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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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198 lbs
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183 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eikichi Onizuka!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruiz.
It looks like Manuel Ruiz has been cut.
Onizuka throws a head kick that misses.
Onizuka keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Onizuka is predictable there
and Ruiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruiz wants it to stay on the feet.
Onizuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Onizuka throws a front kick aimed at Ruiz's knee but Ruiz avoids it well.
Onizuka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Onizuka throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruiz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Onizuka's knee momentarily.
Onizuka shoots in for a takedown but Ruiz shows good takedown defense.
Manuel Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eikichi Onizuka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Onizuka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz thows a body kick. Onizuka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Onizuka looks gassed!
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Onizuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Onizuka circles away.
Onizuka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ruiz scores with a spinning back kick!
Onizuka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Onizuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiz is just out of range.
Ruiz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Onizuka lands with a nice body kick.
Onizuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruiz blocks a jab.
Ruiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onizuka tries to keep at a distance but Ruiz has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Onizuka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Onizuka jumps into guard, dragging Ruiz to the mat.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Onizuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onizuka keeping full guard, as Ruiz tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Ruiz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ruiz is looking to clinch.
Onizuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Onizuka circles away.
Onizuka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruiz as he avoids it easily.
Onizuka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Onizuka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz trying to control here.
Ruiz tries to get to full guard but Onizuka has control of the leg.
Ruiz trying to control here.
Ruiz is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruiz keeping hold of Onizuka's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Onizuka is thwarting Ruiz's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Manuel Ruiz.
Onizuka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruiz in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Onizuka scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Onizuka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Onizuka circles away.
Onizuka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eikichi Onizuka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manuel Ruiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Onizuka throws a chopping leg kick but Ruiz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Onizuka throws a good cross that connects.
Ruiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Onizuka. Onizuka gets slowly back to his feet.
Eikichi Onizuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onizuka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manuel Ruiz's cut is getting worse.
Ruiz tries to clinch up.
Onizuka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Ruiz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruiz moves out of range of the leg kick from Onizuka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruiz. Ruiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ruiz walks into a jab.
Ruiz is rocked!
Onizuka misses with a low kick.
Oh Ruiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice takedown defense from Ruiz. No joy for Onizuka on that attempt.
Manuel Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eikichi Onizuka.
Ruiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Onizuka circles away quickly and effectively.
Manuel Ruiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Onizuka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruiz is out of range and Onizuka settles back down.
Ruiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Manuel Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Onizuka is breathing heavily.
Onizuka shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Onizuka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Onizuka swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Onizuka swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruiz.
Ruiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Ruiz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Onizuka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Onizuka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruiz is trying to stall.
Ruiz working Onizuka over with knees to the body.
Ruiz working aggressively here.
Ruiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka blocks an elbow strike.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Onizuka catches Ruiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manuel Ruiz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Onizuka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Onizuka counters with a left and a right that stings Ruiz.
Onizuka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Onizuka misses with a low kick.
Ruiz tries to move into range but Onizuka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jeez, Manuel Ruiz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ruiz blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka throws a lazy head kick
and Ruiz counters with a leg kick.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Onizuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Onizuka cracks Ruiz with an open hand slap.
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!
Ruiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Onizuka moves away.
Onizuka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onizuka throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruiz counters with a nice body kick.
Ruiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Onizuka can pounce on him.
Onizuka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onizuka throws a nice looking combination but Ruiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruiz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eikichi Onizuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manuel Ruiz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ruiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ruiz moves out of range as Onizuka throws a body kick.
Ruiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Onizuka throws a leg kick that misses.
Onizuka connects with a single shot there.
Ruiz blocks a head kick by Onizuka.
Onizuka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ruiz pinned against the cage. Ruiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Onizuka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruiz.
Onizuka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Onizuka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruiz.
Onizuka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Onizuka is defended easily by Ruiz.
Ruiz throws out a loose jab but Onizuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onizuka looks to land a combination but Ruiz avoids it well.
Onizuka thows a leg kick but Ruiz checks it
letting Ruiz counter with a right hand.
Onizuka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Onizuka throws a hook but Ruiz blocks it.
Onizuka keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Onizuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Onizuka misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruiz counters with a two punch combo.
Manuel Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eikichi Onizuka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka tries a low kick but Ruiz avoids it.
Ruiz moves in looking to clinch but Onizuka pushes him off.
Onizuka misses with a leg kick
and Ruiz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ruiz.
