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V.F.C 7: Reyes vs Wellman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Orndorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Starling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Orndorf could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bubba Starling's chin.
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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, Paul Orndorf!
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, Bubba Starling!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orndorf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starling misses with a wild combination.
Orndorf clinches with his opponent.
Orndorf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Orndorf tries to pull guard but Starling won't allow it.
Starling is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Orndorf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Orndorf tries to pull guard but Starling won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Orndorf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orndorf looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orndorf throws an elbow that misses.
Orndorf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Starling blocks it with crossed arms.
Orndorf controlling the action here for a moment.
Starling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orndorf slows down the pace here.
Orndorf throws an elbow but it misses.
Orndorf jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Starling walks away with a smile on his face. Orndorf gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Starling drops Orndorf with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Orndorf looks back up at him and smiles so Starling waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Paul Orndorf has been cut.
Orndorf tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Starling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Starling lands a jab to the head.
Orndorf is rocked!
Orndorf wants to clinch.
Starling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starling tries to keep at a distance but Orndorf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orndorf stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starling blocks an elbow strike from Orndorf.
Starling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orndorf trying to land knees to the body.
Starling blocks an elbow strike from Orndorf.
Starling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orndorf tries to pull guard but Starling won't allow it.
Orndorf throws an elbow but it misses.
Starling taking a breather.
Orndorf misses with an elbow over the top.
Orndorf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Bubba Starling has been cut.
Starling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Orndorf pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orndorf tries to pull guard but Starling won't allow it.
Starling goes for a takedown attempt but Orndorf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Orndorf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starling circles away quickly and effectively.
Orndorf doesn't manage to clinch there - Starling circles away.
Starling looks to land a right hand but Orndorf moved out of range.
Orndorf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Starling, pushing him back against the cage.
Orndorf stalling in the clinch.
Orndorf lands an elbow that stopped Starling in his tracks for a moment.
Starling is trying to maintain a safe position but Orndorf gets an underhook and turns Starling into the cage.
Orndorf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orndorf trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starling leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orndorf missing with knees to the body.
Orndorf fails to pull guard.
Starling blocks the elbow strike.
Orndorf lands an elbow just above Starling 's eye.
Starling blocks an elbow strike.
Starling blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starling avoids a wild elbow strike from Orndorf.
Starling has Orndorf pressed against the cage.
Orndorf throws an elbow but it misses.
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 Paul Orndorf will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Orndorf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Starling connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orndorf's hands.
Starling stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orndorf.
Orndorf clinches up with Starling and pushes him back against the cage.
Orndorf pushes off an throws an elbow but Starling leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orndorf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Starling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orndorf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Orndorf - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Starling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Orndorf throws an elbow but misses.
Orndorf working aggressively here.
Orndorf avoiding damage.
Orndorf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orndorf looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Orndorf.
Starling jumps guard but Orndorf stands there with Starling around his waist. Starling gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Orndorf throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Orndorf.
Orndorf slowing the pace effectively.
Orndorf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Starling is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Orndorf tries to pull guard but Starling holds him up against the cage and eventually Orndorf drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Orndorf throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf pushes off an throws an elbow but Starling leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orndorf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orndorf tries to break free but Starling pushes him back against the cage.
Orndorf lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Orndorf.
Orndorf fails to pull guard.
Orndorf pushes off an throws an elbow but Starling leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orndorf manages to break the clinch.
Orndorf has Starling up against the cage in a clinch.
Orndorf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Orndorf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orndorf.
Orndorf lands an elbow just above Starling 's eye.
Orndorf throws an elbow but it misses.
Orndorf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orndorf tries to clinch up but Starling circles away and keeps his distance.
Orndorf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orndorf shoots in but Starling avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Orndorf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orndorf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orndorf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Starling moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starling feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Orndorf sprawling to the canvas! Orndorf rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Starling finish him?!
Oh Orndorf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Starling connects with a body shot that sends Orndorf's belly button to the back.
Starling feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Orndorf sprawling to the canvas! Orndorf rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Starling finish him?!
