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SOTF 3: Born Alone, Die Alone PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Trutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trutka comes to the cage accompanied by Against Me! - Thrash Unreal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Trutka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal King!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands with a shot to the body.
King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trutka's guard.
King drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says King as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Trutka screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with King! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hannibal King!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Balotelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duck Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duck Sweeney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mario Balotelli's chin.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Balotelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duck Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney throws a head kick that misses.
Sweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sweeney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sweeney scores with a head kick.
Balotelli darts in and clinches Sweeney up against the cage.
Sweeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sweeney struggles to land a body shot inside as Balotelli controls his hands.
Sweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sweeney tries a head kick but it misses.
Balotelli misses with a takedown attempt - Sweeney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sweeney tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Sweeney as Balotelli shoots in.
Sweeney lands with a slapping head kick.
Balotelli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sweeney counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Balotelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney misses with a head kick.
Sweeney tries to clinch up but Balotelli circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Balotelli.
Balotelli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sweeney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sweeney plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Balotelli misses with a takedown attempt
and Sweeney counters with a big head kick but Balotelli shrugs it off.
Sweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sweeney misses with an uppercut. Balotelli saw that one coming.
Mario Balotelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balotelli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sweeney wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balotelli dives in and grabs Sweeney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sweeney pushes down on Balotelli's head and hops out.
Sweeney misses with a head kick.
Balotelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sweeney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sweeney counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balotelli's knee momentarily.
Balotelli is breathing heavily.
Balotelli blocks a head kick by Sweeney.
Sweeney slaps away a takedown attempt from Balotelli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Balotelli gets caught napping as Sweeney dives in and scores a takedown. Balotelli manages to retain guard.
Balotelli is trying to control the position but Sweeney postures up.
Sweeney would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sweeney stands up and waves to Balotelli to follow him.
Sweeney gets a double leg takedown into Balotelli's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney stands and steps away. Balotelli gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweeney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sweeney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balotelli with a poor takedown
letting Sweeney counter with a right hand.
Balotelli shoots in but Sweeney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balotelli blocks a head kick by Sweeney.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Sweeney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Sweeney dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Balotelli misses with a combination
and Sweeney decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Balotelli's guard.
Sweeney would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sweeney stands and steps away. Balotelli gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duck Sweeney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balotelli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sweeney sprawls well. Sweeney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balotelli gets slowly back to his feet.
Balotelli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Sweeney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney throws a head kick but Balotelli moves out of range.
Sweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sweeney throws a hook but Balotelli avoids it easily.
Balotelli fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Balotelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Sweeney.
Sweeney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sweeney throws a head kick that misses.
Balotelli closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sweeney quickly recovers to half guard.
Sweeney wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli trying to control the pace.
Balotelli moves into full mount! Sweeney won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balotelli content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli tries to control but Sweeney wriggling away.
BOOM! Balotelli connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Balotelli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sweeney is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balotelli working the ground and pound effectively.
Balotelli looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balotelli tries to control but Sweeney wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Balotelli will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Balotelli throws a body punch but Sweeney moves out of range.
Balotelli avoids the head kick by Sweeney.
Mario Balotelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sweeney tries a head kick but it misses.
Sweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balotelli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sweeney enables Balotelli to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sweeney manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Balotelli trying to control but Sweeney is working from the bottom.
Balotelli showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balotelli looking to pass the guard.
Sweeney pushes Balotelli off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sweeney tries a head kick but it misses.
Sweeney misses with a head kick.
Sweeney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balotelli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balotelli manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sweeney on his heels. He'll look to pass Sweeney's guard now, I'm sure.
Balotelli tries to stand but Sweeney is controlling from the bottom.
Balotelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balotelli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sweeney pushes Balotelli off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sweeney throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Balotelli manages to pull guard.
Sweeney trying to stand up but can't free himself from Balotelli's guard.
Sweeney decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Balotelli gets a double leg takedown into Sweeney's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balotelli throwing strikes but missing.
Balotelli stops Sweeney from standing up.
