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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Eberle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenix Espada (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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World class 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Eberle!
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, Fenix Espada!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberle moves forwards but Espada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eberle cracks Espada with an open hand slap.
Eberle throws a hook but Espada avoids it easily.
Eberle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eberle throws a right and a left that Espada avoids nicely.
Espada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Espada misses with a looping right.
Eberle throws a body punch but Espada moves out of range.
Eberle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Espada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eberle manages to avoid it.
Espada lands an overhand right.
Eberle lunges at Espada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Espada's hand.
Espada checks a leg kick.
Espada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eberle was well out of range. Poor timing from Espada.
Espada throws a hook to the side of Eberle's head but Eberle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Espada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Espada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Eberle.
Eberle misses with a left hand
and Espada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eberle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eberle throws a hook but Espada blocks it.
The fighters circling - Eberle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Espada works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Espada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Espada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eberle. Eberle obviously looking to wear him down.
Eberle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Espada.
Eberle throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Eberle misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eberle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Espada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Espada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Espada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Espada lands.
Espada misses with a right hand
and Eberle counters with a straight right hand.
Eberle scores with a jab. Espada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eberle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Espada.
A shot to the liver by Eberle. Beautiful body shot.
Espada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Espada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eberle.
Eberle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Espada thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espada moves into the clinch successfully.
Espada has Eberle pressed against the cage, preventing Eberle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Espada misses with a body punch.
Eberle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Espada has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Eberle as the two fighters clinch.
Espada stalling against the cage.
Espada misses with a body punch.
Eberle prevents a body shot from Espada.
Eberle manages to break the clinch.
Espada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espada clobbers Eberle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Espada moves out of range of the strikes.
Eberle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Espada is out of range.
Espada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Espada misses with a looping left.
Espada scores with a sloppy right hand. Eberle should have avoided that one.
Espada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Espada connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eberle looks to land a combination. Espada sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Fenix Espada has been cut.
Espada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eberle cracks Espada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Espada misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eberle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Eberle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fenix Espada's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eberle scores with a hook.
Espada throws an overhand right that lands on Eberle's shoulder, as Eberle tries to avoid the shot.
Eberle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espada was well out of range. Poor timing from Eberle.
Eberle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eberle dodges the punch combination from Espada.
Espada checks a leg kick.
Eberle ducks under a wild hook from Espada.
Eberle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Espada tries to close the distance and clinch but Eberle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eberle tries to score with a low kick but Espada moves his leg out of the way.
Espada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Eberle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eberle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberle connects with an inside leg kick.
Espada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eberle on the side of the head.
Eberle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Espada.
Eberle throws a big shot that misses.
Espada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eberle.
Eberle slips a straight right by Espada.
Espada lands a jab to the head.
Eberle lands with an uppercut that bounces Espada off the cage and back into rage.
Eberle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Espada tries to clinch up.
A big right from Eberle misses.
Espada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Espada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eberle momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Espada.
The fighters circling - Eberle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Espada misses with a shot to the body
and Eberle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Espada's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eberle misses with a lunging right hand
and Espada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eberle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eberle misses with an uppercut.
Eberle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Espada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eberle.
Eberle scores with a nice head shot.
Eberle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan Eberle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Espada slips under a jab.
Eberle tries to work over Espada's front leg with a kick but Espada checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espada.
Eberle throws a jab but it's blocked by Espada.
Eberle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eberle stuns Espada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eberle with a nice cross.
Espada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Eberle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Espada.
Eberle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Espada to score with a decent uppercut.
Espada throws out a powerful jab.
Espada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eberle moves away.
Eberle misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Eberle misses its intended target.
Eberle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eberle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eberle lands with a good body shot.
Espada tests Eberle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eberle is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eberle gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Espada gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Eberle is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fenix Espada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Jacobs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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, Tony Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs shoots in looking for a takedown but Romo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jacobs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Romo with that takedown attempt.
Jacobs punishes Romo's body with a nice straight punch.
Jacobs lands a nice looking body shot.
Romo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobs throws a head kick but Romo moves out of range.
Jacobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Romo.
Jacobs lands a slapping body shot.
Jacobs misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Jacobs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Romo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs slips under a jab from Romo.
Romo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jacobs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Romo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jacobs counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romo fails with the takedown
and Jacobs counters with a three punch combo that has Romo backing up. Romo nods at Jacobs to acknowledge the strikes.
Jacobs lands a jab.
A head kick from Jacobs lands but Romo takes it in his stride.
