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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Homo Erectus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Germone Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Germone Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erectus fails with a takedown attempt.
Simpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erectus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Simpson punishes Erectus's body with a nice straight punch.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simpson digs a good body shot into Erectus's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erectus checks a low kick from Simpson.
Erectus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erectus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erectus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Erectus swings widly with a right hand
and Simpson counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Erectus! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Germone Simpson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Flores (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osiris Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smalls slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Osiris Smalls hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Flores slips a jab and a cross from Smalls.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores forces Smalls back against the cage and clinches.
Smalls has Flores pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smalls pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Flores tumbling to the mat - Smalls dives into Flores's guard.
Smalls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flores swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smalls pushing down on Flores's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smalls is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Flores has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smalls is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Flores has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smalls is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Flores doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smalls seems to be working for a kimura but Flores defends the submission attempt.
Smalls wants to work for an arm triangle but Flores is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores is trying to maintain the position but Smalls is very close to passing his half guard.
Smalls is taking a breather. Flores 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.
Smalls seems to be looking for submissions.
Flores is trying to stand back up but Smalls is controlling him
Smalls looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smalls is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Smalls has hold of Flores's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Flores manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Smalls controlling his opponent.
Flores holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smalls tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Flores is squirming around, avoiding Smalls's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Smalls dominated that round.
That's time! Flores's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smalls has a takedown stuffed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Flores seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Smalls is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Flores gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smalls.
Flores lands an elbow just above Smalls 's eye.
Flores throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smalls blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores throws an elbow that misses.
Smalls is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andy Flores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osiris Smalls.
Smalls works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Smalls sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smalls wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smalls sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flores's guard.
Smalls seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Osiris Smalls has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flores but Flores pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smalls looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smalls drives through with a takedown into Flores's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smalls tries to free his leg and advance position but Flores is retaining full guard.
Flores is looking to stand up but Smalls isn't so interested in that idea.
Smalls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flores is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smalls jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smalls advances to half guard.
Smalls with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smalls passes the guard and advances to mount!
Smalls controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smalls on the ground.
Flores in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smalls with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Smalls working Flores over with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smalls looking for a guillotine from mount but Flores is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Smalls showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smalls shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smalls stands and throws Flores's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smalls has hold of Flores's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Flores seems comfortable defending it but Smalls has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Flores is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Flores is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Smalls couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Osiris Smalls!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Great Gama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Johannson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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163 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Great Gama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Johannson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johannson ducks under a wild hook from Gama.
Gama misses with an uppercut. Johannson saw that one coming.
Gama takes a swing at Johannson's ribcage but misses.
Gama missing with a left hand there. Johannson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gama throws a hook but Johannson blocks it.
Johannson works the jab nicely.
Johannson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johannson.
Gama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hector Johannson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johannson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gama.
Johannson feints and as Gama raises his hands in defense, Johannson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johannson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gama keeping moving, preventing Johannson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johannson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johannson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sloppy strikes from Gama. Those never looked like landing.
Gama swings for the body but Johannson moves out of range.
No joy there for Johannson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Gama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johannson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gama counters with a straight right hand.
Johannson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johannson loads up on a big right hand but Gama slips the punch.
Johannson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johannson swinging wildly here.
Gama throws a big shot that misses.
Gama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johannson.
Johannson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gama manages to avoid it.
Johannson looks to land a combination but Gama avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Johannson.
A cross from Gama lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannson misses with a left hand
and Gama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gama throws a big shot that misses.
Johannson misses with an uppercut.
Gama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johannson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Great Gama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johannson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gama!
Johannson throwing strikes here but Gama is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johannson landing punches.
Gama wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johannson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gama tries to lock up and control but Johannson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johannson landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johannson looking to control but Gama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johannson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gama is surviving well by controlling Johannson's body position as best he can.
Johannson avoids the attempt from Gama to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johannson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Great Gama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gama misses the shot to the body.
Gama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johannson.
Johannson misses with a combination
and Gama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johannson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johannson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johannson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gama at a distance.
Johannson misses with a wild body shot.
Johannson tries to bum rush Gama with a series of wild strikes but Gama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gama wants it to stay on the feet.
Gama looks to score with a jab to the body but Johannson is just out of range.
Gama misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gama lands a nice hook to Johannson's body. Johannson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johannson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gama counters with a left to the body.
Johannson slips under a jab from Gama.
Johannson throws a nice looking combination but Gama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gama works Johannson's body with a nice hook.
Johannson is breathing heavily.
Gama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johannson's head backwards.
Gama misses with a hook.
Johannson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johannson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Gama to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannson avoids the body shot from Gama.
Johannson feints a jab promting Gama to slip. Johannson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gama slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Gama does it's job there.
Gama misses with an uppercut
and Johannson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gama looks to land a left hand but Johannson moved out of range nicely.
Johannson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gama.
A cross from Gama lands.
Johannson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johannson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gama.
Johannson misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gama throws a shot from downtown. Johannson moves away and avoids it.
Gama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johannson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Johannson misses.
Gama takes a swing at Johannson's ribcage but misses.
Gama loads up on a big right hand but Johannson slips the punch.
Johannson misses the body punch
and Gama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johannson throws a hook but Gama blocks it.
