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INY 3 Almanez V Savanis II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Lembryk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Snipes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley Snipes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Lembryk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Snipes!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lembryk connects with a body shot.
Snipes misses with a body shot.
Lembryk closes the distance and clinches.
Snipes misses with a knee strike.
Lembryk scores with a shot to the side of Snipes's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Snipes lands a knee to the body.
Snipes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snipes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lembryk is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snipes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Snipes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Snipes.
Good body shot from Lembryk.
Snipes missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snipes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lembryk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snipes landing knees to the body.
Snipes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lembryk.
Snipes trying to stall but Lembryk improves his position.
Lembryk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snipes backwards.
Lembryk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snipes crunches a lovely knee into Lembryk's ribcage.
Snipes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lembryk avoids it.
Snipes landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snipes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lembryk avoids it.
Snipes looking to throw knees to the head but Lembryk is blocking nicely.
Lembryk could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Snipes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lembryk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snipes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lembryk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snipes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lembryk avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snipes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snipes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lembryk avoids it.
Snipes misses with a knee strike.
Snipes with a knee to the head.
Snipes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lembryk's face.
Snipes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lembryk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lembryk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Snipes connects with a knee to the head.
Lembryk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lembryk misses with a punch on the inside.
Lembryk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lembryk working aggressively here.
Snipes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snipes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snipes lands a knee to the head.
Lembryk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Snipes.
Snipes misses with a knee to the head.
Snipes misses with a knee to the head.
Snipes looking to stall.
Snipes tries a knee to the head but Lembryk blocks it.
Lembryk stalling.
Lembryk lands with a short shot to the head.
Snipes tries to land knees in the clinch but Lembryk avoids the damage to the body.
Lembryk working aggressively here.
Snipes letting Lembryk take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Snipes blocks an uppercut.
Snipes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lembryk throws a head punch that misses.
Lembryk throws a head punch that misses.
Lembryk managing to block the knees to the body from Snipes.
Lembryk lands with a light punch inside.
Lembryk lands with a left to the head.
Snipes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lembryk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snipes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lembryk.
Lembryk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Lembryk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Snipes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lembryk throws a hook but Snipes avoids it easily.
Snipes darts in and clinches Lembryk up against the cage.
Snipes lands a good knee to the midsection. Lembryk won't want to take too many of those.
Snipes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lembryk.
Snipes lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
A knee to the head by Snipes.
It looks like Matthew Lembryk has been cut.
Snipes just leaning against Lembryk, taking a breather.
Lembryk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snipes misses with a knee strike.
Snipes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Snipes looking to stall.
Snipes drops Lembryk with a big knee straight up the middle! Lembryk is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lembryk is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snipes has closed the distance and engaged Lembryk in a clinch.
Oh Lembryk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snipes is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Lembryk tries to break Snipes's hands from around his neck, Snipes unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Lembryk will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Wesley Snipes!
Wesley Snipes gave a mention to L.A. Elite Clothing Co ($8.50 shorts and shirt) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devin Styles!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua avoids the body shot from Styles.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Styles tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Styles to the ground. Styles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Styles as he jumps to the side.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Styles throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Styles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Styles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rua rather than just go for the knockout.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Styles as he avoids it easily.
Styles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Dante Rua 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!
Styles throws a monster overhand right that drops Rua! Styles follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Styles!
Devin Styles managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, L.A. Elite Clothing Co ($8.50 shorts and shirt), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Skrillex-Reptile. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Turner!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luciano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Luciano stalling in the clinch.
Luciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Turner tries a knee to the head but Luciano blocks it.
Luciano jumps guard and drags Turner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Luciano is pulling down on Turner's head to control his posture.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charlie Luciano wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turner is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano tries to clinch up.
Luciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Randy Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luciano blocks a head kick by Turner.
Turner lands a head kick. Luciano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luciano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luciano moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Luciano to work.
Luciano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Luciano tries for a takedown but Turner manages to get underhooks.
