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AAFL - 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ackmad Hassad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Belcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ackmad Hassad!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belcher counters with a nice body shot.
Belcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Hassad.
Hassad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belcher is defended easily by Hassad.
A head kick misses from Hassad.
Hassad tries to clinch
and Belcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hassad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassad wants to clinch.
Ackmad Hassad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Belcher. Beautiful body shot.
Belcher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belcher counters by moving into the clinch.
Belcher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Belcher has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hassad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hassad pulls guard successfully.
Hassad keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Belcher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassad is looking for a triangle but Belcher pushes his legs off easily.
Hassad has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Belcher has passed into side control.
Hassad manages to get back to half guard.
Belcher tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belcher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belcher pulls his head out easily.
Belcher trying to control the action but Hassad is working from the bottom.
Belcher uses his free foot to push down on Hassad's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hassad.
Hassad manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hassad is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher wants to control but Hassad is keeping him busy.
Belcher perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belcher with the ground and pound but Hassad uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belcher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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 Ryan Belcher will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Belcher misses with a low kick.
Hassad wants to clinch.
Belcher drives through and clinches with Hassad against the cage.
Hassad is trying to pull guard but Belcher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hassad missing with knees to the body.
Belcher gets underhooks to prevent Hassad's takedown attempt.
Belcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hassad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belcher walks away with a smile on his face. Hassad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryan Belcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ackmad Hassad.
Belcher fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hassad moves in looking to clinch but Belcher pushes him off.
Belcher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hassad is fending him off so far but Belcher persists. Nope, Hassad circles away and we're back to standing.
Belcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Hassad.
Belcher has a takedown stuffed.
Hassad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belcher 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 Hassad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hassad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belcher misses with a takedown attempt
and Hassad counters with a series of strikes. Belcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hassad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Belcher fails to land the takedown.
Belcher rushes Hassad and presses him up against the cage.
Hassad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belcher smiles and moves away.
Belcher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hassad, pushing him back against the cage.
Belcher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Belcher tries to circle away but Hassad has him pinned against the cage.
Hassad pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belcher defends well.
Hassad is looking for a triangle but Belcher pushes his legs off easily.
Hassad has his foot on Belcher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belcher works his way back into a safe position though.
Belcher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hassad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Belcher has managed to get both his arms back between Hassad's legs - danger averted.
Hassad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Belcher defends it easily.
Belcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Belcher controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassad keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ackmad Hassad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Belcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Hassad.
Hassad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belcher counters with a three punch combo that has Hassad backing up. Hassad nods at Belcher to acknowledge the strikes.
Hassad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belcher moves into the clinch.
Hassad fails to pull guard.
Hassad goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belcher prevents it.
Hassad is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Belcher to keep the fight standing.
Ryan Belcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ackmad Hassad.
Hassad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belcher smiles and moves away.
Belcher gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassad tries to pull guard but Belcher holds him up against the cage and eventually Hassad drops back down to his feet.
Belcher manages to break the clinch.
Belcher has closed the distance and engaged Hassad in a clinch.
Belcher successfully pulls guard.
Belcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hassad gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Belcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hassad blocks a head kick by Belcher.
Belcher has Hassad up against the cage in a clinch.
Belcher jumps into guard, dragging Hassad to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassad is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Belcher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Belcher has escaped and now he's on top!
Belcher slips nicely into half guard.
Ackmad Hassad has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Belcher is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hassad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belcher pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher wants to pass to mount but Hassad is defending the position.
Belcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hassad's head.
Belcher perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is looking to take a break and control but Hassad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hassad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hassad is not content to let Belcher control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Belcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belcher 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Belcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Baine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baine comes to the cage accompanied by Juicy. Krush comes into a darkened arena with his song building. GrandeMarshall-E&J kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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199 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Baine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Krush!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krush connects with a high kick.
Krush stuffs the takedown attempt from Baine. Baine gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Krush.
Baine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baine moves out of range as Krush throws a body kick.
