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V.F.C: Rookie Rage II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rua (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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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Jim Jones!
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, Gabriel Rua!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Jones swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Rua instigates a clinch.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones looks to clinch
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rua.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rua smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Rua clinches.
Rua scores with a hook to the body.
Rua stalling in the clinch.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
Rua stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rua.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua lands a left hand.
Rua lands with a short shot to the head.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Jim Jones has been cut.
Rua throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rua closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rua.
A right hand to the body from Rua.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Rua has Jones pressed against the cage.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rua clinches up against the cage.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Rua scores with a head kick.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rua taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gabriel Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Rua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Rua.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Rua counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones shoots and misses
and Rua counters by clinching up.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Jones wants a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rua.
Rua is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rua is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Rua counters with an inside leg kick.
Rua clinches.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Rua.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jones. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Rua moves into the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Rua stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gabriel Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua gets a clinch.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rua forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua stalls.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Gabriel Rua 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.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jim Jones's cut is getting worse.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rua walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua clinches up against the cage.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rua lands a head kick!
Rua closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua stalling.
A short right from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua working Jones over with knees to the body.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Rua!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gabriel Rua thanked [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archie Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellman Province (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fallon comes to the cage accompanied by Between the Hammer and Anvil. 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 middleweight 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, Archie Fallon!
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, Hellman Province!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fallon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Province on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fallon swings for the body but Province moves out of range.
Province throws a series of punches but Fallon moves out of range.
Province shoots for a takedown but Fallon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fallon lands a nice hook to Province's body. Province takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Province looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Province keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Province throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fallon digs a good hook to Province's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Fallon blocks the leg kick.
Fallon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Province's head.
Province doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Province looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Fallon finds it's target.
Province is rocked!
Fallon is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Province flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Province is out cold! Fallon holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Archie Fallon!
Archie Fallon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tari Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz comes into the arena with 50 cent P.I.M.P blaring out of the sound system. Cunha has chosen Chains as his entrance music. 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 Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Santa Cruz!
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, Tari Cunha!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santa Cruz can pounce on him.
Santa Cruz gets a clinch.
Cunha prevents Santa Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Cunha turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cunha manages to end up in side control.
Santa Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cunha in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cunha wants to control for a moment but Santa Cruz uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cunha wants to take a breather but Santa Cruz is having none of it.
Santa Cruz is trying to stand up here but Cunha is controlling him well.
Santa Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santa Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Cunha is working for a kimura but Santa Cruz is defending it quite comfortably.
Santa Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santa Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cunha is working away from the top position though.
Santa Cruz has hold of Cunha's hands but Cunha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cunha tries to pass to full mount but Santa Cruz defends it.
Cunha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santa Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cunha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cunha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santa Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cunha.
Cunha wants to work for an arm triangle but Santa Cruz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santa Cruz pushes Cunha off looking to stand but Cunha dives back in and keeps control.
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.
Santa Cruz trying to hold on to Cunha's head to control him but Cunha postures up.
Cunha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cunha is controlling the pace.
Cunha has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Santa Cruz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cunha landing strikes from the mount and Santa Cruz is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Santa Cruz has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Santa Cruz!
Cunha wants to sweep but no luck.
Santa Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunha has wrist control.
Santa Cruz wants to stand but Cunha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cunha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santa Cruz is not content to let Cunha control the position.
Santa Cruz controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tari Cunha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cunha throws a leg kick but Santa Cruz moved away.
Cunha wants to land a leg kick but Santa Cruz is out of range.
Cunha throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santa Cruz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cunha is in Santa Cruz's guard.
Santa Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cunha trying to control but Santa Cruz is working from the bottom.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Santa Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunha is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santa Cruz is looking to slow Cunha down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunha walks into a stiff left hand from Santa Cruz.
Cunha shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santa Cruz is trying to defend but Cunha finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cunha is trying to control. Santa Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunha stalling.
Cunha working Santa Cruz over with strikes.
Santa Cruz wants to stand back up but Cunha manages to pass into side control.
Santa Cruz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunha trying to control the action but Santa Cruz is working from the bottom.
Santa Cruz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cunha is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha working the head and body with strikes.
Cunha goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Santa Cruz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cunha but great work by Santa Cruz.
Cunha tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Santa Cruz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cunha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santa Cruz landing strikes from the mount and Cunha is in trouble!
