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INY 1 - A New Hope PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Gerarld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Glisky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Gerarld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zeke Glisky !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerarld tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gerarld tries to close the distance and clinch but Glisky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerarld has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glisky takes an elbow to the forehead.
Glisky avoiding damage.
Gerarld tries a knee to the head but Glisky blocks it.
Gerarld throws a head punch that misses.
Gerarld throws a punch but it's blocked by Glisky .
Gerarld is looking to control Glisky 's arms but Glisky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gerarld has his back to the cage.
Gerarld goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gerarld tries to throw a body punch but Glisky avoids it by throwing Gerarld back against the cage.
Glisky tries to circle away but Gerarld has him pinned against the cage.
Gerarld lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Zeke Glisky has been cut.
Glisky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gerarld with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gerarld throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glisky blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glisky looking for a takedown.
Glisky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee Gerarld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Glisky .
Glisky can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gerarld just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glisky 's brow.
Gerarld misses with some punches.
Glisky wants to break free but Gerarld has control.
Gerarld tries to stall but Glisky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Glisky is trying to force a seperation but Gerarld has the dominant position.
Gerarld breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerarld throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glisky .
Gerarld fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Glisky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gerarld tries to clinch up
and Glisky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gerarld. No joy for Glisky on that attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Glisky blocks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gerarld. That's going to slow Glisky down.
Gerarld tries to clinch up.
Gerarld tries to clinch there but Glisky circles away.
Gerarld throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glisky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gerarld lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gerarld throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerarld is looking to clinch but Glisky is avoiding it.
Glisky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glisky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glisky takes a swing at Gerarld's ribcage but misses.
Glisky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glisky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glisky lands with a good body shot.
Glisky swinging wildly here.
Gerarld tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glisky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gerarld misses with a series of wild punches.
Gerarld swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Glisky clinches up with Gerarld and pushes him back against the cage.
Glisky is stalling here.
Glisky pulls guard.
Gerarld prevents Glisky from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld is fighting to break Glisky 's control of his arms but Glisky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zeke Glisky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gerarld throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gerarld slips a jab from Glisky .
Gerarld tries to clinch up but Glisky circles away and keeps his distance.
Glisky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gerarld misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glisky instigates a clinch.
Gerarld has Glisky pressed against the cage, preventing Glisky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerarld displaying some good clinch control by pressing Glisky up against the cage.
Gerarld manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Gerarld dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Glisky 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gerarld closes the distance and clinches.
Gerarld working aggressively here.
Gerarld has had enough of the clinch but Glisky keeps him there for the moment.
Gerarld wants to break free but Glisky has control.
Glisky blocks a body shot from Gerarld.
Gerarld misses with a knee to the head.
Gerarld unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gerarld misses with an elbow strike.
Glisky wants to break free but Gerarld has control.
Gerarld with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Glisky pulls Gerarld into guard.
Glisky working a defensive guard but Gerarld manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gerarld trying to control the action but Glisky is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glisky sneaks back into half guard.
Gerarld is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gerarld prevents Glisky from standing back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gerarld moves into full mount! Glisky won't be happy about that!
Gerarld wants to control the pace but Glisky is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld avoids the attempt from Glisky to control.
Glisky wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Glisky has hold of Gerarld's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Glisky looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Glisky is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Gerarld dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Glisky 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Glisky keeps the fight on the outside.
Gerarld tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glisky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gerarld moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gerarld moves in looking to clinch but Glisky pushes him off.
Gerarld misses with the combination.
Gerarld tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glisky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glisky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Gerarld throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee Gerarld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glisky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gerarld tries to work over Glisky 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gerarld working hard to break the clinch.
Glisky breaks the clinch.
Gerarld rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glisky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerarld misses with a head kick.
Gerarld fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glisky dodges the punch combination from Gerarld.
Gerarld tries to clinch there but Glisky circles away.
Gerarld throws a head kick but Glisky moves out of range.