Sweeney has a closed guard, preventing Balotelli from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweeney wants to stand and escape but Balotelli is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Balotelli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balotelli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Balotelli!
Mario Balotelli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Moon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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250 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micheal Moon!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands with a cross.
Moon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Moon misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a big uppercut that knocks Moon off his feet! Williams dives into side control looking to finish!
Moon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands a huge shot from side control! Moon is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jackson Williams!
A victorious Jackson Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Donavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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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
14 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scott Donavan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angel Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera takes one on the button.
Donavan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rivera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Rivera there.
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donavan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rivera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rivera duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Rivera. Beautiful body shot.
Donavan dodges the punch combination from Rivera.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donavan moves away.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Rivera fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivera doesn't seem bothered though.
Rivera misses the jab.
Rivera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rivera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donavan.
Donavan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donavan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donavan looks to land a right hand but Rivera moved out of range.
Donavan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Donavan keeps it at a distance.
Rivera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donavan scores with a one two! Rivera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rivera needs to keep his hands up - Donavan had a free shot at his head there.
Rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Donavan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donavan throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Donavan lands with a nice combination. Rivera backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera cracks Donavan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Donavan.
Donavan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Donavan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donavan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donavan lands a body shot.
Donavan swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donavan misses with a double jab
and Rivera counters with a series of strikes. Donavan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donavan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Donavan right on the button. Donavan goes down! Rivera follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rivera gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Rivera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Circle Jerk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen Sorry For Party Rockin as his entrance music. Michael David is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Circle Jerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael David!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
David drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. David seems to have locked his on tight now - Jerk screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for David, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Michael David!
Michael David seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Cooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Chiellini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiellini is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Riders on the strorm. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Cooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Chiellini!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiellini looks to throw a body kick
and Cooney counters with a single leg into guard. Chiellini didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cooney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chiellini trying to keep a closed guard but Cooney is proving a slippery customer.
Cooney showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cooney stopping the sweep attempt from Chiellini.
Chiellini is looking to sweep but instead, Cooney has passed into half guard.
Cooney content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cooney moves into full mount! Chiellini won't be happy about that!
Cooney breaks from Chiellini's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chiellini is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cooney lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chiellini hang on?
Chiellini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chiellini can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cooney controlling from mount.
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!
Cooney dominating with strikes here.
Cooney lands a nice shot to the head.
Cooney controlling from the full mount.
Cooney lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chiellini hang on?
Chiellini is rocked!
Cooney unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Chiellini wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cooney celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Cooney!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen DOBERMAN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Derrick Gordon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon connects with a looping right hand.
John Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gordon tries to avoid it but Freeman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gordon to the ground. Gordon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gordon scores with a shot to the body.
Gordon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freeman.
Gordon connects with the punch.
Freeman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gordon lands a hook that stumbles Freeman back into the cage. Gordon follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Freeman to the canvas! Gordon pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Freeman has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Derrick Gordon!
A victorious Derrick Gordon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Rosberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forest Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Rosberg!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rosberg crunches a lovely knee into Griffin's ribcage.
Rosberg lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Forest Griffin has been cut.
Rosberg landing knees to the head.
Forest Griffin's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Rosberg with a knee to the head.
Forest Griffin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rosberg is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Griffin's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Griffin! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Stan Rosberg!
Post fight, an emotional Stan Rosberg said 'It's great to be back in my home country. I'll be sure to bring the belt here next time I visit.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk TouchTheClouds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hawk TouchTheClouds!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling TouchTheClouds to score with a decent uppercut.
TouchTheClouds cracks Marko with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Marko does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from TouchTheClouds. No joy for Marko on that attempt.
TouchTheClouds displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has TouchTheClouds pinned against the cage. TouchTheClouds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marko tries to stand but TouchTheClouds is controlling his head.
TouchTheClouds is not content to let Marko control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TouchTheClouds is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
TouchTheClouds struggling a bit here.
Marko is looking to take a break and control but TouchTheClouds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Marko is working to tighten is grip on TouchTheClouds's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. TouchTheClouds has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Marko is really squeezing tight and eventually TouchTheClouds passes out! Marko breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Marko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Bradley Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Casablancas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fedor Entrance Song . Casablancas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gers Pardoel - Bagagedrager ft. Sef . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Eugene Bradley Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Casablancas!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Casablancas.
