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DPEF-Challengers 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Redd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brock Rua's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Redd!
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, Brock Rua!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redd gets caught napping as Rua dives in and scores a takedown. Redd manages to retain guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Redd is trying to keep Rua in close.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Rua showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Redd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rua is aware though and is defending well.
Rua has gone for a leg lock! Redd slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rua's guard.
Redd wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rua can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rua thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Redd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Redd from controlling successfully.
Adam Redd has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rua shoots in and bounces Redd off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rua's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock Rua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rua shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Redd's guard.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Redd is retaining full guard.
Redd is working an open guard so Rua takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Redd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Redd tries to sprawl but Rua drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Rua is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Redd tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brock Rua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rua forces Redd back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Rua dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rua punishes Redd's body with a nice straight punch.
Redd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adam Redd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rua.
Rua in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Rua taking a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Rua was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Redd is trying to pull guard but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rua keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd is trying to maintain the position but Rua is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brock Rua wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rua clinches up with Redd and pushes him back against the cage.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Redd is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Adam Redd has been cut.
Rua successfully pulls guard.
Redd trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua has his feet on Redd's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Redd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rua clinches with his opponent.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Redd is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rua is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Redd to the mat. Redd regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brock Rua hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rua dives in and scores a takedown into Redd's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Redd 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Redd's cut.
That's time! Redd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Rua shoots in and bounces Redd off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rua content to stall in guard here.
Rua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock Rua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Redd tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Redd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Redd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rua counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Redd's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Redd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Redd is retaining full guard.
Rua slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brock Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua controlling the position from side mount.
Rua working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua scores with punches from side control.
Rua in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rua is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Redd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rua scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Redd to see if he's OK.
Rua stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Redd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Adam Redd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua lands some shots froms side control.
The referee asks Rua politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rua prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rua decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rua feints and as Redd raises his hands in defense, Rua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rua slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Redd keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Redd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brock Rua wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rua 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.
Brock Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rua 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Raw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raw comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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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, Keith Raw!
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, Troy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Raw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raw thows a body shot but no joy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jackson enables Raw to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jackson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Raw won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Raw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Raw wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Raw isn't so interested in that idea.
Raw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Raw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Raw slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Raw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raw thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Raw tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raw is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jackson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jackson has escaped and now he's on top!
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Raw's legs - danger averted.
Raw trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Raw is retaining full guard.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raw looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Raw drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson is not content to let Raw control the position.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Raw looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Raw smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Raw tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Raw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Raw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raw wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Raw tries to advance to mount but Jackson denies him.
Raw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Raw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Raw dominated that round.
That's time! Raw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Raw. Raw gets slowly back to his feet.
Raw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raw has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jackson regains guard immediately.
Raw throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson wants to stand up but Raw is controlling him.
Raw throws a big right hand that misses.
Raw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raw working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Keith Raw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raw throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Raw pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Raw keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Raw lands a couple of elbows.
Raw lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson is rocked!
Raw drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Raw jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Raw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raw is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Raw finish him?
Raw postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Raw lands a couple of elbows.
Raw drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Raw off! Raw jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Raw slips nicely into half guard.
Raw 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.
Raw is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Jackson is hurt! He's hurt bad - Raw fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Jackson from any more punishment! Congratulations to Raw! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Raw!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Keith Raw made sure he mentioned Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jennings has chosen Ruff Ryders' Anthem as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Jennings!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jennings manages to avoid it.
Boom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jennings.
Jennings shoots in and drives through. Boom sprawls well.
Boom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jennings tries to clinch up but Boom circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jennings.
Boom stuffs the takedown.
Damian Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Jennings.
Jennings walks into a straight right hand from Boom.
Boom has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boom as Jennings tries to tie him up.
Jennings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jennings wants to clinch.
Boom throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Boom.
Boom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom lands a glancing blow to the side of Jennings's head.
Boom throws a series of strikes that have Jennings backpedaling.
