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SOTF 10: King of the Cage PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Durango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Durango's choice of entrance music: Survival Tactics. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Durango!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning slips a jab and a cross from Durango.
Lightning dodges the punch combination from Durango.
Lightning shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Durango but Durango pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Durango fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lightning fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Durango to the ground. Lightning is now in Durango's guard.
Lightning looking to pass the guard.
Lightning advances position into side control!
Durango really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lightning. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durango is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lightning asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lightning looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lightning wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Durango, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning tries to advance to mount but Durango denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lightning advances to mount.
Lightning moves to back control.
Lightning throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Durango!
Lightning working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lightning trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning looking to break Durango's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Durango remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lightning will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Durango defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lightning.
Lightning is breathing heavily.
Durango is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Durango wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Durango manages to escape to his feet.
Durango misses with a low kick.
Durango misses with a double jab
letting Lightning counter with a right hand.
Lightning fails with the takedown.
Durango misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durango throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lightning keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durango lands with a hook. Lightning tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lightning will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Lightning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightning shoots in looking for a takedown. Durango tries to sprawl out of it but Lightning keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Durango manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lightning fails with the takedown.
Lightning on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lightning walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Durango misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durango will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durango throws a hook but Lightning avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Lightning dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lightning closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lightning lands in his opponent's guard.
Lightning tries to free his leg and advance position but Durango is retaining full guard.
Lightning drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Durango manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lightning has Durango in his guard.
Lightning has his feet on Durango's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lightning slips a jab and a cross from Durango.
Lightning shoots in for a takedown but Durango shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durango misses with a head kick.
Kyle Durango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durango is looking to chop away at Lightning's legs.
A head kick misses from Durango.
Durango looks to land a combination but Lightning avoids it well.
Kyle Durango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightning tries to score a power double leg takedown but Durango sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lightning somewhat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durango swinging wildly here.
Durango avoids the body shot from Lightning.
Lightning gets the takedown into side control.
Lightning staying calm.
Durango is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durango is not content to let Lightning control the position.
Durango tries to escape but Lightning is in control.
Lightning has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Durango!
Lightning trying to control but Durango is having none of it.
Lightning working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Durango turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Lightning off and cradles Durango's limp body as Lightning celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Billy Lightning!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glen Benton!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Benton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Benton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Benton.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson works Benton's body with a nice hook.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Benton. Benton gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Benton keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Tyson connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benton's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson slips a nice elbow through Benton's hands, connecting with Benton's forehead.
Tyson throwing shots but Benton is blocking nicely.
Tyson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson works his way into full mount!
Tyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tyson with the ground and pound from mount.
Tyson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tyson with a couple of short strikes.
Tyson with shots to the head and body - Benton looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Benton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Benton wants to control but Tyson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tyson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyson working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Benton is rocked!
Tyson 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.
Benton takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tyson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trequan Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rice Gayce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rice Gayce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown 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, Trequan Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rice Gayce!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Gayce or perhaps it was just good defense by Adam which made him look bad.
Gayce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gayce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adam defends it nicely.
Adam lands with a good body shot.
Gayce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adam's waist but Adam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gayce off to one side.
Trequan Adam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rice Gayce.
Adam closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gayce quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Still in half guard, Adam seems content to control.
Gayce wants to control but Adam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gayce has hold of Adam's hands but Adam slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Adam seems content to control.
Gayce wants to control but Adam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adam could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adam darts in and clinches Gayce up against the cage.
Adam ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adam no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Adam has control of Gayce's left arm, preventing Gayce from doing any damage.
Gayce would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Adam is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gayce wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
Adam keeping full guard, as Gayce tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam can't keep his opponent in guard - Gayce advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Adam landing a few short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gayce is just content to waste time from the top position. Adam takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Adam pulls Gayce in close to prevent any damage.
Gayce wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
Adam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adam tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gayce wants to stand but Adam is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayce controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gayce looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayce won't allow Adam to sweep him here.
Adam is trying to keep Gayce in close.
Gayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Adam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gayce is defended easily by Adam.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gayce shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trequan Adam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adam moves away from the strike by Gayce.
Adam clinches with his opponent.
Adam turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adam manages to end up in side control.
Adam throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Trequan Adam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gayce tries to bench press Adam off him but Adam keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Gayce's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gayce is trying to escape the position but Adam is controlling the position.
Adam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gayce on the ground.
Gayce manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adam's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam prevents Gayce from improving his position.
Gayce wants to control but Adam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gayce regains full guard. Nicely done.
Adam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gayce controls Adam momentarily but Adam frees himself.
Adam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gayce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adam throws a big elbow that misses.
Adam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gayce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rice Gayce hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gayce tries to clinch up
and Adam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gayce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adam throws a one two combo.
