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DPEF-Challengers 7 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rage Kootz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage Kootz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rage Kootz!
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, Trevor Marks!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks moves into range and clinches up with Kootz.
Kootz is trying to trip Marks. He has hold of a leg but Marks is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kootz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kootz tries to free his leg and advance position but Marks is retaining full guard.
Marks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kootz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kootz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marks is letting Kootz control him for a moment.
Marks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marks being controlled for a moment.
Kootz tries for a kimura but Marks is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kootz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marks is being controlled here.
Marks struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kootz landing strikes.
Kootz looks up at the clock and then as Marks takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kootz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A lull in the action here.
Marks is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kootz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks wants to control but Kootz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz advances to full mount.
Marks wants to control but Kootz is having none of it.
Marks looks gassed!
Kootz breaks from Marks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Trevor Marks has been cut.
Kootz lands a big shot there that rocks Marks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kootz controlling from mount.
Marks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kootz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kootz lands a big shot there that rocks Marks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marks tries to improve his position but instead Kootz has taken his back!
Kootz controlling well, preventing Marks from escaping the position.
Kootz really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Marks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kootz looking for the choke but no joy.
Kootz keeps control of the position easily here as Marks tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rage Kootz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Marks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kootz thuds a left hand into Marks's body.
Marks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kootz scores with a body shot.
Marks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kootz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kootz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but Kootz shows good takedown defense.
Marks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kootz to score with a decent uppercut.
Marks takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kootz works Marks's body with a nice hook.
Marks is breathing heavily.
Kootz thuds a left hand into Marks's body.
Kootz cracks Marks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks walks into a stiff left hand from Kootz.
Marks is rocked!
Kootz lands a jab to Marks's midsection.
Marks is still on wobbly legs! Can Kootz finish him?
Kootz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marks can do to turn this around?
Kootz drops Marks with a big left hand! Marks is injured, injured bad! Kootz jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rage Kootz!
In his post fight interview, Rage Kootz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Lesniewskii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasheed Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesniewskii's entrance music is Have a nice day. A fine choice. Rasheed Willis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Lesniewskii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Willis!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis pushes Lesniewskii up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis avoiding damage.
Willis lands a hook that snaps the head of Lesniewskii backwards.
Willis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Willis advances to mount.
Willis looking to finish Lesniewskii with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lesniewskii!
Willis controlling his opponent.
Willis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis landing strikes from the mount.
Willis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesniewskii is breathing heavily.
Willis trying to control but Lesniewskii is having none of it.
Willis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lesniewskii can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Willis unloading with bombs!
Willis looking to finish Lesniewskii with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lesniewskii!
Lesniewskii is rocked!
Willis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Lesniewskii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Willis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Willis avoids the attempt from Lesniewskii to control.
Lesniewskii seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice elbow there by Willis.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesniewskii has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Willis connects with a big shot to the side of Lesniewskii's head.
Lesniewskii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Willis on the ground.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Lesniewskii with him. Lesniewskii is trying to defend but Willis has an arm under the chin now! Lesniewskii grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rasheed Willis!
During a confident post fight interview, Rasheed Willis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosario has chosen COBRA as his entrance music. Drake Bishop had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Rosario!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosario throws a big shot that misses.
Rosario misses the shot to the body.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosario waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop tries to clinch but Rosario moves out of range.
Bishop tries to clinch but Rosario moves away
enabling Rosario to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Drake Bishop has been cut.
That kick from Bishop tenderised Rosario's leg. Rosario is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rosario swinging wildly here.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernando Rosario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosario looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosario paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop swings for the body but Rosario moves out of range.
Rosario misses with a few strikes there.
Rosario moves out of range of the body kick.
Bishop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosario throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a right hand that Rosario ducks under and follows up with a left that Rosario also avoids with ease.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Rosario.
Rosario looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Rosario dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosario lands the left hand.
Rosario bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drake Bishop's cut is getting worse.
Rosario fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bishop could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rosario cracks Bishop with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rosario has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bishop to stand back up!
Bishop is rocked!
