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INY Challengers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bart Bartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Wauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Bartell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Bartell!
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, Glenn Wauler!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartell has a takedown stuffed.
Bartell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bartell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bartell tries to score with a low kick but Wauler moves his leg out of the way.
Bartell shoots and misses
and Wauler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wauler.
Bartell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wauler to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Bartell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wauler keeps control of Bartell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wauler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wauler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bartell is looking to break free of the clinch but Wauler has double underhooks.
Bartell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wauler's waist but Wauler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bartell off to one side.
Bartell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wauler takes the fight into the clinch.
Wauler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartell is trying to stall.
Bartell tries to pull guard but Wauler holds him up against the cage and eventually Bartell drops back down to his feet.
Bartell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wauler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wauler throws a shot to the body.
Bartell is breathing heavily.
Wauler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wauler closes the distance and pushes Bartell back into the cage.
Bartell working hard to break the clinch.
Wauler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bartell backwards.
Bartell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wauler walks away with a smile on his face. Bartell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Glenn Wauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wauler moves into range and clinches up with Bartell.
Wauler wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wauler lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wauler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bartell looking to stall.
Wauler stops a takedown attempt from Bartell.
Still in the clinch, Wauler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wauler lands an uppercut.
Wauler digs a right hand underneath Bartell's ribcage. Bartell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wauler lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Wauler.
Wauler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wauler scores with a shot to the side of Bartell's head.
Wauler wants to break free but Bartell has control.
Wauler lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wauler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bartell 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. Glenn Wauler wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bartell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wauler avoids it really well and circles away.
Wauler clobbers Bartell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wauler tries to clinch but Bartell moves out of range.
Wauler closes the distance and clinches.
Wauler is pushing Bartell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wauler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wauler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wauler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bartell is trying to pull guard but Wauler has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wauler stalls.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wauler scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Wauler 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.
Bartell fails with a takedown attempt.
Wauler lands the left hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bartell. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wauler clinches up against the cage.
Glenn Wauler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bartell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartell closes the distance and clinches.
Bartell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wauler is looking to clinch but Bartell is avoiding it.
Wauler tries to clinch up
and Bartell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wauler tries to clinch up.
Wauler moves into range and clinches up with Bartell.
Bartell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wauler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartell controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wauler pushes Bartell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wauler lands a nice uppercut.
Wauler working hard to break the clinch.
Bartell has Wauler pressed against the cage, preventing Wauler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wauler lands a jab.
Bartell tries for a takedown but Wauler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Bartell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bartell throws a low kick, looking for Wauler's leg but Wauler calmly moves out of range.
Wauler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wauler.
Wauler lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Wauler.
Wauler is trying to break free.
Bartell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wauler working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wauler jumps guard and drags Bartell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wauler managing to control the position.
Bartell won't allow Wauler to sweep him here.
Wauler managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Glenn Wauler hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wauler lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wauler has closed the distance and engaged Bartell in a clinch.
Wauler tries to break the clinch but Bartell is controlling the position.
Bartell breaks the clinch.
Bartell moves forwards but Wauler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wauler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wauler darts in and clinches Bartell up against the cage.
Bartell pulls Wauler into guard.
Bartell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wauler controls the pace.
Wauler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Glenn Wauler.
Wauler pushes Bartell up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartell presses Wauler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wauler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bartell fails to pull guard.
Wauler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wauler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wauler is leaning against Bartell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wauler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartell swats away the attempt to clinch by Wauler.
Wauler wants to clinch up but Bartell keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Wauler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bartell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wauler lands a jab.
Wauler shoots in and bounces Bartell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wauler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wauler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bartell, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wauler.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wauler has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wauler.
A short left from Wauler.
Wauler lands a nice uppercut.
Wauler has Bartell pressed against the cage, preventing Bartell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wauler lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wauler.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wauler.
Wauler drags the fight down to the ground.
Wauler uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wauler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wauler scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartell is looking to break free of the clinch but Wauler has double underhooks.
Wauler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wauler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wauler is stalling here.