Jacobs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jacobs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Romo misses with an uppercut.
Jacobs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Romo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised Romo's leg. Romo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacobs lands a slapping body shot.
Romo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jacobs as he avoids it easily.
Jacobs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jacobs lands a head kick!
Romo forces Jacobs back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romo has Jacobs pushed against the cage.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Romo has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Romo tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Romo back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Jacobs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jacobs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romo avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Jacobs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jacobs throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jacobs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Romo rather than just go for the knockout.
Romo drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jacobs looking to control.
Romo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
Romo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romo trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Romo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jacobs scores with a one two! Romo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jacobs throws a head kick but Romo moves out of range.
Romo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romo wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance.
Christian Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Jacobs lands.
Romo misses with a takedown attempt - Jacobs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Romo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Jacobs is looking to slow Romo down with leg kicks.
Jacobs lands a two punch combo.
Jacobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs avoids the body shot from Romo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo misses with a looping right.
Romo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jacobs feints and then cracks Romo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romo down.
Romo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jacobs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Romo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jacobs is looking to reverse the position.
Romo takes a little break here. Jacobs wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Romo is working Jacobs over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo trying to control the action but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romo staying calm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Romo trying to control the position but Jacobs is working away.
Romo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romo scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Romo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobs cracks the inside of Romo's front leg.
Jacobs looks to land a combination. Romo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jacobs stalks Romo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romo's face. Romo staggers backwards, shaken.
Romo clinches up with Jacobs and pushes him back against the cage.
Romo taking a breather.
Romo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jacobs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Romo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jacobs pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo swings widly with a right hand
and Jacobs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacobs scores with a nice strike.
Romo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jacobs counters with a nice leg kick.
Romo tries to move into range but Jacobs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christian Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Jacobs.
A nice combination there by Jacobs.
Jacobs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo misses with a body shot.
Romo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
Romo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jacobs lands a right hook to the body.
Romo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacobs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romo misses with an uppercut.
Jacobs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romo is fending him off so far but Jacobs persists. Nope, Romo circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacobs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Romo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo misses the shot to the body.
Jacobs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romo backs up against the cage.
Romo fails with the takedown.
Jacobs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jacobs lands with an overhand left.
Jacobs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jacobs shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Romo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Romo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jacobs is fighting to break Romo's control of his arms but Romo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Romo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs is fighting to break Romo's control of his arms but Romo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Jacobs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jacobs 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jseph Standish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Standish comes to the cage accompanied by Fire Your Guns. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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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, Jseph Standish!
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, Kevin Franklin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standish feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franklins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Franklin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Standish, pushing him back against the cage.
Standish lands a takedown into guard.
Standish is sitting in close to Franklin's body. Franklin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Standish is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Standish is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Franklin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kevin Franklin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Remming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan Hollinger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Remming!
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, Dylan Hollinger!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollinger moves out of range as Remming throws a body kick.
Remming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remming looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hollinger blocks a head kick by Remming.
Remming takes a swing at Hollinger's ribcage but misses.
Hollinger looks to land a right hand but Remming moved out of range.
Remming scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remming shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hollinger's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hollinger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Remming is squirming around, avoiding Hollinger's attempts to control the action.
Remming wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hollinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remming tries to hold on but Hollinger pushes him away.
Hollinger is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Remming has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Remming!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Remming is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Remming working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remming is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Remming might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hollinger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Remming wants to pass the guard but Hollinger is keeping the position.
Hollinger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Remming pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hollinger is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remming preventing the sweep.
Remming postures up and lands a big shot to Hollinger's brow.
Hollinger working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Remming has passed into half guard!
Remming thows a huge punch but Hollinger dodges it nicely.
Remming is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Remming landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Remming thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hollinger taking some punishment here, with Remming in his half guard.
Remming slips a nice elbow through Hollinger's hands, connecting with Hollinger's forehead.
Hollinger is looking for a sweep. Remming is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Remming lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollinger actively working from the bottom here.
Remming thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hollinger's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger with the active half guard here but Remming passes nicely into side control.
Remming working the ground and pound.
Remming lands a few punches from side control.
Remming scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hollinger to see if he's OK.
Hollinger is looking for a sweep.
Remming wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hollinger keeps working.
Hollinger taking punishment in the form of punches.
Remming cracks Hollinger with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hollinger is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollinger is looking for a sweep.
Hollinger manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Remming lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Remming is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Remming dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hollinger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Remming blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remming.
