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TFC 23: Gardner vs KO PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Kick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Doo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doo clinches.
Kick throws an elbow that misses.
Kick trying to land knees to the body.
Kick lands an elbow inside.
Kick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kick tries to throw a body punch but Doo avoids it by throwing Kick back against the cage.
Doo wants a takedown.
Doo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doo looks gassed!
Kick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kick swings wildly with an uppercut but Doo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kick connects with a knee to the head.
Kick looking to throw knees to the head but Doo is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kick lands an elbow inside that Doo shrugs off.
Kick has a couple of punches blocked by Doo.
Kick scores with a knee to the head.
Kick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kick.
Doo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doo's face.
Doo takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Kick.
Doo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kick.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kick.
Kick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick misses with a knee strike.
Kick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doo takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kick landing knees to the head.
Kick misses with a knee to the head.
Doo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kick lands a good knee to the midsection. Doo won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick pushes off an throws an elbow but Doo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doo wants to break free but Kick has control.
Doo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kyle Kick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Doo.
Doo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doo goes for a takedown attempt but Kick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Doo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kick.
Kick tries to close the distance and clinch but Doo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kick wants to clinch up but Doo keeps it at a distance.
Kick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doo throws a low kick but Kick avoids it.
Kick misses with a head kick.
Kick moves out of range of the leg kick from Doo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kick tries to close the distance and clinch but Doo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doo misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kick.
Kick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doo keeps the fight on the outside.
Doo is breathing heavily.
Kick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doo blocks a head kick by Kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick loads up on a big right hand but Doo slips the punch.
Kick moves in looking to clinch but Doo pushes him off.
Kick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kyle Kick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doo forces Kick back against the cage and clinches.
Kick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kick lands a damaging elbow.
Kick pushes off an throws an elbow but Doo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doo's defenses.
Kick lands an elbow just above Doo 's eye.
Doo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Nice elbow from Kick.
Kick lands a damaging elbow.
Kick lands an elbow inside that Doo shrugs off.
Kick lands an elbow just above Doo 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Kick fails to land.
Kyle Kick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doo is working for takedown but Kick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kick lands a damaging elbow.
Kick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick tries to land a knee to the head but Doo blocks with his arms.
Kick lands an elbow just above Doo 's eye.
Kick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kick tries a body shot but Doo blocks it.
Kick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Kick.
Kick with a knee to the head.
Kick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kick wants to stall.
Kick lands an elbow just above Doo 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Doo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kick.
Kick looking to throw knees to the head but Doo is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kick fails to land.
Kick trying to stall but Doo improves his position.
Kick lands an elbow inside.
Doo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kick after a bit of a struggle.
Kick working Doo over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kick working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kick prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kick dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kick tries to clinch but Doo is having none of it.
Kick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doo can do to turn this around?
Kick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kick tries to clinch but Doo moves out of range.
Kick tries to clinch but Doo is having none of it.
Kick tries to clinch up.
Kick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doo clinches up with Kick and pushes him back against the cage.
Doo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick lands a damaging elbow.
Kick lands a nice elbow.
Kick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doo's brow.
Kick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kick misses with a knee strike.
Kick lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doo's brow.
Kick lands an elbow that stopped Doo in his tracks for a moment.
Kick lands a knee to the head.
Kick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doo's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kick throws a punch but it's blocked by Doo.
Kick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kick.
Kick misses with a knee to the head.
Kick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kick lands an elbow that stopped Doo in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doo's defenses.
Kick is looking to control Doo's arms but Doo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kick has his back to the cage.
Kick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kick misses with a knee strike.
Doo avoiding damage as Kick throws knees to the body.
Doo blocks an elbow strike.
Kick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doo is defending well for now.
Doo avoids the elbow strike from Kick, against the cage.
Kick pushes off an throws an elbow but Doo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doo avoids the elbow strike from Kick, against the cage.
Kick throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doo's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo blocks an elbow strike.
Kick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kyle Kick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Doo.
Kick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doo's face.
Kick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doos head.
Kick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kick lands a nice elbow.
Fred Doo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Kick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kick lands an elbow inside that Doo shrugs off.