Wauler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bartell is rocked!
A short left from Wauler.
Oh Bartell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wauler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartell gets tackled into the cage by Wauler. Wauler maintains the clinch.
Wauler decides to pull guard.
Wauler kicks Bartell off and gets to his feet.
and Wauler counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bartell! He's just covering up as Wauler starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glenn Wauler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Egor Ruslanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinjo Sakamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinjo Sakamaki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Egor Ruslanov!
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, Sinjo Sakamaki!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslanov shoots and misses
and Sakamaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sakamaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Sakamaki scores with a knee to the head.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruslanov is breathing heavily.
Sakamaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Sakamaki lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sakamaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakamaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sakamaki scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamaki throws a head punch that misses.
Ruslanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sakamaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakamaki is stalling here.
Sakamaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruslanov's defenses.
Sakamaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruslanov's face.
Sakamaki stalling in the clinch.
Ruslanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruslanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamaki lands a damaging elbow.
Sakamaki crunches a lovely knee into Ruslanov's ribcage.
Sakamaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sakamaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakamaki scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruslanov's defenses.
Sakamaki lands a damaging elbow.
Sakamaki lands an elbow that stopped Ruslanov in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakamaki with a knee to the head.
It looks like Egor Ruslanov has been cut.
Sakamaki landing knees to the body.
Sakamaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sakamaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sakamaki obliges.
Sakamaki lands an elbow inside.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruslanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sakamaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakamaki stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamaki connects with a knee to the head.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the body.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakamaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sakamaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinjo Sakamaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Egor Ruslanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Sakamaki does no damage.
Sakamaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakamaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruslanov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruslanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakamaki effectively controlling the action here.
Sakamaki lands an elbow just above Ruslanov 's eye.
Sakamaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruslanov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakamaki landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakamaki connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sakamaki lands a nice elbow.
Sakamaki landing knees to the body.
Sakamaki lands an elbow just above Ruslanov 's eye.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sakamaki.
Sakamaki with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakamaki lands an elbow inside that Ruslanov shrugs off.
Sakamaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruslanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakamaki.
Sakamaki tries to throw a body punch but Ruslanov avoids it by throwing Sakamaki back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Sakamaki slowing the pace effectively.
Sakamaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruslanov's defenses.
Sakamaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakamaki.
Ruslanov wants to break free but Sakamaki has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sakamaki.
Knees to the body from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki just leaning against Ruslanov, taking a breather.
Sakamaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ruslanov blocks a body shot from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki lands an elbow inside that Ruslanov shrugs off.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamaki with a knee to the head.
Ruslanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Sakamaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruslanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head.
Sakamaki lands an elbow inside.
Sakamaki connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Sinjo Sakamaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Sakamaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinjo Sakamaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Egor Ruslanov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sakamaki pushes Ruslanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakamaki taking a breather.
Sakamaki continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sakamaki lands an elbow that stopped Ruslanov in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakamaki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakamaki scores with a knee to the head.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sakamaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the body.
Sakamaki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sakamaki landing knees to the body.
Sakamaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruslanov's defenses.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruslanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki scores with a knee to the head.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruslanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruslanov's defenses.
Sakamaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruslanov 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.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sakamaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sakamaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakamaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakamaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sakamaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sakamaki scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruslanov's face.
Sakamaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sakamaki landing knees to the head.
Sakamaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ruslanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sakamaki.
Sakamaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakamaki misses with a body punch.
Sakamaki crunches a lovely knee into Ruslanov's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamaki connects with a knee to the head.
Egor Ruslanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakamaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruslanov's face.
Sakamaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki has Ruslanov pressed against the cage.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruslanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sinjo Sakamaki 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.
Sakamaki connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinjo Sakamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sakamaki 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinjo Sakamaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Worrell!
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, Mick Jones!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Worrell does no damage.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Worrell shows good takedown defense.
Worrell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Worrell controls the pace.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Worrell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Worrell manages to get himself to full guard.
Worrell throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Worrell controlling Jones's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stops Worrell from standing up.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Worrell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Worrell's legs - danger averted.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Worrell is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Worrell.
