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EEC 150 Kwon v Duarte PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malapitan has chosen My Time is Now as his entrance music. Alex Voss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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137 lbs
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140 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Voss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malapitan misses with a few strikes there.
Malapitan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horrible takedown by Voss or perhaps it was just good defense by Malapitan which made him look bad.
Malapitan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malapitan scores with a jab to the head.
Voss gets a double leg takedown into Malapitan's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Voss passes Malapitan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malapitan is defending against the submission attempts here by Voss.
Voss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss is keen to just control but Malapitan is a slippery customer.
Voss seems to be working for a kimura but Malapitan defends the submission attempt.
Voss missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malapitan is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voss trying to advance position but Malapitan counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Malapitan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Voss has Malapitan in his guard.
Malapitan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Voss wants to stand up but Malapitan is controlling him.
Malapitan throwing strikes from guard but Voss blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Voss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malapitan defends well.
Malapitan wants to control from the top but Voss keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Voss looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Voss looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Voss!
Voss controlling the position.
Malapitan is trying to improve his position.
Voss is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Malapitan is trying to escape and Voss transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Malapitan is forced to tap! Nice work there by Voss! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Voss!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suan Paredes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiichi Miyazawa (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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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suan Paredes!
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, Kiichi Miyazawa!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyazawa misses with a takedown attempt
and Paredes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miyazawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paredes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miyazawa misses with a takedown
and Paredes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suan Paredes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiichi Miyazawa.
Paredes connects with a body shot that sends Miyazawa's belly button to the back.
Miyazawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miyazawa fails with the takedown
and Paredes counters with a series of strikes. Miyazawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyazawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miyazawa looks gassed!
Miyazawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paredes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miyazawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paredes is looking to wear down Miyazawa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miyazawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paredes lands a jab to Miyazawa's midsection.
Paredes scores with the left hand. Miyazawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Paredes lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Miyazawa goes down and covers up as Paredes starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suan Paredes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Watson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Zorich's chin.
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240 lbs
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268 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Zorich!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a push kick but Zorich slaps the foot to one side.
Watson is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Watson.
Zorich throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zorich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zorich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zorich.
Watson throws a series of punches but Zorich avoids them all with ease.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Zorich moves away and avoids it.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Zorich circles away.
Zorich tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
Zorich swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson is looking to slow Zorich down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson pushes Zorich up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zorich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Zorich moves forwards but Watson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Chris Zorich has been cut.
Watson lands with an overhand left.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zorich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watson darts in trying to clinch
and Zorich counters with a good low kick that Watson was not able to check.
Mason Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watson finds it's way round the side to connect with Zorich's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson pushes Zorich up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson trying to control the position but instead, Zorich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watson into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
A nice left hand lands by Watson.
Zorich blocks an uppercut.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Zorich looking for a takedown.
Mason Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Zorich.
Zorich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson works on Zorich's body with a couple of short punches.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zorich looks gassed!
Zorich has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorich drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Watson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Watson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zorich up against the cage.
Watson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zorich is defending well for now.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Watson to work.
Zorich is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson tries to work over Zorich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Watson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zorich as Watson tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Zorich blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watson.
Watson lands a nice elbow.
Watson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Chris Zorich's cut even more.
Zorich managing to block the knees to the body from Watson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson pushes Zorich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zorich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zorich thows a leg kick but Watson checks it
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Zorich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
Watson connects with a solid leg kick.
Zorich scoring well with a low kick there.
Zorich walks into a left hand.
The cut above Chris Zorich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zorich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mason Watson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Watson.
A body shot lands from Watson.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Zorich is breathing heavily.
Zorich takes a shot to the head.
Watson lands a damaging elbow.
Chris Zorich's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zorich backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watson lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Zorich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mason Watson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Vass Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vass Jr comes into the arena with Highway to Hell (AC/DC) blaring out of the sound system. Cruz has chosen Go To Sleep by Eminem feat. DMX, Obie Trice as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Vass Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiger Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Vass Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vass Jr is trying to pull guard but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Cruz gets through Vass Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vass Jr takes a shot to the head.
Vass Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruz prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Vass Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Nick Vass Jr has been cut.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Vass Jr misses with a takedown
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Vass Jr is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vass Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz cracks Vass Jr with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Vass Jr falls to his knees and Cruz doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger Cruz!
Our winner, Tiger Cruz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Fields has chosen The Beast in Me - Johnny Cash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shawn Fields has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Payne!
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, Shawn Fields!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne digs a good body shot into Fields's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fields.
Fields is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Fields shoots in and gets a takedown into Payne's guard.
