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Battle Legends 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Iglesias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Hughs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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160 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandre Iglesias!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iglesias fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hughs misses with a two punch combination.
Iglesias with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Iglesias thumps Hughs with a low kick.
Hughs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iglesias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iglesias lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Iglesias fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hughs tries to clinch up but Iglesias circles away and keeps his distance.
Iglesias walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hughs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left lands for Iglesias.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iglesias fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughs lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iglesias misses with a double jab
and Hughs counters with a low kick, right behind Iglesias 's knee.
Iglesias thows a body kick. Hughs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donk. Hughs catches Iglesias right on the button with a cross.
Hughs closes the distance and clinches.
Hughs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iglesias is defending well for now.
Iglesias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Iglesias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iglesias avoids it.
Iglesias managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Hughs lands a shot to the body.
Hughs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs pushes off an throws an elbow but Iglesias leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Iglesias misses with a body punch.
Iglesias is trying to break the clinch but Hughs is controlling him.
Hughs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hughs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hughs lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Iglesias blocks it with crossed arms.
Iglesias swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iglesias stalls.
Hughs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Iglesias.
Iglesias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hughs lands a big head kick that sends Iglesias tumbling to the mat! Hughs takes a step backwards and waves Iglesias back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Iglesias is rocked!
It looks like Alexandre Iglesias 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!
Hughs cracks Iglesias's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Iglesias slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Hughs can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Hughs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grady Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Prowse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Grady Taylor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grady Taylor!
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, Tyson Prowse!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Prowse.
Prowse lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Prowse saw that one coming.
Prowse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prowse.
The fighters circling - Prowse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Prowse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prowse misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Prowse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prowse scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Prowse misses with a looping right.
Prowse blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Prowse misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Prowse.
Prowse misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prowse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prowse throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prowse avoids a kick to the body.
Taylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prowse misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
Prowse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Prowse blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Prowse loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prowse.
Grady Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Prowse.
Prowse misses with an uppercut.
Prowse fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Taylor sprawls well initially but Prowse persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Prowse is trying for a kimura here. Taylor looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Prowse wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyson Prowse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robson Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eder Jofre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robson Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eder Jofre!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jofre closes the distance and pushes Castro back into the cage.
Castro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jofre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Nice body punch from Jofre - that landed with a thud.
Jofre cracks Castro with a nice body shot.
Castro tries to pull guard but Jofre forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Castro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castro tries to stall but Jofre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
Jofre throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jofre fails to land with a series of punches.
Jofre throws a combination that misses
and Castro counters with an inside leg kick.
Castro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jofre thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jofre as Castro shoots in.
Jofre gets tackled into the cage by Castro. Castro maintains the clinch.
Jofre lands a shoulder strike.
Castro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jofre working aggressively here.
Castro misses with a knee strike.
Jofre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castros head.
Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castro is pushing Jofre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jofre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castro jumps guard but Jofre stands there with Castro around his waist. Castro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Jofre.
Castro working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jofre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Jofre lands with a light punch inside.
Castro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jofre avoids it.
Castro digs a right hand into Jofre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jofre's gas tank.
Castro tries to pull guard but Jofre holds him up against the cage and eventually Castro drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jofre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castro clinches.
Castro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jofre just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jofre.
Castro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jofre blocks it with crossed arms.
Castro is looking to control Jofre's arms but Jofre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castro has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a head punch that misses.
Jofre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jofre lands a shoulder strike.
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
Jofre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Castro is looking to control Jofre's arms but Jofre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castro has his back to the cage.
Jofre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Jofre misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Jofre.
Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castro tries to break the clinch but Jofre is controlling the position.
Castro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Castro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jofre as the two fighters clinch.
Castro jumps guard but Jofre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jofre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jofre.
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!
Jofre digs a right hand into Castro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castro's gas tank.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jofre is keeping busy.
Jofre lands a hook that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Jofre lands a body shot.
Jofre lands with a short shot to the head.
Jofre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castro is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jofre just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oh Castro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jofre lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jofre.
Jofre lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eder Jofre 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.
Jofre misses with a wild body shot.
Castro seems to have got his legs back now.
Castro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jofre just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jofre lands a hook that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Castro misses with a knee strike.
Castro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castro fails to pull guard.
Castro tries to pull guard but Jofre holds him up against the cage and eventually Castro drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro looking to stall.
Jofre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castro tries to break free but Jofre pushes him back against the cage.