Boom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jennings tries to clinch there but Boom circles away.
Boom throws a right hand that Jennings ducks under and follows up with a left that Jennings also avoids with ease.
Jennings fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boom throws a series of punches but Jennings moves out of range.
Boom looks to land a combination but Jennings avoids it well.
Jennings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boom is trying to push Jennings away but Jennings has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jennings pulls Boom into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boom throws a big right hand that misses.
Boom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom misses with a combination
and Jennings counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boom's knee momentarily.
Jennings tries to clinch but Boom is having none of it.
Jennings gets a takedown into half guard.
Boom wants to control but Jennings is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jennings trying to control from Boom's half guard. Boom has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Boom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boom is working away from the top position though.
Boom content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boom throwing shots but Jennings is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom thows a huge punch but Jennings dodges it nicely.
Boom decides to stand and escape the position.
Boom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jennings moves away.
Boom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jennings.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice straight punches there by Boom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boom.
Jennings clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings wants a takedown.
Jennings prevents Boom from breaking the clinch.
Jennings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damian Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jennings back to the cage. Boom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jennings tries to clinch but Boom is having none of it.
Boom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jennings walks into a straight right hand from Boom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom misses with a wild combination.
Boom catches Jennings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jennings walks into a jab.
Jennings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jennings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Boom dominated that round.
That's time! Boom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boom swinging wildly here.
Jennings scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jennings is looking to take a break and control but Boom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boom manages to get back to half guard.
Boom is pressing down on Jennings's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jennings stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jennings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Boom. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings shoots for a double leg takedown but Boom sprawls well. He's pushed Jennings's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jennings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom throws a combination that misses
and Jennings counters with a two punch combo.
Boom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Boom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom throws a combination that misses
and Jennings counters with a body kick that stops Boom in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jennings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boom.
Jennings tries to clinch but Boom is having none of it.
A combination from Boom does no damage.
A jab lands there for Boom.
Boom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jennings throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Damian Boom 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!
Sloppy strikes from Boom. Those never looked like landing.
Boom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jennings feints and as Boom raises his hands in defense, Jennings changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boom keeping moving, preventing Jennings from controlling successfully.
Jennings works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boom is not content to let Jennings control the position.
Boom is trying to get back to full guard.
Jennings is looking to take a break and control but Boom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Xavier Jennings hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jennings shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boom defends it nicely.
Damian Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boom shoots in but Jennings avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jennings checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boom gets tackled into the cage by Jennings. Jennings maintains the clinch.
Boom tries to circle away but Jennings has him pinned against the cage.
Boom lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom tries to break the clinch but Jennings is controlling the position.
Jennings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jennings closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boom quickly recovers to half guard.
Jennings not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jennings trying to mount his opponent but Boom defends it.
Boom trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jennings is trying to work for a kimura but Boom is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Jennings showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damian Boom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jennings throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boom's waist but Boom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jennings off to one side.
Jennings tries to clinch but Boom is having none of it.
Boom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damian Boom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom throws a series of strikes that have Jennings backpedaling.
Jennings closes the distance but Boom moves to the side
enabling Boom to counter with a crisp jab.
Jennings fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boom swats away the attempt to clinch by Jennings.
Jennings shoots in and drives through. Boom sprawls well.
Damian Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Jennings.
Jennings is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jennings throws a head kick that Boom semi-blocks.
Jennings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jennings misses with the combination.
Boom clobbers Jennings with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings dodges the punch combination from Boom.
Boom tries to score with a low kick but Jennings moves his leg out of the way.
Boom lands a two punch combo.
Boom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jennings shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boom defends it nicely.
Boom misses with a double jab.
Jennings fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boom scores with a body shot.
Boom throws a series of strikes that have Jennings backpedaling.
Boom throws a nice looking combination but Jennings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boom sprawls well. Boom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jennings gets slowly back to his feet.
Boom shoots in for a takedown but Jennings shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boom.
Boom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boom in particular looking to stall.
