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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tucker has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Michael Tucker enters the cage!
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295 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kent Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Tucker. Those never looked like landing.
Tucker looks gassed!
Phillips digs a good body shot into Tucker's ribs.
Phillips throws a shot to the body.
Phillips cracks a nice hook into Tucker's ribs.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker slips under a jab.
Michael Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips jabs at Tucker's body.
Phillips is looking to wear down Tucker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Phillips connects with a body shot.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Tucker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phillips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phillips takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Tucker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phillips lands a nice looking body shot.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Phillips.
Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker slips a jab from Phillips.
Phillips moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phillips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tucker moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Tucker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Phillips does it's job there.
Phillips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Phillips scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Phillips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips stuns Tucker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Tucker's head but Tucker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phillips with a jab.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tucker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tucker momentarily.
Phillips throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.
Phillips lands a glancing blow to the side of Tucker's head.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Phillips tests Tucker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phillips scores with a shot to the body.
Phillips scores with a nice head shot.
Tucker slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Phillips.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tucker throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phillips scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phillips connects with a right hand. Tucker shakes it off.
Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Phillips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phillips has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 10:8
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 10:8
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Phillips!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doug Lowbrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowbrow's entrance music is The Chicken Dance. A fine choice. Richard Nixon struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Richard Nixon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Lowbrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon has managed to clinch.
Nixon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lowbrow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nixon uses from the top position.
Lowbrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lowbrow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lowbrow controlling from mount.
Nixon is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lowbrow locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Nixon is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Doug Lowbrow!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dillan's choice of entrance music: Kick Ass. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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210 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne looks to land a left hand but Dillan moved out of range nicely.
Dillan scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Victor Payne has been cut.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Dillan's head but Dillan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dillan blocks a head kick by Payne.
Dillan misses the jab.
Max Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillan gets caught flat footed, as Payne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dillan pulls Payne in close to his closed guard and prevents Payne from doing any damage or advancing position.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan pushes Payne off looking to stand but Payne dives back in and keeps control.
Payne is trying to work for a kimura but Dillan is defending well.
Dillan is refusing to be controlled, as Payne sits in half guard.
Dillan is defending against the submission attempts here by Payne.
Payne wants to work for an arm triangle but Dillan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dillan sees it coming and defends easily.
Payne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Payne wants to control but Dillan is keeping him busy.
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.
Payne is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dillan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Payne.
Payne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Payne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dillan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Payne seems to be looking for submissions.
Payne thows a huge punch but Dillan dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dillan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Payne is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Dillan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Dillan is pulling down on Payne's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Payne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dillan misses with a hook.
Dillan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Victor Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dillan tries to get to full guard but Payne has control of the leg.
Payne is looking for a kimura here.
Dillan gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
Dillan is adopting a defensive guard.
Dillan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Payne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dillan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Victor Payne has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dillan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Payne has time to react.
Payne tests Dillan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillan dives in and scores a takedown into Payne's guard.
Payne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dillan stops Payne from standing up.
Dillan wants to pass the guard but Payne is keeping the position.
Payne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Payne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Payne keeping full guard, as Dillan tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Victor Payne just wasn't active enough.
Payne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dillan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Dillan jabs Payne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillan scores with a jab to the head.
Payne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dillan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne wants to free his trapped foot but Dillan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Payne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Payne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dillan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dillan defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Payne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Max Dillan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Payne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Payne breaks from the clinch.
Payne slaps away a takedown attempt from Dillan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dillan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payne as he avoids it easily.
Dillan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Payne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victor Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Dillan.
Payne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dillan shoots for a double leg takedown but Payne sprawls well. He's pushed Dillan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dillan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payne.
Dillan lands an overhand right.
Dillan fails to land with a series of punches.
Dillan moves in looking to clinch but Payne pushes him off.
Payne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking to take a break and control but Dillan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Payne prevents Dillan from improving his position.
Max Dillan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dillan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Payne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to work for an arm triangle but Dillan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Payne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dillan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Payne is looking to stall here but Dillan recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dillan keeping full guard, as Payne tries to pass.
Payne forces his way into half guard.
Dillan missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne wants to take a breather but Dillan is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor Payne.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Payne, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Victor Payne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Iwamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Iwamura looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshihiro Iwamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Iwamura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Iwamura tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks Martinez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Martinez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Martinez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Iwamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Iwamura tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Iwamura tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Iwamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Iwamura back to the cage. Martinez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Iwamura avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Iwamura is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores a takedown into full mount!
