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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Cabbanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Chavez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Chavez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Cabbanas! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cabbanas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cabbanas lands with a right hand.
It looks like Terry Chavez has been cut. Chavez shoots in and drives through. Cabbanas sprawls well. Cabbanas lands an overhand right.
Chavez is rocked! Chavez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Chavez is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chavez drops his hands momentarily. Cabbanas doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Chavez staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Chavez doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Cabbanas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre Gautier will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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202 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Diaz! 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, Pierre Gautier! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gautier throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely. Gautier connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off. Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gautier circles away. Gautier leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Gautier drops Diaz with a beautiful combination! Diaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gautier is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tyler Diaz has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Gautier.
Gautier throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease. Gautier throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease. Gautier tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault. No joy there for Gautier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Gautier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gautier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Gautier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Some wild striking there from Gautier.
Gautier misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gautier misses with the combination.
Gautier throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease. Gautier scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gautier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Diaz is breathing heavily. Gautier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz. Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gautier sprawls well. Gautier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet. Gautier scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Tyler Diaz's cut is getting worse. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gautier getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Gautier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gautier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Gautier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gautier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gautier swinging wildly here.
Gautier throws a right and a left that both miss. Gautier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head. Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gautier tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gautier to the ground. Gautier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Left hook, right uppercut from Gautier.
Tyler Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Gautier throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
Diaz is rocked! Gautier is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gautier throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Pierre Gautier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Gautier lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head. No joy there for Gautier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gautier lands with a right hand. Some wild striking there from Gautier.
Gautier throws a right and a left that both miss. Diaz shoots in but Gautier avoids the takedown attempt easily. Gautier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Gautier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gautier lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Gautier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Gautier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Gautier. Gautier misses with a wild combination.
Gautier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Gautier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Gautier is trying to get back to his feet. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Diaz scoring with punches and elbows. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tyler Diaz's cut. 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.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gautier defends it nicely. Gautier misses with a few strikes there.
Gautier misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gautier's half guard. Gautier tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Diaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Gautier is trying to stand.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gautier on the ground. Nice strikes from Diaz there. Gautier wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gautier is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Diaz moves into full mount! Gautier won't be happy about that! Gautier wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Gautier's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Diaz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gautier really wants to buck Diaz off and get back to his feet. Diaz punching from mount but Gautier doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Diaz working Gautier over with strikes here. Gautier manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Gautier, under a barage of strikes from Diaz.
Diaz with the ground and pound but Gautier uses the opportunity to regain guard. Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gautier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gautier is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea. Gautier is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Gautier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gautier manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Gautier. Gautier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gautier lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Gautier throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease. Gautier lands a jab to Diaz's midsection. Pierre Gautier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gautier throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely. Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gautier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz fails to land the takedown. Gautier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gautier misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gautier misses with a wild combination.
Gautier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gautier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gautier scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Nice shot lands for Gautier. Gautier throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely. Gautier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gautier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gautier defends it nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tyler Diaz's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gautier pinned against the cage. Gautier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Gautier throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Diaz dodges the punch combination from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a wild combination.
Gautier misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gautier misses with a double jab.
A combination from Gautier does no damage. Gautier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gautier throws a big shot that misses. Diaz tries for a takedown but Gautier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Gautier. Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gautier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though. Gautier misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt. Gautier scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Gautier scores with a punch to the head. Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Gautier, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Gautier against the cage but Gautier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease. Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Gautier scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a wild combination.
Pierre Gautier seems to be getting the better of the standup. Gautier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Some wild striking there from Diaz.
A left and a right from Gautier both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gautier scores with a jab to the body. Gautier connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off. Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gautier.
Gautier throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely. Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Gautier misses with a series of wild punches.
Gautier throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease. Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gautier swivels and escapes. Gautier throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Gautier misses with a double jab.
Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Diaz trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom. Gautier is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea. Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Diaz stops Gautier from standing up. Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gautier swivels though and keeps the full guard. Tyler Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pierre Gautier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gautier wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Pierre Gautier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Gautier 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Gautier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson comes to the cage accompanied by Old White Lincon by The Gaslight Anthem. 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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197 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Robertson! 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, Johnny T! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Robertson scores with a leg kick.
T fails to land with a series of punches.
T misses with a two punch combination.
T misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Robertson connects with a body shot. T looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. T looks gassed! T rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robertson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Johnny T seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Robertson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt T. Robertson has closed the distance and engaged T in a clinch.
Robertson manages to break the clinch.
Robertson connects with a solid leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Robertson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. T tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Robertson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Robertson throws a quick inside leg kick. A good leg kick by Robertson. Robertson lands a left and a right that send T crashing to the mat, dazed. Robertson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
T is rocked!
It looks like Johnny T has been cut. An inside leg kick lands from Robertson. T is still on wobbly legs! Can Robertson finish him? Robertson drops T with a naaaaasty hook - T is in real trouble here! Robertson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Robertson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Kalivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Kalivas! 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, James Durham! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A punch lands to the side of Durham 's head but he takes it in his stride. Durham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like James Durham has been cut. Kalivas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Kalivas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalivas.