Orndorf bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Starling comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Orndorf falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Orndorf was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Starling!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cung Lee!
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, Mike Shields!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Shields dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Shields is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee blocks a head kick by Shields.
Shields avoids the head kick by Lee.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Mike Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shields throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shields throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shields.
Shields throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Shields off balance momentarily.
Lee tries to clinch but Shields is having none of it.
Shields falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee tries to roll over but Shields keeps him under control.
Shields thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shields seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for a kimura from the bottom but Shields passes into side control!
Shields stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Shields throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Shields is looking to land body kicks.
Shields lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Shields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shields fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee looks for the body kick but Shields saw that one coming.
Lee avoids the body shot from Shields.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shields looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shields throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Shields finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shields shoots in but no luck this time.
Shields avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Shields misses
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Shields shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shields's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shields tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shields is looking to score with low kicks.
Shields looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shields throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shields ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Shields looks gassed!
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Shields circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Cung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shields.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch there but Shields circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Shields swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields connects with a high kick.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
A low kick from Shields misses
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Shields moves out of range easily.
Shields throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Shields dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Shields will probably get the nod.
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.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch but Shields is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Shields fails with a takedown attempt.
Shields throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shields throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a body kick that stops Shields in his tracks momentarily.
Shields blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Shields misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields throws a head kick that misses.
Shields tries to land a body kick
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a head kick but Shields moves out of range.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Shields misses.
A punch combination from Shields misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields misses with a low kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Shields is having none of it.
Shields throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Shields pushes him off.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Shields blocks with his arms.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shields has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shields is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Lee.
It looks like Mike Shields has been cut.
Lee lands an elbow just above Shields 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Shields is blocking nicely.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Shields gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Shields.
Shields works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shields tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Shields lands a body shot.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shields has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Shields tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Shields leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shields can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Shields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shields thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Cung Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Shields's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shields.
Shields throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Shields, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shields, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Shields in his tracks for a moment.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shields is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shields goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Shields misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Shields thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Shields pushes him off.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Shields keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shields displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Shields's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Shields does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Shields avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Shields misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shields working hard to break the clinch.
Shields blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee tries to stall but Shields uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Shields is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Shields misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shields is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Shields blocks an elbow strike.
Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shields pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shields slips under a jab.
Cung Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Shields finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shields shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Cung Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shields wants to break free but Lee has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee is trying to stall.
Shields gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shields takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Shields pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shields doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shields manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shields got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shields has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Shields must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shields trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shields defends it easily.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Lee wants to sweep here but Shields controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Shields defends easily.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Shields hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shields fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields avoids the head kick by Lee.
Shields shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shields manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shields misses with a low kick.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Shields. Shields gets slowly back to his feet.
Cung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shields.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Shields.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Cung Lee!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Cung Lee!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Cung Lee!
Cung Lee wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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, Diego Alvez!
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, Dan Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gaffney throws a leg kick but Alvez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gaffney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvez. Alvez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Diego Alvez has been cut.
Alvez throws a lazy right hand but Gaffney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaffney closes the distance and clinches up with Alvez, looking for a takedown. Gaffney pushes Alvez against the cage but Alvez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gaffney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaffney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvez's waist but Alvez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaffney off to one side.
Alvez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gaffney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvez misses with a hook to the body
and Gaffney counters with a single leg into guard. Alvez didn't expect that.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alvez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gaffney is controlling him.
Gaffney is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gaffney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gaffney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dan Gaffney wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alvez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gaffney misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Gaffney or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvez which made him look bad.
Diego Alvez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Gaffney.
Gaffney throws a push kick but Alvez slaps the foot to one side.
Alvez misses with a wild body shot.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvez.
Alvez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaffney is just out of range.
Gaffney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvez swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvez.
Alvez misses with a wild body shot.
Dan Gaffney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaffney gets a takedown into half guard.
Gaffney working Alvez over with strikes.
Alvez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaffney winds up and cracks Alvez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Alvez trying to control but Gaffney postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Gaffney.
Gaffney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvez.
