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TTFC:A Guy vs. Bonaparte PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor McCallahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warrior is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ultimate Warrior Entrance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razor McCallahan!
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, Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior keeps the fight on the outside.
McCallahan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warrior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from McCallahan misses.
McCallahan gets tackled into the cage by Warrior. Warrior maintains the clinch.
Warrior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCallahan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior avoiding damage as McCallahan throws knees to the body.
McCallahan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warrior.
Warrior drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCallahan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Warrior lands a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Warrior sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like Warrior might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
McCallahan is trying to hold Warrior in close to prevent damage but Warrior has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCallahan defending well though.
Warrior seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Warrior's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultimate Warrior has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
McCallahan moves into range and clinches up with Warrior.
McCallahan throws a punch but it's blocked by Warrior.
Warrior effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from McCallahan.
Warrior lands a shot to the body.
McCallahan tries to land knees in the clinch but Warrior avoids the damage to the body.
McCallahan just leaning against Warrior, taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Warrior lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Warrior there.
Warrior seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCallahan is in trouble now - Warrior has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Warrior cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Razor McCallahan has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warrior content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warrior get's back to his feet.
McCallahan is breathing heavily.
Warrior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Warrior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Warrior controlling from side mount.
Warrior decides to stand up, so the ref orders McCallahan to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Warrior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razor McCallahan's cut.
That's time! McCallahan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Warrior drives through and clinches with McCallahan against the cage.
Warrior slows down the pace here.
Warrior managing to block the knees to the body from McCallahan.
Warrior drags the fight down to the ground.
Warrior working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCallahan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCallahan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Warrior escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCallahan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCallahan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Warrior to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! McCallahan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Warrior pulls down on the head and he's put McCallahan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ultimate Warrior!
Ultimate Warrior was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Amitage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner!
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, Mickey Amitage!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amitage thuds a left hand into Banner's body.
Amitage scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Amitage.
Amitage gets caught flat footed, as Banner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Banner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Amitage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Banner is aware though and is defending well.
Banner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Banner passes Amitage's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Amitage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Banner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Amitage trying to control but Banner postures up.
Banner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Amitage defend it? Banner steps over the head and cranks it - Amitage is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Banner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lamont Banner!
An out of breath Lamont Banner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kanki Onki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Chapin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chapin's choice of entrance music: Eminence Front-The Who. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kanki Onki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernard Chapin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chapin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Chapin.
Onki moves into the clinch.
Onki breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Onki with that takedown attempt.
Onki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chapin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Onki moves into the clinch successfully.
Chapin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Onki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chapin is looking for a takedown.
Chapin lands with a right to the head.
Chapin has Onki pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chapin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Onki tumbling to the mat - Chapin dives into Onki's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapin won't allow Onki to sweep him here.
Chapin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chapin with a nice head shot there.
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.
Onki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Onki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Onki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chapin's guard.
Onki throws a big right hand that misses.
Onki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chapin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Onki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Onki throwing strikes but missing.
Onki wants to get up but he can't break Chapin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Onki wants to control from the top but Chapin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onki wants to stand but Chapin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Onki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Onki trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onki tries to free his leg and advance position but Chapin is retaining full guard.
Chapin is trying to keep Onki in close.
Chapin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onki pushing down on Chapin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Onki wants to free his trapped foot but Chapin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Onki not doing much here.
Chapin has one foot on Onki's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Chapin scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chapin trying to remain calm as Onki controls from the top position.
Chapin looks to move to half guard but instead Onki has passed into mount! Damn!
Chapin is trying desperately to improve position.
Onki controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chapin can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onki landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onki working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanki Onki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Onki fails to land the takedown.
Chapin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Onki forces Chapin back against the cage and clinches.
Chapin has Onki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Onki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Onki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Onki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chapin is trying to stand.
Onki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Onki stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Chapin to get to his feet.
Chapin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chapin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Onki defending well though.
Kanki Onki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Onki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chapin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chapin's back!
Onki biding his time, looking for the opening.
Chapin trying to get back to his feet but Onki is in full control for now.
Chapin tries to break free.
Onki is not going to allow Chapin to sit and survive in this position.
Onki is riding his opponent, not letting Chapin buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapin is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Chapin right now.
Onki has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chapin's body.
Chapin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Onki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapin tries to escape but Onki has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chapin staying busy and making it hard for Onki to control.
Onki has good solid back control here.