Cunha tries to lock up and control but Santa Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santa Cruz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cunha is surviving well by controlling Santa Cruz's body position as best he can.
Santa Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cunha working to try and regain half guard.
Cunha sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunha looking to control but Santa Cruz passes into half guard.
Santa Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Cunha tries to roll over but Santa Cruz keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santa Cruz wants to pass to mount but Cunha is defending the position.
Cunha is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tari Cunha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Santa Cruz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cunha.
Cunha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santa Cruz.
Cunha fails with a takedown attempt.
Cunha scores a takedown into full mount!
Santa Cruz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cunha lands a big shot there that rocks Santa Cruz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Santa Cruz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunha prevents Santa Cruz from getting the reversal.
Tari Cunha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cunha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cunha postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santa Cruz looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cunha landing strikes from the mount.
Cunha is landing with some decent strikes but Santa Cruz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santa Cruz wants to control but Cunha is having none of it.
Cunha landing punches.
Santa Cruz tries to reverse the position but Cunha maintains control.
Santa Cruz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santa Cruz is in a horrible position here. Cunha smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tari Cunha 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cunha won't let Santa Cruz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cunha looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tari Cunha.
Cunha 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.
Rafael Santa Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santa Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rafael Santa Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santa Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cunha is out of range.
Santa Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cunha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cunha misses with a takedown attempt - Santa Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cunha throws a leg kick but Santa Cruz moved away.
Santa Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Santa Cruz fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz is looking to control Cunha's arms but Cunha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santa Cruz has his back to the cage.
Santa Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Cunha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santa Cruz down to the mat. Santa Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rafael Santa Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tari Cunha.
Cunha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santa Cruz counters with an inside leg kick.
Santa Cruz clinches.
Santa Cruz tries to break the clinch but Cunha is controlling the position.
Santa Cruz tries to circle away but Cunha has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santa Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tari Cunha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cunha 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tari Cunha!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tari Cunha waved his t-shirt featuring [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lauren Rabrasandratana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupe Pintor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabrasandratana comes into the arena with Jiraphand Ong-Ard - Thai Boxing blaring out of the sound system. Lauren Rabrasandratana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lauren Rabrasandratana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lupe Pintor!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabrasandratana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pintor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabrasandratana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rabrasandratana shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pintor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pintor trying to remain calm as Rabrasandratana controls from the top position.
Rabrasandratana working away.
Rabrasandratana trying to control the action but Pintor is working from the bottom.
Rabrasandratana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pintor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pintor trying to remain calm as Rabrasandratana controls from the top position.
Pintor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rabrasandratana is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabrasandratana in side control, throwing shots but Pintor defends.
Pintor is pushing Rabrasandratana's head away, looking to escape. Rabrasandratana manages to hold on to the position though.
Pintor wants to control but Rabrasandratana postures up.
Rabrasandratana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pintor has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rabrasandratana wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rabrasandratana goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pintor rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rabrasandratana's guard! Nice work there by Pintor!
Rabrasandratana looking for a sweep. Not yet Rabrasandratana, not yet.
Rabrasandratana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pintor wants to stand but Rabrasandratana is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rabrasandratana is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabrasandratana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pintor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pintor won't allow Rabrasandratana to sweep him here.
Rabrasandratana has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pintor is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rabrasandratana.
Pintor decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pintor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabrasandratana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rabrasandratana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pintor moves into the clinch successfully.
Rabrasandratana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauren Rabrasandratana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pintor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabrasandratana's elbow.
Pintor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pintor lands a nice elbow.
Pintor is trying to break the clinch but Rabrasandratana is controlling him.
Pintor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pintor tries to clinch but Rabrasandratana is having none of it.
Pintor throws a series of punches but Rabrasandratana moves out of range.
Pintor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rabrasandratana.
Rabrasandratana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pintor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lauren Rabrasandratana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabrasandratana shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pintor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintor looking for a triangle here. Rabrasandratana is fighting it but it looks tight! Pintor pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rabrasandratana is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lupe Pintor!
Lupe Pintor made sure to mention his sponsor, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Marquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomek Wtorek (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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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Marquardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomek Wtorek!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquardt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marquardt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marquardt throws a series of strikes that have Wtorek backpedaling.
Wtorek gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marquardt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marquardt wants to get up but he can't break Wtorek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wtorek keeping moving, preventing Marquardt from controlling successfully.