Ruiz lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Onizuka with that takedown attempt.
Ruiz wants to clinch.
Ruiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Onizuka.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Onizuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Onizuka throws a series of strikes that have Ruiz backpedaling.
Ruiz checks a low kick from Onizuka.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Onizuka moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ruiz.
Onizuka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruiz in his tracks.
Onizuka cracks Ruiz with a good jab.
Ruiz wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Onizuka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Onizuka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Onizuka circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Onizuka to counter with a crisp jab.
Manuel Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onizuka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ruiz!
Eikichi Onizuka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruiz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eikichi Onizuka.
I've got Onizuka 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 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eikichi Onizuka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christoph Janetzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Janetzky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Escapado - Montgomery Mundtot. Harrison Christopher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christoph Janetzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Janetzky to the ground. Christopher is now in Janetzky's guard.
Christopher stops Janetzky from standing up.
Christopher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Christopher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christopher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Christopher stops Janetzky from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harrison Christopher.
Janetzky shoots in and gets a takedown into Christopher's guard.
Christopher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Christopher pulls Janetzky in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher wants to sweep here but Janetzky controlling him for the moment.
Christopher controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Janetzky shoots in and bounces Christopher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Christopher is controlling Janetzky's posture.
Janetzky is in close to Christopher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Janetzky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Christopher is pulling down on Janetzky's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janetzky wants to pass the guard but Christopher is keeping the position.
Janetzky stopping the sweep attempt from Christopher.
Janetzky trying to control the position from guard on top but Christopher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christopher trying to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Janetzky drops back, looking for a kneebar! Christopher looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Christopher looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Christopher!
Christopher lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Christopher.
Janetzky is being controlled here.
Christopher landing strikes.
Christopher taking a breather here.
Christopher sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Janetzky is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Janetzky's face as Christopher controls the position.
Janetzky takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Christopher controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janetzky is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Christopher asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christopher controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Christopher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Christopher shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Janetzky is trying to defend but Christopher finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Christopher keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Christopher is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Janetzky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Christopher.
Christopher slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher is looking for a kimura here.
Christopher stalling.
Christopher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher throwing shots but Janetzky is blocking nicely.
Christopher content to control rather than advance.
Janetzky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christopher is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christopher's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Christopher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Janetzky sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janetzky is looking to escape.
Janetzky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christopher.
Janetzky is defending against the submission attempts here by Christopher.
Christopher stalling.
Janetzky has hold of Christopher's hands but Christopher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher is taking a breather. Janetzky says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Janetzky pushes Christopher off looking to stand but Christopher dives back in and keeps control.
Christopher controlling the action here.
Christopher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Christopher perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Christopher seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christopher looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Christopher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Christopher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Christopher.
Janetzky trying to remain calm as Christopher controls from the top position.
Christopher in side control lands a decent elbow.
Janetzky seems a little lost for a moment, as Christopher dominates the positioning.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Christopher cracks Janetzky with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christopher controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harrison Christopher.
Christopher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Janetzky is rocked!
Christopher lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Janetzky is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christopher content to stall in guard here.
Christopher landing with the ground and pound.
Christopher postures up and lands a big shot to Janetzky's brow.
Christopher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Christopher loads up on a big left hand. Janetzky felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Christopher looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Janetzky can't hide his disappointment, as Christopher celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Christopher!
Harrison Christopher very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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154 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gray Maynard!
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, Jimmy Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers scores with a three punch combo!
Smithers works over Maynard's head and body with a nice combination.
Smithers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maynard tries to avoid it but Smithers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maynard to the ground. Maynard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smithers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smithers.
Smithers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smithers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maynard eats them both and turns towards Smithers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithers connects with a right hand. Maynard shakes it off.
Maynard tries to clinch up.
Smithers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smithers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smithers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smithers dives in and grabs Maynard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maynard pushes down on Smithers's head and hops out.
Smithers throws a right and a left that Maynard avoids nicely.
Maynard wants to clinch.
Maynard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smithers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard has hold of Smithers's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smithers manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Maynard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smithers because Maynard loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looking to secure an arm triangle but Smithers defends it well.
Maynard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smithers tries to buck Maynard off but he can't manage it.