Gerarld tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glisky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glisky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gerarld tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glisky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gerarld misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gerarld moves to clinch but Glisky breaks away
and Glisky counters by moving into the clinch.
Gerarld missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glisky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glisky .
Gerarld tries to break free but Glisky pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gerarld just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glisky 's brow.
Gerarld trying to land knees to the body.
Gerarld pushes off an throws an elbow but Glisky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Glisky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Glisky .
Glisky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gerarld on the side of the head.
Glisky swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerarld.
Glisky rushes Gerarld and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glisky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Glisky lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glisky blocks an elbow strike from Gerarld.
Gerarld tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glisky avoids it.
Glisky avoids a wild elbow strike from Gerarld.
Gerarld can't break the clinch.
Glisky prevents Gerarld from breaking the clinch.
Lee Gerarld has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Glisky wants to break free but Gerarld has control.
Glisky is looking to break free of the clinch but Gerarld has double underhooks.
Glisky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Glisky can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gerarld just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glisky 's brow.
Gerarld struggles to land a body shot inside as Glisky controls his hands.
Gerarld letting Glisky take a breather here.
Glisky breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Glisky 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gerarld stalling in the clinch but Glisky improves position.
Gerarld tries a knee to the head but Glisky blocks it.
Glisky blocks an uppercut.
Glisky gets control of Gerarld's arms and successfully pulls guard. Glisky will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Glisky pulls Gerarld in close to his closed guard and prevents Gerarld from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gerarld wants to control from the top but Glisky keeps moving.
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 Lee Gerarld.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gerarld, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Gerarld!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustang Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Yaroslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustang Velasquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksander Yaroslev's chin.
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255 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustang Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksander Yaroslev!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaroslev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velasquez lands a high kick!
It looks like Aleksander Yaroslev has been cut.
Yaroslev misses the jab.
Yaroslev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whack! Velasquez lands a heavy head kick that drops Yaroslev. The ref tackles Velasquez to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Yaroslev was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mustang Velasquez!
Mustang Velasquez very nearly forgot to thank [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Unitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morales has chosen Fugees Ready or Not as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Unitas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Morales!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales motions for Unitas to come forward. Morales throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Unitas shoots for a takedown but Morales saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Unitas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Unitas throws a low kick but Morales avoids it.
Unitas avoids the body shot from Morales.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Unitas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Unitas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Morales manages to get back to half guard.
Morales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Unitas.
Unitas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morales wants to control but Unitas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Unitas kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Unitas connects with a nice short shot to Morales's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unitas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morales wants to control but Unitas is keeping busy.
Unitas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Unitas is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Unitas seems to be looking for submissions.
Unitas 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.
Unitas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Unitas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morales wants to control but Unitas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Unitas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Unitas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morales has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is refusing to be controlled, as Unitas sits in half guard.
Morales wants to improve his position but Unitas is controlling well.
Morales wants to control but Unitas is keeping busy.
Morales is not content to let Unitas control the position.
Unitas is working for a kimura but Morales is defending it quite comfortably.
Unitas seems to be working for a kimura but Morales defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unitas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Morales trying to control from the bottom.
Morales is looking to escape.
Unitas is working for a kimura but Morales is defending it quite comfortably.
Unitas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unitas throwing shots but Morales is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Unitas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Unitas misses with an uppercut
and Morales counters with an outside leg kick.
Morales misses with a body kick.
Unitas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morales circles away.
Morales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Unitas or perhaps it was just good defense by Morales which made him look bad.
A cross from Unitas lands.
Unitas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Unitas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales checks a low kick from Unitas.
Morales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morales scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morales throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morales is looking to slow Unitas down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morales, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Morales.
Morales lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morales, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sergio Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Unitas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morales throws a nice head kick!
It looks like David Unitas has been cut.
Morales fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Unitas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Unitas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morales.
Morales goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Unitas moves out of range easily.
Morales lands a right hook to the body.
Unitas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morales lands with a right hand.
Morales is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Unitas rather than just go for the knockout.
Morales lands a front kick.
Morales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Morales lands with a thumping leg kick.