Gayce shoots in looking for a takedown but Adam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gayce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gayce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adam's waist but Adam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gayce off to one side.
Trequan Adam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rice Gayce.
Adam blocks a head kick by Gayce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gayce throws a sloppy head kick
and Adam counters with a head kick.
Adam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adam drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gayce manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Adam has Gayce in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Adam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam is adopting a defensive guard.
Gayce passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayce wants to control but Adam is keeping him busy.
Gayce gets to mount! Adam was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gayce throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gayce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trequan Adam dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Adam avoids the head kick by Gayce.
Gayce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adam's waist but Adam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gayce off to one side.
Adam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adam closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adam lands in his opponent's guard.
Gayce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gayce wants to stand up but Adam is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayce thows a huge punch but Adam dodges it nicely.
Gayce throwing shots but Adam is blocking nicely.
Gayce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adam is not content to let Gayce control the position.
Gayce is stalling here. Adam is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gayce seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Adam has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gayce manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gayce is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adam pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to stand and escape but Gayce actually recovers to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adam has gone for a leg lock! Gayce slips out almost immediately though and dives into Adam's guard.
Adam is trying to control the position but Gayce postures up.
Gayce wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Adam is looking to sweep but instead, Gayce has passed into half guard.
Adam trying to control but Gayce postures up.
Adam tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Adam looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adam is not content to let Gayce control the position.
Gayce takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gayce is looking to advance position but Adam won't allow it.
Gayce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adam defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gayce is trying to work for a kimura but Adam is defending well.
Rice Gayce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trequan Adam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gayce seems to be working for a kimura but Adam defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rice Gayce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adam 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trequan Adam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Swarley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bob Swarley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Swarley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swarley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marciano's head.
Swarley throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Swarley checks it.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Swarley.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swarley doesn't manage to clinch there - Marciano circles away.
Marciano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Swarley is trying to defend but Marciano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marciano keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marciano thows a huge punch but Swarley dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano thows a huge punch but Swarley dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Joey Marciano has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Marciano misses with a straight left.
Swarley throws a head kick that misses.
Swarley is breathing heavily.
Swarley tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Marciano misses with a two punch combination.
Marciano gets tackled into the cage by Swarley. Swarley maintains the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Swarley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marciano's brow.
Marciano can't break the clinch.
Swarley jumps guard but Marciano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Swarley is working for takedown but Marciano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marciano taking a breather.
Marciano seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swarley goes for a takedown attempt but Marciano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Swarley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swarley stuffs the takedown.
Swarley tries to land a front kick but Marciano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marciano looks for a takedown but Swarley sprawls well.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Swarley avoids it.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Swarley throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Bob Swarley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Swarley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano decides to stand up, so the ref orders Swarley to his feet.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marciano controlling the position from side mount.
Marciano decides to stand up, so the ref orders Swarley to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marciano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano working the ground and pound from side control.
Marciano taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Marciano dominated that round.
That's time! Swarley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Swarley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano scores a takedown into full mount!
Swarley has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Can Swarley hold on?! Marciano is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swarley preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Marciano.
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!
Marciano is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Swarley won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Marciano off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joey Marciano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durdun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar's entrance music is Snow. A fine choice. Durdun has chosen Where is My Mind as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durdun!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durdun counters with a body kick.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Durdun avoids nicely.
Lesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durdun counters with a head kick that drops Lesnar to the mat! Lesnar scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durdun throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Lesnar crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyler Durdun!
Tyler Durdun decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rosholt!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
so Rosholt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Henderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rosholt defends it easily.
Rosholt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rosholt throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson is trying to hold Rosholt in close to prevent damage but Rosholt has managed to pass into half guard.
Henderson is trying to control but Rosholt manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson can't escape the position.
Rosholt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?
Rosholt avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
Rosholt breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Rosholt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rosholt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Henderson wants to control but Rosholt is having none of it.
Henderson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson is in a horrible position here. Rosholt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rosholt landing shots from mount.
Rosholt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rosholt with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rosholt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Henderson tries to lock up and control but Rosholt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rosholt lands with some strikes.
Rosholt lands with some strikes.
Henderson is rocked!
Rosholt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Henderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rosholt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rosholt lands a big elbow - Henderson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Rosholt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Rosholt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azathoth Yog-Sothoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West - Amazing. Yog-Sothoth has chosen Carol of the Old Ones as his entrance music. Azathoth Yog-Sothoth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azathoth Yog-Sothoth!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yog-Sothoth walks into a jab.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yog-Sothoth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Yog-Sothoth is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yog-Sothoth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Silva is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Yog-Sothoth looks calm but he's in trouble here. Silva gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Yog-Sothoth is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Silva lets go of the hold and Yog-Sothoth can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julio Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaise Lamont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamont has chosen Twisted Nerve as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaise Lamont!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Flash coming out on top.
