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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rampage Robson!
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, Edmundo Alves!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robson is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Robson clinches.
Robson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robson stalling the fight.
Robson prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Robson jumps guard.
Alves postures up and lands a big shot to Robson's brow.
Robson looking to control.
Alves is posturing up here but Robson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Alves tries to roll out but it's too tight and Alves has to tap! Slick submission there by Robson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rampage Robson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between GL Chuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck comes to the cage accompanied by Ten Masked Men - You Spin Me Round . This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, GL Chuck!
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, Adam Dunne!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dunne looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dunne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chuck misses with a low kick.
Dunne fails with a takedown attempt.
Dunne blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Chuck.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chuck.
Chuck throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chuck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne shoots in looking for a takedown. Chuck tries to sprawl out of it but Dunne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chuck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
GL Chuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Dunne.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chuck.
Good leg kick by Chuck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chuck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunne. That did some damage!
GL Chuck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chuck motions for Dunne to come forward. Chuck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunne blocks a leg kick.
Chuck lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chuck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chuck, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chuck.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chuck. That's going to slow Dunne down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chuck.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chuck.
GL Chuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunne checks a leg kick.
Dunne checks a low kick from Chuck.
Dunne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chuck throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuck throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunne.
Chuck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chuck tried to score with a low kick but Dunne checks it.
Dunne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chuck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chuck catches Dunne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chuck throws a head kick but Dunne moves out of range.
Dunne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chuck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dunne is out of range and Chuck settles back down.
Dunne checks a low kick from Chuck.
Chuck misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck misses with a low kick as Dunne jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chuck.
Chuck is looking to chop away at Dunne's legs.
Chuck throws a sloppy head kick and Dunne moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Chuck.
Chuck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dunne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chuck can pounce on him.
Chuck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chuck.
Chuck throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
GL Chuck dominated that round.
That's time! Chuck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Chuck.
Chuck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chuck swinging wilding here.
Chuck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunne.
Chuck scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dunne checks a leg kick.
Dunne checks a leg kick nicely.
Chuck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunne's sensitive parts.
Dunne is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Chuck.
Chuck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chuck tries to work over Dunne's front leg with a kick but Dunne checks it.
Chuck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dunne is out of range.
Chuck misses with a low kick.
Chuck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunne's calf.
Chuck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chuck throws and low kick but Dunne moves out of range easily.
Chuck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunne's sensitive parts.
Dunne avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chuck throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dunne's head.
Dunne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chuck.
Chuck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chuck is looking to slow Dunne down with leg kicks.
Chuck throws a front kick aimed at Dunne's knee but Dunne avoids it well.
Chuck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dunne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chuck. Chuck obviously looking to wear him down.
Dunne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dunne is able to avoid easily.
Chuck thumps Dunne with a low kick.
Chuck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dunne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chuck.
Chuck tries to land a leg kick but Dunne saw it coming and moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dunne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chuck has got the better of the exchanges.
Chuck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chuck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chuck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chuck lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chuck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chuck wants to slow Dunne down by chopping away at his legs.
Chuck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunne.
Chuck cracks the inside of Dunne's front leg.
Dunne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chuck.
Dunne avoids the head kick by Chuck.
Dunne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
GL Chuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chuck can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
GL Chuck dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chuck connects with a high kick.
Chuck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chuck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chuck wants to land a leg kick but Dunne is out of range.
Chuck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chuck jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chuck throws and low kick but Dunne moves out of range easily.
Chuck throws a leg kick which misses Dunne's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunne tries to avoid it.
Dunne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chuck misses with a low kick.
Chuck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunne. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck misses with a double jab.
Dunne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chuck connects with a solid leg kick.
Chuck thumps Dunne with a low kick.
Dunne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chuck tries to land a leg kick but Dunne saw it coming and moves away.
Chuck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chuck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunne. That did some damage!
Chuck throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunne checks a low kick from Chuck.
Chuck plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chuck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chuck misses with a leg kick.
Chuck tries to land a leg kick but Dunne saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Chuck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chuck is looking to chop away at Dunne's legs.
Chuck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dunne.
Danga de danga de dang - Chuck scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chuck.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chuck.
Chuck throws a chopping leg kick but Dunne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chuck lands with a nice combination. Dunne backs away looking to recover.