Gaffney misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Gaffney or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvez which made him look bad.
Alvez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaffney is just out of range.
Alvez tries to clinch
and Gaffney counters with a shoot takedown. Alvez fights it but they end up in guard.
Gaffney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvez is trying to keep Gaffney in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez is really struggling to control Gaffney but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Alvez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gaffney is one step ahead there.
Alvez is working hard here to advance position.
Alvez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gaffney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego Alvez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alvez wants to clinch up but Gaffney keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaffney throws a series of punches but Alvez moves out of range.
Gaffney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gaffney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gaffney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Alvez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gaffney closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gaffney lands in his opponent's guard.
Gaffney throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvez working a defensive guard here.
Gaffney throwing strikes but missing.
Dan Gaffney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gaffney sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alvez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaffney on the ground.
Gaffney with a nice head shot there.
Gaffney engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alvez wants to get back to his feet but Gaffney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gaffney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney is in close to Alvez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gaffney content to stall in guard here.
Alvez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gaffney controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Gaffney 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.
Dan Gaffney has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Alvez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaffney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gaffney.
Alvez lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvez cracks a nice hook into Gaffney's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaffney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dan Gaffney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaffney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaffney misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaffney throws a series of punches but Alvez avoids them all with ease.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvez but Alvez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dan Gaffney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaffney is breathing heavily.
Alvez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvez is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gaffney or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvez which made him look bad.
Diego Alvez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Gaffney.
Alvez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaffney doesn't seem bothered though.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvez.
Alvez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaffney was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvez.
Gaffney dives in and grabs Alvez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alvez pushes down on Gaffney's head and hops out.
Gaffney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvez.
Alvez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaffney.
Alvez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaffney is just out of range.
Gaffney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvez avoids it really well and circles away.
Gaffney tries to keep at a distance but Alvez has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvez lands a shoulder strike.
Alvez misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvez misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Alvez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvez misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gaffney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Alvez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaffney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaffney.
Gaffney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvez misses with a body shot.
Alvez slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaffney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaffney misses with a wild combination.
Gaffney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaffney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diego Alvez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Gaffney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney tried to score with a low kick but Alvez checks it.
Gaffney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvez lands a jab to the head.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvez swings for the body but Gaffney moves out of range.
Alvez throws a body punch but Gaffney moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvez. Gaffney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaffney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvez takes a swing at Gaffney's ribcage but misses.
Gaffney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gaffney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaffney is just out of range.
Alvez cracks a nice hook into Gaffney's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvez misses with a wild body shot.
Alvez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaffney is just out of range.
Alvez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gaffney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gaffney swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaffney manages to avoid it.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvez.
Alvez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaffney.
Alvez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaffney.
Alvez tries to clinch there but Gaffney circles away.
Alvez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego Alvez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaffney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvez is fending him off so far but Gaffney persists. Nope, Alvez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaffney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaffney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvez digs a good body shot into Gaffney's ribs.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvez.
Gaffney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaffney avoids the body shot from Alvez.
Gaffney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaffney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaffney avoids the body shot from Alvez.
Nice straight punches there by Alvez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Alvez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gaffney 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Dan Gaffney!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Dan Gaffney!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Dan Gaffney!
Dan Gaffney wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaggy Dope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Greenfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaggy Dope!
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, Brian Greenfield!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dope lands a slapping body shot.
Dope is looking to clinch but Greenfield is avoiding it.
Greenfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dope.
A punch combination from Dope misses.
Greenfield should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dope keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greenfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dope leaves Greenfield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dope shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Greenfield eats them both and turns towards Dope to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Dope does no damage.
Dope moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Greenfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dope lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dope.
Greenfield fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dope avoids it really well and circles away.
Shaggy Dope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Greenfield.
Dope uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dope misses with the combination.
Greenfield slips a jab and a cross from Dope.
Greenfield walks into a straight right hand from Dope.
Dope throws a series of punches but Greenfield moves out of range.
Greenfield throws a head kick that misses.
Greenfield is looking to clinch but Dope is avoiding it.
Greenfield tries to clinch up but Dope circles away and keeps his distance.