Boom lands with a punch from half guard.
Boom lands strikes from half guard.
Jennings is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boom performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jennings wants to control but Boom is having none of it.
Boom trying to control but Jennings is having none of it.
Xavier Jennings has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boom controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom is working for a guillotine from mount but Jennings frees his head quite easily.
Jennings is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boom is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jennings has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boom trying to control but Jennings is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jennings is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Boom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boom 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Boom!
An out of breath Damian Boom 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Lombard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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182 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Lombard !
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, Shawn Michael!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Michael moved out of range.
Lombard leaves Michael with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michael cracks Lombard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Michael does no damage.
Michael misses with the combination.
Lombard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lombard misses with a series of wild punches.
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael lands with a right hand.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lombard throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
Michael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lombard .
Michael tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lombard takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michael.
Michael tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lombard on the side of the head.
Lombard throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Michael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michael looks gassed!
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard looks to land a left hand but Michael moved out of range nicely.
Hector Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lombard misses.
Lombard tries to move into range but Michael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lombard misses with an uppercut.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
Michael takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Michael.
Lombard drops Michael with a nice combination! Lombard dives into Michael's guard, looking to finish!
Michael is rocked!
It looks like Shawn Michael has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lombard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Michael is still on wobbly legs! Can Lombard finish him?
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lombard .
A head kick misses from Lombard .
Michael feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lombard s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Michael chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michael blocks a head kick by Lombard .
Michael lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michael walks into a jab.
Michael lands with a nice combination. Lombard backs away looking to recover.
Michael seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lombard . Those never looked like landing.
Lombard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lombard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael misses with a straight right.
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Lombard misses the jab.
Michael throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lombard lands a jab-cross combination.
Michael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Lombard .
Lombard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lombard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lombard .
Lombard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Lombard misses.
Michael throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lombard throws out the jab.
Lombard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lombard throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
Michael takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Lombard does no damage.
A punch combination from Michael misses.
Michael scores with a three punch combo!
Michael tries to move into range but Lombard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lombard scores with a punch to the head.
Lombard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lombard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Michael misses with the combination.
Lombard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lombard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lombard cracks Michael with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lombard throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a hook
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lombard . Lombard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Michael misses with the combination.
Lombard throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
Lombard throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lombard .
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Michael displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lombard throws a body punch but Michael moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Michael's head but Michael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michael lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hector Lombard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lombard lands a nice shot that snaps Michael's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Lombard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michael's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lombard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Michael.
Lombard misses with a combination
and Michael counters with a three punch combo that has Lombard backing up. Lombard nods at Michael to acknowledge the strikes.
Lombard tries a head kick but it misses.
Michael lands a head shot.
Michael pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lombard back to the cage. Michael follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Michael misses with the combination.
Michael misses with a few strikes there.
Michael scores with a one two! Lombard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Michael lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Lombard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Lombard throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Lombard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lombard throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
Michael scores with the left hand. Lombard knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
Michael misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael blocks a head kick by Lombard .
Michael with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
Lombard misses with a body shot.
Lombard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michael manages to avoid it.
Hector Lombard is winning the standup battle so far.
Michael shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lombard eats them both and turns towards Michael to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hector Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michael slips under a jab from Lombard .
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Michael throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard .
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Lombard .
Lombard throws a series of punches but Michael moves out of range.
Michael moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Michael is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lombard .
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Lombard throws a sloppy head kick
and Michael counters with a straight right hand.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michael was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard .
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Michael.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Michael's head but Michael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lombard .
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Michael misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael blocks a head kick by Lombard .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael scores with a jab to the body.
Michael blocks a head kick by Lombard .
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael misses with a few strikes there.
Michael throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Michael misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Lombard walks into a stiff left hand from Michael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a series of wild punches.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Michael avoids nicely.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Michael is just out of range.
Michael stalks Lombard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lombard 's face. Lombard staggers backwards, shaken.