Remming moves out of range as Hollinger strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remming throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hollinger throws out a loose jab but Remming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollinger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hollinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remming.
Hollinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Remming throws a low kick, looking for Hollinger's leg but Hollinger calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hollinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remming.
Remming shoots in and gets a takedown into Hollinger's guard.
Remming lands a couple of digs.
Remming trying to control but Hollinger is working from the bottom.
Hollinger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Remming gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Remming stopping the sweep attempt from Hollinger.
Remming wants to control from the top but Hollinger keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remming working some strikes from top position.
Hollinger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Remming manages to get himself to full guard.
Hollinger tries to free his leg and advance position but Remming is retaining full guard.
Remming looking for a sweep. Not yet Remming, not yet.
Remming pulls Hollinger in close to prevent any damage.
Hollinger looking to pass the guard.
Remming wants to sweep here but Hollinger controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remming keeping full guard, as Hollinger tries to pass.
Remming wants to sweep but no luck.
Remming is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Remming keeping full guard, as Hollinger tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hollinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Derrick Remming will probably get the nod.
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!
Remming takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Remming misses with a body kick.
Remming moves away from the strike by Hollinger.
Remming looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Remming throwing shots but Hollinger is blocking nicely.
Remming throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hollinger tries to roll over but Remming keeps him under control.
Remming is keen to just control but Hollinger is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hollinger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Remming is in close to Hollinger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Remming throwing strikes but missing.
Hollinger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hollinger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remming scoring with punches to the head and body.
Remming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hollinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Remming is working Hollinger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Remming with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hollinger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollinger looking to ground and pound but Remming is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remming is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hollinger looking to ground and pound but Remming is blocking nicely.
Hollinger goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Remming turns into him and now he's in Hollinger's guard.
Remming makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Remming is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remming works over Hollinger with some ground and pound from guard.
Remming trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollinger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Remming gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hollinger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Remming doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Remming manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hollinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Remming postures up and lands a big shot to Hollinger's brow.
Remming content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hollinger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Remming trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Derrick Remming is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remming distracts Hollinger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hollinger is trying to keep Remming in close.
Remming seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dylan Hollinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollinger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hollinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Remming is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remming is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Remming content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remming trying to control but Hollinger is working from the bottom.
Remming with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hollinger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Remming showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Remming 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Remming!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eikichi Onizuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka tries to sprawl but Roosmalen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roosmalen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Onizuka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Onizuka tries to get out of the position.
Onizuka controlling the position well.
Roosmalen throws a strike but Onizuka avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Roosmalen is stalling in the full guard.
Roosmalen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Onizuka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen controlling from the top position.
Roosmalen tries to free his leg and advance position but Onizuka is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Stefan Roosmalen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Roosmalen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Onizuka's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roosmalen wants to get back to full guard.
Roosmalen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roosmalen is holding on to half guard well.
Onizuka looks to land a strike but Roosmalen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Onizuka throwing strikes but missing.
Roosmalen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Onizuka!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosmalen looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka suckers Roosmalen into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Onizuka is now in Roosmalen's guard!
Roosmalen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Onizuka throwing strikes but missing.
Onizuka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Onizuka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roosmalen on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roosmalen is on top in guard.
Roosmalen sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka keeping moving, preventing Roosmalen from controlling successfully.
Roosmalen won't allow Onizuka to sweep him here.
Roosmalen is looking to work some ground and pound but Onizuka has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roosmalen is pushing down on Onizuka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Onizuka is fighting to maintain full guard but Roosmalen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roosmalen slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid body kick from Roosmalen.
Onizuka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roosmalen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roosmalen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Onizuka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roosmalen scrambles back to his feet.
Onizuka lands with a nice combination. Roosmalen backs away looking to recover.
Roosmalen tries for a takedown but Onizuka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Onizuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roosmalen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Onizuka sprawls well. Onizuka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roosmalen gets slowly back to his feet.
Roosmalen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roosmalen swings for the body but Onizuka moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roosmalen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Onizuka shoots in looking for a takedown. Roosmalen tries to sprawl out of it but Onizuka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roosmalen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen gets tackled into the cage by Onizuka. Onizuka maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Roosmalen.
Onizuka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eikichi Onizuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onizuka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roosmalen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Onizuka tries to clinch up
and Roosmalen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Onizuka won't be happy with that.
Onizuka wants to control but Roosmalen postures up.