Chuck is looking to chop away at Dunne's legs.
Chuck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chuck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chuck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chuck motions for Dunne to come forward. Chuck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chuck throws a series of punches but Dunne moves out of range.
Dunne checks a leg kick.
Chuck fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dunne checks it well.
Chuck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chuck is looking to slow Dunne down with leg kicks.
GL Chuck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chuck plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dunne checks a leg kick.
Dunne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chuck.
And that's the end of the fight!
GL Chuck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chuck 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... GL Chuck!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maoche The Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylian Kirkham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Smasher's entrance music is Bone crusher. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maoche The Smasher!
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, Kylian Kirkham!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Smasher.
Kirkham slaps away a takedown attempt from The Smasher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kirkham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Smasher circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirkham throws a series of punches but The Smasher moves out of range.
The Smasher doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirkham circles away.
Kirkham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kirkham stalks The Smasher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Smasher's face. The Smasher staggers backwards, shaken.
Kirkham cracks The Smasher with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Smasher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirkham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kirkham works over The Smasher's head and body with a nice combination.
Kirkham misses with a double jab.
The Smasher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kirkham tries to bum rush The Smasher with a series of wild strikes but The Smasher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kirkham misses with a series of wild punches.
The Smasher clinches with his opponent.
The Smasher wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smasher tries to score a body lock takedown but Kirkham shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maoche The Smasher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirkham wants to get back to striking at distance but The Smasher won't allow it.
The Smasher wants a takedown but no success here.
Kirkham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Smasher.
The Smasher has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kirkham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Smasher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirkham fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Smasher moves into the clinch successfully.
Kirkham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirkham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Smasher circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirkham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirkham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirkham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Smasher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kirkham avoids it really well and circles away.
The Smasher is breathing heavily.
The Smasher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Smasher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Smasher misses with a takedown attempt - Kirkham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kirkham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kirkham throws a nice looking combination but The Smasher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kylian Kirkham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirkham scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Kirkham.
The Smasher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Smasher.
A combination from Kirkham does no damage.
Kirkham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirkham throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham looks to land a combination. The Smasher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Kirkham misses.
A jab lands there for Kirkham.
Kirkham cracks The Smasher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Smasher walks into a jab.
Kirkham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Smasher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kirkham throws a series of strikes that have The Smasher backpedaling.
Good exchange - Kirkham coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirkham scores with a nice body kick.
Kirkham drops The Smasher with a beautiful combination! The Smasher stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kirkham is looking for the KO!
The Smasher is rocked!
Kirkham digs a good body shot into The Smasher's ribs.
Oh The Smasher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut lands for Kirkham. That snapped The Smasher's head back.
The Smasher seems to have got his legs back now.
Kirkham throws a series of strikes that have The Smasher backpedaling.
Kirkham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kirkham.
Kirkham scores with a three punch combo!
Kirkham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kirkham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kirkham digs a good body shot into The Smasher's ribs.
The Smasher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kirkham scores with a one two! The Smasher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Kirkham both land. Nice combination.
Kirkham tests The Smasher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Smasher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kirkham.
Kirkham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Smasher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylian Kirkham dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kirkham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kirkham scores with a one two! The Smasher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Smasher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirkham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirkham works The Smasher's body with a nice hook.
Kirkham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maoche The Smasher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirkham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Smasher moves in looking to clinch but Kirkham pushes him off.
The Smasher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kirkham prevents the takedown attempt.
The Smasher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Smasher drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kirkham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kirkham prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maoche The Smasher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Smasher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirkham's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirkham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkham scores with a nice head shot.
Kirkham throws a combination. The Smasher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Smasher throws a combination that misses
and Kirkham counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirkham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kirkham duly obliges.
A left and a right from Kirkham both land. Nice combination.
Kirkham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Smasher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Smasher moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirkham.
A jab from Kirkham does it's job there.
Kirkham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Smasher momentarily.
Kirkham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirkham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Smasher's hands.
Kirkham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Smasher tries to clinch but Kirkham moves away
and Kirkham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kirkham works over The Smasher's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirkham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kirkham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kirkham connects with the punch.
Kirkham lands a two punch combo.
The Smasher takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Smasher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Smasher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kirkham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Smasher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirkham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Kirkham.
Kirkham lands a right hook to the body.
