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VFC 43 Lucic v Budawalski PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scipio Africanus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank England!
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, Scipio Africanus!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
England gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Africanus postures up in England's guard and throws a big left but England blocks it.
Africanus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. England is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
England is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Africanus is controlling him.
England looking to hit a scissor sweep but Africanus is one step ahead there.
Africanus trying to control but England is working from the bottom.
England has his foot on Africanus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Africanus works his way back into a safe position though.
Africanus stopping the sweep attempt from England.
England working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Africanus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Africanus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Africanus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Africanus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Africanus breaks from England's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Africanus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
England is wriggling around trying to escape.
England is breathing heavily.
Africanus with shots to the head and body - England looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Africanus lands with some strikes.
Africanus lands a big shot there that rocks England but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Africanus lands a nice shot to the head.
England is rocked!
Africanus lands a big shot to the head and England winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Scipio Africanus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fresh Hamz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Arnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fresh Hamz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresh Hamz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Arnett!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Hamz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnett.
Hamz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hamz throws a sloppy head kick and Arnett moves out of range easily.
Hamz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamz jabs Arnett right on the nose. Arnett blinks but takes it well.
Hamz just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamz throws and low kick but Arnett moves out of range easily.
Hamz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arnett.
Hamz leaves Arnett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arnett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arnett.
Fresh Hamz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Arnett.
Hamz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Curtis Arnett has been cut.
Hamz lands a left and a right that send Arnett crashing to the mat, dazed. Hamz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Arnett is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Hamz.
Arnett is still on wobbly legs! Can Hamz finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arnett seems to have recovered his senses.
Arnett throws a chopping leg kick but Hamz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hamz dips to his left and cracks Arnett with an uppercut!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Hamz! Arnett is backing up but he can't get away as Hamz lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Arnett and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fresh Hamz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Paul Daley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones cracks Daley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Daley to stand back up!
Daley is rocked!
Jimmy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Daley is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones looks to land a combination but Daley avoids it well.
Daley seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Daley takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Jones cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baldrick Breitner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breitner comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- "The Iron Maiden". 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baldrick Breitner!
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, Red Rum!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rum pushes Breitner up against the cage in a clinch.
Rum is pressed up against the cage. Breitner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rum down to the mat. Rum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Breitner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rum. That did some damage!
Rum shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Breitner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rum is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rum works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Breitner is looking for a sweep.
Rum fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Breitner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rum connects with a decent elbow.
Rum trying to control the action but Breitner is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Rum working the head with strikes.
Breitner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Breitner defending against the ground and pound.
Rum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Breitner keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breitner is looking for a sweep.
Breitner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Breitner is refusing to be controlled, as Rum sits in half guard.
Breitner is looking for a sweep. Rum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Breitner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Breitner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rum throwing strikes but missing.
Rum distracts Breitner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rum wants to control from the top but Breitner keeps moving.
Breitner wants to sweep but no luck.
Rum is looking to work some ground and pound but Breitner has wrist control.
Rum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Breitner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Breitner throwing strikes here but Rum is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breitner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rum tries to hold on but Breitner postures up.
Rum wants to get back to his feet.
Breitner goes for an armbar but Rum turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rum.
Breitner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rum stopping the sweep attempt from Breitner.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Breitner is on top in guard.
Breitner tries to free his leg and advance position but Rum is retaining full guard.
Breitner drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rum manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Breitner has Rum in his guard.
Rum with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Breitner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Breitner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rum is aware though and is defending well.
Rum lands a couple of elbows.
Rum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Breitner wants to sweep here but Rum controlling him for the moment.
Rum wants to control from the top but Breitner keeps moving.
Breitner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rum.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Breitner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Breitner punching from mount but Rum doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rum is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Breitner goes for an armbar but Rum turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rum.
Breitner is breathing heavily.
Rum won't allow Breitner to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Breitner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Breitner feints and then cracks Rum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rum down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Breitner.
Rum stops Breitner from passing to mount.
Breitner in the domination position with Rum hanging on.
Breitner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rum is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Breitner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Breitner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breitner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Breitner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rum manages to get back to half guard.
Breitner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Breitner trying to pass the guard but Rum defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Breitner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rum sees it coming and defends easily.
Breitner is looking for a kimura here.