Martinez controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like Martinez might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Iwamura tries to lock up and control but Martinez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martinez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Iwamura tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez tests Iwamura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martinez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Iwamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez lunges at Iwamura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iwamura's hand.
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Iwamura.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Hugo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iwamura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Iwamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing blow to the side of Iwamura's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Martinez.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iwamura in his tracks.
Iwamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Iwamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iwamura takes one to the chin there.
Martinez lands a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.
Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Iwamura wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martinez throws a body punch but Iwamura moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
Yoshihiro Iwamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez feints a jab promting Iwamura to slip. Martinez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Iwamura slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Iwamura's front leg but catches the back leg as Iwamura tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Iwamura enables Martinez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Iwamura manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Iwamura being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Iwamura moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Iwamura enables Martinez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Iwamura manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iwamura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hugo Martinez.
Iwamura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martinez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez.
Iwamura is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Hugo Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwamura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Iwamura persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Iwamura has managed to clinch.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Iwamura is controlling the position.
Iwamura misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iwamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iwamura looking to slow down the pace here.
Iwamura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Martinez has Iwamura pressed against the cage, preventing Iwamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Iwamura tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Iwamura is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwamura gets underhooks to prevent Martinez's takedown attempt.
Iwamura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Iwamura tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Iwamura tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez is looking to slow Iwamura down with leg kicks.
Iwamura moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Martinez finds it's way through Iwamura's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Iwamura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martinez finds it's way round the side to connect with Iwamura's head.
Iwamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martinez throws a head kick that half lands.
Iwamura tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
Martinez moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hugo Martinez.
Martinez punishes Iwamura's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinez as he connects with a hook.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iwamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Martinez catches Iwamura right on the button with a cross.
Iwamura is looking to clinch.
Martinez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoshihiro Iwamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugo Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hugo Martinez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Iwamura is looking to clinch.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Martinez scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Iwamura.
Iwamura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinez 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Martinez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Omar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Kanzaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Kanzaki!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson leaves Kanzaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson wants to slow Kanzaki down by chopping away at his legs.
Kanzaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Good work by Kanzaki as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Kanzaki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
Kanzaki preventing the sweep.
Kanzaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanzaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jackson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kanzaki has Jackson in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanzaki keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kanzaki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackson has Kanzaki in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanzaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanzaki won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Kanzaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jackson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kanzaki has Jackson in his guard.
Kanzaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson is fighting to break Kanzaki's control of his arms but Kanzaki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kanzaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Kanzaki is keeping the position.
Ryo Kanzaki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kanzaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanzaki.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Kanzaki's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Omar Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Kanzaki moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Kanzaki checks a leg kick.
Kanzaki ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Kanzaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Omar Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a leg kick
so Kanzaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanzakiis looking to pass into half guard but Jackson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jackson is in guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanzaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson trying to advance position but Kanzaki counters by regaining guard.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Kanzaki is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanzaki pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kanzaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Kanzaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanzaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jackson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kanzaki has Jackson in his guard.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanzaki is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kanzaki keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kanzaki moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kanzaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kanzaki passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ryo Kanzaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kanzaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kanzaki seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jackson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryo Kanzaki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twiddle Fizzlesticks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fizzlesticks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to twiddle. Joe Sanders 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twiddle Fizzlesticks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fizzlesticks shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanders tries to sprawl out of it but Fizzlesticks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanders manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanders gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fizzlesticks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fizzlesticks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fizzlesticks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fizzlesticks throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanders thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sanders keeping full guard, as Fizzlesticks tries to pass.
Fizzlesticks throwing strikes from guard but Sanders blocks nicely.
Sanders is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fizzlesticks 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 one minute gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks landing with the ground and pound.
Sanders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fizzlesticks is one step ahead there.
Fizzlesticks is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanders has wrist control.
Fizzlesticks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fizzlesticks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Fizzlesticks from controlling successfully.
Sanders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fizzlesticks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fizzlesticks wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Fizzlesticks throws a strike but Sanders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fizzlesticks wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanders with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fizzlesticks has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sanders has passed into side control.
Sanders scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fizzlesticks to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fizzlesticks is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanders working the body and head with strikes.
Fizzlesticks is looking to reverse the position.
Sanders grinds an elbow into Fizzlesticks's temple.
Fizzlesticks struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fizzlesticks wants to control but Sanders postures up.
Fizzlesticks is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fizzlesticks is rocked!
Sanders works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Fizzlesticks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanders in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Fizzlesticks looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sanders turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Sanders!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Ragno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ego Draconis. Ragno comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The World is Mine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Xavier Bane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Ragno!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ragno avoids the body shot from Bane.
Ragno takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ragno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ragno missing with knees to the body.