Kirkham misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kirkham lands a jab-cross combination.
The Smasher misses the jab.
The Smasher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Smasher throwing shots but Kirkham is blocking nicely.
Kirkham gets back to full guard.
Kirkham is controlling The Smasher's posture.
Kirkham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Smasher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Smasher manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Smasher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kirkham sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirkham sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Smasher's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylian Kirkham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kirkham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Smasher's head.
The Smasher tries to clinch but Kirkham moves out of range.
The Smasher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirkham finds it's way round the side to connect with The Smasher's head.
The Smasher tries to clinch but Kirkham is having none of it.
Kylian Kirkham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirkham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Smasher's head backwards.
Kirkham stuns The Smasher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Smasher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Smasher fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Smasher tries to clinch up but Kirkham circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirkham scores with a leg kick.
The Smasher tries to clinch there but Kirkham circles away.
The Smasher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kirkham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirkham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smasher closes the distance but Kirkham moves to the side
letting Kirkham counter with a right hand.
The Smasher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Smasher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kirkham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kirkham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Smasher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirkham.
The Smasher tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirkham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Kirkham. No joy for The Smasher on that attempt.
Kirkham lands with an overhand left.
Kirkham lunges at The Smasher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Smasher's hand.
A combination from Kirkham does no damage.
The Smasher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham scores with a nice strike.
The Smasher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of The Smasher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kirkham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Smasher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Smasher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kylian Kirkham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Smasher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirkham finds it's way round the side to connect with The Smasher's head.
The Smasher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Smasher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kirkham throws a one two combo.
Kirkham clobbers The Smasher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kirkham scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Smasher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kirkham to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Smasher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Smasher darts in trying to clinch
and Kirkham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Smasher slips a jab and a cross from Kirkham.
A jab from Kirkham finds it's way through The Smasher's defenses.
Kirkham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kirkham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Smasher's head.
Kirkham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Smasher.
Kirkham stuffs the takedown.
Kirkham catches The Smasher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kirkham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Smasher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kirkham.
Kirkham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham lands a jab.
The Smasher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kirkham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kirkham scores with a three punch combo!
Nice shot lands for Kirkham.
The Smasher darts in trying to clinch
and Kirkham counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirkham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirkham is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kirkham misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Kirkham both land. Nice combination.
Maoche The Smasher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kylian Kirkham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Smasher tries to clinch but Kirkham is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kylian Kirkham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kirkham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylian Kirkham!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between True Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, True Warrior!
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, Jerry Seinfeld!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Warrior with that takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Warrior.
Warrior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for True Warrior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warrior drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seinfeld looking for a sweep. Not yet Seinfeld, not yet.
Warrior is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seinfeld is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warrior is aware though and is defending well.
Warrior is in close to Seinfeld's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Warrior will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Warrior cracks Seinfeld with a solid left hand.
Warrior wants to control from the top but Seinfeld keeps moving.
Seinfeld wants to sweep here but Warrior controlling him for the moment.
Seinfeld wants to stand and escape but Warrior is having none of it.
Warrior cracks Seinfeld with a solid left hand.
Warrior prevents Seinfeld from getting back to his feet.
Warrior stopping the sweep attempt from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld wants to get back to his feet but Warrior passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior lands strikes from half guard.
Warrior drops an elbow to the side of Seinfeld's head.
Seinfeld tries to roll over but Warrior keeps him under control.
Seinfeld throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Warrior prevents Seinfeld from improving his position.
Seinfeld is not content to let Warrior control the position.
Seinfeld wants to get back to full guard but Warrior has mounted him!
Warrior with the ground and pound from mount.
Warrior content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior looking to control but Seinfeld is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seinfeld is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Seinfeld defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Warrior.
Warrior is breathing heavily.
Warrior landing strikes from the mount.
Warrior tries to control but Seinfeld wriggling away.
Seinfeld is desperately trying to improve his position but Warrior has a good base and remains in mount.
Seinfeld tries to buck Warrior off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seinfeld tries to reverse the position but Warrior maintains control.
Warrior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Seinfeld is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Seinfeld that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Warrior scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Warrior landing strikes, looking to finish!
Seinfeld really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Warrior scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Seinfeld is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seinfeld is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Warrior.
Warrior controlling from the full mount.