Unitas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morales. Morales obviously looking to wear him down.
Unitas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Unitas misses with a straight right.
Unitas blocks a head kick by Morales.
Unitas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morales scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Unitas. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Morales.
Morales connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Unitas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morales connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morales changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morales throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales lands a head kick. Unitas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Morales pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morales scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morales throws a head kick that misses.
Unitas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unitas blocks a head kick by Morales.
Unitas misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Morales.
Morales leaves Unitas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Unitas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales throws a leg kick that misses.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Unitas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morales connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unitas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morales throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Unitas.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Unitas moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Unitas's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Unitas throws a poor cross that misses
and Morales counters with a nice body shot.
Unitas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Unitas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Unitas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morales is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Unitas lands a nice short elbow.
Morales gets back to full guard.
Unitas wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving.
Morales pulls Unitas in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Unitas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Unitas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Unitas trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Unitas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morales throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morales, right into the meat.
Unitas throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
Sergio Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
David Unitas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Unitas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Unitas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales throws a right hand that Unitas ducks under and follows up with a left that Unitas also avoids with ease.
Morales throws a head kick but Unitas moves out of range.
Morales looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morales throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morales.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Unitas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morales's guard.
Morales wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unitas throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
Unitas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Unitas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morales working a defensive guard but Unitas manages to pass into side control anyway.
Unitas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Unitas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Morales has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Unitas but great work by Morales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unitas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Unitas is trying to control Morales's posture but Morales avoids it.
Unitas tries to buck Morales off but Morales is having none of it.
Unitas is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Morales tries to score with some ground and pound. Unitas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Unitas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Unitas 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Vogel!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogel misses with a wild combination.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Vogel.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vogel. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Vogel. Those never looked like landing.
Rua tries to clinch up but Vogel circles away and keeps his distance.
Vogel stalks Rua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rua's face. Rua staggers backwards, shaken.
Vogel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua throws a series of strikes that have Vogel backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua misses with a left hand
and Vogel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua lands with a shot to the body.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vogel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vogel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vogel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vogel doesn't seem bothered though.
Vogel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rua scores with a takedown into Vogel's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Vogel is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is pushing down on Vogel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vogel is fighting to maintain full guard but Rua has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rua trying to control the pace.
Rua passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vogel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rua is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vogel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rua controlling his opponent.
Rua with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to ground and pound but Vogel is blocking nicely.
Rua is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vogel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rua throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vogel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rua tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rua controlling the position easily from mount.
Rua connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Rua dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Vogel does no damage.
A punch combination from Vogel misses.
Kurt Vogel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vogel quickly recovers to half guard.
Rua passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vogel!
Rua lands a heavy elbow.
Rua looking to isolate an arm here. Vogel doesn't see it coming and as Rua extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Rua!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Rua!
Gabriel Rua very nearly forgot to thank [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Orndorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellman Province (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orndorf comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies - Drowning Pool. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Orndorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hellman Province!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orndorf throws a series of punches but Province moves out of range.
Orndorf misses with a few strikes there.
Orndorf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orndorf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orndorf on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orndorf looks to land a combination but Province avoids it well.
Orndorf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Province circles away quickly and effectively.
Orndorf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Province sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orndorf tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Province counters by clinching up.
Orndorf tries to break free but Province pushes him back against the cage.
Orndorf is trying to break free.
Province wants the takedown. Orndorf is fighting it off but Province persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Orndorf's guard against the cage.
Province throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Orndorf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Province advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orndorf is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orndorf taking punishment in the form of punches.
Orndorf is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Province cracks Orndorf with a big elbow.
Orndorf on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Orndorf tries to get out of the position.
Province in side control, throwing shots but Orndorf defends.
Province cracks Orndorf with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Province cracks Orndorf with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orndorf is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Province is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Orndorf looks calm but he's in trouble here. Province gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Orndorf is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Province lets go of the hold and Orndorf can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hellman Province!