Gama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johannson.
Johannson throws a lazy right hand but Gama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Johannson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johannson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johannson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gama under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gama throws a combination that misses
and Johannson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johannson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gama digs a good hook to Johannson's body.
Gama slips a jab and a cross from Johannson.
The Great Gama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gama misses with the combination.
Gama jabs Johannson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johannson throws an off balance right hand
and Gama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johannson misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johannson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gama throws a series of strikes that have Johannson backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Great Gama dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gama digs a good body shot into Johannson's ribs.
Johannson misses with a left hand
enabling Gama to counter with a crisp jab.
Gama misses the jab.
Johannson misses with a two punch combination.
Gama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johannson throws a hook to the side of Gama's head but Gama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Johannson.
Johannson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gama backs up against the cage.
Gama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gama's corner calls for a 1-2. Gama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johannson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Johannson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gama which made him look bad.
Gama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johannson.
Johannson shoots in and drives through. Gama sprawls well.
Johannson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johannson takes a swing at Gama's ribcage but misses.
Gama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johannson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gama misses with a series of wild punches.
Gama throws a series of punches but Johannson avoids them all with ease.
Gama lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice defenses there by Johannson.
Johannson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gama circles away.
The Great Gama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Johannson.
Gama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johannson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gama.
Gama misses with an uppercut
and Gama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Gama.
Johannson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gama.
Johannson misses with the combination.
Gama swinging wildly here.
Gama swings for the body but Johannson moves out of range.
Gama feints a jab promting Johannson to slip. Gama then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johannson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Hector Johannson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Gama scores with a four punch combination!
Johannson is rocked!
Johannson misses with an uppercut.
Johannson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johannson throws an off balance right hand
and Gama counters with a right hand to the body.
The Great Gama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gama misses with a two punch combination.
Johannson throws a nice looking combination but Gama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gama misses with a series of wild punches.
Gama leaves Johannson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Johannson misses
and Gama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gama dips to his left and cracks Johannson with an uppercut!
Johannson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johannson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gama misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Johannson.
Hector Johannson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gama drops Johannson with a beautiful combination! Johannson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gama is looking for the KO!
Johannson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gama finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johannson walks straight into a right hand from Gama - that's dropped him! Gama jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Johannson from any more punishment! Johannson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). The Great Gama!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Brainson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Penn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Brainson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Penn!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brainson with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brainson!
Penn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brainson working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Penn cracks Brainson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brainson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brainson tries to lock up and control but Penn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Penn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brainson tries to hold on but Penn postures up.
Penn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Brainson tries to reverse the position but Penn maintains control.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Penn avoids the attempt from Brainson to control.
Brainson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Penn.
Penn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Penn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brainson because Penn loaded up on that one.
Brainson tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Penn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brainson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brainson is working hard here to advance position.
Penn throwing strikes here but Brainson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Penn lands a big shot there that rocks Brainson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brainson tries to lock up and control but Penn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brainson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Penn tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Brainson.
Brainson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brainson holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brainson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brainson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brainson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brainson trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brainson pushes a forearm under Penn's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Penn is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Brainson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nico Parcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Parker (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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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Parker!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parcon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parcon won't be happy with that.
Parker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Parker.
Parker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Parker wants to control for a moment but Parcon uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Parcon is in trouble now - Parker has advanced to mount!
Parker misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Parker.
Parcon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Parker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Parker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Parcon is looking to improve his position but Parker isn't that keen on the idea.
Parker looking to ground and pound but Parcon is blocking nicely.
Parcon tries to hold on but Parker postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parker throwing strikes here but Parcon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Parker throwing strikes here but Parcon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker controlling the pace for now.
Parcon tries to lock up and control but Parker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parcon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Parker.
Parker unloads with some shots from mount but Parcon bucks and avoids them well.
Parker throwing strikes here but Parcon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parcon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Parker.
Parker punching from mount but Parcon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Parcon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Parker punching from mount but Parcon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Parker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Parker with shots to the head and body - Parcon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Parcon is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Parker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Parker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Parker misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parcon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Parker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Parcon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Parker.
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Parcon?
Parcon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Parker.
Parcon tries to hold on but Parker postures up.
Parker throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Parcon has his hands clasped together but Parker breaks the hold and Parcon is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Parker!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Manifesto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manifesto has chosen The XX Gon' Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lloyd Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Manifesto!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson swats away the attempt to clinch by Manifesto.
Ferguson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The fight stays on the outside here - Manifesto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferguson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Manifesto's guard.
Manifesto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferguson manages to get himself to full guard.
Manifesto pushing down on Ferguson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Manifesto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Manifesto controlling from the full mount.
Ferguson is squirming around, avoiding Manifesto's attempts to control the action.
Manifesto has hold of Ferguson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ferguson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manifesto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Manifesto looking to control but Ferguson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Manifesto working for a submission but Ferguson is keeping him at bay.
Manifesto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manifesto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ferguson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ferguson shrugs it off.
Manifesto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ferguson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ferguson shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manifesto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manifesto content just to control the position here.
Manifesto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manifesto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Manifesto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Manifesto is working for a guillotine from mount but Ferguson frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manifesto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Manifesto is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Ferguson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Manifesto!
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