Onki looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Chapin is controlling Onki 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Onki is trying to control the position but Chapin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kanki Onki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Onki tries to clinch up but Chapin circles away and keeps his distance.
Chapin works over Onki's head and body with a nice combination.
Onki dives in and grabs Chapin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chapin pushes down on Onki's head and hops out.
Onki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Onki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanki Onki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapin doesn't manage to clinch there - Onki circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Chapin. No joy for Onki on that attempt.
Onki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chapin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Onki shoots and misses
and Chapin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Onki fails with a takedown attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Onki here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Onki fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanki Onki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Onki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chapin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chapin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Onki is defending well.
Chapin jumps guard.
Onki wants to control from the top but Chapin keeps moving.
Onki stops Chapin from standing up.
Chapin is trying to keep Onki in close.
Chapin wants to sweep here but Onki controlling him for the moment.
Onki passes Chapin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onki stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bernard Chapin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Chapin as Onki shoots in.
Onki tries to move into range but Chapin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Onki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chapin is trying to maintain a safe position but Onki gets an underhook and turns Chapin into the cage.
Chapin wants to break free but Onki has control.
Chapin looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Chapin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chapin is trying to force a seperation but Onki has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chapin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Onki after a bit of a struggle.
Chapin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Onki is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chapin to the mat. Chapin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onki trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Onki passes Chapin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Onki working over Chapin with some ground and pound. Chapin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Onki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chapin controlling the position well.
Onki works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapin wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Chapin trying to control but not successfully.
Chapin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Onki gets his way!
Chapin is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onki is cranking Chapin's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Chapin! He's tightened the choke and Chapin is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kanki Onki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankin Bruisevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Biamonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankin Bruisevelt!
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, Diego Biamonte!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biamonte wants to clinch up but Bruisevelt keeps it at a distance.
Biamonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruisevelt was well out of range. Poor timing from Biamonte.
Biamonte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruisevelt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruisevelt swinging wildly here.
Bruisevelt moves into range and clinches up with Biamonte.
Bruisevelt blocks the elbow strike.
Bruisevelt blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte managing to block the knees to the body from Bruisevelt.
Biamonte effectively controlling the action here.
Bruisevelt tries to land a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks with his arms.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Frankin Bruisevelt has been cut.
Bruisevelt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biamonte avoids it.
The referee calls for Biamonte to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruisevelt's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biamonte.
Bruisevelt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruisevelt is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruisevelt is defending well for now.
Biamonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Biamonte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Biamonte stalling in the clinch.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside that Bruisevelt shrugs off.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Frankin Bruisevelt's cut is getting worse.
Bruisevelt blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Bruisevelt can't break the clinch.
Bruisevelt misses with a knee strike.
Biamonte misses with a punch on the inside.
Biamonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruisevelt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bruisevelt.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Frankin Bruisevelt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Biamonte lands an elbow that stopped Bruisevelt in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frankin Bruisevelt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diego Biamonte!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by run this town. De Jesus has chosen El Legado-Crack Family as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago De Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jesus tries to clinch up.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Jesus is looking to clinch.
De Jesus has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Jesus avoiding damage.
Silva is trying to push De Jesus away but De Jesus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is working for takedown but De Jesus is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Jesus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Jesus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Jesus as Silva tries to tie him up.
De Jesus taking a breather.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries for a takedown but De Jesus manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Jesus.
De Jesus trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
De Jesus controlling the action here for a moment.
De Jesus looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
De Jesus stalls.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Jesus leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago De Jesus.
De Jesus tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and De Jesus counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Jesus circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a head kick but De Jesus moves out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and De Jesus moves out of range easily.
De Jesus clinches with his opponent.
De Jesus tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
De Jesus looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Jesus's elbow.
De Jesus blocks a body shot from Silva.
De Jesus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jesus scores a nice knee to the body.
De Jesus trying to land knees to the body.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva is working for takedown but De Jesus is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from De Jesus.
De Jesus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Jesus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Jesus staying out of range there.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Jesus has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
De Jesus avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jesus breaks from the clinch.
Silva looks to throw the jab but De Jesus is out of range.
De Jesus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago De Jesus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Jesus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
De Jesus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Jesus throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Jesus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Jesus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
De Jesus punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago De Jesus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Jesus fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Jesus clinches with his opponent.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, De Jesus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
De Jesus wants to stall.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
De Jesus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
De Jesus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
De Jesus lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
De Jesus stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
De Jesus throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jesus is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns De Jesus into the cage.