Castro trying to land knees to the body.
Castro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Castro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jofre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castro looking to stall.
Castro tries to pull guard but Jofre won't allow it.
Jofre lands a left hand.
Jofre lands with a light punch inside.
Jofre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Jofre.
Castro tries to pull guard but Jofre holds him up against the cage and eventually Castro drops back down to his feet.
Jofre drops Castro onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Castro is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
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!
A short body shot lands from Jofre as the two fighters clinch.
Jofre creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Castro's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Castro drops to his knees and Jofre pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eder Jofre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Zamorano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Carlitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamorano comes to the cage accompanied by The Cat Empire - Lost Song. 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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145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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152 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Zamorano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandre Carlitos !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamorano ducks under a wild hook from Carlitos .
Carlitos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carlitos lands in his opponent's guard.
Carlitos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carlitos passes Zamorano's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zamorano desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Carlitos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carlitos dominating with strikes here.
Zamorano wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carlitos .
Zamorano tries to hold on but Carlitos pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlitos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamorano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlitos lands a big shot there that rocks Zamorano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zamorano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carlitos working the ground and pound effectively.
Zamorano is rocked!
Zamorano tries to lock up and control but Carlitos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Zamorano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carlitos has hold of Zamorano's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zamorano manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zamorano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zamorano wants to hold on but Carlitos pushes him away.
Zamorano takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Carlitos 's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandre Carlitos !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Swags Middleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana has chosen There Will Be Violence as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ruben Santana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swags Middleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruben Santana!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Middleton tries to clinch up.
Middleton tries to clinch but Santana is having none of it.
Middleton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santana.
A head kick misses from Middleton.
Santana tries to bum rush Middleton with a series of wild strikes but Middleton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Middleton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Middleton thows a body shot but no joy.
Middleton thows a body kick. Santana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Middleton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Middleton thows a body shot but no joy.
Santana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Middleton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santana somewhat.
Santana misses with a takedown
and Middleton counters by clinching up.
Middleton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Middleton counters with a nice body shot.
Swags Middleton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruben Santana.
Santana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Middleton tries to avoid it but Santana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Middleton to the ground. Middleton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Santana enables Middleton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santana manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santana wants to sweep but no luck.
Middleton content to stall in guard here.
Santana has a closed guard, preventing Middleton from standing up.
Middleton stands up from Santana's guard - Middleton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Middleton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana pushes Middleton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana lands with a short shot to the head.
Middleton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Nice shot by Santana.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Middleton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Middleton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santana avoids a kick to the body.
Middleton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santana's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Middleton scores with a sloppy right hand. Santana should have avoided that one.
Santana moves in looking to clinch but Middleton pushes him off.
Santana fails with the takedown
and Middleton counters with a left and a right... And another left! Santana is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swags Middleton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't Be Touched by Roy Jones Jr.. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tristan David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
David feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet but David is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
David content to stall in guard here.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
David prevents Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
David landing with the ground and pound.
David gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
David tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
David avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ortiz was covering up waiting for the punch and David finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David lands a couple of elbows.
David 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David throws a big right hand that misses.
David decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ortiz, up you get!
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
David tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Ortiz.
Excellent takedown into side control there by David.
The referee asks David politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. David prefers to stall for the moment though.
David decides to stand back up.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - David circles away.
Tristan David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Ortiz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
David dominating with strikes here.
David is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ortiz tries to hold on but David pushes him away.
David prevents Ortiz from getting the reversal.
David looking to control and managing it successfully.
David avoids the attempt from Ortiz to control.
David is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David with good strikes from the mount here!
David in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Ortiz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortiz is in a horrible position here. David smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ortiz is rocked!
David lands a big shot to the head and Ortiz winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tristan David!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tristan David thanked Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda's entrance music is Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. A fine choice. Lincoln Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voda.
Voda misses with a straight left.
Jones tries to clinch but Voda moves out of range.
Voda lands a jab.
Lincoln Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Voda trying to control the pace.
Voda seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Voda has passed into side control.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Voda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Voda control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones tries to buck Voda off but Voda is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Voda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Voda wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Voda is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Voda trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Voda has control of an arm but Jones manages to advance to Voda's back!
Voda tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
Voda turns into Jones and is now in his guard.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones is trying to control the position but Voda postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Voda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Voda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Voda is controlling the pace.
Voda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jones wants to control but Voda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones trying to hold on to Voda's head to control him but Voda postures up.