Dope throws a right hand that Greenfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Greenfield also avoids with ease.
Greenfield moves forwards but Dope connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dope has Greenfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Greenfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greenfield misses with a hook.
Dope tries to bum rush Greenfield with a series of wild strikes but Greenfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dope swinging wildly here.
Dope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greenfield.
Dope fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Dope does no damage.
Dope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greenfield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dope's waist but Dope gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Greenfield off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greenfield has a takedown stuffed.
Dope misses with the combination.
Greenfield misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dope misses with a few strikes there.
Dope is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dope keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greenfield looks gassed!
Dope throws a series of strikes that have Greenfield backpedaling.
Dope tries to clinch but Greenfield moves out of range.
Dope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dope misses with a double jab.
Greenfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greenfield tries to clinch there but Dope circles away.
A punch combination from Dope misses.
Greenfield tries to clinch there but Dope circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Dope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dope scores with a one two! Greenfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dope displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Greenfield is rocked!
Greenfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dope lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Greenfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Dope finish him?
A punch lands to the side of Greenfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dope throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Greenfield crashing down! Greenfield tries to stagger back to his feet but Dope just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Greenfield asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaggy Dope!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Stanzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Trininski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Trininski's choice of entrance music: Baptised in Blood. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Stanzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Augusto Trininski!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stanzi enables Trininski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stanzi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Trininski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stanzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trininski trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trininski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Trininski wants to pass the guard but Stanzi is keeping the position.
Trininski controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Augusto Trininski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stanzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trininski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stanzi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trininski trying to control from the bottom.
Stanzi is working for a submission of some sort.
Trininski wants to get back to full guard.
Trininski is doing well to control the position and prevent Stanzi from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trininski wants to control but Stanzi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trininski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stanzi won't allow Trininski to sweep him here.
Stanzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stanzi won't allow Trininski to sweep him here.
Stanzi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trininski looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stanzi has picked Trininski up and slammed him! Trininski can't keep hold of the triangle and Stanzi manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trininski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stanzi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trininski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stanzi is looking for a kimura but Trininski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stanzi to get the leverage.
Trininski is trying to maintain the position but Stanzi is very close to passing his half guard.
Stanzi is looking for a kimura here.
Stanzi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanzi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trininski tries to get to full guard but Stanzi has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trininski trying to hold on to Stanzi's head to control him but Stanzi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Trininski 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.
Trininski throws a jab when Stanzi was well out of range.
Trininski thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trininski.
Stanzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanzi avoids the body shot from Trininski.
Trininski tries to work over Stanzi's front leg with a kick but Stanzi checks it.
Trininski throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanzi.
Stanzi takes one on the button.
Trininski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trininski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Trininski trying to control the action but Stanzi is working from the bottom.
Trininski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stanzi sees it coming and defends easily.
Stanzi actively working from the bottom here.
Trininski wants to take a breather but Stanzi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trininski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stanzi sees it coming and defends easily.
Trininski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stanzi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stanzi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trininski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Trininski wants to work for an arm triangle but Stanzi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trininski wants to control but Stanzi is keeping him busy.
Stanzi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trininski postures up and lands a big shot to Stanzi's brow.
Augusto Trininski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stanzi wants to get back to his feet but Trininski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stanzi keeping moving, preventing Trininski from controlling successfully.
Trininski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stanzi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Trininski stands up and waves to Stanzi to follow him.
Trininski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Trininski enables Stanzi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trininski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Trininski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stanzi's guard.
Trininski cracks Stanzi with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trininski thows a big elbow that misses.
Trininski pushing down on Stanzi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trininski is looking for a kimura here.
Trininski trying to control from half guard but Stanzi is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Trininski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Trininski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trininski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ricky Stanzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trininski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Trininski goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stanzi turns into him and now he's in Trininski's guard.
Trininski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stanzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trininski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trininski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Trininski is trying to keep Stanzi in close.
Stanzi wants to pass the guard but Trininski is keeping the position.
Trininski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stanzi is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trininski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Augusto Trininski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Trininski fails to land with a series of punches.
Trininski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stanzi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Trininski is in Stanzi's guard.