Maynard controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maynard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maynard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smithers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Maynard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smithers down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Smithers is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Maynard yanks on the arm and Smithers is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Maynard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gray Maynard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Llewtras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollinger has chosen WILD BOYS as his entrance music. Dylan Hollinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Llewtras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Hollinger!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Llewtras on the side of the head.
Llewtras with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hollinger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Llewtras doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Llewtras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hollinger scores with a nice strike.
Llewtras is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Llewtras stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollinger.
Oh Llewtras is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Llewtras is breathing heavily.
Hollinger flashes Llewtras a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Llewtras's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Llewtras crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Hollinger punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dylan Hollinger!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dylan Hollinger waved his t-shirt featuring 5th Round Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philco Hitachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philco Hitachi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Campana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philco Hitachi!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitachi misses with a takedown
and Campana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Campana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hitachi takes a step back to recover.
Hitachi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Campana counters with an outside leg kick.
Hitachi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hitachi shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dean Campana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philco Hitachi.
Campana looks to land a combination but Hitachi avoids it well.
Campana closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hitachi did well to prevent Campana getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hitachi tries to get to full guard but Campana has control of the leg.
Hitachi missing with punches from the bottom.
Campana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitachi is looking to improve his position.
Campana is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana'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.
Campana seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hitachi for as long as he can get away with.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Campana connects with a nice short shot to Hitachi's temple.
Campana trying to control the action but Hitachi is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Dean Campana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
An inside leg kick lands from Campana.
Campana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hitachi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana scores with a body shot.
Campana shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hitachi looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hitachi missing with punches from the bottom.
Hitachi is looking for a sweep. Campana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Campana works his way into side control.
Campana working the head with strikes.
Hitachi wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Campana trying to control the position but Hitachi is working away.
Hitachi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Campana connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hitachi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campana wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Campana landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Campana working the ground and pound.
Campana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hitachi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Campana connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hitachi some visible discomfort.
Campana controlling from side mount.
Hitachi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campana scores with a couple of short elbows.
Campana avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hitachi.
Hitachi tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campana lands a nice forearm strike.
Hitachi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Campana gets back to full guard.
Campana seems keen to control Hitachi's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campana is on top in guard.
Campana stands up over Hitachi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campana won't allow Hitachi to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitachi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hitachi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Campana defends well.
Campana cracks Hitachi with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Campana dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hitachi shoots and misses
and Campana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Campana scores with a body shot.
Campana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Philco Hitachi has been cut.
Campana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hitachi takes a step back to recover.
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!
Campana shoots in and gets a takedown into Hitachi's guard.
Campana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Campana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Campana 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.
Campana passes into half guard.
Campana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hitachi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hitachi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Campana working over Hitachi with some ground and pound. Hitachi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Campana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Campana perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Campana prevents Hitachi from improving his position.
Campana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campana with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Campana blocks the strikes from Hitachi.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Campana in particular looking to stall.
Campana working Hitachi over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campana wants to control but Hitachi is keeping him busy.
Hitachi strikes from the bottom but Campana passes into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana is landing with some decent strikes but Hitachi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Campana lands with some strikes.
Hitachi is rocked!
Campana looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hitachi is trying to escape the mount.
Campana tries to control but Hitachi wriggling away.
Hitachi taking shots to the head.
Campana raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana working the ground and pound effectively.
Hitachi is still in real trouble! Can Campana finish him?
Hitachi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hitachi taking shots to the head.
Campana postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hitachi out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Campana goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dean Campana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Souto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souto comes to the cage accompanied by Jorge Quintero - 300 violin orchestra. Rolando Souto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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191 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rolando Souto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Bandit!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit clinches up against the cage.
Souto lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Souto in particular looking to stall.
Bandit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Souto pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Souto there.
Souto content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Souto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bandit looking for submissions off his back.
Souto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Souto.
Souto prevents Bandit from improving his position.
Souto trying to mount his opponent but Bandit defends it.
Souto seems to be looking for submissions.
Bandit actively working from the bottom here.
Souto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Souto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bandit looking for submissions off his back.
Souto is trying to control the action in half guard but Bandit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Souto there.
Souto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Souto wants to pass the guard but Bandit is defending well.
Souto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Souto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souto wants to pass to mount but Bandit is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Souto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Souto slips a nice elbow through Bandit's hands, connecting with Bandit's forehead.
Bandit works his way to full guard. Good work.
Souto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souto is working Bandit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Souto wants to pass the guard but Bandit is keeping the position.
Souto pushes down on Bandit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bandit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Souto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit looking for submissions off his back.