Breitner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Breitner is thwarting Rum's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rum clinches with his opponent.
Rum looking to stall.
Rum has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Breitner clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rum lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Breitner can't escape the position.
Rum looking to break Breitner's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Breitner remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rum will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Breitner manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rum's guard. Nice work there by Breitner.
Red Rum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Breitner throws a strike but Rum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breitner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Breitner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Breitner looking to finish with strikes here!
Breitner looking to secure an arm triangle but Rum defends it well.
Breitner with shots to the head and body - Rum looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldrick Breitner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Breitner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rum's half guard.
Breitner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rum doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Breitner.
Rum is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Breitner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breitner wants to free his trapped foot but Rum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rum is in trouble now - Breitner has advanced to mount!
Breitner won't let Rum get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rum is in a horrible position here. Breitner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Breitner goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rum is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rum works over Breitner with some ground and pound from guard.
Breitner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Breitner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rum's guard.
Breitner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rum is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Breitner trying to move into half guard but instead Rum has managed to sweep!
Breitner wants to sweep here but Rum controlling him for the moment.
Rum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breitner wriggles free and stands up.
Rum wants to clinch.
Rum checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Breitner.
Breitner clinches with his opponent.
Rum dodges an elbow strike from Breitner.
Rum trying to stall but Breitner improves his position.
Breitner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Breitner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Breitner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rum drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Breitner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rum wants a takedown but no success here.
Breitner prevents the takedown attempt.
Baldrick Breitner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Rum.
Breitner is pressed up against the cage. Rum has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Breitner down to the mat. Breitner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Breitner misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rum is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Breitner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Breitner obliges.
Rum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Breitner misses with an elbow strike.
Breitner throws an elbow but it misses.
Breitner pushes off an throws an elbow but Rum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Breitner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Breitner tries to land a knee to the head but Rum blocks with his arms.
Breitner has Rum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Breitner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rum's brow.
Rum stalls.
Breitner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Breitner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Breitner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Breitner obliges.
Breitner lands an elbow that stopped Rum in his tracks for a moment.
Rum has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Breitner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Breitner looking for a takedown.
Breitner working aggressively here.
Rum has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Breitner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Breitner prevents a body shot from Rum.
Breitner has picked Rum up - he's going for a ride! Breitner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldrick Breitner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Breitner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldrick Breitner!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cottoneye Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezra Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by Cottoneye Joe. Pound has chosen Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cottoneye Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezra Pound!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Pound avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Joe misses.
Pound turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joe checks a low kick from Pound.
Joe throws the left hand but Pound avoids the punch easily.
Joe throws a right hand that Pound ducks under and follows up with a left that Pound also avoids with ease.
Pound throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pound can pounce on him.
Pound scores with a nice body kick.
Joe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Cottoneye Joe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pound looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Pound from controlling successfully.
Pound stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pound working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pound looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pound missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joe wants to stand up but Pound is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pound moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Pound does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pound throws a low kick, looking for Joe's leg but Joe calmly moves out of range.
Pound shoots in and bounces Joe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pound thows a big elbow that misses.
Pound wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Pound throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pound prevents Joe from getting back to his feet.
Pound postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pound missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pound wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Joe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pound gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pound.
Pound looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Joe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pound with a knee to the head.
Joe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Pound lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joe's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Joe misses.
Joe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cottoneye Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe misses with a hook. Pound ducked under it nicely.
Pound wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Joe throws a hook but Pound avoids it easily.
Pound pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joe is out of range and Pound settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Pound.
Pound misses with a low kick.
Joe misses with a hook. Pound ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe scores with a nice right hand.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pound throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joe throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Pound dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cottoneye Joe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Pound keeps Joe at a distance using the push kick.
Pound uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Good leg kick by Pound there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joe scores with a jab.
Pound moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pound throws and low kick but Joe moves out of range easily.
Pound throws a low kick but Joe avoids it.
Pound tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Joe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Pound.
Pound throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cottoneye Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pound.
Pound throws a front kick that sends Joe stumbling back into the cage.
Joe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pound throws the kick towards the body but Joe avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound misses with a low kick.
Cottoneye Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Pound's shoulder, as Pound tries to avoid the shot.
Pound lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joe's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Pound.