Luciano looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luciano goes for a takedown attempt but Turner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner gets tackled into the cage by Luciano. Luciano maintains the clinch.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Turner connects with a solid leg kick.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luciano's calf.
Luciano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Turner.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luciano. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turner.
Turner moves into the clinch successfully.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
Turner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turner.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luciano blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luciano as Turner tries to tie him up.
Turner tries to break free but Luciano pushes him back against the cage.
Turner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turner crunches a lovely knee into Luciano's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Charlie Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luciano is keeping busy.
Luciano manages to pull guard.
Luciano trying to strike off his back.
Luciano pushes Turner off and gets back to his feet.
Turner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner looks to land a combination but Luciano avoids it well.
Luciano gets tackled into the cage by Turner. Turner maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Turner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luciano is looking to clinch.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luciano has a takedown stuffed.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Charlie Luciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Turner lands a left and a right that send Luciano crashing to the mat, dazed. Turner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Luciano is rocked!
It looks like Charlie Luciano has been cut.
Turner fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Luciano out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Randy Turner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Todd East!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from East.
East connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rua. Rua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
East closes the distance and pushes Rua back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, East creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
East blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Todd East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but East circles away.
East pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
East slows down the pace here.
Rua is trying to work for a single leg takedown but East pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
East pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua drops down looking for an ankle pick but East pulls his leg out and moves away.
Donk. East catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
East lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Todd East is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
East tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
East scores with a jab to the head.
Good shot there by East.
A right-left combo lands from East.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for East.
Rua is rocked!
Rua dives in and grabs East's left leg, looking for a takedown. East pushes down on Rua's head and hops out.
Rua takes one to the chin there.
East connects with a right hand. Rua shakes it off.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but East swivels and escapes.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
East has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from East.
East controlling the action here for a moment.
East softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from East.
Rua wants to stall.
East throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
East throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
East lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, East creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
East lands on the inside with an uppercut.
East has Rua pressed against the cage, preventing Rua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
East working some nice short punches in the clinch.
East effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from East.
East dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from East.
East pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rua jumps guard but East turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rua trying to control the position but instead, East has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the cage.
East lands on the inside with an uppercut.
East slowing the pace effectively.
East lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from East fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua wants to stall.
Rua is trying to drag East to the mat but East just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
East scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd East dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
East misses with a few strikes there.
East tries to clinch
so Rua counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
East looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rua is now in half guard.
East trying to hold on to Rua's head to control him but Rua postures up.
Rua is taking a breather. East 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.
East is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East wants to get back to full guard but Rua has passed into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if East can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rua working away.
Rua trying to control the action but East is working from the bottom.
Rua tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rua has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rua trying to control the action but East is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to move to mount but East blocks the move with his legs.
Rua working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rua wants to control but East is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East tries to bench press Rua off him but Rua keeps the position.
Rua trying to control the action but East is working from the bottom.
Rua working away.
East tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East just trying to survive but Rua is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rua wants to control but East is keeping busy.
Rua working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
East can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for East.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rua dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A nice combination there by East.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
East throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
East connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rua. Rua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
East rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frank Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by East.
East lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
East misses with a body punch
and Rua counters with a takedown into side control.
East really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down East's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rua trying to control the position but East is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua gets to mount! East was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rua working for a submission but East is keeping him at bay.
East is trying desperately to improve position.
East wants to hold on but Rua pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua content just to control the position here.
Rua'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.
Rua looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
East is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East wants to get back to his feet.
Rua takes East's back.
East can't escape the position.
Rua is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Frank Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua working for the choke.
East is trying to defend against the choke here but Rua has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Rua Tightens the hold and East taps out furiously! Rua displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Rua!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Roughcut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Roughcut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Roughcut!
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, Cung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roughcut misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Roughcut slips a jab from Lee.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roughcut gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughcut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Roughcut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roughcut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roughcut.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roughcut manages to avoid it.