De Jesus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A knee to the head by De Jesus.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
De Jesus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
De Jesus misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
De Jesus is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva working the ground and pound but De Jesus is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva staying calm.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks De Jesus with a big right hand but De Jesus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva swings around for an armbar but De Jesus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Jesus wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Jesus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Silva is tightening it up a little... De Jesus has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! De Jesus reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! De Jesus taps out! Nice BJJ there by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Anderson Silva!
In his post fight interview, Anderson Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Ballo Allo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Ballo Allo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballo Allo misses the body punch
and Winnfield counters with a series of strikes. Ballo Allo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ballo Allo throws a jab but it's blocked by Winnfield.
Ballo Allo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winnfield manages to avoid it.
Ballo Allo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballo Allo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winnfield.
Ballo Allo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winnfield. Winnfield obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballo Allo was well out of range. Poor timing from Winnfield.
Winnfield lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Ian Ballo Allo has been cut.
Ballo Allo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winnfield manages to avoid it.
Winnfield stuns Ballo Allo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ballo Allo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ballo Allo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winnfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Ballo Allo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winnfield takes a swing at Ballo Allo's ribcage but misses.
Winnfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Winnfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballo Allo with a nice cross.
Nice body kick from Winnfield.
Winnfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ballo Allo closes the distance but Winnfield moves to the side
and Winnfield counters with a right hand to the body.
Winnfield tries to land a leg kick but Ballo Allo saw it coming and moves away.
Winnfield lands a jab to Ballo Allo's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winnfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winnfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballo Allo takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winnfield.
Ian Ballo Allo's cut is getting worse.
Ballo Allo is breathing heavily.
Winnfield lands with a light punch inside.
Winnfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winnfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winnfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winnfield scores with a shot to the side of Ballo Allo's head.
Ian Ballo Allo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ballo Allo tries to work over Winnfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winnfield lands a nice elbow.
Ballo Allo takes a shot to the head.
Jeez, Ian Ballo Allo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ballo Allo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ballo Allo is rocked!
Ballo Allo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh Ballo Allo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Winnfield.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ian Ballo Allo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jules Winnfield!
Post fight, Jules Winnfield took to the microphone: 'Overrated clap clap clap clap clap
Overrated clap clap clap clap clap
Overrated clap clap clap clap clap
That's what happens when you actually fight decent competition, you get knocked the fuck out!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barristan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen The Sound of Silence as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barristan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Selmy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Selmy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson tries to sprawl but Selmy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Selmy prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Selmy thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Selmy trying to control from half guard but Nelson is working away.
Selmy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nelson trying to hold on to Selmy's head to control him but Selmy postures up.
Selmy throws a strike but Nelson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Selmy with a nice head shot there.
Selmy tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Selmy postures up.
Selmy scoring with some ground and pound.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Selmy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nelson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Selmy has managed to get both his arms back between Nelson's legs - danger averted.
Nelson pulls Selmy in close to his closed guard and prevents Selmy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nelson has his foot on Selmy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Selmy works his way back into a safe position though.
Selmy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Selmy postures up.
Selmy trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Selmy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.
Nelson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson trying to control but Selmy is having none of it.
Selmy tries to improve his position but instead Nelson has taken his back!
Selmy wants to control his opponent's hands but Nelson gets his hands free.
Nelson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Nelson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Selmy kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nelson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I really don't envy Selmy right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy staying busy and making it hard for Nelson to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selmy trying to control the position but Nelson manages to sink in the hooks.
Nelson keeps control of the position as Selmy tries to break free.
Selmy is keeping busy.
Selmy can't escape the position.
Selmy is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nelson.
Selmy wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nelson controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kuma Nelson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Selmy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Selmy gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Nelson lands but Selmy takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selmy looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selmy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kuma Nelson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Selmy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson lands with a shot to the body.
Selmy checks the leg kick.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Selmy off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Selmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nelson jabs at Selmy's body.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Selmy.
Nelson lands a head kick. Selmy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selmy takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson throws a low kick but Selmy moves out of range easily.
Selmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Selmy's body. Selmy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Selmy.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson throws an elbow but it misses.
Nelson works on Selmy's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Selmy backwards.
Nelson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nelson works on Selmy's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selmy stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Selmy seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Nelson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Selmy avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Selmy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Selmy blocking some punches.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Selmy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Nelson is pressed up against the cage. Selmy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nelson down to the mat. Nelson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Selmy.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Selmy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Selmy.