A good leg kick by Pound.
Pound thumps Joe with a low kick.
Pound drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pound not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pound accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pound stays in close to Joe's body and controls the position.
Joe wants to sweep here but Pound controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound throwing strikes from guard but Joe blocks nicely.
Pound wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pound tried to score with a low kick but Joe checks it.
Pound misses with a head kick.
Joe blocks a head kick by Pound.
Joe tests Pound's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe blocks a leg kick.
Joe lands a head shot.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Pound moved out of range.
Pound needs to keep his hands up - Joe had a free shot at his head there.
Pound showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe.
Pound tries to score with a low kick but Joe moves his leg out of the way.
Pound misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pound throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joe misses with a hook.
Pound takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pound.
Pound ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe throws a lazy head kick
and Pound counters with an inside leg kick.
Joe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Joe throws the kick towards the body but Pound avoids it.
Pound moves away from the strike by Joe.
Pound connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Pound's head but Pound sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ezra Pound seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pound. Pound obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pound throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pound misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pound is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Joe checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe checks a leg kick nicely.
Pound swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pound is looking to chop away at Joe's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Pound showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cottoneye Joe's cut.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Joe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pound uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Pound slips the punch.
Pound dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Pound tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe lands with a nice body punch.
Joe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Pound drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pound throws a sloppy head kick
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pound tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe misses with a combination
and Pound counters with a good, hard body kick but Joe shrugs it off.
Pound feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
Pound throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joe misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pound tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pound needs to keep his hands up - Joe had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Joe blocks the body kick.
Pound shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joe as he avoids it easily.
Joe looks to land a left hand but Pound moved out of range nicely.
Joe falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joe.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Pound slips the punch.
Pound avoids the head kick by Joe.
Pound slips a jab and a cross from Joe.
Pound lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joe checks a low kick from Pound.
Pound throws a wild body kick that Joe sees coming a mile off.
Pound throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joe's head.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe leaves Pound with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pound tries to land a front kick but Joe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Pound is predictable there
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good work by Joe as he checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Joe.
A clash of legs there as Joe blocks the low kick.
A shot to de liver by Joe. Beautiful body shot.
Pound shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joe as he jumps to the side.
Cottoneye Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezra Pound.
Joe connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Joe.
Pound shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Joe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pound tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Joe is avoiding damage well.
Joe can't do much from the bottom here.
Pound prevents Joe from escaping the position.
Pound sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Joe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe tries to buck Pound off but Pound is having none of it.
Pound is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ezra Pound is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joe is looking to get back to his feet here but Pound is keeping cool and he's managed to take Joe's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pound 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 Joe!
Pound keeps control of the position as Joe tries to break free.
Joe staying busy and making it hard for Pound to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound has the hooks in. Joe is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cottoneye Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pound is punishing Joe with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cottoneye Joe.
Well Pound has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezra Pound!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine I the Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the Great comes to the cage accompanied by No More Mr. Nice Guy . Guevara has chosen What I've Done as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantine I the Great!
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, Ernesto Guevara!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the Great tries to clinch but Guevara is having none of it.
the Great doesn't manage to clinch there - Guevara circles away.
Guevara cracks the Great with a good jab.
It looks like Constantine I the Great has been cut.
the Great lands the left hand.
It looks like Ernesto Guevara has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
the Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guevara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guevara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but the Great circles away quickly and effectively.
the Great gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
the Great working hard to break the clinch.
Guevara throws a head punch that misses.
Guevara has had enough of the clinch but the Great keeps him there for the moment.
the Great decides to pull guard.
the Great working for a triangle but Guevara defends it easily.
the Great wants to sweep here but Guevara controlling him for the moment.
Guevara scoring with punches to the head and body.
the Great is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Guevara is aware though and is defending well.
Guevara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Constantine I the Great's cut is getting worse.
Guevara cracks the Great with a solid left hand.
Guevara wants to get up but he can't break the Great's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guevara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
the Great is looking for a triangle but Guevara pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jeez, Constantine I the Great's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
the Great working for a triangle but Guevara defends it easily.
the Great working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guevara.