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Michael throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Michael blocks a head kick by Lombard .
Lombard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael misses with a straight right.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lombard .
Michael lands with a kick to the temple. Lombard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Lombard throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Michael staying out of range there.
Michael wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lombard !
A combination from Michael does no damage.
Lombard looks to land a combination but Michael avoids it well.
Lombard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Lombard misses.
Michael throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Michael is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lombard .
A cross from Michael lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hector Lombard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michael's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lombard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lombard throws a right hand that Michael ducks under and follows up with a left that Michael also avoids with ease.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Michael moves out of range.
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Michael throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
Michael scores with a sloppy right hand. Lombard should have avoided that one.
Michael throws out a powerful jab.
Lombard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael is working the combinations to good effect here.
Michael is looking to slow Lombard down with leg kicks.
Michael throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Michael throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Jab from Michael.
Michael dodges the punch combination from Lombard .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Michael swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michael with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
Lombard tries a head kick but it misses.
Michael looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
Lombard throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
Michael throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lombard cracks Michael with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lombard throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
Michael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombard .
Lombard misses with a hook
and Michael counters with a two punch combo.
Michael is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Michael throws a series of strikes that have Lombard backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to bum rush Michael with a series of wild strikes but Michael uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Michael.
Lombard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lombard misses the jab.
Lombard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Michael scores with a jab.
Lombard misses with an uppercut. Michael saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Lombard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michael was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard .
Michael throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard .
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Lombard . No joy for Michael on that attempt.
Michael on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Lombard misses.
Lombard throws a shot from downtown. Michael moves away and avoids it.
Michael blocks a head kick by Lombard .
Michael avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Michael, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michael swinging wildly here.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Michael defending well as Lombard loads up on a big left hand.
Lombard misses with a few strikes there.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a head shot.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
Lombard swinging wildly here.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Lombard .
Michael throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lombard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombard throws a sloppy head kick
letting Michael counter with a right hand.
Lombard throws a lazy head kick
and Michael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Michael avoids nicely.
Lombard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shawn Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Michael blocks a head kick by Lombard .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michael misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hector Lombard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michael blocks a head kick by Lombard .
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Lombard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lombard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Lombard !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Dominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick's entrance music is ' It's My Life ' by Bon Jovi. A fine choice. 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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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Dominick!
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, Jason Pitt!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Pitt. No joy for Dominick on that attempt.
Pitt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dominick.
Pitt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dominick's waist but Dominick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pitt off to one side.
Pitt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dominick is fending him off so far but Pitt persists. Nope, Dominick circles away and we're back to standing.
Pitt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dominick as he avoids it easily.
Alan Dominick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Pitt.
Pitt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dominick instigates a clinch.
Dominick can't get the takedown.
Pitt decides to pull guard.
Dominick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dominick is working Pitt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dominick stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dominick lands a nice shot that snaps Pitt's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pitt but Pitt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pitt closes the distance but Dominick moves to the side
and Dominick counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominick tries for a takedown but Pitt manages to get underhooks.
Dominick turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pitt struggling a bit here.
Pitt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dominick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dominick wants to control but Pitt is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Dominick are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dominick fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pitt gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pitt is in a horrible position here. Dominick smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dominick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominick is working for a guillotine from mount but Pitt frees his head quite easily.
Pitt tries to hold on but Dominick pushes him away.
Dominick lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pitt hang on?
Dominick with the ground and pound from mount.
Dominick is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pitt has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dominick looking to finish Pitt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pitt!
Pitt is trying desperately to improve position.
Pitt tries to hold on but Dominick pushes him away.
Pitt looks gassed!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dominick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dominick lands a big elbow.
Dominick with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pitt wants to control but Dominick is having none of it.
Dominick with good strikes from the mount here!
Dominick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dominick has hold of Pitt's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pitt manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dominick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominick swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pitt is now in Dominick's guard. A big mistake from Dominick there, giving up the dominant position!