Trininski trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trininski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trininski forces his way into half guard.
Trininski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Trininski seems to be looking for submissions.
Trininski controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trininski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stanzi sees it coming and defends easily.
Trininski is stalling here. Stanzi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Trininski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stanzi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stanzi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Trininski is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Stanzi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarek Krzemyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzemyk has chosen Złota rybka as his entrance music. Bob Ferdinand has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Ferdinand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarek Krzemyk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdinand gets caught flat footed, as Krzemyk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ferdinand is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Krzemyk rolls with it to try and escape but Ferdinand cranks on the arm and Krzemyk is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Ferdinand!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Genovese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Genovese!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland slips a jab from Genovese.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Genovese. That did some damage!
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Genovese.
Genovese closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genovese was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Genovese shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Kirkland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Genovese's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Genovese misses with an uppercut. Van Kirkland saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Genovese.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Genovese 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Kirkland, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kirkland. That's going to slow Genovese down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Genovese at a distance.
Genovese 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Genovese looks gassed!
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Van Kirkland.
Genovese's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genovese 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.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick which misses Genovese's front leg but catches the back leg as Genovese tries to avoid it.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick which misses Genovese's front leg but catches the back leg as Genovese tries to avoid it.
Van Kirkland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Genovese doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Genovese crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Kirkland - the referee stops the clock and Genovese gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Kirkland. Genovese manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Genovese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Genovese takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Genovese's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Genovese takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Vito Genovese has been cut.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Kirkland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Kirkland thumps Genovese with a low kick.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Genovese off balance momentarily.
Genovese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Van Kirkland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Genovese tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Genovese shoots for a takedown but Van Kirkland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vito Genovese.
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Genovese off balance momentarily.
Van Kirkland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Genovese tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland connects with a single shot there.
Genovese takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Genovese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Genovese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Genovese avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genovese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Genovese walks into a left hand.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Genovese's front leg.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Genovese down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Genovese's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Van Kirkland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Genovese doesn't seem phased though.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Genovese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Genovese might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Kirkland has got the better of the exchanges.
Genovese shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Kirkland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Genovese's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Genovese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Kirkland sizes up Genovese with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland thumps Genovese with a low kick.
Van Kirkland jabs Genovese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking body kick.
Vito Genovese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Genovese is breathing heavily.
Genovese stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Kirkland.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genovese.
Genovese tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Kirkland, right into the meat.
Van Kirkland scores with a hook.
Van Kirkland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Genovese can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland scores with a head kick. Genovese tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kirkland connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Genovese shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Genovese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland thuds a left hand into Genovese's body.
Van Kirkland connects with a high kick.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Genovese's head.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
Genovese walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Genovese's sensitive parts.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Kirkland lands with a shot to the body.
Van Kirkland lands a nice hook to Genovese's body. Genovese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Kirkland stuns Genovese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Genovese takes a step back to recover.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Kirkland. Genovese shrugs it off though.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genovese was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Genovese has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Genovese's sensitive parts.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Genovese off balance momentarily.
Genovese is trying desperately to land a takedown but Van Kirkland is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Genovese.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genovese throws a right and a left that Van Kirkland avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland lunges at Genovese with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Genovese's hand.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Genovese tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genovese's calf.
Genovese has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Kirkland connects with a right hand. Genovese shakes it off.
Van Kirkland throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genovese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genovese's calf.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vito Genovese's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Genovese off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Genovese ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Kirkland keeps the fight on the outside.
Genovese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Kirkland circles away.
Van Kirkland connects with a body shot that sends Genovese's belly button to the back.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Genovese needs to keep his hands up - Van Kirkland had a free shot at his head there.
Van Kirkland lands a right hook to the body.
Genovese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genovese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Kirkland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Genovese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick which misses Genovese's front leg but catches the back leg as Genovese tries to avoid it.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Genovese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genovese.
Van Kirkland scores with a punch to the head.
Genovese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genovese's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Genovese walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Genovese's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Genovese down.
Van Kirkland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Genovese at a distance.