Worrell keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Worrell is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Worrell tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Worrell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Worrell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Worrell is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worrell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Worrell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Worrell tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Worrell taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Worrell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eric Worrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Jones.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Worrell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Worrell uses from the top position.
Worrell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Worrell stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones leaves Worrell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Worrell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worrell moves away.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Worrell counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Worrell is sitting in close to Jones's body. Jones has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Worrell is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Worrell is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mick Jones!
Mick Jones really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Inner Beast Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Ridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Soulja Boy- Crank That. Ryan McCarthy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Ridge!
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, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy leaves Ridge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCarthy throws a nice head kick!
Ridge wants to clinch.
McCarthy lands with a kick to the temple. Ridge shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McCarthy moves into the clinch.
McCarthy takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Ridge is controlling him.
Ridge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCarthy blocks it with crossed arms.
Ridge misses with an elbow over the top.
Ridge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCarthy landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy has Ridge pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Ridge is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from McCarthy - that's hurt Ridge badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ridge is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ridge doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ryan McCarthy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Basileo Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Montes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basileo Gallegos!
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, Humberto Montes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montes tries to clinch up but Gallegos circles away and keeps his distance.
Montes throws a right hand that Gallegos ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallegos also avoids with ease.
Gallegos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montes as he avoids it easily.
Montes pushes Gallegos up against the cage in a clinch.
Montes jumps guard and drags Gallegos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gallegos forces his way into half guard.
Gallegos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Montes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gallegos prevents Montes from standing back up.
Gallegos content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallegos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos stops Montes from getting back to his feet.
Montes is not content to let Gallegos control the position.
Gallegos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gallegos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gallegos wants to control but Montes is keeping him busy.
Gallegos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basileo Gallegos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Montes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gallegos backs up against the cage.
Gallegos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Montes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gallegos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gallegos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallegos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Montes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Montes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Montes trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallegos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallegos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gallegos tries to control but Montes wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montes tries to hold on but Gallegos pushes him away.
Gallegos has hold of Montes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Montes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gallegos tries to control but Montes wriggling away.
Montes tries to lock up and control but Gallegos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Montes is trying desperately to improve position.
Gallegos wants to finish this one by submission but Montes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gallegos.
Gallegos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Montes turns into him and now he's in Gallegos's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos is pulling down on Montes's head to control his posture.
Gallegos is looking for a triangle but Montes pushes his legs off easily.
Montes wants to stand but Gallegos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Montes is pushing down on Gallegos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gallegos is fighting to maintain full guard but Montes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallegos wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallegos manages to get to full guard.
Gallegos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basileo Gallegos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Montes tries to clinch but Gallegos moves away
and Gallegos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Montes's guard.
Gallegos forces his way into half guard.
Montes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gallegos is working away from the top position though.
Gallegos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gallegos prevents Montes from improving his position.
Gallegos trying to control from half guard but Montes is working away.
Basileo Gallegos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gallegos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gallegos is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Montes to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Gallegos wants to control from the top but Montes keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes being controlled here, momentarily.
Gallegos passes into half guard.
Gallegos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Montes's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallegos wants to take a breather but Montes is having none of it.
Montes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gallegos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montes is trying to stand up here but Gallegos is controlling him well.
Gallegos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Montes defends it well.
Gallegos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gallegos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gallegos thows a huge punch but Montes dodges it nicely.
Gallegos wants to take a breather but Montes is having none of it.
Gallegos seems to be looking for submissions.
Gallegos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montes is just riding it out for now. Gallegos eventually gives up the hold.
Gallegos wants to take a breather but Montes is having none of it.
Gallegos is looking for a kimura but Montes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gallegos to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Gallegos there.
Gallegos wants to work for an arm triangle but Montes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gallegos is trying to control. Montes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montes wants to get back to his feet.
Gallegos not doing much here.
Gallegos wants to work for an arm triangle but Montes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallegos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montes keeps working.
Gallegos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basileo Gallegos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Montes has closed the distance and engaged Gallegos in a clinch.