It looks like Blaise Lamont has been cut.
Lamont chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flash can pounce on him.
Flash throws a leg kick but Lamont moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flash ducks under a wild hook from Lamont.
Flash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamont ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamont misses with a straight right.
Flash walks into a straight right hand from Lamont.
Flash throws a shot from downtown. Lamont moves away and avoids it.
Flash keeps Lamont at a distance using the push kick.
Flash moves away from the strike by Lamont.
Flash slips a straight right by Lamont.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flash closes the distance and clinches.
Flash tries to throw a body punch but Lamont avoids it by throwing Flash back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont breaks from the clinch.
Flash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flash throws a head kick that Lamont semi-blocks.
Flash darts in and clinches Lamont up against the cage.
Flash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamont wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Flash.
Lamont misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamont lands a left hand.
Lamont is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lamont.
Lamont wants to break free but Flash has control.
Lamont has a couple of punches blocked by Flash.
Flash controlling the action here for a moment.
Lamont lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flash backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamont controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamont has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Flash after a bit of a struggle.
Flash throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamont.
Flash avoiding damage.
Lamont is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Flash is defending well.
Lamont is trying to break the clinch but Flash has him pressed against the cage.
Flash prevents Lamont from breaking the clinch.
Flash misses with some punches.
Flash prevents the takedown attempt.
The Flash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaise Lamont.
Flash takes a shot to the head.
Lamont goes for a takedown attempt but Flash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamont off the cage and back into range.
Flash misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flash.
Flash looks to land a body kick but Lamont moved away.
Flash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Lamont.
Flash misses with a head kick.
Flash gets caught napping as Lamont dives in and scores a takedown. Flash manages to retain guard.
Flash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flash is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamont tries to free his leg and advance position but Flash is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamont lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lamont tries to free his leg and advance position but Flash is retaining full guard.
Lamont trying to control but Flash is working from the bottom.
Lamont is looking to work some ground and pound but Flash has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamont advances to half guard.
Lamont missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lamont trying to control the action but Flash is working from the bottom.
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 The Flash will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blaise Lamont'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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lamont avoids the body shot from Flash.
Flash misses with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Flash - that will leave a mark!
Flash lands a nice looking body kick.
Lamont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Flash is winning the standup battle so far.
Flash throws a sloppy body shot
and Lamont counters with a stiff right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lamont.
Lamont wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flash keeps working.
Lamont tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamont misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont trying to control the position but Flash is working away.
Flash is looking to regain half guard here but Lamont keeps moving and retains side control.
Lamont is looking to take a break and control but Flash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont working the strikes but Flash uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lamont tries to pass to full mount but Flash defends it.
Flash wants to get back to full guard.
Lamont throws a strike but Flash avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Flash pulls Lamont in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont wants to control from the top but Flash keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamont throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blaise Lamont has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lamont throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamont passes Flash's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lamont looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flash with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lamont is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lamont tries to pass the half guard into mount. Flash knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lamont drops an elbow to the side of Flash's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont is looking for a kimura but Flash is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lamont to get the leverage.
Lamont is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lamont thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flash's head.
Lamont is looking for a kimura but Flash is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lamont to get the leverage.
Lamont looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamont not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lamont lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaise Lamont showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blaise Lamont's cut.
That's time! Flash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A combination from Lamont does no damage.
Lamont tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lamont takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Flash connects with a leg kick. Lamont looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flash slips a straight right by Lamont.
Lamont cracks Flash with an open hand slap.
Flash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flash dodges the punch combination from Lamont.
Flash misses with a looping right.
Flash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Lamont, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamont scores with a nice strike.
Flash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lamont checks it well.
Flash lands a leg kick that knocks Lamont off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flash.
Flash plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lamont shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lamont showed some decent athleticism there.
Flash is trying to control but can't.
Lamont is pressing down on Flash's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flash is holding on for now.
Lamont passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lamont looking to ground and pound but Flash is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Lamont extends the arm and Flash is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blaise Lamont!
A relieved looking Blaise Lamont thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sukh Knight. Blake has chosen Frenzal Rhomb - Mummy Doesn't Know You're A Nazi as his entrance music. Bernard Blake has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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285 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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270 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blake!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Blake blocks a jab.
Esposito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake misses with a straight right.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito scores with a body shot.
Esposito throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Esposito connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blake at a distance.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Esposito - that will leave a mark!
Blake looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito lands a left and a right that send Blake crashing to the mat, dazed. Esposito thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Bernard Blake has been cut.
Blake slips under a jab from Esposito.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Esposito lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Blake head around and knocks him out cold! Esposito hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Esposito!
A victorious John Esposito thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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