Hellman Province took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tari Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunha comes into the arena with Chains blaring out of the sound system. Santa Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 50 cent P.I.M.P. On his way into the cage it seems that Tari Cunha has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tari Cunha seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tari Cunha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunha misses with a takedown
and Santa Cruz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cunha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santa Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Cunha takes the fight into the clinch.
Santa Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Santa Cruz has Cunha pressed against the cage.
Cunha pulls guard effortlessly.
Santa Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santa Cruz wants to control from the top but Cunha keeps moving.
Santa Cruz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cunha kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Santa Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunha has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha keeping moving, preventing Santa Cruz from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafael Santa Cruz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Santa Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cunha.
Santa Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Cunha moves out of range easily.
Santa Cruz scores with a push kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Santa Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
Santa Cruz throws a body kick that misses.
Cunha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santa Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Cunha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santa Cruz.
Cunha drives through with a takedown into Santa Cruz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cunha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santa Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santa Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santa Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santa Cruz 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.
Cunha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santa Cruz's head.
Santa Cruz is adopting a defensive guard.
Cunha looking to pass the guard.
Santa Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cunha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cunha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha throws a strike but Santa Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cunha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cunha keeping full guard, as Santa Cruz tries to pass.
Cunha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santa Cruz!
A nice elbow there by Cunha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha with a couple of short strikes.
Santa Cruz wants to control but Cunha is having none of it.
Santa Cruz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cunha is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santa Cruz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santa Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cunha with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Santa Cruz tries to hold on but Cunha postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunha raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tari Cunha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cunha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santa Cruz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cunha's head.
Cunha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cunha moves away from the strike by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Cunha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cunha drives through with a takedown into Santa Cruz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cunha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cunha throws a big elbow that misses.
Cunha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santa Cruz is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunha postures up.
Cunha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santa Cruz's head.
Cunha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cunha 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cunha is looking for a kimura here.
Tari Cunha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cunha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santa Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Cunha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santa Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cunha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cunha.
Santa Cruz has hold of Cunha's hands but Cunha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cunha lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santa Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cunha.
Cunha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cunha lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santa Cruz's head.
Cunha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santa Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cunha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Cunha.
Santa Cruz wants to improve his position but Cunha is controlling well.
Cunha drops an elbow to the side of Santa Cruz's head.
Cunha trying to control the action but Santa Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cunha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santa Cruz defends it well.
Santa Cruz trying to control here.
Santa Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cunha scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha is working for a submission of some sort.
Cunha working Santa Cruz over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunha lands with a punch from half guard.
Santa Cruz wants to improve his position but Cunha is controlling well.
Santa Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunha is looking to work some ground and pound but Santa Cruz has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tari Cunha dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Santa Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Cunha. Cunha maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santa Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cunha blocks it with crossed arms.
Cunha goes for a takedown attempt but Santa Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santa Cruz throws a wild body kick that Cunha sees coming a mile off.
Cunha closes the distance and pushes Santa Cruz back into the cage.
Cunha tightens his grip and picks Santa Cruz up, before dumping him to the ground. Santa Cruz manages to land in guard.
Cunha postures up in Santa Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Santa Cruz blocks it.
Cunha stopping the sweep attempt from Santa Cruz.
Cunha lands a couple of elbows.
Cunha trying to control but Santa Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cunha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cunha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santa Cruz controls Cunha momentarily but Cunha frees himself.
Cunha throws a big right hand that misses.
Cunha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Santa Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santa Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Santa Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rafael Santa Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tari Cunha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunha is stalling in the full guard.
Santa Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Cunha stays in close to Santa Cruz's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cunha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Santa Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha happy to just control the position for now.
Santa Cruz tries to buck Cunha off but Cunha is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunha controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tari Cunha wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cunha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santa Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rafael Santa Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cunha shoots in but Santa Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cunha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santa Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cunha defends it easily.
Cunha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunha is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tari Cunha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cunha, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tari Cunha!
An out of breath Tari Cunha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Honnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Brown!
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, Barry Honnam!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honnam throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Honnam lands a front kick.
Honnam misses with a body kick.