Marquardt stopping the sweep attempt from Wtorek.
Wtorek trying to control the position.
Marquardt wanted to stand there but Wtorek had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Marquardt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marquardt tries to bum rush Wtorek with a series of wild strikes but Wtorek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wtorek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marquardt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marquardt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marquardt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marquardt swats away the attempt to clinch by Wtorek.
Wtorek throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marquardt was covering up waiting for the punch and Wtorek finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wtorek wants to control from the top but Marquardt keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wtorek decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wtorek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marquardt tries to bum rush Wtorek with a series of wild strikes but Wtorek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wtorek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wtorek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marquardt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nate Marquardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquardt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marquardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marquardt lands a jab-cross combination.
Wtorek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marquardt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Marquardt. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick from Wtorek lands but Marquardt takes it in his stride.
Wtorek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marquardt tries to avoid it but Wtorek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marquardt to the ground. Marquardt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wtorek moves into the clinch.
Marquardt jumps guard and drags Wtorek to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wtorek being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt working a defensive guard here.
Marquardt keeping moving, preventing Wtorek from controlling successfully.
Wtorek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wtorek looking to sit in guard and control but Marquardt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marquardt trying to control but Wtorek is working from the bottom.
Wtorek working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marquardt wants to stand but Wtorek is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marquardt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marquardt connects with a crisp jab.
Marquardt throws a nice looking combination but Wtorek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wtorek clinches.
Marquardt gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wtorek regains guard.
Marquardt is breathing heavily.
Wtorek trying to keep a closed guard but Marquardt is proving a slippery customer.
Wtorek trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wtorek throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquardt won't allow Wtorek to sweep him here.
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 Nate Marquardt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wtorek takes the fight into the clinch.
Marquardt tries to break the clinch but Wtorek is controlling the position.
Wtorek with a knee to the head.
Wtorek breaks from the clinch.
Wtorek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marquardt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marquardt throws a right hand that Wtorek ducks under and follows up with a left that Wtorek also avoids with ease.
Marquardt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wtorek wants to clinch.
Wtorek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marquardt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wtorek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Marquardt misses.
Marquardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Marquardt misses.
Wtorek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wtorek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wtorek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marquardt connects with a body shot that sends Wtorek's belly button to the back.
Marquardt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marquardt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wtorek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marquardt circles away.
Nate Marquardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomek Wtorek.
Wtorek is breathing heavily.
Marquardt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marquardt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marquardt wants it to stay on the feet.
Marquardt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wtorek!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wtorek sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquardt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wtorek trying to control here.
Marquardt decides to return to a standing position.
Wtorek misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt scores a takedown into full mount!
Marquardt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wtorek is trying desperately to improve position.
Marquardt controlling the pace for now.
Wtorek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wtorek wants to hold on but Marquardt pushes him away.
Marquardt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marquardt trying to control but Wtorek is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wtorek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marquardt looking to control but Wtorek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Marquardt dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Wtorek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marquardt sprawls well. Marquardt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wtorek gets slowly back to his feet.
Wtorek clinches up against the cage.
Marquardt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wtorek jumps guard but Marquardt stands there with Wtorek around his waist. Wtorek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nate Marquardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomek Wtorek.
Marquardt managing to block the knees to the body from Wtorek.
Wtorek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marquardt walks away with a smile on his face. Wtorek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Marquardt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marquardt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wtorek back to the cage. Marquardt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nate Marquardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marquardt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wtorek is trying to control Marquardt's posture but Marquardt avoids it.
Wtorek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt moves into full mount!
Marquardt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wtorek can't escape the position.
Marquardt controlling the pace for now.
Marquardt prevents Wtorek from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nate Marquardt just wasn't active enough.
Marquardt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marquardt with a jab.
Marquardt tries to bum rush Wtorek with a series of wild strikes but Wtorek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wtorek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marquardt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wtorek somewhat.
Marquardt scores with a jab. Wtorek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wtorek gets a clinch.
Marquardt has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wtorek clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wtorek trying to control the hands but Marquardt breaks the grip.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Marquardt controlling the positon.
Will Marquardt go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wtorek rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt wants to get back to his feet.
Marquardt controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nate Marquardt just wasn't active enough.
Marquardt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marquardt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wtorek wants to clinch.