Casablancas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Casablancas staying out of range there.
Casablancas moves to clinch but Burns breaks away
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Casablancas swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Casablancas saw that one coming.
Casablancas misses with a looping right.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
Burns fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Casablancas sprawls well initially but Burns persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the action but Casablancas is working from the bottom.
Casablancas tries to kick Burns off but Burns keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Casablancas gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns trying to control but Casablancas is working from the bottom.
Casablancas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Casablancas wants to stand but Burns is controlling the position.
Casablancas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Casablancas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Casablancas keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Casablancas is looking to reverse the position.
Casablancas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Casablancas can't do much from the bottom here.
Burns tries to move to full mount but Casablancas actually manages to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns trying to pass the guard but Casablancas defending well.
Burns takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas trying to control from the bottom.
Casablancas manages to get to full guard.
Casablancas keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Casablancas is retaining full guard.
Casablancas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Casablancas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burns!
Burns working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burns is looking to escape.
Burns really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Casablancas looking to control but Burns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casablancas prevents Burns from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casablancas tries to control but Burns wriggling away.
Casablancas controlling from mount.
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 Eugene Bradley Burns will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns moves forwards but Casablancas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Casablancas's head.
Casablancas looks to clinch
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casablancas walks into a stiff left hand from Burns.
Casablancas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Casablancas misses the target.
Nice takedown defense from Casablancas. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Casablancas looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablancas throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Bradley Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casablancas throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Casablancas throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Casablancas throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Casablancas looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Casablancas tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Casablancas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Casablancas throws a lazy uppercut
so Burns counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns preventing the sweep.
Burns trying to control but Casablancas is working from the bottom.
Casablancas wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casablancas tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Casablancas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Casablancas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Julian Casablancas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Casablancas is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Casablancas circles away and we're back to standing.
Casablancas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Julian Casablancas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas stuffs the takedown.
Casablancas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casablancas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Casablancas misses.
Casablancas tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casablancas moves away.
Horrible takedown by Burns or perhaps it was just good defense by Casablancas which made him look bad.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Casablancas counters with a nice body shot.
Casablancas throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Casablancas throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Casablancas throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Casablancas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a single leg into guard. Casablancas didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Casablancas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eugene Bradley Burns will probably get the nod.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Casablancas catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Casablancas to the mat! Casablancas manages to get full guard.
Burns preventing the sweep.
Casablancas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burns's guard.
Burns trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Casablancas from controlling successfully.
Casablancas won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Casablancas manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Casablancas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burns manages to get himself to full guard.
Casablancas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Casablancas trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Casablancas forces his way into half guard.
Casablancas tries to pass to full mount but Burns defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Casablancas is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Julian Casablancas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Burns looks for a takedown but Casablancas sprawls well.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas misses with a body shot.
Burns throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Casablancas was covering up waiting for the punch and Burns finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Casablancas.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns works over Casablancas with some ground and pound from guard.
Eugene Bradley Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Burns lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas wants to stand up but Burns is controlling him.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Casablancas is keeping the position.
Casablancas wants to stand and escape but Burns is having none of it.
Burnsis looking to pass into half guard but Casablancas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Casablancas is in guard.
Casablancas wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns is trying to keep Casablancas in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns is looking for a triangle but Casablancas pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Eugene Bradley Burns did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Casablancas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Casablancas closes the distance but Burns moves to the side
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Casablancas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Casablancas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Casablancas's half guard.
Burns has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burns working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looking for a guillotine from mount but Casablancas is having none of it.
Casablancas is working to get back to half guard.
Casablancas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Burns.
Burns landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burns prevents Casablancas from getting the reversal.
Casablancas wants to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
Burns lands a heavy elbow.
Casablancas is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns scoring with strikes but Casablancas is staying in there.
Casablancas is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns lands a big shot to the head and Casablancas winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eugene Bradley Burns!
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