Ragno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bane's face.
It looks like Xavier Bane has been cut.
Ragno breaks the clinch.
Bane tests Ragno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bane throws a shot from downtown. Ragno moves away and avoids it.
Ragno throws the kick towards the body but Bane avoids it.
Bane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ragno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bane checks a leg kick.
Bane gets tackled into the cage by Ragno. Ragno maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragno.
Ragno pushes Bane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bane blocks it with crossed arms.
Ragno avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ragno fails to land.
Ragno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bane looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Bane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragno misses with a body punch.
Ragno lands a knee to the head.
Ragno tries to stall but Bane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bane has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ragno after a bit of a struggle.
Ragno is trying to push Bane away but Bane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ragno tries to throw a body punch but Bane avoids it by throwing Ragno back against the cage.
Bane is trying to break free.
Ragno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragno lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bane misses with a series of wild punches.
Bane fails with a takedown attempt.
Bane missing with a left hand there. Ragno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragno.
Ragno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragno.
Bane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ragno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bane's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bane. Ragno does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragno throws a leg kick but Bane sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab from Bane.
Bane fails with a takedown attempt.
Bane avoids the body shot from Ragno.
Ragno digs a good hook to Bane's body.
Ragno scores with the left hand. Bane knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ragno thows a body shot but no joy.
Maximus Ragno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Ragno. Those never looked like landing.
Bane misses with a body shot
and Ragno counters with a low kick, right behind Bane 's knee.
Jab from Bane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ragno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Bane's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bane avoids the head kick by Ragno.
Ragno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bane scores with a decent looking hook.
Ragno misses with a low kick.
Ragno misses with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Ragno misses.
Ragno throws a front kick that sends Bane stumbling back into the cage.
Bane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bane connects with a looping right hand.
Bane swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragno.
Bane blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragno misses with a low kick.
Ragno moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Bane.
Bane shoots in looking for a takedown. Ragno tries to sprawl out of it but Bane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ragno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ragno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragno.
Xavier Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bane jabs at Ragno's body.
Ragno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Ragno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane scores with a sloppy right hand. Ragno should have avoided that one.
Bane avoids a kick to the body.
Ragno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragno.
Ragno clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Ragno.
Ragno tries a knee to the head but Bane blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragno looking to throw knees to the head but Bane is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragno.
Ragno blocks a body shot from Bane.
Ragno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragno leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragno with a knee to the head.
Ragno gets through Bane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragno has Bane pressed against the cage, preventing Bane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bane looking for a takedown.
Ragno misses with a body punch.
Ragno tries to land a knee to the head but Bane blocks with his arms.
Ragno stalls.
Ragno tries to land knees in the clinch but Bane avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragno leaning against his opponent.
Ragno looking to stall.
Ragno misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragno misses with the head strike.
Bane misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ragno pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Bane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragno connects with a knee to the head.
Ragno misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ragno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xavier Bane's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bane shoots in and gets a takedown into Ragno's guard.
Ragno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ragno keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
Bane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ragno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ragno wants to stand up but Bane is controlling him.
Bane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bane with a nice head shot there.
Ragno keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bane trying to control but Ragno is working from the bottom.
Ragno seems keen to control Bane's posture.
Bane is working Ragno over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ragno is keeping the position for now.
Bane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bane tries to free his leg and advance position but Ragno is retaining full guard.
Maximus Ragno 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.
Bane scoring with some ground and pound.
Bane wants to control from the top but Ragno keeps moving.
Bane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ragno's head.
Bane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ragno's head.
Bane tries to free his leg and advance position but Ragno is retaining full guard.
Bane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bane works over Ragno with some ground and pound from guard.
Ragno keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
Bane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ragno is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bane trying to control but Ragno is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bane throws a big right hand that misses.
Bane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bane trying to control but Ragno is working from the bottom.
Bane throws a strike but Ragno rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ragno stopping the sweep attempt from Bane.
Bane controls Ragno momentarily but Ragno frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane controlling the position.
Bane's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Xavier Bane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Xavier Bane wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Some wild striking there from Bane.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Bane.
Xavier Bane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ragno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Ragno!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landry Saracen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceboy. Saracen has chosen Bon Jovi - Dead or Alive as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landry Saracen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saracen connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saracen.
Saracen misses with a straight left.
Saracen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kelly but Kelly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saracen throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Saracen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saracen avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Saracen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly wants to land a leg kick but Saracen is out of range.
Kelly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saracen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saracen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saracen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saracen shoots in but no luck this time.