Roughcut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roughcut tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee tests Roughcut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roughcut fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Roughcut was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roughcut misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Roughcut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Roughcut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roughcut takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roughcut fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roughcut is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roughcut has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Roughcut blocks a head kick by Lee.
Cung Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Roughcut looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee feints and then cracks Roughcut's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roughcut down.
Cung Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Roughcut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Roughcut tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roughcut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roughcut gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Roughcut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a head kick that Roughcut semi-blocks.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Roughcut off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roughcut fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Roughcut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roughcut misses with a takedown
and Roughcut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughcut with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roughcut shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roughcut thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roughcut doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Roughcut 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Roughcut doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Roughcut doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Roughcut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Cung Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roughcut. That did some damage!
Roughcut on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roughcut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Roughcut 's knee.
Lee connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughcut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roughcut with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Roughcut was not able to check.
Roughcut is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Roughcut fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Roughcut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roughcut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughcut misses with a takedown
and Roughcut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roughcut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Roughcut with a poor takedown
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roughcut doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Roughcut's head but Roughcut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
A big right from Lee misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Roughcut. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roughcut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Lee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Chinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupe Pintor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Chinner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Chinner!
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, Lupe Pintor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pintor throws a good cross that connects.
Chinner has his takedown stuffed
and Pintor counters with a stiff right hand.
Pintor clobbers Chinner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chinner with a poor takedown
and Pintor counters with a series of strikes. Chinner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pintor drives through and clinches with Chinner against the cage.
Pintor controlling the action here for a moment.
Pintor continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Chinner avoiding damage.
Pintor lands a right hand.
Pintor pressing his opponent 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!
A body shot lands from Pintor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintor slowing the pace effectively.
Pintor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chinner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pintor swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Chinner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pintor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chinner's head.
Chinner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pintor counters with a three punch combo that has Chinner backing up. Chinner nods at Pintor to acknowledge the strikes.
Chinner is breathing heavily.
Chinner slips a jab and a cross from Pintor.
Chinner closes the distance but Pintor moves to the side
and Pintor counters with a leg kick.
Pintor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chinner's calf.
Chinner shoots and misses
and Pintor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chinner's knee momentarily.
Pintor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pintor scores with the left hand. Chinner knows he should have avoided that one.
Pintor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pintor scores with a hook.
Chinner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pintor throws a combination. Chinner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pintor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chinner backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintor scores with a nice strike.
Pintor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chinner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pintor is looking to slow Chinner down with leg kicks.
Chinner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pintor can pounce on him.
Pintor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pintor stalks Chinner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chinner's face. Chinner staggers backwards, shaken.
Chinner is rocked!
Chinner gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Chinner tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Pintor is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Chinner buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Chinner!! Chinner is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Pintor throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lupe Pintor!
Lupe Pintor gave a mention to L.A. Elite Clothing Co ($8.50 shorts and shirt) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omnus IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). IV is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Into the Fire. This should be fireworks!
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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
10 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Gunderson!
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, Omnus IV!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gunderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gunderson shoots in but IV avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gunderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gunderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
IV drops Gunderson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gunderson looks back up at him and smiles so IV waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gunderson is rocked!
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!
Gunderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and IV counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Gunderson out cold! What a finish! IV is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Omnus IV!
An intense looking Omnus IV took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Our pankration is the most powerful, Aut vincere aut mori.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brody Savanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almanez's entrance music is My Cool by Adam Tensta. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Savanis!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almanez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savanis walks into a left hand.
Savanis cracks Almanez with a good jab.
Savanis fails with a takedown attempt.
Almanez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Savanis.
Savanis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almanez wants to clinch up but Savanis keeps it at a distance.
Savanis misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Almanez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Almanez lands.
Savanis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savanis missing with a left hand there. Almanez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almanez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savanis was well out of range. Poor timing from Almanez.
Jd Almanez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almanez tries to clinch there but Savanis circles away.
Almanez tries to clinch up.
Savanis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almanez throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savanis moves out of range of the body kick from Almanez.
Savanis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almanez.