Krush moves in looking to clinch but Baine pushes him off.
Baine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Baine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krush displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baine.
Krush lands a big head kick that sends Baine tumbling to the mat! Krush takes a step backwards and waves Baine back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Baine is rocked!
It looks like Matthew Baine has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krush lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Baine out cold! Baine is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Krush!
An intense looking Alexander Krush took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Give me Rolland Dopard He got lucky he knows he got lucky. Lets do it again!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Hollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollins comes to the cage accompanied by Hulk Smash. 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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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Hollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Marx!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx stuffs the takedown attempt from Hollins. Hollins gets slowly back to his feet.
Marx tries for a takedown but Hollins circles away easily
and Hollins counters with a single leg into guard. Marx didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marx utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marx working a defensive guard here.
Marx looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hollins is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Marx.
Hollins lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hollins sprawls well. Hollins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marx gets slowly back to his feet.
Hollins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Hollins does no damage.
Hollins connects with a nice cross there... Marx is looking wobbly and Hollins recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Marx to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Hollins jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dominic Hollins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grayson Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen System of a Down - A.D.D. as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grayson Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams dives in and grabs Roberts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Williams scoring with strikes but Roberts is staying in there.
Roberts is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams lands a big shot there that rocks Roberts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Williams misses with a head shot.
Roberts avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Roberts looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roberts is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roberts is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roberts bucks Williams off and manages to get back to his feet!
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roberts's waist but Roberts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Jim Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grayson Williams.
Roberts leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roberts digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Roberts.
A cross from Roberts lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Roberts tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roberts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roberts tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roberts to the ground. Roberts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roberts lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roberts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams looks gassed!
Roberts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jim Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roberts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Roberts scores with a shot to the body.
Williams takes one on the button.
Williams is rocked!
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberts finish him?
Williams walks straight into a right hand from Roberts - that's dropped him! Roberts jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Williams from any more punishment! Williams complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Roberts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles has chosen Tupac - Only God Can Judge Me as his entrance music. Darrell Miles has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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172 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Miles!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miles moves into the clinch.
Hollywood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miles throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollywood.
Miles is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hollywood is defending well.
Miles is leaning against Hollywood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hollywood manages to break the clinch.
Miles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollywood.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hollywood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hollywood, as that shot connected.
Hollywood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miles misses with the combination.
Miles looks gassed!
Hollywood pounces like a tiger and cracks Miles with a vicious hook! Miles is down but not out! Hollywood follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Hollywood!
A very excited looking James Hollywood made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obidiah Fitzroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rosario's choice of entrance music: COBRA. This should be a great matchup!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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KO power |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Obidiah Fitzroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Rosario!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzroy dives in and grabs Rosario's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rosario pushes down on Fitzroy's head and hops out.
Rosario tries to keep at a distance but Fitzroy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rosario wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fitzroy has him pressed against the cage.
Rosario is trying to push Fitzroy away but Fitzroy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rosario is looking to control Fitzroy's arms but Fitzroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rosario has his back to the cage.
Rosario swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzroy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzroy tries to clinch but Rosario is having none of it.
Fitzroy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fitzroy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fitzroy has closed the distance and engaged Rosario in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzroy breaks from the clinch.
Fitzroy clinches up with Rosario and pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzroy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzroy breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitzroy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Rosario misses.
Rosario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rosario darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fitzroy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rosario takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rosario checks a leg kick nicely.
Fitzroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosario.
Fitzroy clinches up with Rosario and pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzroy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosario swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitzroy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzroy lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzroy.
Rosario swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosario is trying to push Fitzroy away but Fitzroy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fitzroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rosario tries to throw a body punch but Fitzroy avoids it by throwing Rosario back against the cage.
Fitzroy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rosario avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rosario is trying to break the clinch but Fitzroy is controlling him.
Fitzroy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fitzroy manages to break the clinch.
Fitzroy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosario.