Guevara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guevara with a nice head shot there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Constantine I the Great's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ernesto Guevara!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla comes to the cage accompanied by crank that. lee has chosen Bruce Lee: Game of the Dragon (Mortal Kombat) as his entrance music. Bruce lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce lee!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Padilla.
Padilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Padilla defends it well.
lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
lee is working for a kimura but Padilla is defending it quite comfortably.
lee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Padilla has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lee stops Padilla from getting back to his feet.
lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Padilla is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Padilla tries to kick lee off but lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Padilla is defending against the submission attempts here by lee.
Padilla trying to control but lee postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Padilla holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
lee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Padilla has managed to free his arm - good work.
lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Padilla sees it coming and defends easily.
lee looks gassed!
Padilla is doing well to control the position and prevent lee from advancing to side control.
lee is working for a kimura but Padilla is defending it quite comfortably.
Padilla knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for lee on the ground.
Padilla trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Padilla is defending against the submission attempts here by lee.
lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
lee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Padilla has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
lee shoots in for a double leg but Padilla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Padilla swinging wildly here.
Padilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Padilla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping lee at a distance.
Padilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Padilla's waist but Padilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing lee off to one side.
lee blocks a jab.
Padilla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Bruce lee has been cut.
lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Padilla avoids it really well and circles away.
Manuel Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce lee.
Padilla scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Padilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Padilla misses with the combination.
lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
lee tries for a takedown but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Padilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by lee.
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from lee.
lee is looking to clinch but Padilla is avoiding it.
Padilla throws a right and a left that lee avoids nicely.
Padilla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Padilla scores with the left hand. lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Padilla defends well against a solid takedown attempt from lee.
Manuel Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce lee.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Padilla!
That has opened up Bruce lee's cut even more.
Padilla misses with a double jab.
Padilla misses with the combination.
lee is breathing heavily.
Padilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
lee tries to clinch but Padilla is having none of it.
Padilla misses with a wild combination.
Padilla lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lee avoids the head kick by Padilla.
lee misses with a takedown attempt - Padilla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Padilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Padilla misses with a few strikes there.
lee dives in and grabs Padilla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Padilla pushes down on lee's head and hops out.
lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Padilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
lee avoids the head kick by Padilla.
A punch combination from Padilla misses.
Padilla leaves lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Padilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Padilla throws a series of punches but lee avoids them all with ease.
lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruce lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Padilla pinned against the cage. Padilla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Padilla misses with a wild combination.
Manuel Padilla is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Padilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
Padilla swinging wildly here.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Padilla scores with a body shot.
Padilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla defends well against a solid takedown attempt from lee.
lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Padilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
lee dodges the punch combination from Padilla.
Horrible takedown by lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Padilla which made him look bad.
Padilla's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Padilla duly obliges.
lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Padilla's half guard.
lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
lee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Padilla!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lee jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Padilla is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Padilla and lee has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
lee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Padilla rolls with the submission and now he's on top in lee's guard! Nice work there by Padilla!
Padilla passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Padilla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Padilla leaves lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Padilla swivels and escapes.
Manuel Padilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Padilla smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Padilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Padilla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Padilla is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Padilla, who protects the arm well.
Padilla is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Padilla has escaped the position, nice work there.
Padilla is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked lee off and has taken his back!
lee rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
lee looking for submissions off his back.
Padilla is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Padilla is trying to control the action in half guard but lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Padilla not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Padilla looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from lee is defended easily by Padilla.
Manuel Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce lee.
Nice sprawl there from Padilla as lee shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
Padilla throws a right and a left that lee avoids nicely.
lee blocks a head kick by Padilla.
Padilla throws a right and a left that both miss.
lee slips under a jab.
lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Padilla misses with a wild combination.
lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Padilla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Padilla defends it nicely.
No joy there for Padilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Padilla connects with a looping right hand.
lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Padilla avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Padilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Padilla finds it's way through lee's defenses.
Manuel Padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for lee.
Padilla stuffs the takedown attempt from lee. lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Padilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manuel Padilla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Padilla lands with a shot to the body.
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Padilla slaps away a takedown attempt from lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Padilla scores with a one two! lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Padilla misses with a low kick as lee jumps back.
Padilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Padilla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Padilla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Padilla!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Bimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kzarik Nahrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bimbo comes to the cage accompanied by Mickey Avalon - "Roll Up Your Sleeves". Lawrence Bimbo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good knees
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Good low kicks
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Bimbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kzarik Nahrul!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahrul clinches up with Bimbo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bimbo working hard to break the clinch.
Nahrul scores with a shoulder strike.
Bimbo avoiding damage as Nahrul throws knees to the body.
Bimbo has had enough of the clinch but Nahrul keeps him there for the moment.
Bimbo breaks the clinch.
Bimbo throws a jab when Nahrul was well out of range.
Nahrul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bimbo's head.
Bimbo lands with a right hand.
It looks like Kzarik Nahrul has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nahrul, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nahrul misses with the combination.
Bimbo misses with a combination
and Nahrul makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nahrul scores with a decent looking hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nahrul.
Bimbo is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nahrul.
Nahrul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nahrul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bimbo avoids it.
Nahrul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nahrul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nahrul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nahrul lands an elbow inside that Bimbo shrugs off.
It looks like Lawrence Bimbo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahrul lands an elbow just above Bimbo 's eye.
Nahrul lands an elbow just above Bimbo 's eye.
Nahrul lands an uppercut.
Nahrul lands an elbow just above Bimbo 's eye.
Nahrul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bimbo avoids the elbow strike from Nahrul, against the cage.
Nahrul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nahrul working Bimbo over with knees to the body.
Nahrul misses with an elbow over the top.
Nahrul throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Nahrul.
Nahrul misses with an elbow strike.
Nahrul crunches a lovely knee into Bimbo's ribcage.
Nahrul pushes Bimbo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Nahrul.
Nice elbow from Nahrul.
Nahrul scores with a shot to the side of Bimbo's head.
Bimbo takes an elbow to the temple.
Nahrul throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nahrul.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nahrul throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nahrul.
Nahrul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bimbo backwards.
Nahrul manages to break the clinch.
Nahrul lands a high kick!
Nice shot by Nahrul.
Bimbo avoids the head kick by Nahrul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahrul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bimbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nahrul.
Bimbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nahrul cracks Bimbo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bimbo lands a head kick. Nahrul smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nahrul fakes the leg kick and cracks Bimbo in the body.
Nahrul has closed the distance and engaged Bimbo in a clinch.
Nahrul lands a nice elbow.
Nahrul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nahrul.
Nahrul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nahrul landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nahrul throws an elbow but misses.
Nahrul lands an elbow inside.
Bimbo avoiding damage as Nahrul throws knees to the body.
Nahrul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bimbo is defending well for now.
Nahrul throws an elbow but it misses.
Nahrul lands with a light punch inside.
Nahrul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nahrul scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahrul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bimbo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nahrul fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nahrul scores with a spinning back kick!
Nahrul cracks the inside of Bimbo's front leg.
Nahrul cracks Bimbo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nahrul.
Bimbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nahrul clinches.
Nahrul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bimbo blocks an elbow strike from Nahrul.
Bimbo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nahrul has him pressed against the cage.
Nahrul lands an elbow just above Bimbo 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nahrul.
Nahrul manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Nahrul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nahrul.
Lawrence Bimbo's cut is getting worse.
Nahrul throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Nahrul.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nahrul.
Nahrul instigates a clinch.
Nahrul throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nahrul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nahrul tries to land knees in the clinch but Bimbo avoids the damage to the body.
Nahrul pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nahrul pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nahrul gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bimbo.
Bimbo tries to break the clinch but Nahrul is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Nahrul.
Nahrul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nahrul pushes off an throws an elbow but Bimbo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bimbo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nahrul gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Bimbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bimbo dodges an elbow strike from Nahrul.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nahrul lands an elbow inside.
Bimbo looking to throw knees to the head but Nahrul is blocking nicely.
Nahrul lands with a short shot to the head.
Nahrul throws an elbow that misses.
Nahrul lands an elbow that stopped Bimbo in his tracks for a moment.
Nahrul lands an elbow inside.
Nahrul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kzarik Nahrul dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Nahrul wants to clinch.
A head kick by Bimbo misses
and Nahrul counters with a stiff right hand.
Bimbo tries for a takedown but Nahrul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lawrence Bimbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nahrul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bimbo.
Bimbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bimbo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bimbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nahrul.
Bimbo takes one to the side of the head.