Tomek Wtorek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nate Marquardt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marquardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Marquardt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marquardt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Marquardt!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nate Marquardt thanked [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasem Muang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muang comes to the cage accompanied by Ding Lan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasem Muang!
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, Ricardo Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muang swivels and escapes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muang.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muang.
Muang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Muang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alonso. That did some damage!
Alonso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muang can pounce on him.
Alonso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alonso shoots in for a double leg but Muang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muang slaps away a takedown attempt from Alonso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kasem Muang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Alonso.
Alonso shoots in but Muang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muang cracks Alonso with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muang.
Muang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alonso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alonso shoots in and bounces Muang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alonso looks gassed!
Alonso stopping the sweep attempt from Muang.
Alonso looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso stopping the sweep attempt from Muang.
Alonso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Alonso was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Muang rushes Alonso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alonso takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muang tries a knee to the head but Alonso blocks it.
Alonso tries to break free but Muang pushes him back against the cage.
Muang throws an elbow that misses.
Muang lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ricardo Alonso has been cut.
Alonso blocks the elbow strike.
Muang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Alonso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alonso's defenses.
Alonso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alonso breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alonso shoots in but no luck this time.
Muang has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muang scores a nice knee to the body.
Alonso is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muang.
Muang lands an elbow inside.
Muang lands an elbow just above Alonso 's eye.
Muang lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alonso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muang lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muang.
Muang lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasem Muang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Alonso's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Muang.
Muang connects with a leg kick. Alonso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muang, right into the meat.
Alonso has a takedown stuffed.
Muang gets a clinch.
Muang scores a nice knee to the body.
Alonso tries to pull guard but Muang holds him up against the cage and eventually Alonso drops back down to his feet.
Alonso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kasem Muang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Alonso.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Muang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alonso's defenses.
Alonso takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Ricardo Alonso's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alonso takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Muang.
A short left from Muang.
Alonso takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muang controlling the action here for a moment.
Muang lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muang scores with a knee to the head.
Muang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Ricardo Alonso's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Muang pushes Alonso back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muang scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muang digs a right hand underneath Alonso's ribcage. Alonso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is looking to break free of the clinch but Muang has double underhooks.
Muang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alonso's defenses.
Muang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alonso's defenses.
Ricardo Alonso's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo Alonso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kasem Muang!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kasem Muang made sure he mentioned [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Commodore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenrick Nikil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikil has chosen Wait and Bleed by Slipknot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenrick Nikil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Commodore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenrick Nikil!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Commodore feints and then cracks Nikil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikil down.
Nikil connects with a jab.
Commodore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nikil.
Kenrick Nikil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikil looks to land a right hand but Commodore moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Commodore.
Commodore wants to clinch up but Nikil keeps it at a distance.
Commodore connects with an inside leg kick.
Nikil keeps the fight on the outside.
Nikil misses with a looping right.
Nikil looks to score with a jab to the body but Commodore is just out of range.
Commodore tries to clinch but Nikil moves out of range.
Commodore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Commodore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nikil's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Commodore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Commodore lands a head shot.
Nikil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Commodore checks a low kick from Nikil.
Commodore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Commodore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikil.
Some bone on bone action there as Commodore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nikil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Commodore lands a head kick!
It looks like Kenrick Nikil has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikil misses with a body shot.
Commodore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Commodore scoring well with a low kick there.
Nikil looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Commodore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Commodore there.
An inside leg kick lands from Commodore.
Nice body kick from Commodore.
A jab lands there for Commodore.
Commodore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nikil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Commodore.
Commodore tries to close the distance and clinch but Nikil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Commodore lands a leg kick that knocks Nikil off balance momentarily.
Commodore lands with a cross.
Nikil circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Nikil is predictable there
and Commodore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nikil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Commodore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Commodore counters with a head kick. That will keep Nikil thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Commodore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nikil backs up against the cage.
Commodore lands a high kick!
That has opened up Kenrick Nikil's cut even more.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Commodore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Commodore.
Good exchange - Commodore coming out on top.
Nikil is rocked!
Commodore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nikil is still on wobbly legs! Can Commodore finish him?
Commodore Throws a clean left jab. Commodore Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Nikil's chin! Nikil crumbles to the ground and Commodore follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Commodore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Commodore!
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