Payne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Payne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fields can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fields trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne working for a triangle but Fields defends it easily.
Fields is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fieldsis looking to pass into half guard but Payne pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Payne is in guard.
Payne wants to control from the top but Fields keeps moving.
Fields utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fields keeping full guard, as Payne tries to pass.
Fields has control of Payne's left arm, preventing Payne from doing any damage.
Payne forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields trying to control from the bottom.
Payne trying to work for an americana but Fields has managed to regain full guard.
Payne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Payne passes Fields's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is trying to work for a kimura but Fields is defending well.
Fields trying to control here.
Payne with the ground and pound but Fields uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fields keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
Payne passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Payne wants to control but Fields is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fields has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Payne but great work by Fields.
Fields scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fields cracks Payne with a big right hand but Payne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Payne is trying to control Fields's posture but Fields avoids it.
Fields in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fields is working Payne over with some ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fields scoring with punches and elbows.
Fields scores with punches from side control.
Payne is trying to improve his position.
Fields working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Fields will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Payne throws a good cross that connects.
Payne sizes up Fields with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Payne gets caught flat footed, as Fields shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fields sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Payne doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Fields paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Payne - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Curtis Payne!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Curtis Payne waved his t-shirt featuring "PWNAGE - over 100 designs under $20"'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Santos Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakeem Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taylor's choice of entrance music: You Make Me Sick by Egypt Central. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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143 lbs
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Santos Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joakeem Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Santos Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taylor did well to prevent Santos Jr getting side control.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Santos Jr is controlling well.
Santos Jr lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santos Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Santos Jr.
Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos Jr.
Santos Jr controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santos Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Santos Jr in his half guard.
Santos Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos Jr 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Santos Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Taylor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Santos Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos Jr working Taylor over with strikes.
Santos Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Taylor sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos Jr winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Taylor is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mauricio Santos Jr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Kwon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon lands a nice hook to Duarte's body. Duarte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duarte misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Duarte.
Duarte with a nice cross.
Kwon misses with a wild combination.
Kwon swings widly with a right hand
and Duarte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duarte shoots for a double leg takedown but Kwon sprawls well. He's pushed Duarte's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kwon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duarte counters with a shoot takedown. Kwon fights it but they end up in guard.
Kwon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kwon keeping full guard, as Duarte tries to pass.
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!
Kwon trying to keep a closed guard but Duarte is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte lands a couple of elbows.
Kwon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duarte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duarte throws and elbow that misses. Kwon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Duarte's guard. Nice move by Kwon!
Duarte trying to control the position.
Duarte managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jin Kwon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kwon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duarte.
Duarte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwon.
Duarte slips under a jab.
Kwon lands with a shot to the body.
Kwon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kwon misses with a body shot.
Kwon swings widly with a right hand
and Duarte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duarte fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwon. Duarte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwon scores with a jab. Duarte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kwon throws a jab but it's blocked by Duarte.
Duarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwon manages to avoid it.
Kwon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duarte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kwon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jin Kwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
Kwon throws a shot from downtown. Duarte moves away and avoids it.
Duarte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon lands a nice looking body shot.
Duarte scores with a push kick.
Duarte shoots for a takedown but Kwon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jin Kwon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duarte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kwon swivels and escapes.
Kwon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwon looks to land a left hand but Duarte moved out of range nicely.
Duarte misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Duarte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcos Duarte will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kwon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kwon looks to land a right hand but Duarte moved out of range.
Kwon misses with a straight right.
Duarte shoots in for a double leg but Kwon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kwon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duarte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duarte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwon throws out the jab.
Kwon slips under a jab from Duarte.
Kwon lands a really nice looking cross but Duarte seems unphased.
Kwon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duarte.
Kwon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kwon.
Duarte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kwon circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte avoids the body shot from Kwon.
Good standup being displayed there by Kwon as he connects with a hook.
Jin Kwon is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Kwon.
Duarte looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kwon is fending him off so far but Duarte persists. Nope, Kwon circles away and we're back to standing.
Jin Kwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
Kwon throws a shot from downtown. Duarte moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Duarte.
Duarte slips a jab from Kwon.
Duarte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kwon finds it's way round the side to connect with Duarte's head.
Duarte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kwon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kwon scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Duarte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duarte.
Duarte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kwon pinned against the cage. Kwon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Kwon misses.
Kwon misses with a body shot.
Kwon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duarte manages to avoid it.
Kwon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duarte slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duarte tries to clinch but Kwon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kwon avoids it really well and circles away.
Duarte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kwon lands a nice hook to Duarte's body. Duarte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kwon misses the shot to the body.
