johannson.
Johannson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zarate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johannson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johannson is pressing down on Zarate's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zarate is holding on for now.
Zarate is staying active underneath Johannson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johannson landing punches.
Johannson controlling from the full mount.
Hector Johannson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zarate is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zarate sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johannson is taking a breather. Zarate 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannson is trying to control. Zarate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johannson stops Zarate from getting back to his feet.
Johannson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zarate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johannson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johannson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johannson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zarate's head.
Johannson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Zarate's thigh. Zarate counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannson looking to pass the guard.
Johannson advances position into side control!
Johannson in side control, throwing shots but Zarate defends.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johannson is looking to take a break and control but Zarate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johannson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zarate defending against the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Johannson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johannson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Johannson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jace Beleren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Berrkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beleren comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Resident Evil Theme. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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277 lbs
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253 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jace Beleren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steel Berrkhart!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beleren misses with an uppercut. Berrkhart saw that one coming.
Beleren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berrkhart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berrkhart wants it to stay on the feet.
Beleren thows a body shot but no joy.
Berrkhart misses with an uppercut
and Beleren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Berrkhart.
Berrkhart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beleren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beleren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berrkhart swivels and escapes.
Beleren looks to land a left hand but Berrkhart moved out of range nicely.
Berrkhart closes the distance and clinches up with Beleren, looking for a takedown. Berrkhart pushes Beleren against the cage but Beleren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Berrkhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beleren throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Beleren.
It looks like Steel Berrkhart has been cut.
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!
Beleren punishes Berrkhart's body with a nice straight punch.
Beleren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berrkhart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berrkhart slips a jab from Beleren.
Beleren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beleren misses with a straight left.
Beleren misses with a jab to the body
and Berrkhart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berrkhart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beleren.
Beleren looks to score with a jab to the body but Berrkhart is just out of range.
Beleren is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Berrkhart.
Berrkhart misses with a double jab.
Berrkhart throws a nice looking combination but Beleren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beleren lands a nice looking body shot.
Beleren misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Beleren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berrkhart connects with a single shot there.
Beleren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berrkhart misses with a wild body shot.
Beleren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beleren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beleren looks to score with a jab to the body but Berrkhart is just out of range.
Beleren cracks Berrkhart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Berrkhart swings for the body but Beleren moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beleren moves out of range of the strikes.
Beleren throws the left hand but Berrkhart avoids the punch easily.
Berrkhart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beleren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Berrkhart throws a jab but it's blocked by Beleren.
Berrkhart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beleren counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berrkhart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Steel Berrkhart's cut even more.
Beleren just misses with a punch to the body.
Beleren throws a big shot that misses.
Beleren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berrkhart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beleren lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beleren lands a two punch combo.
Berrkhart looks gassed!
Berrkhart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beleren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beleren misses with an uppercut.
Berrkhart tries to land a leg kick but Beleren saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Beleren. Those never looked like landing.
Beleren lands with a nice body punch.
Berrkhart misses with a double jab
and Beleren counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beleren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berrkhart.
Beleren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berrkhart. Berrkhart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berrkhart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beleren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jace Beleren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steel Berrkhart's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Beleren. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beleren. Berrkhart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berrkhart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beleren counters with a three punch combo that has Berrkhart backing up. Berrkhart nods at Beleren to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berrkhart misses the shot to the body.
Beleren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beleren waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Berrkhart. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Berrkhart to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Berrkhart is rocked!
The cut above Steel Berrkhart's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Beleren slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beleren is looking for a kimura but Berrkhart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beleren to get the leverage.
Berrkhart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beleren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Berrkhart punching from the bottom.
Berrkhart is trying to control Beleren's posture. Beleren takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Berrkhart! Beleren is rotating here... this could be the end... Berrkhart is out! Beleren has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jace Beleren!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bearach Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave and the Green Hills of Tyrol. Lloyd Ferguson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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200 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bearach Cunningham!
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, Lloyd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cunningham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferguson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cunningham misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Cunningham misses its intended target.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
Cunningham throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ferguson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cunningham is in Ferguson's guard.
Cunningham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferguson's head.
Cunningham distracts Ferguson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunningham throws and elbow that misses. Ferguson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cunningham's guard. Nice move by Ferguson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunningham lands a decent shot there.
Cunningham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ferguson's guard.
Cunningham scoring with some ground and pound.
Cunningham working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ferguson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham throwing strikes from guard but Ferguson blocks nicely.
Ferguson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cunningham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cunningham postures up and lands a big shot to Ferguson's brow.
Cunningham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cunningham working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cunningham landing some decent shots from guard.
Cunningham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferguson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham connects with a couple of short punches.
Ferguson is still in real trouble! Can Cunningham finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cunningham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham gets to his feet and stands over Ferguson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Ferguson felt that one! Cunningham unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Ferguson from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bearach Cunningham!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Homo Erectus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osiris Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smalls has chosen Biggie Smalls - Niggas Bleed as his entrance music. 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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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Homo Erectus!
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, Osiris Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smalls fails with a takedown attempt.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Homo Erectus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osiris Smalls.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown but Erectus shows good takedown defense.