Genovese takes a jab right on the kisser.
Genovese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Genovese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Genovese down with leg kicks.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Genovese takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Kirkland delivers a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Genovese looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Genovese has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to Genovese's midsection.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genovese.
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kirkland connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Genovese down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Genovese looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Genovese has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Kirkland finds it's way round the side to connect with Genovese's head.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genovese's calf.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genovese's calf.
Genovese 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.
Van Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland lands with a right hand.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vito Genovese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Van Kirkland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Kirkland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Vladimir Van Kirkland wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wellman Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by How You Like Me Now? by The Heavy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wellman Junior's choice of entrance music: speakers on blast- the game. 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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161 lbs
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18
163 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Wellman Junior!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellman Junior throws a shot from downtown. Reyes moves away and avoids it.
Wellman Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reyes fails with the takedown.
Wellman Junior stuffs the takedown.
Wellman Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wellman Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reyes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wellman Junior looks to clinch
and Reyes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Junior wants to get back to full guard.
Wellman Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reyes pulls his head out easily.
Reyes lands strikes from half guard.
Wellman Junior gets full guard.
Reyes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wellman Junior is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Reyes has his hands clasped together but Wellman Junior extends an breaks Reyes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wellman Junior.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane Wellman Junior!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Chinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Firnanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firnanda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Far East Movement- So What. Ronald Chinner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Chinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ahmad Firnanda!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firnanda shoots in and bounces Chinner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Firnanda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chinner looking to control.
Firnanda trying to control but Chinner is working from the bottom.
Firnanda distracts Chinner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Firnanda throwing strikes but missing.
Chinner working a defensive guard here.
Chinner keeping moving, preventing Firnanda from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Firnanda wants to control from the top but Chinner keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Firnanda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chinner has control of Firnanda's left arm, preventing Firnanda from doing any damage.
Firnanda is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chinner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chinner has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinner trying to control but Firnanda is working from the bottom.
Firnanda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chinner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chinner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Firnanda dives on top into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firnanda trying to control the position from guard on top but Chinner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chinner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Firnanda!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinner jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Firnanda is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Firnanda and Chinner has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chinner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chinner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Firnanda has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chinner but great work by Firnanda.
Chinner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Firnanda connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Firnanda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chinner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Firnanda tries for a kimura but Chinner is defending well.
Firnanda working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Firnanda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chinner shoots in for a double leg but Firnanda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Firnanda gets a double leg takedown into Chinner's guard.
Firnanda drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chinner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Firnanda has Chinner in his guard.
Firnanda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chinner wants to control from the top but Firnanda keeps moving.
Firnanda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chinner is aware though and is defending well.
Ahmad Firnanda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Firnanda is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinner trying to control but Firnanda is working from the bottom.
Chinner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Firnanda looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Firnanda looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Firnanda!
Chinner can't do much from the bottom here.
Firnanda tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chinner holding on.
Chinner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firnanda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chinner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chinner can't do much from the bottom here.
Chinner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinner tries to get to full guard but Firnanda has control of the leg.
Firnanda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chinner's head.
Firnanda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chinner defends it well.
Chinner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Firnanda is trying to work for a kimura but Chinner is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firnanda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chinner manages to get to full guard.
Firnanda throws and elbow that misses. Chinner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Firnanda's guard. Nice move by Chinner!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chinner trying to control the position from guard on top but Firnanda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Firnanda 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chinner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Firnanda is fending him off so far but Chinner persists. Nope, Firnanda circles away and we're back to standing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Firnanda.
Firnanda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chinner is looking for a sweep.
Firnanda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chinner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Firnanda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chinner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chinner is looking to reverse the position.
Chinner gets back to half guard.
Firnanda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chinner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Firnanda is working away from the top position though.
Firnanda looking for a submission but Chinner manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Chinner seems keen to control Firnanda's posture.
Chinner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinner is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Firnanda is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Firnanda flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Chinner anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Firnanda and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Chinner slips an arm under Firnanda chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Chinner has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Chinner is squeezing on Firnanda like an anaconda would it's prey. Firnanda fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronald Chinner!
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