Seinfeld is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Warrior can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Seinfeld is looking to escape.
Warrior cracks Seinfeld with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Warrior landing strikes from the mount.
Seinfeld really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Warrior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seinfeld keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Warrior landing punches.
Warrior is landing with some decent strikes but Seinfeld is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warrior with the ground and pound from mount.
Warrior landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warrior connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Warrior controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
True Warrior dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Seinfeld leaves Warrior with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld dips to his left and cracks Warrior with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Warrior is defended easily by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld scores with a nice head shot.
Jerry Seinfeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seinfeld tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warrior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Warrior.
Seinfeld tries to bench press Warrior off him but Warrior keeps the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warrior throws an elbow but Seinfeld slips to the side and avoids it well.
Warrior tries to move to mount but Seinfeld blocks the move with his legs.
Seinfeld tries to bench press Warrior off him but Warrior keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld is being controlled here.
Seinfeld is looking for a sweep.
Seinfeld is trying to work for a sweep but Warrior has mounted him!
Warrior looking to control but Seinfeld is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seinfeld really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Warrior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Warrior 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.
Seinfeld is looking to improve his position but Warrior isn't that keen on the idea.
Seinfeld takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Warrior connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Warrior prevents Seinfeld from getting the reversal.
Warrior controlling from the full mount.
Seinfeld is looking to improve his position but Warrior isn't that keen on the idea.
Warrior lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Seinfeld hang on?
Warrior wants to control the pace but Seinfeld is squirming around nicely.
Seinfeld really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Warrior looking to isolate an arm here. Seinfeld doesn't see it coming and as Warrior extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Warrior!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). True Warrior!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gusenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Gusenberg !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gusenberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gusenberg avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Gusenberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gusenberg clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Gusenberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gusenberg managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gusenberg throws an elbow but misses.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gusenberg wants to stall.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gusenberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Gusenberg blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusenberg lands a left hand.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam Gusenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Gusenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusenberg wants to clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Gusenberg seems unphased.
Gusenberg wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a leg kick but Gusenberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gusenberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones lands a jab.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Gusenberg tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Gusenberg tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Gusenberg avoids the head kick by Jones.
Gusenberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Gusenberg leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Gusenberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gusenberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gusenberg is defending well for now.
Gusenberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Gusenberg .
Gusenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Gusenberg is controlling him.
Gusenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gusenberg stalling in the clinch.
Gusenberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gusenberg rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gusenberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusenberg 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones wants to break free but Gusenberg has control.
Gusenberg slows down the pace here.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Gusenberg .
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Gusenberg has the dominant position.
Gusenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg wants to clinch.
Gusenberg wants to clinch.
Gusenberg wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gusenberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 Adam Gusenberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gusenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Gusenberg blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones lands a head kick!
Gusenberg is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusenberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gusenberg obliges.
Gusenberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gusenberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Gusenberg controls the action.
Gusenberg slows down the pace here.
Gusenberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Gusenberg stalling the fight.
Gusenberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gusenberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gusenberg manages to break the clinch.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gusenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg clinches up against the cage.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Gusenberg has the dominant position.
Jones avoiding damage as Gusenberg throws knees to the body.
Gusenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gusenberg moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Gusenberg moves out of range easily.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Gusenberg 's head but Gusenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Gusenberg moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam Gusenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gusenberg rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gusenberg is stalling here.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gusenberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Gusenberg .
Gusenberg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gusenberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Gusenberg .
Gusenberg misses with a knee to the head.
Gusenberg stalls.
Nice elbow from Gusenberg .
Gusenberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free but Gusenberg has control.
Gusenberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gusenberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Gusenberg misses with an elbow strike.
Gusenberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Gusenberg manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg moves into the clinch.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gusenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Gusenberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Gusenberg misses with an elbow strike.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gusenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch.
Gusenberg clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusenberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Gusenberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gusenberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gusenberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Gusenberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gusenberg landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Jon Jones's cut even more.
Gusenberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Gusenberg lands an uppercut.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Gusenberg , against the cage.
Gusenberg breaks the clinch.
Gusenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Gusenberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gusenberg moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Gusenberg clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gusenberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Gusenberg throws an elbow that misses.
Gusenberg has Jones pushed against the cage.