Drake Bishop's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rosario steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Bishop is out on his feet! Rosario sets himself and nearly takes Bishop's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fernando Rosario!
A relieved looking Fernando Rosario thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Berikk Berikk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berikk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Undead - No. 5. Dick Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Berikk Berikk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berikk shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Berikk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Berikk sees coming a mile off.
Berikk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berikk Berikk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Berikk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Berikk avoids them all with ease.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson tries to break free but Berikk pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berikk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Berikk avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Dick Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Berikk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berikk shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Berikk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berikk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berikk shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Berikk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to circle away but Berikk has him pinned against the cage.
Berikk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Berikk is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Berikk wants a takedown.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Berikk won't allow it.
Berikk has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Berikk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berikk avoids it.
Berikk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Berikk keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Berikk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berikk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Berikk's head.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berikk misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Berikk looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Berikk is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Berikk moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berikk avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Berikk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Berikk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Berikk off to one side.
Dick Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berikk dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Berikk's head and hops out.
Berikk shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berikk Berikk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Berikk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Berikk blocks a head kick by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berikk shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Berikk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dick Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berikk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berikk thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Berikk trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson pushes Berikk off looking to stand but Berikk dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Berikk.
Berikk prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Berikk trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Berikk connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson has hold of Berikk's hands but Berikk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Berikk prevents Johnson from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berikk is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Berikk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berikk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berikk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berikk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Berikk working Johnson over with strikes.
Berikk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Berikk moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!
Johnson tries to hold on but Berikk postures up.
Berikk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berikk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Berikk working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Berikk finish him?
Berikk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Berikk postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Johnson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Johnson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berikk Berikk!
Our winner, Berikk Berikk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Air Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Guitar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guitar has chosen Lava Lava as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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137 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Air Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Guitar!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guitar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guitar looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dale moves into the clinch.
Guitar tries to break free but Dale pushes him back against the cage.
Guitar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guitar can't break the clinch.
Guitar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dale is defending well.
Dale crunches a lovely knee into Guitar's ribcage.
Guitar wants to stall.
Dale misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guitar is defending well for now.
Dale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guitar looking to throw knees to the head but Dale is blocking nicely.
Dale lands a nice elbow.
Dale working Guitar over with knees to the body.
Dale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dale closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale scores a nice knee to the body.
Dale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dale lands an elbow just above Guitar 's eye.
Guitar is looking to break free of the clinch but Dale has double underhooks.
Dale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dale clinches with his opponent.
Dale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dale rushes Guitar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dale lands a knee to the body.
Dale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guitar's defenses.
It looks like Ben Guitar has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guitar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dale manages to break the clinch.
Dale clinches with his opponent.
Dale prevents Guitar from breaking the clinch.
Dale gets underhooks to prevent Guitar's takedown attempt.
Dale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guitar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guitar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dale with a knee to the head.
Dale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dale clinches up with Guitar and pushes him back against the cage.
Guitar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dale lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dale 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.
Air Dale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Guitar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dale moves into range and clinches up with Guitar.
Dale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guitar missing with knees to the body.
Dale missing with knees to the body.
Dale breaks the clinch.
Dale rushes Guitar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guitar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dale's brow.
Dale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guitar.
Guitar is breathing heavily.
Dale landing knees to the body.
Guitar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dale smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale clinches up against the cage.
Dale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dale pushes Guitar up against the cage in a clinch.
Dale lands a damaging elbow.
Dale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dale has Guitar up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dale instigates a clinch.
Dale lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Guitar takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guitar avoiding damage as Dale throws knees to the body.
Dale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dale tries to land a knee to the head but Guitar blocks with his arms.
Guitar is trying to force a seperation but Dale has the dominant position.
Dale landing knees to the body.
Dale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dale forces Guitar back against the cage and clinches.
Dale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Ben Guitar's cut even more.
Dale tries to land knees in the clinch but Guitar avoids the damage to the body.
Dale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guitar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guitar stalling.
Dale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dale clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guitar is defending well for now.
Dale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guitar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Air Dale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Guitar's cut.
That's time! Dale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dale gets a clinch.