Dominick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominick has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pitt should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dominick has tightened it up now! Pitt should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alan Dominick!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjy Bronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronk has chosen 10 Years - Shoot it out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjy Bronk!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Batista wants it to stay on the feet.
Good shot there by Batista.
Bronk shoots in for a takedown but Batista shows good takedown defense.
Bronk fails with the takedown
and Bronk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjy Bronk.
Bronk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batista.
Bronk walks into a straight right hand from Batista.
Batista lands an overhand right.
Batista scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista throws a right hand that Bronk ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronk also avoids with ease.
Bronk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like John Batista has been cut.
Batista leaves Bronk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Batista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Batista cracks Bronk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Batista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Batista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bronk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batista misses with a wild combination.
Bronk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Batista makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bronk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bronk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Batista counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista throws a head kick but Bronk moves out of range.
Bronk has a takedown stuffed.
Batista swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronk.
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!
Bronk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batista fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronk.
Bronk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bronk throws out a leg kick but Batista moves out of range and Bronk only half commits.
Batista steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronk.
Batista comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bronk looks gassed!
Bronk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batista's waist but Batista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bronk off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bronk misses with a head kick.
Bronk takes one to the side of the head.
Batista avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batista lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bronk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronk takes one to the chin there.
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!
The crowd cheers as Batista lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bronk doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut lands for Batista. That snapped Bronk's head back.
Bronk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Batista avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batista slaps away a takedown attempt from Bronk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Batista fails to land with a series of punches.
Batista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batista pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bronk back to the cage. Batista follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Batista is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bronk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Batista lands a jab.
Bronk throws a combination that misses
and Batista counters with a left to the body.
Bronk is trying desperately to land a takedown but Batista is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bronk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Batista.
Bronk takes a swing at Batista's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Batista dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Batista's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bronk tries to clinch but Batista moves out of range.
A punch combination from Batista misses.
Bronk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Batista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John Batista is winning the standup battle so far.
Batista throws a series of punches but Bronk moves out of range.
Batista connects with a looping right hand.
Bronk shoots in and drives through. Batista sprawls well.
Bronk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batista.
Batista fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Batista darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bronk looks for a takedown but Batista sprawls well.
John Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjy Bronk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bronk back to the cage. Batista follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bronk is breathing heavily.
A jab from Bronk does it's job there.
Bronk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Batista avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Batista.
Batista tries to bum rush Bronk with a series of wild strikes but Bronk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batista lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bronk backs up against the cage.
Bronk throws a head kick but Batista moves out of range.
Bronk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Batista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronk can do to turn this around?
Bronk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronk throws a combination that misses
and Batista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Batista scores with a four punch combination!
Batista scores with the left hand. Bronk knows he should have avoided that one.
Batista misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Batista. That snapped Bronk's head back.
Batista connects with a single shot there.
Bronk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bronk takes one to the chin there.
Batista scores with a hook.
Bronk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Batista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Batista. Beautiful body shot.
Bronk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Batista counters with a left and a right that stings Bronk.
Jab, jab by Batista - just one landing.
Bronk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Batista eats them both and turns towards Bronk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Horrible takedown by Bronk or perhaps it was just good defense by Batista which made him look bad.
Bronk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Batista feints a jab promting Bronk to slip. Batista then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bronk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Batista lands a head kick. Bronk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bronk 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!
Batista lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bronk is still on wobbly legs! Can Batista finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista scores with the left hand. Bronk knows he should have avoided that one.
Batista scores with a shot to the body.
Bronk seems to have recovered his senses.
A solid body kick from Batista.
Bronk shoots and misses
and Batista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Batista lands with a slapping head kick.
Bronk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Batista.
Batista lands the left hand.
Bronk closes the distance and clinches up with Batista, looking for a takedown. Bronk pushes Batista against the cage but Batista circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Batista comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bronk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batista as he avoids it easily.
John Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista misses with a wild combination.