Fitzroy moves into the clinch successfully.
Rosario is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rosario.
Rosario misses with the head strike.
Fitzroy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rosario gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obidiah Fitzroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzroy breaks the clinch.
Rosario connects with the punch.
Rosario misses with the combination.
Fitzroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosario circles away.
Some wild striking there from Rosario.
Rosario lands with a straight right. Fitzroy didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzroy.
Rosario fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzroy manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitzroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitzroy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosario feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fitzroy sprawling to the canvas! Fitzroy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rosario finish him?!
Fitzroy is rocked!
Fitzroy throws a leg kick that misses.
Oh Fitzroy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Rosario has cracked Fitzroy with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Rosario lands another huge swinging hook and Fitzroy tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Fitzroy, before Rosario can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fernando Rosario!
A victorious Fernando Rosario thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Bridges!
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, Milton Knight!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bridges is out of range.
Knight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Bridges has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knight finds it's way round the side to connect with Bridges's head.
Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bridges wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight wants to sweep but no luck.
Bridges throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.
Knight is trying to control the position but Bridges postures up.
Knight keeping full guard, as Bridges tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges throws a big elbow that misses.
Bridges advances to half guard.
Bridges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knight on the ground.
Knight wants to improve his position but Bridges is controlling well.
Bridges is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
Knight gets full guard.
Bridges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges misses with a head shot. Knight uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bridges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bridges advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bridges stalling away here and it's allowed Knight to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bridges preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bridges throws a big elbow that misses.
Bridges stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
Bridges wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bridges looking to score a takedown here. Knight is defending well but Bridges drives through and ends up in Knight's guard.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bridges is controlling him.
Knight keeping full guard, as Bridges tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Bridges is proving a slippery customer.
Knight wants to sweep here but Bridges controlling him for the moment.
Bridges trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bridges throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bridges preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bridges dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bridges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knight is fending him off so far but Bridges persists. Nope, Knight circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight slips under a jab.
Horrible takedown by Bridges or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight which made him look bad.
Bridges lands a lovely overhand right.
Knight lands a nice hook to Bridges's body. Bridges takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knight.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bridges was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Milton Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bridges's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bridges scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bridges or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Bridges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight throws a hook but Bridges blocks it.
Knight thows a body shot but no joy.
Bridges throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight motions for Bridges to come forward. Knight throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Bridges. Bridges gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knight catches Bridges with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Bridges cracks Knight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bridges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Bridges shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bridges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bridges.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Bridges is just out of range.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bridges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Bridges on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges tries for a takedown but Knight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bridges is defended easily by Knight.
Knight punishes Bridges's body with a nice straight punch.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Knight tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Bridges with that takedown attempt.
Knight thuds his right hand into Bridges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bridges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knight swivels and escapes.
Milton Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight lands with a right hand.
Bridges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bridges with the ground and pound but Knight uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Knight is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight keeping full guard, as Bridges tries to pass.
Knight has his hands on Bridges's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bridges shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bridges gets slowly back to his feet.
Bridges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
A jab from Bridges misses.
Bridges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bridges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bridges counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bridges stalling away here and it's allowed Knight to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leon Bridges overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bridges tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bridges manages to get himself to full guard.
Knight looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bridges is trying to control the position but Knight postures up.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Bridges.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Bridges is retaining full guard.
Bridges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Bridges is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Knight.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bridges.
Bridges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight tests Bridges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bridges looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight is looking to chop away at Bridges's legs.
Bridges is looking to wear down Knight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bridges fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knight avoids it really well and circles away.
Knight misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a good cross that connects.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bridges checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Bridges slips under a jab.
Bridges shoots in looking for a takedown. Knight tries to sprawl out of it but Bridges keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Bridges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bridges shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knight circles away.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bridges to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
Nice straight punches there by Knight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knight.
Bridges closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knight did well to prevent Bridges getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Knight makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knight.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bridges!