Guitar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guitar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guitar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dale.
Dale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guitar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guitar, pushing him back against the cage.
Dale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dale has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dale.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dale.
Dale lands a knee to the body.
Dale lands a nice elbow.
Dale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guitar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dale clinches.
Dale lands a nice knee to the body.
Dale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guitar.
Dale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dale breaks from the clinch.
Dale clinches.
Air Dale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dale tries to land knees in the clinch but Guitar avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guitar takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Ben Guitar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Guitar managing to block the knees to the body from Dale.
Dale lands an elbow inside.
Dale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Air Dale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dale closes the distance and clinches.
Dale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guitar can do to turn this around?
Guitar tries a knee to the head but Dale blocks it.
Dale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dale lands a knee to the head.
Guitar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ben Guitar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dale closes the distance and pushes Guitar back into the cage.
Dale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guitar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guitar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guitar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ben Guitar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dale trying to land knees to the body.
Air Dale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guitar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Air Dale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dale 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Air Dale!
Our winner, Air Dale, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raines comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Nightmare Long - Metallica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Raines!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raines tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Raines pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogers lands a right hook to the body.
Rogers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raines looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raines misses with an uppercut
and Rogers counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Raines goes down! Will Raines beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Raines is rocked!
It looks like Xavier Raines has been cut.
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raines is still on wobbly legs! Can Rogers finish him?
Rogers cracks Raines with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Rogers!
A relieved looking Jimmy Rogers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Alborosie - Herbalist (Dubstep Mix). Eddy Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grayson Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams working some strikes from top position.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Williams pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by Jones.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones digs a good hook to Williams's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Williams got wobbled bad by a big combination! Jones presses forward with punches and knees until Williams stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Williams closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Jones!
Eddy Jones decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricio Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin 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, Patricio Tavares!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a leg kick but Tavares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tavares closes the distance looking to clinch
and Franklin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Franklin.
It looks like Patricio Tavares has been cut.
Franklin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tavares avoids the damage to the body.
Franklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavares avoids the head kick by Franklin.
Tavares tries to clinch but Franklin moves away
and Franklin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Franklin scores with a shot to the body.
Tavares tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Franklin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franklin.
Tavares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franklin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tavares in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
Franklin lands a good knee to the midsection. Tavares won't want to take too many of those.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franklin scores with a hook to the body.
Tavares looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavares tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Franklin counters with a series of strikes that sends Tavares to the canvas! Franklin follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Tavares is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Franklin is in close to Tavares's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tavares is still in real trouble! Can Franklin finish him?
Franklin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
Tavares seems to have recovered his senses.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tavares avoids it.
Tavares misses with a knee strike.
Franklin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavares blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but Franklin blocks with his arms.
Franklin looking to throw knees to the head but Tavares is blocking nicely.
Tavares blocks the elbow strike.
Franklin crunches a lovely knee into Tavares's ribcage.
Franklin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tavares avoids a kick to the body.
Franklin jabs Tavares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Franklin moves into the clinch successfully.
Franklin crunches a lovely knee into Tavares's ribcage.
Franklin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tavares's face.
Franklin pushes off an throws an elbow but Tavares leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franklin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franklin controlling the action here for a moment.
Tavares avoids a wild elbow strike from Franklin.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin trying to land knees to the body.
Franklin slows down the pace here.
Tavares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares avoiding damage as Franklin throws knees to the body.
Franklin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tavares is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Franklin is keeping busy.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Franklin.
A hook to the body from Franklin.
Tavares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Franklin is pushing Tavares up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Franklin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tavares is trying to maintain a safe position but Franklin gets an underhook and turns Tavares into the cage.
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franklin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavares blocks it with crossed arms.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franklin scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Franklin lands an elbow just above Tavares 's eye.
Franklin lands an elbow that stopped Tavares in his tracks for a moment.
Franklin throws an elbow but it misses.
Franklin lands an elbow that stopped Tavares in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin lands a knee to the body.
Franklin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Franklin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patricio Tavares's cut.
That's time! Franklin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tavares gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Franklin gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Franklin!
Kevin Franklin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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