Durham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kalivas sprawls well. Kalivas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Durham gets slowly back to his feet. Kalivas scores with a takedown into Durham's guard. Durham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Kalivas from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Durham is striking from the bottom but Kalivas uses the opportunity to pass into half guard. Durham looks like he's trying to stand up.
Durham tries to get to full guard but Kalivas has control of the leg. Durham gets full guard. Durham looking for a guillotine here but Kalivas defends easily.
Kalivas is looking to stand up but Durham won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Kalivas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Kalivas tries to stand but Durham is controlling from the bottom. Durham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kalivas is aware though and is defending well. Kalivas wants to control from the top but Durham keeps moving. Kalivas controls from within his opponent's guard. Durham isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kalivas stacks Durham on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kalivas! Durham looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kalivas working away. Kalivas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durham keeps working. Durham is trying to control Kalivas's posture but Kalivas avoids it. Kalivas is looking to take a break and control but Durham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Durham trying to remain calm as Kalivas controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Durham tries to improve position but can't. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kalivas working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Kalivas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Durham did well to prevent Kalivas getting side control. Durham has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalivas is working away from the top position though. Durham is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kalivas jumps into side control! Durham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kalivas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Durham throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Kalivas dominated that round. The cut man is working on James Durham's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kalivas clinches. Kalivas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kalivas fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalivas misses with a few strikes there.
Kalivas lands a jab-cross combination. Kalivas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalivas cracks Durham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Kalivas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kalivas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Durham is trying to escape the mount.
Kalivas trying to control but Durham is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Durham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kalivas looking to control and managing it successfully. Kalivas avoids the attempt from Durham to control. Durham is trying desperately to improve position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Durham is squirming around, avoiding Kalivas's attempts to control the action. Durham can't escape the position.
Durham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Durham tries to hold on but Kalivas pushes him away. Durham tries to reverse the position but Kalivas maintains control. Kalivas trying to control but he's not successful this time. Durham can't escape the position.
Durham is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kalivas content just to control the position here. Durham tries to get back to half guard but can't. Durham tries to hold on but Kalivas postures up. Kalivas content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Durham manages to regain half guard. Good work. Kalivas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Durham throws a strike from the bottom but Kalivas passes into side control!
Kalivas stands up. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Durham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalivas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Kalivas dominated that second round. The cut man is working on James Durham's cut. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kalivas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Durham trying to control the position.
Kalivas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Durham tries to bench press Kalivas off him but Kalivas keeps the position. Durham sneaks back into half guard. Durham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Durham flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kalivas decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Durham shoots and misses and Kalivas counters by clinching up. Still in the clinch, Kalivas scores with a nice short uppercut. Kalivas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Durham throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalivas. Still in the clinch, Kalivas scores with a nice short uppercut. Durham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kalivas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Kalivas has picked Durham up - he's going for a ride! Kalivas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Durham is looking for a sweep. Kalivas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Kalivas decides to stand up. Kalivas scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kalivas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Durham working for submissions but it's allowed Kalivas to get to half guard.
Durham wants to get back to full guard but Kalivas has passed into side control. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Kalivas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Durham gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Durham actively working from the bottom here. Kalivas sitting and controlling from the half guard. Durham trying to control but Kalivas postures up.
Kalivas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Durham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Durham wants to improve his position but Kalivas is controlling well.
Kalivas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Eugene Kalivas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Kalivas decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Eugene Kalivas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kalivas lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalivas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kalivas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durham's calf. Kalivas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durham moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kalivas scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Good standup being displayed there by Kalivas as he connects with a hook. Kalivas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Durham tries to clinch but fails miserably and Kalivas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. James Durham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A left and a right from Kalivas both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight! Eugene Kalivas showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kalivas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Kalivas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waqas Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Final Countdown. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Thomas Taylor enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waqas Malik! 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, Thomas Taylor! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Malik tries to clinch up. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malik - that will leave a mark!
Taylor tries to clinch but Malik is having none of it. Malik closes the distance looking to clinch so Taylor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Tayloris looking to pass into half guard but Malik pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Malik is in guard. Malik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now. Malik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Malik trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Malik drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Malik off! Malik jumps back into Taylor's guard. Malik trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom. Malik throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Malik closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Malik's guard. Taylor trying to control but Malik is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Malik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Malik is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea. Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malik has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though. Malik is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Taylor trying to move into half guard but instead Malik has managed to sweep! Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malik is one step ahead there. Malik wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Malik works a leg free and moves into half guard. Malik seems to be looking for submissions.