Nelson moves out of range as Selmy strikes.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nelson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Selmy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Selmy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Selmy walks into a straight right hand from Nelson.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuma Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Nelson lands a jab.
Nelson throws a chopping leg kick but Selmy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Selmy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson clinches up against the cage.
Selmy stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Nelson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Selmy stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nelson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Selmy up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuma Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Selmy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch but Selmy moves out of range.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selmy manages to avoid it.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Selmy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Selmy as he checks the leg kick.
Selmy checks a leg kick.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Selmy is just out of range.
Kuma Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selmy ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
A jab lands there for Nelson.
Selmy throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Selmy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Selmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Nelson there.
Kuma Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No luck for Selmy with that takedown attempt.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Selmy misses.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Selmy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nelson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Selmy misses with a takedown attempt - Nelson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barristan Selmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Selmy throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Selmy swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selmy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Nice shot by Nelson.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson scores with a nice head shot.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Selmy avoids the damage to the body.
Kuma Nelson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Selmy takes a shot to the head.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Selmy's ribcage. Selmy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Selmy or not.
Nelson lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
Selmy working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson working Selmy over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Nelson.
Nelson digs a right hand into Selmy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Selmy's gas tank.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Barristan Selmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson works on Selmy's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson pushes Selmy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuma Nelson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson drops Selmy with a big knee straight up the middle! Selmy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Selmy is rocked!
It looks like Barristan Selmy has been cut.
Nelson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Selmy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Selmy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Selmy missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Selmy seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Selmy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Selmy misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuma Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nelson 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuma Nelson!
Kuma Nelson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Chestnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chestnut has chosen Albatross, Albatross, Albatross as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy MacManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Chestnut!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacManus takes the fight into the clinch.
MacManus scores with a shot to the side of Chestnut's head.
MacManus avoiding damage.
Chestnut blocks an elbow strike from MacManus.
MacManus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chestnut.
A head punch on the inside from Chestnut fails to land.
MacManus is working Chestnut over against the cage.
MacManus misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacManus can't find room to land a body shot as Chestnut controls the action.
MacManus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chestnut blocks it with crossed arms.
MacManus tries a knee to the head but Chestnut blocks it.
MacManus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacManus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
MacManus tries to close the distance and clinch but Chestnut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chestnut avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chestnut.
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!
MacManus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chestnut can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Chestnut misses.
Nice defenses there by Chestnut.
MacManus throws a sloppy head kick and Chestnut moves out of range easily.
MacManus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chestnut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Chestnut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy MacManus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacManus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chestnut moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Murphy MacManus has been cut.
Chestnut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chestnut keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chestnut cracks MacManus with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Chestnut has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning MacManus to stand back up!
MacManus is rocked!
Chestnut fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked MacManus out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Walter Chestnut!
Walter Chestnut was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanak Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hajime Saito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nanak Singh!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hajime Saito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Singh.
Good standup being displayed there by Saito as he connects with a hook.
Saito throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Saito shoots for a takedown but Singh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saito tries to score a power double leg takedown but Singh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saito somewhat.
Singh tries to land a front kick but Saito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Singh lands with a nice body punch.
Singh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saito.
It looks like Hajime Saito has been cut.
Singh 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.
Good leg kick by Singh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Saito swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Singh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saito is breathing heavily.
Singh passes into half guard.
Saito wants to control but Singh is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Saito regains full guard. Nicely done.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Saito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saito 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.
Singh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Saito is trying to control the position but Singh postures up.
Singh wants to pass the guard but Saito is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nanak Singh hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Saito closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Singh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saito wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saito tries to advance to mount but Singh denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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!
Singh wants to improve his position but Saito is controlling well.
Singh is controlling Saito's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saito stopping the sweep attempt from Singh.
Saito got a little sloppy there for a moment and Singh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saito has managed to get both his arms back between Singh's legs - danger averted.
Singh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saito is aware though and is defending well.
Saito looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Singh is on top in guard.
Saito is trying to control the position but Singh postures up.
Singh forces his way into half guard.
Singh passes to side control.
Singh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saito keeps working.
Singh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nanak Singh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hajime Saito's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh gets caught napping as Saito dives in and scores a takedown. Singh manages to retain guard.
Saito preventing the sweep.
Saito passes into half guard.
Saito has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Saito fails to move to back control.