Gallegos goes for a takedown attempt but Montes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Basileo Gallegos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallegos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Montes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gallegos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Montes is in Gallegos's guard.
Montes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Montes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Montes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Montes is sitting in close to Gallegos's body. Gallegos has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Montes is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Montes is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gallegos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Basileo Gallegos!
Basileo Gallegos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Van Sant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Cantwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Sant comes into the arena with Amino blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Van Sant!
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, Steve Cantwell!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Sant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cantwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Cantwell is looking to clinch but Van Sant is avoiding it.
Van Sant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cantwell tries to avoid it but Van Sant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cantwell to the ground. Cantwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cantwell stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Sant. Van Sant gets slowly back to his feet.
Cantwell tries to clinch but Van Sant moves out of range.
Cantwell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Sant counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Sant is breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cantwell is pushing Van Sant's head away, looking to escape. Van Sant manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Sant tries for a kimura but Cantwell is defending well.
Cantwell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Van Sant decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cantwell to his feet.
Cantwell tries to clinch but Van Sant moves out of range.
Cantwell takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cantwell crunches a lovely knee into Van Sant's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Cantwell.
A knee to the head by Cantwell.
Stalling in the clinch from Cantwell.
Van Sant tries to pull guard but Cantwell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Van Sant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cantwell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Cantwell.
Cantwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cantwell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Cantwell.
Cantwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cantwell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cantwell continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head.
Cantwell is stalling here.
Cantwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cantwell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cantwell working Van Sant over with knees to the body.
Van Sant takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cantwell.
Cantwell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Sant's efforts to push away.
Cantwell stalls.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cantwell lands a nice knee to the body.
Cantwell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cantwell connects with a knee to the head.
Cantwell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Sant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cantwell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cantwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cantwell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cantwell obliges.
Cantwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Sant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cantwell with a knee to the head.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Sant is rocked!
Van Sant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Van Sant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cantwell scores with a knee to the head.
Van Sant takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cantwell is struggling to control the position.
Van Sant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Sant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Sant seems to have got his legs back now.
Cantwell connects with a knee to the head.
Van Sant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cantwell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantwell.
Van Sant tries to break the clinch but Cantwell is controlling the position.
Cantwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cantwell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Cantwell.
A knee to the head by Cantwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Sant wants to break free but Cantwell has control.
Cantwell scores a nice knee to the body.
Cantwell with a knee to the head.
Van Sant jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cantwell walks away with a smile on his face. Van Sant gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cantwell tries to clinch but Van Sant moves out of range.
Cantwell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Sant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Sant.
A knee to the head by Cantwell.
A knee to the head by Cantwell.
Cantwell tries to stall but Van Sant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Sant trying to stall but Cantwell improves his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cantwell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell missing with knees to the body.
Cantwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Sant is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Cantwell.
Cantwell darts in trying to clinch
and Van Sant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van Sant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cantwell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cantwell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cantwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Sant's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Sant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cantwell landing knees to the head.
Van Sant takes an elbow to the temple.
Cantwell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cantwell lands a knee to the body.
Cantwell working Van Sant over with knees to the body.
Cantwell taking a breather.
Cantwell missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Sant is trying to force a seperation but Cantwell has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantwell.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cantwell.
Cantwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cantwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cantwell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Sant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Sant tries to clinch up but Cantwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Cantwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Sant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cantwell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Sant, pushing him back against the cage.
Cantwell scores with a knee to the head.
Cantwell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cantwell obliges.
Cantwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Sant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cantwell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cantwell lands an elbow inside that Van Sant shrugs off.
Van Sant trying to stall but Cantwell improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Sant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cantwell pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwell rushes Van Sant and presses him up against the cage.
Cantwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Sant's defenses.
Van Sant takes an elbow to the temple.
Cantwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Sant's defenses.
Cantwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cantwell working Van Sant over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cantwell.
Cantwell landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantwell.
Cantwell landing knees to the body.
Cantwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Sant's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Sant is trying to break the clinch but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Cantwell scores with a knee to the head.