Bandit works his way to full guard. Good work.
Souto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souto wants to control from the top but Bandit keeps moving.
Souto throws a big elbow that misses.
Bandit working for submissions but it's allowed Souto to get to half guard.
Bandit is looking to escape.
Bandit looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souto controlling the action here.
Bandit has hold of Souto's hands but Souto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Souto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souto feints and as Bandit raises his hands in defense, Souto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bandit working for a triangle but Souto defends it easily.
Bandit looking for subs off his back but Souto has passed one foot through into half guard.
Souto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Souto is nestled in close to Bandit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bandit tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Souto has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Souto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souto controlling his opponent.
Bandit slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bandit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Souto.
Ground and pound from Souto.
Souto controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bandit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Souto defends well.
Bandit is breathing heavily.
Souto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souto content to control rather than advance.
Bandit on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Souto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bandit is looking to improve his position.
Bandit actively working from the bottom here.
Rolando Souto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bandit looking for submissions off his back.
Souto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Souto lands a big shot there that rocks Bandit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Souto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bandit hang on?
Bandit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souto lands with some strikes.
Souto with good strikes from the mount here!
Bandit is rocked!
Souto breaks from Bandit's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bandit is still in real trouble! Can Souto finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souto looking to finish Bandit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bandit!
Souto lands a big shot to the head and Bandit winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rolando Souto!
In his post fight interview, Rolando Souto gave a big smile as he said 'It was my last fight in BAC and i know that i could fight better but nothing gonna be change now.It was f good time.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Bartos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartos has chosen Die Roboter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Karl Bartos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darius Kasparaitis's chin.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Bartos!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparaitis moves out of range as Bartos strikes.
Bartos throws a nice looking combination but Kasparaitis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasparaitis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bartos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kasparaitis swings around for an armbar but Bartos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kasparaitis's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasparaitis pulls Bartos in close to prevent any damage.
Bartos won't allow Kasparaitis to get back to his feet.
Kasparaitis pushes Bartos off and gets back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Bartos.
It looks like Darius Kasparaitis has been cut.
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!
Bartos lands a jab.
Bartos rushes Kasparaitis and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartos has Kasparaitis pushed against the cage.
Kasparaitis gets control of Bartos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kasparaitis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kasparaitis is pulling down on Bartos's head to control his posture.
Kasparaitis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kasparaitis keeping moving, preventing Bartos from controlling successfully.
Bartos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kasparaitis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Darius Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartos.
A punch combination from Bartos misses.
Bartos tries to bum rush Kasparaitis with a series of wild strikes but Kasparaitis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartos dodges the punch combination from Kasparaitis.
Karl Bartos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bartos misses with an uppercut.
Bartos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartos looks to land a combination but Kasparaitis avoids it well.
Kasparaitis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bartos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kasparaitis is in Bartos's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis wants to control from the top but Bartos keeps moving.
Kasparaitis stays in close to Bartos's body and controls the position.
Kasparaitis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasparaitis is really struggling to control Bartos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bartos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Darius Kasparaitis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bartos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasparaitis counters with a straight right hand.
Kasparaitis clinches up with Bartos and pushes him back against the cage.
Bartos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Kasparaitis lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Karl Bartos has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kasparaitis misses with a body punch.
Bartos misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasparaitis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bartos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bartos misses the shot to the body.
Bartos throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasparaitis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartos forces Kasparaitis back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bartos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kasparaitis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bartos prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darius Kasparaitis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Bartos misses.
Karl Bartos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kasparaitis, right into the meat.
Kasparaitis moves into the clinch.
Kasparaitis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasparaitis stalling against the cage.
Kasparaitis looking to stall.
Kasparaitis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bartos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kasparaitis slows down the pace here.
Bartos throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasparaitis.
Bartos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis stalling in the clinch but Bartos improves position.
Kasparaitis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kasparaitis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Darius Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Bartos misses its intended target.
Kasparaitis takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bartos.
Kasparaitis trying to stall but Bartos improves his position.
Knees to the body from Kasparaitis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bartos to work.
Kasparaitis prevents a body shot from Bartos.
Kasparaitis is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe Kasparaitis would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kasparaitis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bartos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bartos as the two fighters clinch.
Kasparaitis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bartos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Kasparaitis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis stalling in the clinch but Bartos improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Darius Kasparaitis.
Bartos with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasparaitis moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bartos.