Batista digs a good body shot into Bronk's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Batista dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Batista's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Batista moves into range and connects with a jab.
Batista swinging wildly here.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but Bronk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Batista.
Batista moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bronk shoots for a double leg takedown but Batista sprawls well. He's pushed Bronk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bronk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bronk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronk shoots in but Batista avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab lands there for Batista.
Bronk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronk shoots in and drives through. Batista sprawls well.
John Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjy Bronk.
Nice straight punches there by Batista. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Batista.
Batista thuds a left hand into Bronk's body.
Bronk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Batista feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bronks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Batista checks a leg kick.
Bronk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Batista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Batista lands with a nice body punch.
Bronk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Batista sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bronk somewhat.
Batista lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batista lands a nice looking body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Batista.
Bronk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Batista connects with a body shot.
Bronk dodges the punch combination from Batista.
Bronk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Batista counters with a nice uppercut.
Batista throws a series of strikes that have Bronk backpedaling.
A right-left combo lands from Batista.
Bronk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista lands a head shot.
Batista stalks Bronk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bronk's face. Bronk staggers backwards, shaken.
Batista lands a body shot.
Batista scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bronk looks to clinch
and Batista counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bronk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Batista sprawls well. Batista wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bronk gets slowly back to his feet.
Batista works over Bronk's head and body with a nice combination.
Bronk drops his hands momentarily and Batista takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benjy Bronk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Batista does no damage.
Batista stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Batista wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bronk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by Batista.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Batista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batista as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Batista. No joy for Bronk on that attempt.
Batista turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista scores with a nice right hand.
Bronk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batista.
Benjy Bronk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Batista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batista has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Batista!
A very excited looking John Batista rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joel Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosades has chosen Morrowind as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, Joel Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosades stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cosades circles away.
Cruz closes the distance but Cosades moves to the side
and Cosades counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
Joel Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosades stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cosades as he avoids it easily.
Cosades walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cosades tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cosades to the ground. Cosades escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz tries to clinch but Cosades is having none of it.
Cosades misses with a body kick.
Cosades throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cosades throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Cosades sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cosades blocks a head kick by Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades fakes the leg kick and cracks Cruz in the body.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cosades sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cosades.
Cosades lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Cosades.
Cosades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cosades lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cosades misses with a body kick.
Cosades throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Cosades shows good takedown defense.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cosades can pounce on him.
Cruz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cosades.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cruz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cosades lands a big head kick that sends Cruz tumbling to the mat! Cosades takes a step backwards and waves Cruz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cruz is rocked!
Nice body kick there by Cosades.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cosades drops Cruz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cruz looks back up at him and smiles so Cosades waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cosades throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cosades. Cosades obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Cosades.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Cosades lands a big head kick that sends Cruz tumbling to the mat! Cosades takes a step backwards and waves Cruz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cosades looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Cosades! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Caius Cosades!
Caius Cosades very nearly forgot to thank Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allen McNerdson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chin Chiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNerdson comes to the cage accompanied by Cadillac Pimpin. Chiang has chosen Nyan Cat as his entrance music. Allen McNerdson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chin Chiang's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Allen McNerdson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chin Chiang!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiang fails with the takedown
and McNerdson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McNerdson slows down the pace here.
McNerdson is pressed up against the cage. Chiang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McNerdson down to the mat. McNerdson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chiang with a lazy takedown attempt
and McNerdson counters with a single leg into guard. Chiang didn't expect that.
Allen McNerdson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chin Chiang.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chiang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chiang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chiang trying to control the action but McNerdson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McNerdson is staying active underneath Chiang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chiang tries to pass to full mount but McNerdson defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chin Chiang.
Chiang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McNerdson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiang is looking to control McNerdson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chiang avoid being mounted?
McNerdson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chiang controls his leg.
Chiang wants to control but McNerdson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chiang tries to roll over but McNerdson keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNerdson wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNerdson tries to stand and escape but Chiang actually recovers to full guard.