Brown closes the distance but Honnam moves to the side
and Honnam counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honnam explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown blocks a head kick by Honnam.
Honnam connects with a solid leg kick.
Honnam jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Honnam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honnam tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Honnam.
Honnam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks to clinch
and Honnam counters with a body kick.
Honnam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Honnam - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honnam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Honnam misses the shot to the body.
Honnam connects with an inside leg kick.
Honnam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Honnam scores with a jab to the body.
Honnam throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Honnam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honnam lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Honnam feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Honnam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Honnam.
Honnam is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Honnam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Honnam throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Honnam. That's going to slow Brown down.
Honnam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Honnam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Honnam. Beautiful body shot.
Honnam connects with a high kick.
It looks like George Brown has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Honnam. That's going to slow Brown down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Honnam tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Honnam connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Honnam.
Honnam misses with a wild body shot.
Honnam lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Honnam takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brown is rocked!
Honnam and Brown are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Honnam throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Brown into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Honnam knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Barry Honnam!
Barry Honnam decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiberio Celentano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch MyFace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celentano comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather Theme Song. Tiberio Celentano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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219 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiberio Celentano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Punch MyFace!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Celentano both land. Nice combination.
Tiberio Celentano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Celentano throws a right hand that MyFace ducks under and follows up with a left that MyFace also avoids with ease.
Celentano throws a leg kick but MyFace sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Celentano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Celentano misses with a wild combination.
MyFace moves into range and clinches up with Celentano.
MyFace slows down the pace here.
Celentano tries to pull guard but MyFace won't allow it.
MyFace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MyFace drops his hands momentarily and Celentano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MyFace dodges the punch combination from Celentano.
Celentano lands with a right hand.
A combination from Celentano does no damage.
MyFace 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.
Celentano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MyFace defends it easily.
MyFace wanted to stand there but Celentano had control of the position.
MyFace is posturing up here but Celentano has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! MyFace tries to roll out but it's too tight and MyFace has to tap! Slick submission there by Celentano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tiberio Celentano!
After the fight, Tiberio Celentano was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoplo Brute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brute comes to the cage accompanied by his teams song. Hoplo Brute 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoplo Brute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brute uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silver walks into a stiff left hand from Brute.
Brute scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brute thows a body shot but no joy.
Brute scores with the left hand. Silver knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brute.
Brute fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silver walks into a left hand.
Brute comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brute feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Silver sprawling to the canvas! Silver rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Brute finish him?!
Silver is rocked!
Silver looks gassed!
Brute fakes the body blow, causing Silver to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Silver goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hoplo Brute!
Post fight, an emotional Hoplo Brute said 'Our pankration is the most powerful, Aut vincere aut mori.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaggy Dope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebedev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yuri Favourite!. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Lebedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaggy Dope!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lebedev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dope takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horrible takedown by Dope or perhaps it was just good defense by Lebedev which made him look bad.
Lebedev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lebedev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dope on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lebedev cracks the inside of Dope's front leg.
A combination from Dope does no damage.
Lebedev closes the distance and clinches.
Lebedev lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Lebedev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dope's defenses.
It looks like Shaggy Dope has been cut.
Dope tries to break free but Lebedev pushes him back against the cage.
Dope takes an elbow to the temple.
Lebedev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lebedev lands a left hand.
Lebedev missing with knees to the body.
Lebedev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lebedev prevents Dope from breaking the clinch.
Lebedev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dope looks gassed!
Lebedev lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Lebedev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lebedev stalls.
Dope takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Shaggy Dope's cut even more.
Lebedev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dope's defenses.
Lebedev lands an elbow just above Dope 's eye.
Dope being controlled against the cage.
Lebedev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dope takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Shaggy Dope's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lebedev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebedev lands an elbow just above Dope 's eye.
Lebedev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shaggy Dope's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lebedev lands an elbow inside that Dope shrugs off.
Dope is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shaggy Dope's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yuri Lebedev!
A victorious Yuri Lebedev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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