Bartos can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
Bartos blocks a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis trying to stall but Bartos improves his position.
Bartos stalling in the clinch.
Bartos tries to work over Kasparaitis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasparaitis is trying to break the clinch but Bartos has him pressed against the cage.
Kasparaitis avoiding damage as Bartos throws knees to the body.
Kasparaitis tries to stall but Bartos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kasparaitis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartos closes the distance and clinches.
Kasparaitis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karl Bartos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasparaitis has Bartos up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasparaitis tries to stall but Bartos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasparaitis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bartos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis tries to score a body lock takedown but Bartos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bartos missing with knees to the body.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasparaitis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bartos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kasparaitis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darius Kasparaitis's cut is getting worse.
Bartos misses with a lunging right hand
and Kasparaitis counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice cross by Bartos.
Kasparaitis moves into the clinch.
Bartos lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartos has a couple of punches blocked by Kasparaitis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bartos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kasparaitis.
A body shot lands from Bartos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kasparaitis up against the cage.
Bartos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasparaitis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darius Kasparaitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Bartos. Those never looked like landing.
Bartos doesn't manage to clinch there - Kasparaitis circles away.
Bartos throws an off balance right hand
and Kasparaitis counters with a left and a right that stings Bartos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartos with a nice cross.
Karl Bartos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darius Kasparaitis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darius Kasparaitis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis slips under a jab from Bartos.
Bartos misses with a wild combination.
Kasparaitis shoots in for a takedown but Bartos shows good takedown defense.
Bartos swinging wildly here.
Bartos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bartos wants to clinch.
Kasparaitis closes the distance and clinches.
Bartos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kasparaitis blocking some punches.
Bartos can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
Kasparaitis trying to stall but Bartos improves his position.
Karl Bartos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kasparaitis prevents a body shot from Bartos.
Bartos misses with a punch to the body.
Bartos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bartos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartos effectively controlling the action here.
Bartos tries to work over Kasparaitis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bartos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis tries to score a body lock takedown but Bartos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Kasparaitis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartos tries a body shot but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Bartos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Bartos on the inside.
Jeez, Darius Kasparaitis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bartos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartos can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
Bartos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kasparaitis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Bartos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kasparaitis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Kasparaitis!
Darius Kasparaitis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Jordan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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22
180 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Foster!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan scores with a body shot.
Jordan misses with a hook.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Tony Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster throws a series of punches but Jordan moves out of range.
Foster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jordan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jordan slips a jab and a cross from Foster.
Jordan scores with a body shot.
Foster darts in trying to clinch
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foster instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster trying to control the position but instead, Jordan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foster into the cage.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Foster.
Foster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan tries a body shot but Foster blocks it.
Jordan lands a shot to the body.
Jordan is trying to stall.
Foster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jordan taking a breather.
Foster tries a knee to the head but Jordan blocks it.
Foster takes a shot to the head.
Jordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Jordan presses Foster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jordan lands a right hand.
Jordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Jordan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster moves to clinch but Jordan breaks away
and Jordan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jordan pushes Foster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foster stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Jordan.
Jordan lands a nice uppercut.
Jordan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foster.
Stalling in the clinch from Jordan.
Nice body punch from Jordan - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Jordan.
A nice left hand lands by Jordan.
Jordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Foster throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Jordan on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan stalling against the cage.
Jordan can't find room to land a body shot as Foster controls the action.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jordan avoids it.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but Jordan blocks with his arms.
Jordan gets through Foster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jordan managing to block the knees to the body from Foster.
A left hand lands to the body for Jordan.
Foster looks gassed!
Jordan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jordan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Jordan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike.
Foster is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Jordan.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him?
Jordan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jordan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Jordan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jordan managing to block the knees to the body from Foster.
Jordan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jordan lands a nice uppercut.
Jordan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jordan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foster.
Jordan gets through Foster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Jordan.
A right handed body shot lands from Jordan.
Jordan lands a big right hand that drops Foster! The killer instinct kicks in and Jordan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jordan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Jordan!
A victorious Michael Jordan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang Udin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bang Udin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Fist!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Udin tries for a takedown but Fist circles away easily
enabling Fist to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bang Udin has been cut.
Udin is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Udin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fist throws out a leg kick but Udin moves out of range and Fist only half commits.
Fist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Udin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fist throws a monster overhand right that drops Udin! Fist follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Fist!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kyle Fist made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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