Roosmalen throws a strike aimed at the side of Onizuka's head but Onizuka avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen controlling the position from side mount.
Roosmalen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Onizuka keeps working.
Roosmalen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roosmalen controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roosmalen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Onizuka down.
Roosmalen trying to control the position but Onizuka is working away.
Onizuka defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Roosmalen controlling the position.
Let's hope that Roosmalen 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onizuka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Roosmalen.
Onizuka stops Roosmalen from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Onizuka is looking to clinch but Roosmalen is avoiding it.
Roosmalen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Onizuka pinned against the cage. Onizuka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roosmalen takes a swing at Onizuka's ribcage but misses.
Onizuka tries to clinch up.
Roosmalen tries to sprawl but Onizuka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Onizuka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roosmalen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Onizuka is fighting to break Roosmalen's control of his arms but Roosmalen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Onizuka won't allow Roosmalen to sweep him here.
Roosmalen keeping moving, preventing Onizuka from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Onizuka is one step ahead there.
Roosmalen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roosmalen is on top in guard.
Roosmalen slips nicely into half guard.
Roosmalen is looking to advance position but Onizuka won't allow it.
Stefan Roosmalen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roosmalen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Onizuka tries to clinch up but Roosmalen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Onizuka was covering up waiting for the punch and Roosmalen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Onizuka keeping moving, preventing Roosmalen from controlling successfully.
Onizuka working a defensive guard but Roosmalen manages to pass into side control anyway.
Roosmalen controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Onizuka keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roosmalen just content to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Roosmalen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roosmalen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Roosmalen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Zalinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalinski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Don't Need Another Hero. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
250 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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24
245 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Zalinski!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalinski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Punch 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.
Zalinski controls Punch momentarily but Punch frees himself.
Zalinski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Punch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zalinski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zalinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Punch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Zalinski is tightening it up a little... Punch has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Punch reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Punch taps out! Nice BJJ there by Zalinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ray Zalinski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Wolfen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Wolfen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfen drives through and clinches with Jordan against the cage.
Wolfen keeps control of Jordan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wolfen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolfen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jordan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wolfen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jordan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wolfen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolfen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jordan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wolfen lands a body punch.
Wolfen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolfen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jordan tries to circle away but Wolfen has him pinned against the cage.
Wolfen tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolfen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan blocks a body shot from Wolfen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan moves out of range of the body kick.
Wolfen misses the jab.
Wolfen avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Jordan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jordan wants it to stay on the feet.
Michael Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Wolfen.
Wolfen throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan counters with an outside leg kick.
Wolfen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jordan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolfen lands a head kick. Jordan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Michael Jordan has been cut.
Wolfen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Jordan.
Wolfen misses the jab.
Wolfen misses the body punch
and Jordan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Wolfen walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen misses with a combination
and Jordan counters with a nice body shot.
Wolfen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wolfen tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Wolfen shoots in for a double leg but Jordan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice cross by Jordan.
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolfen throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
Michael Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolfen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
No luck for Wolfen with that takedown attempt.
Wolfen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wolfen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen wants to clinch but Jordan slips to the side
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wolfen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jordan's half guard.
Wolfen looks gassed!
Wolfen trying to mount his opponent but Jordan defends it.
Wolfen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolfen lands with a punch from half guard.
Wolfen wants to control but Jordan is keeping him busy.
Wolfen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfen misses with a head shot. Jordan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wolfen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jordan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolfen trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Wolfen is looking to work some ground and pound but Jordan has wrist control.
Wolfen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jordan is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jordan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wolfen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wolfen wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Wolfen postures up in Jordan's guard and throws a big left but Jordan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Wolfen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jordan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolfen.
Wolfen is looking to clinch.
Wolfen walks into a left hand.
A combination from Wolfen does no damage.
Jordan feints a jab promting Wolfen to slip. Jordan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wolfen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wolfen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank Wolfen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan throws a body punch but Wolfen moves out of range.
Frank Wolfen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfen misses with a few strikes there.
Jordan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wolfen scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfen throwing strikes here but Jordan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jordan wants to control but Wolfen is having none of it.
Wolfen misses with a head shot.
Jordan blocking the ground and pound.
Wolfen looking to ground and pound but Jordan is blocking nicely.
Wolfen thowing shots but they're missing.
Wolfen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wolfen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wolfen dominating with strikes here.
Wolfen tries to control but Jordan wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen punching from mount but Jordan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wolfen lands with some strikes.
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!
