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DPEF-Challengers 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mack Burnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Out (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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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mack Burnes!
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, Tap Out!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnes drives through and clinches with Out against the cage.
Out looking for a takedown.
Burnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burnes motions for Out to come forward. Burnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burnes darts in trying to clinch
and Out counters with a shoot takedown. Burnes fights it but they end up in guard.
Out looking to pass the guard.
Out won't allow Burnes to get back to his feet.
Burnes keeping full guard, as Out tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burnes is trying to control the position but Out postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mack Burnes.
Out takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Out shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burnes as he avoids it easily.
Burnes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Out counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out stalling.
Out trying to mount his opponent but Burnes defends it.
Out wants to take a breather but Burnes is having none of it.
Burnes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tap Out hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burnes!
Burnes is breathing heavily.
Out circles away from the clinch attempt
and Out counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Burnes's guard now.
Out is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burnes is trying to keep Out in close.
Out trying to control but Burnes is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a big right hand that misses.
Out postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Out pushes down on Burnes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Out moves into full mount! Burnes won't be happy about that!
Burnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Out on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tap Out dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Out circles away from the clinch attempt
and Out counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Out passes Burnes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burnes is not content to let Out control the position.
Out looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burnes trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out passes to side control.
Out advances to full mount.
Burnes tries to hold on but Out postures up.
Out controlling from mount.
Burnes is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out with a couple of short strikes.
Out content just to control the position here.
Tap Out has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burnes is squirming around, avoiding Out's attempts to control the action.
Out controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out landing punches.
Out working the ground and pound effectively.
Out trying to control but Burnes is having none of it.
Out controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Out tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Out tries to control but Burnes wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tap Out showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Out circles away from the clinch attempt
and Out decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burnes's guard.
Out stands and throws Burnes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Out working the ground and pound but Burnes is defending the strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Out tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Out crashes against the mat.
Out tries to advance to mount but can't.
Burnes is being controlled here.
Burnes is not content to let Out control the position.
Out taking a breather here.
Mack Burnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tap Out is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burnes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Out staying calm.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tap Out was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Burnes wants to clinch but Out slips to the side
and Out counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burnes won't be happy with that.
Burnes seems a little lost for a moment, as Out dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out tries to advance to mount but can't.
Out happy to just control the position for now.
Out has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tap Out was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Burnes looks to clinch
and Out counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Out works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that Out has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tap Out comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Out 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Tap Out!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Tap Out!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Tap Out!
Tap Out wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Peachey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronkowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Power. Robbie Gronkowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, William Peachey Jr!
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, Robbie Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Peachey Jr avoids them all with ease.
Peachey Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gronkowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peachey Jr scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Robbie Gronkowski has been cut.
Peachey Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Peachey Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gronkowski avoids it.
Peachey Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gronkowski.
Peachey Jr crunches a lovely knee into Gronkowski's ribcage.
Peachey Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Gronkowski jumps guard but Peachey Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Peachey Jr.
Gronkowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
William Peachey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Gronkowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gronkowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peachey Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gronkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Peachey Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gronkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peachey Jr missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peachey Jr lands an elbow inside that Gronkowski shrugs off.
Gronkowski avoiding damage as Peachey Jr throws knees to the body.
Gronkowski tries to pull guard but Peachey Jr won't allow it.
Peachey Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Gronkowski looks gassed!
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Peachey Jr.
Peachey Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Gronkowski avoids the damage to the body.
Peachey Jr lands an elbow that stopped Gronkowski in his tracks for a moment.
Peachey Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gronkowski is defending well for now.
Peachey Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gronkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Peachey Jr lands an elbow that stopped Gronkowski in his tracks for a moment.
Peachey Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gronkowski blocks the elbow strike.
Peachey Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gronkowski is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peachey Jr crunches a lovely knee into Gronkowski's ribcage.
Peachey Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peachey Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Gronkowski blocks with his arms.
Gronkowski avoids the elbow strike from Peachey Jr, against the cage.
Peachey Jr crunches a lovely knee into Gronkowski's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peachey Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gronkowski tries to pull guard but Peachey Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Gronkowski drops back down to his feet.
Peachey Jr lands a knee to the body.
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Peachey Jr.