Voda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lincoln Jones.
Jones throws a jab when Voda was well out of range.
Voda ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A big right from Voda misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voda stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Voda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Voda dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Voda throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Voda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Voda checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Voda circles away.
Jones avoids the body shot from Voda.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voda.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Voda throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Voda throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Voda scores with a four punch combination!
Voda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voda scrambles back to his feet.
Jones blocks a jab.
Voda throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Voda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voda.
Voda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Voda.
Voda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Voda shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Voda is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Voda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Voda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Voda.
Jones throws a hook but Voda avoids it easily.
Voda throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Voda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voda throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones looks for the body kick but Voda saw that one coming.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Voda misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Voda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Voda cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Voda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Voda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up
letting Voda counter with a right hand.
Voda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Voda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones wants to clinch up but Voda keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Voda.
Voda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheers as Voda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Voda misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Voda is out of range.
Jones scores with a takedown into Voda's guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voda is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working over Voda with some ground and pound. Voda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones wants to take a breather but Voda is having none of it.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Voda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones digs a good hook to Voda's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voda.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones moves out of range as Voda strikes.
Voda fails with a takedown attempt.
Voda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Voda moves out of range.
Jones pushes Voda up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Voda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Voda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Voda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Voda throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Voda.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Voda moves out of range easily.
Voda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voda throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Voda throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Voda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Voda with a good jab.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Voda is out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voda moves away.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Voda's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Voda does it's job there.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voda.
A left lands for Voda.
Voda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones tries to bum rush Voda with a series of wild strikes but Voda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Voda lands with a right hand.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Voda is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Voda.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Voda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Voda tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Voda forces his way into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Voda tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones wants to sweep here but Voda controlling him for the moment.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Voda trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Voda is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Voda wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Voda moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Voda shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lincoln Jones.
I think Jones 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lincoln Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabesandratana Randreanaivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randreanaivo has chosen Insane Clown Posse - Another Love Song as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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217 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roy Country!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rabesandratana Randreanaivo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randreanaivo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Randreanaivo shoots in for a takedown but Country shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Country swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randreanaivo tries to clinch but Country moves out of range.
Country slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Country throws a hook but Randreanaivo blocks it.
Country is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Country shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Randreanaivo pinned against the cage. Randreanaivo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Country fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randreanaivo manages to avoid it.
Randreanaivo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Randreanaivo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Country manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randreanaivo trying to control the position from guard on top but Country is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randreanaivo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Randreanaivo stopping the sweep attempt from Country.
Country controls Randreanaivo momentarily but Randreanaivo frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Country pulls Randreanaivo in close to prevent any damage.
Roy Country has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Country misses the shot to the body.
Randreanaivo with a poor takedown
and Country counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roy Country has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rabesandratana Randreanaivo.
Randreanaivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Country.
Country thows a body shot but no joy.
Country shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Randreanaivo's guard.
Randreanaivo working a defensive guard here.
Randreanaivo looking for a guillotine here but Country defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Country stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Randreanaivo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Country passes Randreanaivo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Country prevents Randreanaivo from standing back up.
Country has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Randreanaivo wants to control but Country is having none of it.
Country trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Country prevents Randreanaivo from getting the reversal.
Country trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Country raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randreanaivo is working to get back to half guard.
Country looking to control and managing it successfully.
Country has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Country trying to control but Randreanaivo is having none of it.
Randreanaivo is looking to get to half guard.
Randreanaivo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Country content just to control the position here.
Randreanaivo is squirming around, avoiding Country's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randreanaivo is looking to get to half guard.
Country controlling his opponent.
Country tries to control but Randreanaivo wriggling away.
Country looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roy Country has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Randreanaivo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randreanaivo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Country keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Country dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Randreanaivo has his takedown stuffed
and Country counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Country throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randreanaivo throws a hook but Country blocks it.
Country looks to score with a jab to the body but Randreanaivo is just out of range.
Country connects with a right hand. Randreanaivo shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Country as Randreanaivo shoots in.
Randreanaivo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Country tries to avoid it but Randreanaivo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Country to the ground. Country escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roy Country has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rabesandratana Randreanaivo.
Randreanaivo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Country quickly recovers to half guard.
Country is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Randreanaivo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Randreanaivo's back!
Country is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Randreanaivo is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roy Country!
Roy Country is the new light heavyweight champion!
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