McNerdson wants to get up but he can't break Chiang's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chiang is trying to keep McNerdson in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chiang shoots and misses
and McNerdson counters with a right hand to the body.
McNerdson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chiang with a poor takedown
and McNerdson moves into the clinch.
Chiang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McNerdson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chiang drives through with a takedown into McNerdson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen McNerdson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McNerdson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McNerdson showed some decent athleticism there.
McNerdson wants to get back to his feet.
Chiang wants to control but McNerdson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McNerdson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chiang controls his leg.
McNerdson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chiang trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chin Chiang was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chiang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McNerdson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chiang won't be happy with that.
Chiang is looking to regain half guard here but McNerdson keeps moving and retains side control.
McNerdson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chiang to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McNerdson.
McNerdson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNerdson wants to stand up but Chiang has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Chiang works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiang controls McNerdson momentarily but McNerdson frees himself.
McNerdson won't allow Chiang to sweep him here.
Chiang working a defensive guard here.
Chiang looking to hit a scissor sweep but McNerdson is one step ahead there.
Chiang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiang wants to control the position but McNerdson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
McNerdson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen McNerdson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chiang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McNerdson sprawls well. McNerdson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chiang gets slowly back to his feet.
Chiang misses with a takedown
and McNerdson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McNerdson has closed the distance and engaged Chiang in a clinch.
McNerdson tries to land knees in the clinch but Chiang avoids the damage to the body.
McNerdson avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from McNerdson fails to land.
McNerdson leaning against his opponent.
Chiang tries to pull guard but McNerdson won't allow it.
Allen McNerdson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chin Chiang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McNerdson avoids it.
McNerdson tries a knee to the head but Chiang blocks it.
McNerdson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McNerdson tries a body shot but Chiang blocks it.
McNerdson lands a hook that snaps the head of Chiang backwards.
McNerdson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McNerdson fails to land.
McNerdson pushes Chiang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McNerdson missing with knees to the body.
Chiang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chiang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McNerdson after a bit of a struggle.
McNerdson blocks a body shot from Chiang.
McNerdson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiang can't get the takedown.
McNerdson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McNerdson is pressed up against the cage. Chiang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McNerdson down to the mat. McNerdson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McNerdson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from McNerdson.
It looks like Chin Chiang has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNerdson throws a nice looking combination but Chiang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McNerdson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McNerdson wants to stand but Chiang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chiang tries to control but McNerdson wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allen McNerdson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McNerdson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allen McNerdson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Pert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pert comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Sawyer-Rush. Josh Neer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Pert!
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, Josh Neer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pert misses with a double jab.
Neer dodges the punch combination from Pert.
Pert has closed the distance and engaged Neer in a clinch.
Pert lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pert.
Pert lands a nice uppercut.
Pert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Neer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pert fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pert's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pert duly obliges.
Pert throws a right hand that Neer ducks under and follows up with a left that Neer also avoids with ease.
Neer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pert.
Sloppy strikes from Pert. Those never looked like landing.
Pert tries a head kick but it misses.
Pert shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neer trying to control but Pert postures up.
Pert is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pert seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Neer gets full guard.
Neer seems keen to control Pert's posture.
Pert is looking to stand up but Neer won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pert postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Neer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pert, into his guard.
Neer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pert kicks Neer off and gets to his feet.
Pert fails to land with a series of punches.
Neer misses with a body kick.
Neer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neer looks to land a combination but Pert avoids it well.
Pert is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neer is defended easily by Pert.
Pert swinging wildly here.
Neer misses with the combination.
Pert gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pert takes a shot to the head.
Pert makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pert jumps guard and drags Neer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neer is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pert wants to sweep but no luck.
Pert kicks Neer off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pert swinging wildly here.
Neer fails to land with a series of punches.
Pert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pert throws a series of strikes that have Neer backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pert throws a series of punches but Neer avoids them all with ease.
Neer misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Pert dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Pert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neer.