Peachey Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gronkowski.
Peachey Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gronkowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gronkowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peachey Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Gronkowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peachey Jr wants to clinch but Gronkowski slips to the side
and Gronkowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch there but Gronkowski circles away.
Gronkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Gronkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gronkowski misses with a few strikes there.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch but Gronkowski is having none of it.
Gronkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gronkowski misses with a double jab.
Gronkowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peachey Jr is looking to clinch but Gronkowski is avoiding it.
Gronkowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peachey Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peachey Jr wants to clinch.
William Peachey Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peachey Jr is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch but Gronkowski moves away
and Gronkowski counters with a left and a right that stings Peachey Jr.
Gronkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Peachey Jr.
Some wild striking there from Gronkowski.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch up but Gronkowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Gronkowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Gronkowski does no damage.
Gronkowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gronkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Peachey Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Gronkowski counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gronkowski misses with the combination.
Peachey Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Peachey Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Gronkowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Peachey Jr tries to clinch up.
Gronkowski throws a leg kick but Peachey Jr moved away.
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Peachey Jr moves out of range.
William Peachey Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peachey Jr wants to clinch.
Gronkowski throws a low kick but Peachey Jr moves out of range easily.
Peachey Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gronkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch there but Gronkowski circles away.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch up but Gronkowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Peachey Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Gronkowski circles away.
Gronkowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gronkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peachey Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Gronkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Peachey Jr.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch but Gronkowski moves away
and Gronkowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peachey Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gronkowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch
and Gronkowski counters with a left and a right that stings Peachey Jr.
Gronkowski is breathing heavily.
Peachey Jr tries to clinch but Gronkowski moves out of range.
Peachey Jr rushes Gronkowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gronkowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peachey Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peachey Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gronkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Peachey Jr.
Peachey Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gronkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peachey Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gronkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Peachey Jr lands an elbow just above Gronkowski 's eye.
Gronkowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gronkowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peachey Jr lands an elbow inside that Gronkowski shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peachey Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Peachey Jr.
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Peachey Jr.
Peachey Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gronkowski avoids it.
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Peachey Jr.
Gronkowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gronkowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gronkowski is trying to pull guard but Peachey Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Peachey Jr tries a knee to the head but Gronkowski blocks it.
Gronkowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peachey Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gronkowski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gronkowski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Peachey Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gronkowski is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Peachey Jr is defending well. Gronkowski quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Peachey Jr has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gronkowski celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robbie Gronkowski!
Our winner, Robbie Gronkowski, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zheka Poke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bill Goldberg has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
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, Zheka Poke!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poke slaps away a takedown attempt from Goldberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Goldberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Poke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goldberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Poke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goldberg quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Poke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goldberg defending well though.
Poke seems to be looking for submissions.
Poke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Goldberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Poke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Goldberg trying to hold on to Poke's head to control him but Poke postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Goldberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Poke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Poke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goldberg won't allow Poke to pass to mount.
Poke throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Goldberg to regain full guard.
Poke is fighting to break Goldberg's control of his arms but Goldberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poke postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Goldberg is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Poke, into his guard.
Goldberg stands and throws Poke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Goldberg working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goldberg scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldberg working the ground and pound.
Poke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poke has hold of Goldberg's hands but Goldberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Poke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldberg is looking to advance position but Poke won't allow it.
Poke is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Goldberg is tapping! Great win for Poke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zheka Poke!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Macgowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macgowan comes to the cage accompanied by Nyan Cat. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Greg Macgowan!
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, Michael Mint!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mint gets the takedown into side control.
Mint working the head and body with strikes.
Macgowan is looking to regain half guard here but Mint keeps moving and retains side control.
Macgowan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macgowan is looking to stall here but Mint recovers full guard.
Mint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Macgowan takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Mint has his hands on Macgowan's head, controlling the position.
Macgowan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mint is proving hard to escape from.
Macgowan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgowan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mint is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mint can do anything to dispel that myth.
Macgowan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mint's guard.
Mint has Macgowan pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Macgowan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macgowan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Macgowan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mint keeps the fight on the outside.
Macgowan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macgowan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mint drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mint works over Macgowan with some ground and pound from guard.