Almanez tries to clinch but Savanis moves out of range.
Savanis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Savanis.
Almanez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savanis.
Almanez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Almanez connects with a solid leg kick.
Almanez loads up on a big right hand but Savanis slips the punch.
Almanez dodges the punch combination from Savanis.
Almanez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savanis moves away.
Savanis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almanez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Savanis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savanis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez throws a nice looking combination but Savanis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almanez. Savanis does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Almanez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almanez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Almanez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savanis slips a straight right by Almanez.
Almanez wants to clinch.
Savanis avoids the body shot from Almanez.
Savanis scores with a jab to the body.
Savanis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almanez moves away.
Savanis misses with a two punch combination.
Savanis misses with a few strikes there.
Almanez looks to land a body kick but Savanis moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez fails with the takedown.
Almanez clinches with his opponent.
Almanez tries to pull guard but Savanis holds him up against the cage and eventually Almanez drops back down to his feet.
Almanez working hard to break the clinch.
Savanis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savanis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Almanez looks to throw the jab but Savanis is out of range.
Almanez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Almanez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Almanez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Savanis after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jd Almanez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez is working for takedown but Savanis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Almanez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Almanez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savanis's efforts to push away.
Almanez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Savanis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Almanez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Almanez lands with a right to the head.
Almanez can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savanis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savanis misses with a series of wild punches.
Savanis tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brody Savanis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Almanez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almanez connects with a looping right hand.
Almanez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Savanis in his tracks.
Almanez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almanez throws a big shot that misses.
Jd Almanez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savanis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almanez.
Savanis lands a nice hook to Almanez's body. Almanez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Savanis lands a head shot.
Savanis misses with a straight left.
Good work by Almanez as he checks the leg kick.
Almanez digs a good body shot into Savanis's ribs.
Savanis misses with the combination.
Almanez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savanis has time to react.
Almanez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez misses with a series of wild punches.
Almanez misses with the body kick
and Savanis counters with a nice body kick.
Savanis lands with a kick to the temple. Almanez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Savanis throws a lazy head kick
and Almanez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almanez.
Savanis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almanez is trying to drag Savanis to the mat but Savanis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Almanez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savanis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savanis moves away from the strike by Almanez.
Almanez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savanis manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez misses with a straight left.
Savanis defending well as Almanez loads up on a big left hand.
Savanis throws a right hand that Almanez ducks under and follows up with a left that Almanez also avoids with ease.
Savanis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almanez.
Almanez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savanis circles away quickly and effectively.
Savanis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almanez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savanis. Almanez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savanis slips under a jab from Almanez.
Almanez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savanis circles away quickly and effectively.
Almanez is looking to score with low kicks.
Savanis tries to move into range but Almanez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Almanez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Savanis scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Almanez.
Almanez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savanis counters with a head kick.
Almanez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Almanez throws a nice looking combination but Savanis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savanis fakes the leg kick and cracks Almanez in the body.
Savanis misses the body punch
and Savanis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almanez swings for the body but Savanis moves out of range.
Almanez wants to clinch.
Savanis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Almanez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Savanis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savanis misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Savanis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almanez throws a right hand that Savanis ducks under and follows up with a left that Savanis also avoids with ease.
Almanez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savanis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Savanis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Almanez looks to land a left hand but Savanis moved out of range nicely.
Savanis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savanis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Almanez is trying to control the position but Savanis postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almanez looking for a sweep. Not yet Almanez, not yet.
Savanis throws a big right hand that misses.
Savanis trying to control the position from guard on top but Almanez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savanis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Savanis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Savanis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Almanez misses.
Savanis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Almanez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Almanez can't do much from the bottom here.
Savanis stands up.
Good exchange - Savanis coming out on top.
Brody Savanis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez cracks Savanis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Savanis missing with a left hand there. Almanez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Savanis, right into the meat.
Almanez doesn't manage to clinch there - Savanis circles away.
Almanez throws a hook to the side of Savanis's head but Savanis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savanis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Almanez did well to prevent Savanis getting side control.