Nanak Singh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Singh tries to improve his position but instead Saito has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Saito is trying to stick to Singh's back but Singh is turning into Saito. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Saito's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Singh.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Saito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saito throws his legs up looking for a submission but Singh uses it to pass to side control.
Singh works to advance to full mount. Saito defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Saito tries to reverse the position but Singh maintains control.
Singh looking for a guillotine from mount but Saito is having none of it.
Singh works his way to his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singh looking for the RNC.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh working for a choke but Saito reverses nicely into Singh 's guard.
Saito wants to pass the guard but Singh is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh is pulling down on Saito's head to control his posture.
Saito wants to pass the guard but Singh is keeping the position.
Saito trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Saito trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Singh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saito keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saito is looking to sweep but instead, Singh has passed into half guard.
Saito wants to get back to full guard.
Singh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Singh avoids the attempt from Saito to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh controlling from mount.
Singh 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.
A close second round but Nanak Singh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hajime Saito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saito throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Saito blocks a low kick nicely.
Singh moves into the clinch.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Singh manages to end up in side control.
Singh laying and praying for a moment but Saito takes advantage and regains half guard.
Saito is looking for a sweep. Singh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Singh is trying to control the action in half guard but Saito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Singh is looking to advance position but Saito won't allow it.
Saito is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito is defending against the submission attempts here by Singh.
Saito is trying to maintain the position but Singh is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saito manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Singh pushing down on Saito's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saito makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saito.
Saito looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Singh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh controlling the pace.
Saito is looking to get back to full guard here but Singh has managed to pass to side control instead.
Singh tries to move into full mount but can't pass Saito's legs.
Singh trying to control the position but Saito is working away.
Saito is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Singh is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Singh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh has hold of Saito's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Saito manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh works his way to his opponent's back.
Saito manages to reverse the position and now he's in Singh's guard. Nice work there by Saito.
Singh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saito trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Singh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Saito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nanak Singh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saito working a defensive guard here.
Saito wants to hit a switch here but Singh passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Saito there!
Saito prevents Singh from taking his back.
Singh manages to capitalize on a mistake by Saito to take his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saito can't escape the position.
Singh just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hajime Saito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saito breaks Singh's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nanak Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Singh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nanak Singh!
After the fight, Nanak Singh was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has chosen Buddy Guy - Five Years as his entrance music. Buddy Guy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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29
260 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte cracks the inside of Guy's front leg.
Guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonaparte throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Bonaparte scores with a nice body kick.
Bonaparte slips a jab from Guy.
Bonaparte scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonaparte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonaparte looks to land a body kick but Guy moved away.
Guy scores with a nice right hand.
Bonaparte closes the distance and clinches up with Guy, looking for a takedown. Bonaparte pushes Guy against the cage but Guy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Bonaparte.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Bonaparte saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guy throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Bonaparte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guy as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guy drops Bonaparte with a beautiful combination! Bonaparte stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Guy is looking for the KO!
Bonaparte is rocked!
It looks like Napoleon Bonaparte has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte misses the shot to the body.
Oh Bonaparte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte seems to have got his legs back now.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot.
Bonaparte looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Guy!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bonaparte working for a submission but Guy is keeping him at bay.
Guy is looking to improve his position but Bonaparte isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Guy wants to control but Bonaparte is having none of it.
Guy is squirming around, avoiding Bonaparte's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonaparte lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Guy hang on?
Guy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bonaparte.
Guy tries to hold on but Bonaparte pushes him away.
Bonaparte throwing strikes here but Guy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bonaparte landing shots from mount.
Bonaparte looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is landing with some decent strikes but Guy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonaparte looking to secure an arm triangle but Guy defends it well.
Bonaparte tries to control but Guy wriggling away.
Bonaparte is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Guy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Guy!
Guy content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bonaparte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bonaparte wants to sweep but no luck.
Guy wants to control from the top but Bonaparte keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buddy Guy.
Guy lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonaparte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaparte cracks a nice hook into Guy's ribs.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Napoleon Bonaparte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Napoleon Bonaparte'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.
Guy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
Guy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonaparte.
Guy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guy wants it to stay on the feet.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonaparte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonaparte lands a front kick.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that half lands.
Guy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonaparte under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonaparte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Guy.
Buddy Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonaparte misses with a straight right.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy moves out of range of the body kick from Bonaparte.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonaparte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guy.
Guy circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Bonaparte tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Guy wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buddy Guy!
During a confident post fight interview, Buddy Guy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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