Gusenberg has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up.
Gusenberg defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gusenberg ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Gusenberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Gusenberg also avoids with ease.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg slips a straight right by Jones.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch.
Gusenberg moves into the clinch.
Gusenberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gusenberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gusenberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gusenberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones tries to work over Gusenberg 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gusenberg breaks the clinch.
Gusenberg has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Gusenberg .
A knee to the head by Gusenberg .
Adam Gusenberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gusenberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Gusenberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gusenberg throws an elbow but misses.
Gusenberg manages to break the clinch.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gusenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Gusenberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gusenberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Gusenberg stalling the fight.
Jones works on Gusenberg 's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Gusenberg misses with a knee to the head.
Gusenberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gusenberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gusenberg missing with knees to the body.
Gusenberg taking a breather.
Gusenberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gusenberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gusenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Gusenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gusenberg controlling the action here for a moment.
Gusenberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gusenberg lands a left hand.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gusenberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gusenberg or not.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Gusenberg keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones avoiding damage as Gusenberg throws knees to the body.
Gusenberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gusenberg landing knees to the head.
Gusenberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Gusenberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Gusenberg is blocking nicely.
Gusenberg breaks from the clinch.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gusenberg clinches up against the cage.
Gusenberg throws an elbow that misses.
Adam Gusenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gusenberg lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Gusenberg tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gusenberg lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones tries to break free but Gusenberg pushes him back against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Gusenberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gusenberg , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Gusenberg !
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Haymaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gesias Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haymaker comes to the cage accompanied by Free Bird. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Haymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gesias Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haymaker tries to clinch but Carneiro moves out of range.
Haymaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haymaker tries for a takedown but Carneiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carneiro feints and as Haymaker raises his hands in defense, Carneiro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carneiro wants to pass the guard but Haymaker is keeping the position.
Carneiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carneiro passes Haymaker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carneiro prevents Haymaker from improving his position.
Carneiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Haymaker is staying active underneath Carneiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haymaker has his hands clasped together around Carneiro's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haymaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haymaker is not content to let Carneiro control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carneiro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Haymaker kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haymaker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carneiro looking to pass the guard.
Carneiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro trying to control but Haymaker is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carneiro wants to pass the guard but Haymaker is keeping the position.
Carneiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haymaker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haymaker is breathing heavily.
Carneiro passes Haymaker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Haymaker wants to get back to full guard.
Carneiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haymaker is just riding it out for now. Carneiro eventually gives up the hold.
Well, if Carneiro 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haymaker trying to control from the bottom.
Carneiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carneiro trying to control from half guard but Haymaker is working away.
Carneiro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carneiro avoids the attempt from Haymaker to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carneiro with a couple of short strikes.
Carneiro wants to control the pace but Haymaker is squirming around nicely.
Carneiro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carneiro with the ground and pound from mount.
Carneiro with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Haymaker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Carneiro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Haymaker!
Haymaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carneiro on the ground.
Carneiro wants to control but Haymaker has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Haymaker is looking for a sweep. Carneiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gesias Carneiro 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.
Haymaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Haymaker misses.
Carneiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Haymaker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carneiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carneiro is on top in guard.
Haymaker keeping full guard, as Carneiro tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carneiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Haymaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haymaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gesias Carneiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro stands up over Haymaker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carneiro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carneiro taking a breather here.
Haymaker gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Carneiro works his way to his opponent's back.
Will Carneiro go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gesias Carneiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carneiro wants to clinch.
Haymaker is looking to slow Carneiro down with leg kicks.
Haymaker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Carneiro is pressing down on Haymaker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carneiro throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Carneiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haymaker is one step ahead there.
Carneiro pushes a forearm under Haymaker's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Haymaker is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gesias Carneiro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nick daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagger Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nick daley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jagger Cyde's chin.
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219 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, nick daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jagger Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
daley takes a kick to the side of the head.
nick daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
daley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. daley showed some decent athleticism there.
Cyde is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but daley pulls his head out easily.
daley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
daley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cyde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cyde is defending against the submission attempts here by daley.
daley is taking a breather. Cyde says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cyde looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
daley works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
daley wants to finish this one by submission but Cyde is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from daley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
daley jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cyde is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cyde and daley has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
daley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cyde has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cyde tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but daley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
daley in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cyde is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). nick daley!
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