Smalls has a takedown stuffed.
Smalls tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erectus swivels and escapes.
Smalls tries for a takedown but Erectus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Erectus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smalls is trying to defend but Erectus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Erectus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smalls knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smalls trying to control but Erectus postures up.
Smalls is pressing down on Erectus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Erectus defends it easily.
Erectus is looking to stand up but Smalls won't let him.
Erectus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smalls on the ground.
Erectus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smalls is keeping the position for now.
Smalls is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Erectus has his hands clasped together but Smalls extends an breaks Erectus's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Smalls.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Osiris Smalls!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nico Parcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nico Parcon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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174 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Parcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Penn!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parcon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Parcon is concentrating on defense, preventing Penn from advancing position.
Penn thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parcon to regain full guard.
Penn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parcon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Penn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parcon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parcon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Parcon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcon working some strikes from top position.
Parcon is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.
Parcon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Penn looking for a guillotine here but Parcon defends easily.
Parcon postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parcon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Penn's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn makes his way to full guard, as Parcon worked for a kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parcon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penn's head.
Parcon working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parcon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Penn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Parcon has Penn in his guard.
Penn throwing strikes from guard but Parcon blocks nicely.
Parcon controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn postures up in Parcon's guard and throws a big left but Parcon blocks it.
Penn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Parcon's guard.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parcon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parcon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn being controlled here momentarily.
Parcon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parcon pulls Penn in close to prevent any damage.
Nico Parcon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Parcon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Penn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parcon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parcon looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Parcon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Penn eats them both and turns towards Parcon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Parcon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nico Parcon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Parcon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Parcon. No joy for Penn on that attempt.
A jab lands there for Parcon.
Parcon throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn shoots and misses
letting Parcon counter with a right hand.
It looks like George Penn has been cut.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parcon jabs at Penn's body.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Parcon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nico Parcon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcon gets in close and tags Penn with a short punch that almost sends Penn to the mat! Oh Penn is in big trouble! He turns his back on Parcon, trying to create some distance but Parcon rushes him, striking wildly and Penn goes down! The referee tackles Parcon into the cage to end the fight! Parcon is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nico Parcon!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daft Punk - Hard Better Faster Stronger. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cozad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Cozad swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Cozad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cozad throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker avoids the body shot from Cozad.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
Cozad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matthew Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Cozad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Cozad scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cozad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Parker scores with a leg kick.
Parker shoots for a double leg takedown but Cozad sprawls well. He's pushed Parker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad blocks a jab.
Parker tries to clinch but Cozad is having none of it.
Cozad misses with a straight left.
Cozad lands a slapping body shot.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Cozad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cozad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Cozad throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
Parker slips under a jab.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cozad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cozad leaves Parker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cozad throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Cozad.
Parker avoids the body shot from Cozad.
Parker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cozad's waist but Cozad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parker off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad misses the shot to the body.
Cozad misses with a body shot
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthew Cozad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Cozad circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cozad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cozad throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
Cozad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cozad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker throws a body punch but Cozad moves out of range.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cozad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad misses the shot to the body.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cozad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cozad tries to avoid it but Parker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cozad to the ground. Cozad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Parker throws a right and a left that Cozad avoids nicely.
Cozad lands a nice looking body shot.
Cozad thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cozad thows a body shot but no joy.
Cozad scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cozad. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cozad takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cozad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cozad throws out a powerful jab.
Parker takes one on the button.
Parker is rocked!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cozad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cozad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad lands with a hook. Parker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cozad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cozad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Parker might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Cozad misses with a hook.
Cozad swinging wildly here.
Parker misses with a body punch
and Cozad counters with a nice uppercut.
Cozad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cozad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cozad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cozad digs a good hook to Parker's body.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parker.
Cozad throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cozad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cozad misses the jab.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cozad takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Cozad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Parker rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice shot by Cozad.
Cozad slips under a jab.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Cozad circles away.
Cozad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parker in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Cozad pushes him off.
Cozad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Cozad.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Cozad slips the punch.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozad looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
Parker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cozad drops Parker with a big left hand! Parker is injured, injured bad! Cozad jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Cozad!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Germone Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Turn me on Mr Deadman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Germone Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson misses with a straight left.
Hickock gets a clinch.
Simpson takes a shot to the head.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hickock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Simpson tries to break the clinch but Hickock is controlling the position.
Hickock cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.
Simpson tries to circle away but Hickock has him pinned against the cage.
Hickock working Simpson over with knees to the body.
Simpson can't break the clinch.
Hickock tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
Hickock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hickock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simpson is trying to push Hickock away but Hickock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hickock.
A frustrated look appears on Simpson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hickock scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hickock tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Hickock.
Hickock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hickock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hickock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Hickock.
Simpson trying to control the position but instead, Hickock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simpson into the cage.
Hickock scores with a shot to the side of Simpson's head.
A knee to the head by Hickock.
Hickock lands an uppercut.
Simpson is rocked!
Hickock lands a big knee to the head and Simpson goes down! Hickock pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Hickock!
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