Wolfen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jordan because Wolfen loaded up on that one.
Jordan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wolfen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wolfen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wolfen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wolfen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan is desperately trying to improve his position but Wolfen has a good base and remains in mount.
Jordan tries to hold on but Wolfen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen lands with some strikes.
Wolfen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wolfen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jordan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Wolfen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan is bucking up trying to escape but Wolfen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wolfen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wolfen misses with a head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolfen lands a big shot there that rocks Jordan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wolfen scoring with strikes but Jordan is staying in there.
Jordan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jordan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Wolfen and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Wolfen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Lipkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Lipkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit tries for a takedown but Lipkin circles away easily
so Lipkin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bandit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bandit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lipkin is aware though and is defending well.
Lipkin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lipkin throwing strikes from guard but Bandit blocks nicely.
Lipkin controlling from the top position.
Lipkin distracts Bandit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lipkin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lipkin won't allow Bandit to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lipkin defends well.
Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin lands a couple of digs.
Bandit trying to keep a closed guard but Lipkin is proving a slippery customer.
Lipkin postures up in Bandit's guard and throws a big left but Bandit blocks it.
Lipkin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lipkin passes into side control.
Lipkin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lipkin working the ground and pound.
Lipkin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lipkin trying to control the position but Bandit is working away.
Bandit tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin grinds an elbow into Bandit's temple.
Lipkin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bandit some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lipkin working the head and body with strikes.
Bandit tries to buck Lipkin off but Lipkin is having none of it.
Bandit being controlled for a moment.
Bandit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bandit wants to control but Lipkin postures up.
Lipkin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bandit's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Bandit is looking to reverse the position.
Bandit can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bandit has his takedown stuffed
and Lipkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bandit isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lipkin stacks Bandit on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lipkin!
Lipkin working the ground and pound from side control.
Lipkin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipkin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bandit is trying to improve his position.
Lipkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandit keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bandit is looking for a sweep.
Lipkin just content to control the position.
Lipkin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bandit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lipkin controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandit takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here as Lipkin stalls from top position.
Bandit tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lipkin dominated that round.
That's time! Lipkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bandit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lipkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Bandit misses with a takedown attempt
and Lipkin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bandit throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lipkin escapes and throws Bandit's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bandit takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bandit is trying to improve his position.
Lipkin trying to control the position but Bandit is working away.
Bandit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lipkin off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipkin avoids the strikes from Bandit.
Lipkin wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit landing strikes from the mount.
Lipkin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bandit throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bandit 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.
Bandit thowing shots but they're missing.
Alexander Lipkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bandit sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bandit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lipkin working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bandit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lipkin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bandit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bandit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bandit landing some decent shots from guard.
Lipkin trying to control the position.
Bandit wants to pass the guard but Lipkin is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin working a defensive guard here.
Bandit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bandit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bandit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lipkin keeping moving, preventing Bandit from controlling successfully.
Bandit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lipkin is on top in guard.
Bandit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lipkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bandit is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin landing with the ground and pound.
Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lipkin passes into half guard.
Lipkin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bandit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lipkin pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lipkin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Lipkin will probably get the nod.
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!
Bandit has his takedown stuffed
and Lipkin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bandit's guard now.
Bandit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lipkin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lipkin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bandit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lipkin controls the pace.
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!
Lipkin slips nicely into half guard.
Bandit taking some punishment here, with Lipkin in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bandit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, if Lipkin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lipkin lands strikes from half guard.
Bandit looking for submissions off his back.
Bandit is trying to get back to full guard.
Lipkin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bandit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lipkin moves into full mount! Bandit won't be happy about that!
Lipkin lands with some strikes.
Lipkin lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipkin controlling from the full mount.
Bandit is trying desperately to improve position.
Lipkin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lipkin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bandit for as long as he can get away with.
Bandit is desperately trying to improve his position but Lipkin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lipkin avoids the attempt from Bandit to control.
Bandit is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lipkin with good strikes from the mount here!
Lipkin raining down shots from the mount!
Bandit is rocked!
Lipkin cracks Bandit with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Lipkin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Fist will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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209 lbs
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28
265 lbs
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Brawler
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Fist!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fist sizes up Marks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marks wants to clinch up but Fist keeps it at a distance.
Fist lands a big right hand that sends Marks crashing to the mat! Fist stays standing though and waves Marks back to his feet!
Marks is rocked!
It looks like Karl Marks has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fist drops Marks with a huge uppercut! Marks drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Fist is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Fist!
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