Duarte moves out of range as Kwon strikes.
Jin Kwon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kwon throws a big shot that misses.
Kwon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duarte looking to score a takedown here. Kwon is defending well but Duarte drives through and ends up in Kwon's guard.
Duarte is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kwon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kwon has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duarte has a closed guard, preventing Kwon from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duarte is trying to keep Kwon in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kwon dominated that second round.
That's time! Kwon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kwon missing with a left hand there. Duarte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kwon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duarte misses the shot to the body.
Kwon throws a body punch but Duarte moves out of range.
Kwon misses with a right hand
so Duarte counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kwon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duarte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Duarte preventing the sweep.
Duarte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kwon is pulling down on Duarte's head. It's preventing any offense from Duarte, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control but Kwon is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duarte gets a double leg takedown into Kwon's guard.
Duarte trying to control but Kwon is working from the bottom.
Duarte throws a strike but Kwon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duarte looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcos Duarte.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duarte.
Kwon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duarte.
Duarte moves forwards but Kwon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duarte tries to clinch up.
Duarte defending well as Kwon loads up on a big left hand.
Kwon misses with an uppercut. Duarte saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kwon clinches up with Duarte and pushes him back against the cage.
Kwon swings wildly with an uppercut but Duarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duarte is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from Kwon.
Kwon gets underhooks to prevent Duarte's takedown attempt.
Jin Kwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
Kwon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kwon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duarte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kwon looks to land a left hand but Duarte moved out of range nicely.
Duarte tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte needs to keep his hands up - Kwon had a free shot at his head there.
Kwon misses with an uppercut. Duarte saw that one coming.
A big left from Duarte misses.
Nice jab there from Duarte.
Kwon lands a slapping body shot.
Kwon thows a body shot but no joy.
Duarte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwon is looking to clinch but Duarte is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Kwon. No joy for Duarte on that attempt.
Duarte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kwon swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Marcos Duarte just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duarte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwon throws out the jab.
Kwon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Duarte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwon. Duarte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duarte avoids the body shot from Kwon.
Duarte rushes Kwon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kwon tries to break the clinch but Duarte is controlling the position.
Kwon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kwon misses with the head strike.
Kwon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Duarte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duarte's elbow.
Kwon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwon misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Kwon.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duarte tries for a takedown but Kwon manages to get underhooks.
Jin Kwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
Duarte tightens his grip and picks Kwon up, before dumping him to the ground. Kwon manages to land in guard.
Duarte is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kwon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kwon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kwon is really struggling to control Duarte but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control but Kwon is working from the bottom.
Kwon has his feet on Duarte's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Duarte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duarte.
Duarte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duarte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duarte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte slips under a jab.
Kwon digs a good hook to Duarte's body.
Kwon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwon misses with the combination.
Kwon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duarte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwon.
Duarte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwon.
Kwon misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duarte just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwon works Duarte's body with a nice hook.
Kwon misses with a hook.
Duarte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kwon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kwon takes a swing at Duarte's ribcage but misses.
Duarte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kwon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kwon sprawls well. Kwon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duarte gets slowly back to his feet.
Duarte ducks under a wild hook from Kwon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kwon had his way with Marcos Duarte in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Duarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kwon tests Duarte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Kwon does no damage.
Kwon walks into a stiff left hand from Duarte.
Kwon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Kwon. No joy for Duarte on that attempt.
Duarte ducks right into an uppercut from Kwon.
Kwon misses with a series of wild punches.
Duarte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kwon's half guard.
Duarte is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Duarte is looking to stall here but Kwon recovers full guard.
Kwon is adopting a defensive guard.
Duarte preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon pulls Duarte in close to his closed guard and prevents Duarte from doing any damage or advancing position.
Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kwon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kwon controlling Duarte's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jin Kwon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duarte throws a body punch but Kwon moves out of range.
Kwon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kwon wants it to stay on the feet.
Jin Kwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte moves forwards but Kwon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duarte shoots for a takedown but Kwon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duarte shoots in looking for a takedown. Kwon tries to sprawl out of it but Duarte keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kwon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duarte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Duarte lands a jab to the nose.
Duarte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwon throws a hook to the side of Duarte's head but Duarte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kwon misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon throws an overhand right that lands on Duarte's shoulder, as Duarte tries to avoid the shot.
Duarte misses with a takedown attempt
and Kwon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Kwon.
Nice defenses there by Duarte.
Duarte throws a good cross that connects.
Duarte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kwon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwon drives through and clinches with Duarte against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Kwon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kwon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Kwon!
Jin Kwon retains his welterweight title!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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