Neer shoots in looking for a takedown but Pert manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pert looks to land a combination but Neer avoids it well.
Neer doesn't manage to clinch there - Pert circles away.
Pert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neer circles away quickly and effectively.
Pert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neer.
Pert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Neer counters with a stiff right hand.
Neer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pert misses with a few strikes there.
Pert checks a low kick from Neer.
Neer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pert fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Neer backs up against the cage.
Neer throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Pert.
Neer moves into the clinch.
Neer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Neer jumps guard but Pert stands there with Neer around his waist. Neer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Neil Pert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Neer.
Neer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pert lands with a right to the head.
Neer stalling in the clinch but Pert improves position.
Neer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pert walks away with a smile on his face. Neer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Pert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Neil Pert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pert lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pert swivels and escapes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pert looks for a takedown but Neer sprawls well.
Neer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pert gets the takedown into side control.
Neer regains half guard.
Pert tries to stand but can't do so whilst Neer controls his leg.
Pert decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pert misses.
Neer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pert sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neer somewhat.
Neer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pert swinging wildly here.
Neer dodges the punch combination from Pert.
Pert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neer tried to score with a low kick but Pert checks it.
Neer avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neer shoots in and drives through. Pert sprawls well.
Neer throws a leg kick but Pert sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pert fails to land with a series of punches.
Neer fails with a takedown attempt.
Neer tries to clinch but Pert moves away
and Pert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pert.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neer is trying to drag Pert to the mat but Pert just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Neer is breathing heavily.
Pert lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Pert dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Neer misses with the body kick
and Pert moves into the clinch.
Neer is trying to pull guard but Pert has him pressed against the cage.
Pert is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pert lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pert tightens his grip and picks Neer up, before dumping him to the ground. Neer manages to land in guard.
Pert gets to his feet. Neer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pert throws a leg kick that misses.
Pert goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Neer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pert swats away the attempt to clinch by Neer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pert is looking to clinch.
Pert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pert misses with a looping left.
Pert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neer wants to clinch but Pert slips to the side
and Pert counters with a two punch combo.
Pert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Neer counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pert pinned against the cage. Pert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pert shoots in looking for a takedown. Neer tries to sprawl out of it but Pert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neer shoots in for a double leg but Pert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Neil Pert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Neer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Neer.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neil Pert is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Pert. Those never looked like landing.
Neer slips a jab and a cross from Pert.
Pert avoids the head kick by Neer.
Neer throws a front kick aimed at Pert's knee but Pert avoids it well.
No joy there for Pert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pert fails to land with a series of punches.
Josh Neer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pert throws a right hand that Neer ducks under and follows up with a left that Neer also avoids with ease.
Neer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Neer shoots in but no luck this time.
Neer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pert feints a jab promting Neer to slip. Pert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Neer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pert shoots in looking for a takedown. Neer tries to sprawl out of it but Pert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Neer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pert avoids it really well and circles away.
Neer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer throws an off balance right hand
and Neer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neer tries to avoid it but Pert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neer to the ground. Neer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pert wants to clinch up but Neer keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Neer with that takedown attempt.
Pert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neer tries to clinch but Pert is having none of it.
Neer connects with a single shot there.
Neer throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pert gets tackled into the cage by Neer. Neer maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pert just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neil Pert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Pert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pert has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Pert!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Suggs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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222 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Franklin!
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, Matt Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Franklin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suggs!
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!
That kick from Suggs tenderised Franklin's leg. Franklin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Franklin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suggs.
Suggs rushes Franklin and presses him up against the cage.
Suggs lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rich Franklin has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Suggs.
Suggs lands a knee to the head.
Suggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Suggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suggs landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
Rich Franklin's cut is getting worse.
Suggs lands a knee to the body.
Suggs lands an elbow just above Franklin 's eye.
Suggs working Franklin over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Suggs.
Franklin is rocked!
Jeez, Rich Franklin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suggs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Franklin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rich Franklin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Suggs!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matt Suggs thanked Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor) $8 S for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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