Knight trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Knight!
Milton Knight made sure to mention his sponsor, Rebel Pride Clothing. Everything in STOCK $5 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almanez comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Hood by Shinobi Ninja. Jd Almanez 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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Almanez is just out of range.
Garcia takes a swing at Almanez's ribcage but misses.
Almanez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Almanez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Almanez avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Almanez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Almanez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Almanez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almanez is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almanez.
Almanez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almanez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almanez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Almanez landing with the ground and pound.
Almanez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Almanez defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Almanez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Almanez is working for an americana but Garcia has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Almanez was thinking about the submission.
Almanez pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
Garcia pulls Almanez in close to prevent any damage.
Almanez lands a couple of elbows.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almanez.
Almanez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almanez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almanez stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almanez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Almanez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Almanez looking to pass the guard.
Almanez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almanez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almanez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Almanez with the ground and pound but Garcia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Garcia wants to control but Almanez is keeping busy.
Almanez is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Almanez to get the leverage.
Almanez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Almanez working for a submission but Garcia is keeping him at bay.
Garcia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia 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.
Almanez tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia controls Almanez momentarily but Almanez frees himself.
Almanez forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is doing well to control the position and prevent Almanez from advancing to side control.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Almanez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almanez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Almanez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Almanez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia wants to improve his position but Almanez is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Almanez connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jd Almanez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Almanez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garcia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Almanez if he has to take too many more of those.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A cross from Garcia lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jd Almanez has been cut.
A combination from Almanez does no damage.
Almanez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chris Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almanez misses with a straight left.
Chris Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almanez thows a body shot but no joy.
Almanez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Almanez darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Almanez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garcia to the mat. Garcia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almanez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Almanez throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia 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.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Almanez throwing strikes but missing.
Almanez is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almanez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Almanez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almanez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almanez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez forces his way into half guard.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Almanez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Almanez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Almanez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jd Almanez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almanez.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almanez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almanez throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Almanez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Almanez connects with a couple of short punches.
Almanez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Almanez distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Almanez throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Almanez has his hands clasped together but Garcia extends an breaks Almanez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Garcia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Garcia!
After the fight, Chris Garcia 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 Bosko Brute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Friedrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brute comes to the cage accompanied by his teams song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Friedrich's choice of entrance music: Go hard or go home. The key to victory for Bosko Brute has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosko Brute!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Friedrich!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brute scores with a crisp jab that stopped Friedrich in his tracks.
It looks like Robert Friedrich has been cut.
Friedrich walks into a left hand.
Friedrich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Brute cracks Friedrich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brute swings for the body but Friedrich moves out of range.
Friedrich misses with the combination.
Brute with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brute is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brute fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Brute blocks the low kick.
Brute jabs at Friedrich's body.
Friedrich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brute. Brute obviously looking to wear him down.
Friedrich looks gassed!
Friedrich misses with a jab to the body
and Brute counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Robert Friedrich's cut even more.
Brute lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brute. That's going to slow Friedrich down.
Brute throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Friedrich tumbling to the canvas!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brute trying to control but Friedrich is working from the bottom.
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.
Brute lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The cut above Robert Friedrich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brute is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Friedrich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brute manages to get himself to full guard.
Friedrich throwing strikes from guard but Brute blocks nicely.
Friedrich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Friedrich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brute controlling the position.
Friedrich works over Brute with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedrich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friedrich postures up in Brute's guard and throws a big left but Brute blocks it.
Friedrich throwing strikes but missing.
Brute preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Friedrich throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brute 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.
Friedrich is looking to work some ground and pound but Brute has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedrich throwing strikes but missing.
Brute avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brute will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Friedrich looking to sit in guard and control but Brute gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brute preventing the sweep.
Brute landing with the ground and pound.
Robert Friedrich's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robert Friedrich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bosko Brute!
Bosko Brute retains his heavyweight title!
A less than humble Bosko Brute misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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