Savanis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Savanis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Almanez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Savanis throws a strike but Almanez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez throwing strikes but missing.
Almanez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almanez throwing strikes from guard but Savanis blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almanez postures up in Savanis's guard and throws a big left but Savanis blocks it.
Almanez is looking to advance position but Savanis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis controlling from the full mount.
Savanis looking to ground and pound but Almanez is blocking nicely.
Almanez regains half guard.
Savanis stalling.
Nice strikes from Savanis there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez is not content to let Savanis control the position.
Almanez trying to control but Savanis postures up.
Almanez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Almanez gets back to full guard.
Savanis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savanis controlling from the top position.
Almanez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Savanis really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Savanis defending well as Almanez loads up on a big left hand.
A nice combination there by Almanez.
Almanez throws a looping overhand right but Savanis ducks down to avoid it.
Savanis needs to keep his hands up - Almanez had a free shot at his head there.
Savanis dodges the punch combination from Almanez.
Almanez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almanez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savanis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almanez misses with the combination.
Savanis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Almanez throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez throws a poor cross that misses
and Savanis counters with a two punch combo.
Almanez takes a swing at Savanis's ribcage but misses.
Almanez throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by Almanez.
Savanis throws out a leg kick but Almanez moves out of range and Savanis only half commits.
Savanis misses with a head kick.
Savanis misses with a body shot.
Almanez misses with a series of wild punches.
Savanis lands a head kick!
Almanez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savanis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Savanis misses.
Savanis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almanez manages to avoid it.
Almanez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savanis throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Almanez misses.
Almanez misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Savanis.
Almanez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almanez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savanis.
Almanez looks to land a combination but Savanis avoids it well.
Savanis takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almanez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savanis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savanis throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savanis.
Almanez is looking to clinch but Savanis is avoiding it.
Almanez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savanis walks into a straight right hand from Almanez.
Almanez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Almanez looks to score with a jab to the body but Savanis is just out of range.
Savanis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Savanis throws a sloppy head kick and Almanez moves out of range easily.
Almanez doesn't manage to clinch there - Savanis circles away.
Savanis walks into a straight right hand from Almanez.
Almanez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savanis.
Almanez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almanez throws out a leg kick but Savanis moves out of range and Almanez only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savanis.
Almanez blocks a leg kick.
Almanez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Savanis lands a head shot.
Savanis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almanez throws a nice looking combination but Savanis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almanez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Savanis momentarily.
Savanis looks for a takedown but Almanez sprawls well.
Almanez moves in looking to clinch but Savanis pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almanez misses with a straight right.
Savanis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jd Almanez had his way with Brody Savanis in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Almanez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Savanis tries to land a front kick but Almanez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Almanez throws a good cross that connects.
Almanez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savanis.
Savanis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Almanez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Almanez misses.
Almanez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savanis stuffs the takedown attempt from Almanez. Almanez gets slowly back to his feet.
Almanez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Savanis counter with a right hand.
Almanez needs to keep his hands up - Savanis had a free shot at his head there.
Savanis misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Savanis both land. Nice combination.
Savanis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Savanis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Savanis looks to score with a jab to the body but Almanez is just out of range.
Almanez works over Savanis's head and body with a nice combination.
Savanis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Almanez misses with a looping left.
Almanez lands with a nice combination. Savanis backs away looking to recover.
Almanez throws a hook but Savanis avoids it easily.
Savanis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almanez gets a double leg takedown into Savanis's guard.
Almanez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almanez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almanez 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almanez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savanis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Almanez has passed into side control.
Almanez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Savanis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Almanez working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Savanis works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Savanis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almanez.
Almanez throwing shots but Savanis is blocking nicely.
Savanis is trying to control but can't.
Almanez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Almanez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Savanis defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savanis is trying to stand back up but Almanez is controlling him
Jd Almanez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savanis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almanez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jd Almanez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Savanis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brody Savanis!
Brody Savanis is the new middleweight champion!
Brody Savanis really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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