Mint scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mint cracks Macgowan with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mint postures up in Macgowan's guard and throws a big left but Macgowan blocks it.
Mint looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Macgowan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mint doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mint manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macgowan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mint pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macgowan is keeping the position for now.
Macgowan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Macgowan wants to get back to his feet but Mint is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mint works over Macgowan with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Macgowan is looking to stand up but Mint isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint chips away with some ground and pound.
Mint postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mint stops Macgowan from standing up.
Macgowan keeping moving, preventing Mint from controlling successfully.
Mint postures up and lands a big shot to Macgowan's brow.
Macgowan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mint scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mint cracks Macgowan with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mint content to stall in guard here.
Mint chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mint dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mint takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Macgowan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Macgowan. Those never looked like landing.
Mint avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macgowan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Macgowan is looking to clinch but Mint is avoiding it.
Macgowan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macgowan lands with a nice combination. Mint backs away looking to recover.
Mint just misses with a punch to the body.
Greg Macgowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macgowan misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mint throws a leg kick but Macgowan moved away.
Mint dodges the punch combination from Macgowan.
Macgowan throws a combination that misses
and Mint counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mint lands with a punch from half guard.
Mint lands strikes from half guard.
Macgowan pushes Mint off looking to stand but Mint dives back in and keeps control.
Mint slips a nice elbow through Macgowan's hands, connecting with Macgowan's forehead.
Macgowan gets full guard.
Mint trying to control the position from guard on top but Macgowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mint looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mint works over Macgowan with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mint chips away with some ground and pound.
Mint landing with the ground and pound.
Mint lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mint postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Macgowan has momentary wrist control but Mint slips an elbow through the middle.
Mint is looking to work some ground and pound but Macgowan has wrist control.
Macgowan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mint manages to pass to side control.
Mint looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Macgowan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macgowan taking some punishment here, with Mint in his half guard.
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. Mint connects with a nice short shot to Macgowan's temple.
Mint scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mint working the head and body with strikes.
Mint looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mint is looking to stall here but Macgowan recovers full guard.
Mint tries to free his leg and advance position but Macgowan is retaining full guard.
Mint keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Macgowan's head.
Macgowan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mint is controlling him.
Mint is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint works over Macgowan with some ground and pound from guard.
Mint postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Macgowan working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macgowan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mint is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mint stands up over Macgowan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Macgowan keeping moving, preventing Mint from controlling successfully.
Macgowan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mint.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mint postures up and lands a big shot to Macgowan's brow.
Macgowan wants to get back to his feet but Mint is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mint shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Macgowan but Macgowan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Macgowan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macgowan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mint defends it nicely.
Macgowan tries to bum rush Mint with a series of wild strikes but Mint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Macgowan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mint.
Mint displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macgowan throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgowan swings for the body but Mint moves out of range.
Macgowan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macgowan fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mint dodges the punch combination from Macgowan.
Macgowan throws a right hand that Mint ducks under and follows up with a left that Mint also avoids with ease.
Macgowan throws a body kick that misses.
Macgowan with a poor takedown
and Mint counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Macgowan!
Mint fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Macgowan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mint putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Mint.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mint lands a big elbow.
Michael Mint has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Macgowan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mint postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Macgowan looks a forlorn figure.
Mint landing punches.
Mint cracks Macgowan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mint looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Well,Macgowan is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Mint lands a big shot there that rocks Macgowan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mint cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mint lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mint raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macgowan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mint scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Macgowan?
Mint cracks Macgowan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mint working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Macgowan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mint is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mint working Macgowan over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Mint.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mint content just to control the position here.
Mint raining down shots from the mount!
Macgowan is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mint with good strikes from the mount here!
Michael Mint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mint is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Macgowan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Macgowan taking shots to the head.
Mint raining down shots from the mount!
Mint with the ground and pound from mount.
Mint can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Macgowan is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mint looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Greg Macgowan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mint fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mint 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Michael Mint!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Michael Mint!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Michael Mint!
Michael Mint wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Michael Mint made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Sheilds struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jake Sheilds has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Evangelista Nunes's chin.
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Sheilds!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheilds manages to avoid it.
Sheilds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nunes throws a right and a left that Sheilds avoids nicely.
Nunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheilds's sensitive parts.
Nunes throws a big shot that misses.
Nunes delivers a nice body kick.
Sheilds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sheilds fails to land the takedown.
Nunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sheilds throws a head kick that misses
and Nunes counters with a big head kick but Sheilds shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheilds changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nunes tries to avoid it but Sheilds manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nunes to the ground. Nunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Evangelista Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sheilds.
Sheilds takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sheilds looks gassed!
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheilds dodges the punch combination from Nunes.
Sheilds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nunes on his heels. He'll look to pass Nunes's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nunes trying to control the position.
Nunes looking for a sweep. Not yet Nunes, not yet.
Sheilds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheilds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nunes's head.
Sheilds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nunes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sheilds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sheilds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sheilds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sheilds is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sheilds throws an elbow that misses. Nunes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sheilds's guard. Nice move by Nunes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nunes wants to control from the top but Sheilds keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sheilds can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nunes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sheilds has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sheilds keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nunes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheilds keeps working.
Nunes trying to pass the guard but Sheilds defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds is looking to improve his position.
Sheilds is pressing down on Nunes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sheilds controlling Nunes's posture.
Nunes won't allow Sheilds to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheilds keeping full guard, as Nunes tries to pass.
Nunes trying to control but Sheilds is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelista Nunes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sheilds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nunes. Nunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Nunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheilds.
Sheilds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nunes lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nunes.
Sheilds shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nunes sprawls well. Nunes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sheilds gets slowly back to his feet.
Sheilds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evangelista Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Nunes as Sheilds shoots in.
Evangelista Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sheilds.
Sheilds shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sheilds scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nunes is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sheilds is breathing heavily.
Sheilds wants to control from the top but Nunes keeps moving.
Sheilds throwing strikes but missing.
Sheilds looking to pass the guard.
Nunes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheilds trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunes is looking for a triangle but Sheilds pushes his legs off easily.
Nunes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sheilds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sheilds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sheilds scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sheilds tries to free his leg and advance position but Nunes is retaining full guard.
Nunes working a defensive guard here.
Nunes is looking for a triangle but Sheilds pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheilds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sheilds lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sheilds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nunes looking for a sweep. Not yet Nunes, not yet.
Nunes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheilds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nunes's head.
Jake Sheilds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sheilds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sheilds lands a couple of digs.
Nunes is trying to control the position but Sheilds postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds forces his way into half guard.
Nunes taking some punishment here, with Sheilds in his half guard.
Nunes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheilds lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Nunes! More strikes land and this one is all over! Sheilds jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Sheilds!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ubaldo Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palermo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock You Like a Hurricane by Scorpion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vinny Palermo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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191 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ubaldo Benitez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Palermo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez connects with a nice looking jab.
Palermo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benitez tries to bum rush Palermo with a series of wild strikes but Palermo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benitez misses with a hook
and Palermo counters with a series of strikes. Benitez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Palermo.
Palermo misses with a series of wild punches.
Benitez takes a swing at Palermo's ribcage but misses.
Benitez throws a jab when Palermo was well out of range.
Palermo throws a nice looking combination but Benitez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palermo misses with the combination.
Benitez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez missing with a left hand there. Palermo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benitez jabs Palermo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palermo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benitez circles away quickly and effectively.
Benitez closes the distance and clinches up with Palermo, looking for a takedown. Benitez pushes Palermo against the cage but Palermo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benitez shoots for a takedown but Palermo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palermo misses with a straight left.
Benitez scores with a body shot.
Benitez misses with a wild combination.
Palermo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benitez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benitez drives through with a takedown into Palermo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Benitez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benitez throws a big right hand that misses.
Benitez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Palermo has momentary wrist control but Benitez slips an elbow through the middle.
Benitez stands up and waves to Palermo to follow him.
Benitez misses with a wild body shot.
Benitez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palermo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Benitez is controlling him well.
Palermo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palermo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benitez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Palermo is trying to buck Benitez off.
Benitez landing strikes.
Benitez grinds an elbow into Palermo's temple.
Palermo is rocked!
Benitez in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Palermo looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Benitez turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubaldo Benitez!
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