Nahrul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bimbo is defended easily by Nahrul.
Nahrul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawrence Bimbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nahrul uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bimbo has time to react.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nahrul!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahrul jabs Bimbo right on the nose. Bimbo blinks but takes it well.
Nahrul has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nahrul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nahrul lands a big head kick that sends Bimbo tumbling to the mat! Nahrul takes a step backwards and waves Bimbo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bimbo is rocked!
Kzarik Nahrul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nahrul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh Bimbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nahrul lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bimbo seems to have got his legs back now.
Bimbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nahrul.
Nahrul connects with the punch.
Nahrul connects with a solid leg kick.
Bimbo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bimbo looks to throw the jab but Nahrul is out of range.
Nahrul slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Nahrul.
Bimbo moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo avoids the head kick by Nahrul.
Nahrul staying out of range there.
Nahrul looks to land a right hand but Bimbo moved out of range.
Nahrul throws a body kick that misses.
Nahrul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bimbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bimbo walks into a jab.
Nahrul just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nahrul. Bimbo shrugs it off though.
Nahrul fakes the leg kick and cracks Bimbo in the body.
Bimbo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nahrul tries to clinch up but Bimbo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bimbo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nahrul.
Bimbo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nahrul.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nahrul.
Bimbo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nahrul can pounce on him.
Nahrul lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nahrul connects with a high kick.
Nahrul lands a brutal head kick. Bimbo looks out on his feet and Nahrul throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kzarik Nahrul!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between milan lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Budawalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Budawalski has chosen Terminator Theme as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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206 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, milan lucic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marius Budawalski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lucic clinches with his opponent.
lucic breaks from the clinch.
lucic throws the kick towards the body but Budawalski avoids it.
Budawalski swinging wildly here.
lucic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Budawalski throws a body punch but lucic moves out of range.
lucic takes the fight into the clinch.
lucic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
lucic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budawalski throws a hook to the side of lucic's head but lucic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Budawalski misses.
Budawalski takes a kick to the side of the head.
lucic darts in and clinches Budawalski up against the cage.
Budawalski tries to pull guard but lucic won't allow it.
lucic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lucic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budawalski.
Budawalski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by lucic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budawalski forces lucic back against the cage and clinches.
lucic breaks the clinch.
lucic takes the fight into the clinch.
lucic lands a hook to the side of the head.
lucic manages to break the clinch.
lucic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budawalski.
lucic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
lucic cracks Budawalski with a right hand to the side of the head.
lucic misses with a series of wild punches.
Budawalski tries to clinch up
and lucic counters with a straight right hand.
lucic throws a hook but Budawalski avoids it easily.
Budawalski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract lucic.
A decent looking cross lands there for lucic.
Budawalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lucic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
lucic moves out of range of the strikes.
Marius Budawalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budawalski tries to keep at a distance but lucic has taken the fight into the clinch.
lucic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Budawalski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. lucic smiles and moves away.
lucic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
lucic lands a left and a right that send Budawalski crashing to the mat, dazed. lucic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
lucic lands a big right hand that sends Budawalski crashing to the mat! lucic stays standing though and waves Budawalski back to his feet!
Budawalski is rocked!
lucic blocks a jab.
lucic darts in and clinches Budawalski up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from lucic as the two fighters clinch.
lucic breaks from the clinch.
Budawalski misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski darts in trying to clinch
and lucic counters with a nice body kick.
Budawalski looks gassed!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by lucic.
lucic drops Budawalski with a beautiful combination! Budawalski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - lucic is looking for the KO!
Budawalski is still on wobbly legs! Can lucic finish him?
milan lucic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
lucic has closed the distance and engaged Budawalski in a clinch.
lucic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budawalski seems to have recovered his senses.
Budawalski missing with a left hand there. lucic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
lucic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
lucic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Budawalski tries to keep at a distance but lucic has taken the fight into the clinch.
lucic manages to break the clinch.
lucic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
lucic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Budawalski blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
lucic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
lucic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
lucic throws out a powerful jab.
lucic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
lucic scores with a decent looking hook.
Budawalski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from lucic.
lucic lands a brutal head kick. Budawalski looks out on his feet and lucic throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). milan lucic!
milan lucic is the new light heavyweight champion!
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