Malik is looking to advance position but Taylor won't allow it. Malik is breathing heavily. Taylor is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Malik jumps into side control! Taylor struggling a bit here. Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Malik keeps moving and retains side control. Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Malik has hold of Taylor's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Taylor seems comfortable defending it but Malik has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Taylor is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Taylor is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Malik couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Waqas Malik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen target=blank>This Love - Pantera as his entrance music. Jeff Martinez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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, Jeff Martinez! 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, Jay Scott! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away. Martinez moves into the clinch. Scott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Scott is controlling the position. Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Scott is controlling him. Scott looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Scott lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinez won't want to take too many of those. Martinez can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch. Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Scott has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Scott lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jeff Martinez has been cut. Martinez is breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Martinez tries to circle away but Scott has him pinned against the cage. Scott with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Scott landing knees to the head.
Martinez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scott drops Martinez with a big knee straight up the middle! Martinez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Martinez is rocked! Jay Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Scott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Scott cracks Martinez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Martinez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Scott pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Martinez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Scott!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vandelay's choice of entrance music: Lithium Flower. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hektor Troy! 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, Art Vandelay! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vandelay lands a jab-cross combination. Art Vandelay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Troy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Troy walks into a straight right hand from Vandelay. Vandelay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Troy to score an easy takedown into full guard. Troy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Troy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Troy looking to pass the guard. Troy has gone for a leg lock! Vandelay slips out almost immediately though and dives into Troy's guard. Vandelay is looking to stand up but Troy won't let him. Vandelay preventing the sweep. Troy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Troy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vandelay won't allow Troy to sweep him here. Vandelay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Troy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Troy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vandelay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Troy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vandelay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Troy looking for a guillotine here but Vandelay defends easily.
Troy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vandelay defends well. Troy is breathing heavily. Troy has his foot on Vandelay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vandelay works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Vandelay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Let's hope that Vandelay 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. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Troy tries to land a sweep but no joy. Vandelay wants to get up but he can't break Troy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Troy tries to land a sweep but no joy. Vandelay trying to control the position from guard on top but Troy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Troy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vandelay defends it easily. Troy looking for a sweep. Not yet Troy, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Vandelay connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Troy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vandelay throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vandelay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troy paws at him with a jab and circles away. Troy thows a left - swing and a miss! Vandelay shoots for a double leg takedown but Troy sprawls well. He's pushed Vandelay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Vandelay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Vandelay moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off. Vandelay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Vandelay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troy.
Troy misses with a wild body shot. Vandelay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Troy pinned against the cage. Troy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Vandelay doesn't manage to clinch there - Troy circles away.
Troy fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A combination from Vandelay does no damage. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Troy is defended easily by Vandelay. Vandelay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Nice takedown defense from Vandelay. No joy for Troy on that attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hektor Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vandelay throws a head kick that misses. Left hook, right uppercut from Vandelay. Vandelay moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off. Troy stuffs the takedown. Vandelay has his takedown stuffed and Troy counters with a nice double leg into guard. Troy looking to pass the guard. Troy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vandelay looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vandelay looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vandelay! This has been an exciting period of action! Troy is looking to reverse the position. Vandelay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Troy keeps working. Vandelay tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vandelay connects with a body shot. Troy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Troy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Troy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Troy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Vandelay wants to control but Troy postures up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vandelay is looking for a sweep. Troy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vandelay is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Troy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vandelay, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Troy working away. Troy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vandelay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Troy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Vandelay is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Troy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Vandelay wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Vandelay misses with a double jab.
Vandelay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Vandelay moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off. Vandelay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Troy to score an easy takedown into full guard. Troy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Troy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Vandelay is trying to keep Troy in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Troy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Vandelay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Troy is controlling him. Troy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vandelay dives on top into guard. Vandelay trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom. Vandelay won't allow Troy to sweep him here. Vandelay wants to control from the top but Troy keeps moving. Troy trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Vandelay wants to stand but Troy is controlling his posture from full guard. Troy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vandelay defends well. Vandelay tries to stand but Troy is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Troy stuffs the takedown. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Troy throws a jab but it's blocked by Vandelay. Vandelay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Troy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Vandelay tries to close the distance and clinch but Troy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy 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. And we move into the final round!
Troy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vandelay's waist but Vandelay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Troy off to one side. Vandelay scores with a one two! Troy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Troy feints and as Vandelay raises his hands in defense, Troy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Troy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Vandelay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Vandelay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vandelay wants to stand up but Troy is controlling him. Vandelay throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Troy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Troy drops back looking for a leg! Vandelay is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vandelay manages to kick Troy off! Troy jumps back into Vandelay's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Troy won't allow Vandelay to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Troy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Troy wants it to stay on the feet. Troy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vandelay moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Vandelay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Vandelay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vandelay manages to avoid it. Troy swings for the body but Vandelay moves out of range.
Vandelay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vandelay lands a head shot. Vandelay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Vandelay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Vandelay is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Vandelay fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Vandelay doesn't succeed with the takedown so Troy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Hektor Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Art Vandelay. Troy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Troy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Vandelay looking to control.
Troy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Troy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Troy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vandelay is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vandelay has escaped and now he's on top! Vandelay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Troy's guard. Hektor Troy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Troy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Troy wants to sweep here but Vandelay controlling him for the moment. Troy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Troy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Vandelay is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hektor Troy!
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