Ryfus Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landry Saracen.
Kelly throws a head kick but Saracen moves out of range.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saracen.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Saracen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly throws a low kick but Saracen avoids it.
Saracen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saracen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saracen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Saracen. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Saracen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saracen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saracen checks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saracen throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saracen is able to avoid easily.
Kelly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saracen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a low kick but Saracen moves out of range easily.
Kelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saracen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saracen stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saracen moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Saracen jabs at Kelly's body.
Kelly throws a low kick, looking for Saracen's leg but Saracen calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saracen. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saracen throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saracen takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Saracen blocks the low kick.
Saracen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Saracen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saracen checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Landry Saracen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Saracen misses the body punch
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Saracen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saracen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kelly momentarily.
Saracen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kelly scores a takedown into full mount!
Kelly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saracen tries to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly wants to take his opponent's back but Saracen doesn't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly controlling his opponent.
Saracen is trying to reverse the position but instead Kelly has taken his back - oops!
Kelly is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Saracen is defending well though. Kelly let's go of the attempt for now.
Saracen preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kelly.
Kelly looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to keep control of the position but Saracen is staying busy.
Kelly is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Saracen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kelly is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saracen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saracen keeps working.
Kelly is really struggling to control Saracen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saracen wants to improve his position but Kelly is controlling well.
Saracen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelly pulls his head out easily.
Saracen won't allow Kelly to pass to mount.
Saracen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kelly controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saracen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kelly trying to control but Saracen is working from the bottom.
Saracen is trying to keep Kelly in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saracen is trying to control the position but Kelly postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryfus Kelly dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Saracen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saracen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown. Saracen fights it but they end up in guard.
Saracen wants to sweep but no luck.
Saracen trying to control the position.
Kelly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Saracen is pulling down on Kelly's head. It's preventing any offense from Kelly, at least for the moment.
Kelly passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saracen is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Saracen tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Saracen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saracen is looking for a sweep. Kelly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kelly trying to work for an americana but Saracen has managed to regain full guard.
Saracen keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saracen keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly passes into half guard.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Saracen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saracen wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saracen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Saracen manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saracen wants to stand up but Kelly is controlling him.
Kelly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Saracen's guard.
Kelly controlling the action here.
Saracen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saracen.
Saracen has his foot on Kelly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelly works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saracen is keeping the position for now.
Kelly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kelly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kelly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kelly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Saracen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kelly is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saracen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Saracen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryfus Kelly clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saracen throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saracen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Saracen throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Saracen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Saracen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saracen. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saracen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Saracen misses with a hook.
Landry Saracen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Kelly with that takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Saracen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saracen checks a leg kick.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saracen.
Saracen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Saracen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saracen's sensitive parts.
Saracen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Saracen digs a good body shot into Kelly's ribs.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly feints and then cracks Saracen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saracen down.
Kelly throws a low kick but Saracen avoids it.
Saracen tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saracen misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saracen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saracen.
Saracen connects with a nice looking jab.
Saracen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saracen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saracen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saracen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Saracen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saracen checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Saracen moved away.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Saracen moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Saracen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saracen tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Nice cross by Saracen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Landry Saracen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Saracen moves out of range easily.
Kelly defending well as Saracen loads up on a big left hand.
Saracen staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
Saracen throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saracen. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saracen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saracen checks a leg kick.
Saracen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly looks for a takedown but Saracen sprawls well.
Saracen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt - Saracen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kelly slips a straight right by Saracen.
Kelly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saracen.
Kelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saracen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Saracen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Saracen moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saracen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saracen checks the leg kick.
Saracen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saracen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Saracen moved away.
Kelly scores with a takedown into Saracen's guard.
Saracen trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kelly postures up.
Kelly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Saracen is keeping the position.
Saracen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly passes Saracen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but Saracen defending well.
Saracen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saracen.
Saracen looking for a sweep. Not yet Saracen, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly is pushing down on Saracen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saracen is fighting to maintain full guard but Kelly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kelly works his way into full mount!
Kelly pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryfus Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kelly 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryfus Kelly!
Ryfus Kelly is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikail Bargasnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McClusky's choice of entrance music: I Stand Alone. Jack McClusky acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikail Bargasnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bargasnikov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McClusky drops Bargasnikov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bargasnikov looks back up at him and smiles so McClusky waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
McClusky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bargasnikov.
McClusky drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bargasnikov right on the button. Bargasnikov goes down! McClusky follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! McClusky gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack McClusky!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack McClusky waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 - $69 SALE!!!!!!!!!!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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