Cantwell lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Sant tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Sant is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Van Sant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantwell lands a nice elbow.
Cantwell lands an elbow that stopped Van Sant in his tracks for a moment.
Cantwell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Sant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cantwell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cantwell.
Cantwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Sant avoids the damage to the body.
Van Sant is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Cantwell.
Van Sant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Sant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cantwell is defending well.
Van Sant working hard to break the clinch.
Steve Cantwell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Cantwell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Sant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cantwell's brow.
Cantwell controlling the action here for a moment.
Cantwell lands an elbow inside.
Cantwell avoiding damage.
Van Sant taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cantwell lands a nice knee to the body.
Cantwell lands a knee to the body.
Cantwell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Sant misses with a punch on the inside.
Cantwell stalling in the clinch.
Van Sant is trying to pull guard but Cantwell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cantwell with a knee to the head.
Cantwell with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cantwell looking to throw knees to the head but Van Sant is blocking nicely.
Van Sant tries to score a body lock takedown but Cantwell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cantwell crunches a lovely knee into Van Sant's ribcage.
Tyler Van Sant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Cantwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cantwell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Cantwell!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Hills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Hills!
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, Bryan Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy avoids the head kick by Hills.
Murphy looking to score a takedown here. Hills is defending well but Murphy drives through and ends up in Hills's guard.
Murphy is pushing down on Hills's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hills is fighting to maintain full guard but Murphy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hills landing a few short strikes.
Hills tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control.
Hills is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murphy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murphy's back!
Hills landing with strikes.
Hills is persistently looking for the submission but Murphy is defending it well.
Hills lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Murphy tries to escape the position.
Hills trying to control momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy turns into Hills and is now in his guard.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hills is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Hills is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Murphy is pressing down on Hills's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hills uses it to pass to side control.
Hills controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hills wants to stand but Murphy has his arm trapped.
Hills stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Hills gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy won't allow Hills to pass to mount.
Murphy is looking to control Hills's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Hills looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Hills sits in half guard.
Murphy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hills trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hills tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Murphy is looking for a triangle but Hills pushes his legs off easily.
Hills stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hills gets to his feet - Murphy follows without any prompting.
Hills bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hills trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Murphy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hills trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Murphy wants to control but Hills postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hills wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Murphy is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Hills dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hills gets the takedown into side control.
Murphy tries to improve position but can't.
Murphy is trying to control Hills's posture but Hills avoids it.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hills's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hills looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Hills is proving a slippery customer.
Hills showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hills has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hills is one step ahead there.
Hills passes Murphy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Murphy is trying to maintain the position but Hills is very close to passing his half guard.
Hills trying to control from Murphy's half guard. Murphy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hills is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hills trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hills controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Hills stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hills pinned against the cage. Hills gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hills throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hills sprawls well. Hills wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Hills tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hills manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonny Hills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Murphy.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Hills wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hills's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hills managing to control the position.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bryan Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hills shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murphy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Murphy is not content to let Hills control the position.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Murphy's face as Hills controls the position.
Hills tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hills has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hills is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard.
Hills decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Murphy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hills to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hills looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hills trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Hills advances to half guard.
Murphy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hills sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hills might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hills stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Hills controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hills stands up and waves to Murphy to follow him.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt
and Hills counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hills.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hills looking to sit in guard and control but Murphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Hills blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hills looking for a sweep. Not yet Hills, not yet.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Hills keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hills scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Hills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hills 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Hills!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Burbank Rocksalt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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191 lbs
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198 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burbank Rocksalt!
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, Charlie Meyers!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rocksalt's waist but Rocksalt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Meyers off to one side.
Meyers dives in and grabs Rocksalt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rocksalt pushes down on Meyers's head and hops out.
Rocksalt dives in and scores a takedown into Meyers's guard.
Meyers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rocksalt.
Rocksalt working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Meyers looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rocksalt is defending well. Meyers quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rocksalt has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Meyers celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charlie Meyers!
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