Kick lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kick 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Kick!
Kyle Kick 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Power Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionel Smith struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Power Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lionel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rampage is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rampage manages to get himself to full guard.
Rampage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rampage tries to get out of the position.
Rampage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rampage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Rampage blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rampage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rampage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith postures up in Rampage's guard and throws a big left but Rampage blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rampage wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rampage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rampage is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rampage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Rampage keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is working Rampage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith trying to control but Rampage is working from the bottom.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith advances to half guard.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Smith working over Rampage with some ground and pound. Rampage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Rampage is working away.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rampage leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rampage on his heels. He'll look to pass Rampage's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Rampage has wrist control.
Rampage wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rampage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rampage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith works over Rampage with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith trying to control but Rampage is working from the bottom.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith postures up in Rampage's guard and throws a big left but Rampage blocks it.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rampage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Rampage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith stops Rampage from getting back to his feet.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rampage's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a huge punch but Rampage dodges it nicely.
Rampage is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith working over Rampage with some ground and pound. Rampage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lionel Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rampage is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Rampage is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rampage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rampage wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith tries for a takedown but Rampage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rampage works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.
Rampage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Rampage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Rampage shows good takedown defense.
Power Rampage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lionel Smith.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rampage on his heels. He'll look to pass Rampage's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rampage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Rampage blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is in close to Rampage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rampage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith postures up in Rampage's guard and throws a big left but Rampage blocks it.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Rampage blocks nicely.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rampage keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Rampage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith trying to control but Rampage is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Rampage has wrist control.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Rampage has wrist control.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith postures up in Rampage's guard and throws a big left but Rampage blocks it.
Rampage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rampage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Power Rampage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith pushing down on Rampage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rampage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith is trying to control. Rampage wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lionel Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Alto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Gredial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanson Gredial has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donnie Alto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanson Gredial!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Gredial misses.
Alto dodges the punch combination from Gredial.
Alto has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Alto.
Gredial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alto lands a shoulder strike.
Alto breaks the clinch.
Alto has closed the distance and engaged Gredial in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gredial misses with a looping right.
Alto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gredial on the side of the head.
It looks like Hanson Gredial has been cut.
Alto has closed the distance and engaged Gredial in a clinch.
Alto manages to break the clinch.
Alto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alto lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gredial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alto drives through and clinches with Gredial against the cage.
Alto manages to break the clinch.
Alto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gredial takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gredial closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Alto.
Alto lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Alto.
Alto lands with a light punch inside.
Alto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gredial or not.
Gredial looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Alto.
Gredial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alto taking a breather.
Alto lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alto lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Alto.
Alto lands a body shot.
Alto is leaning against Gredial and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alto breaks the clinch.
Alto pushes Gredial away with a front kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alto!
Hanson Gredial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alto cracks Gredial with a good jab.
Gredial pushes Alto up against the cage in a clinch.
Alto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alto lands with a right hand.
Alto scores with a jab.
Gredial jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alto thuds his shin into the meat of Gredial's side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alto.
Alto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gredial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gredial gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That has opened up Hanson Gredial's cut even more.
Alto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Alto.
Alto lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Alto.
Alto has Gredial pushed against the cage.
Alto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alto lands a body punch.
Alto manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alto throws a head kick that misses.
Alto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gredial. Gredial circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alto rushes Gredial and presses him up against the cage.
Alto breaks the clinch.
Alto moves into the clinch successfully.
Alto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alto duly obliges.
Alto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The cut above Hanson Gredial's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alto pushes Gredial up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Alto.
Gredial is rocked!
Alto lands with a light punch inside.
Gredial is still on wobbly legs! Can Alto finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alto.
Alto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gredial misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alto throws a big uppercut that drops Gredial! More strikes from Alto and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gredial lies dazed against the cage as Alto celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Alto!
An out of breath Donnie Alto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yaya Yugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Dougles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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27
215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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25
209 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaya Yugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Dougles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Dougles.
Dougles closes the distance and pushes Yugo back into the cage.
Dougles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yugo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dougles lands an elbow inside that Yugo shrugs off.
It looks like Yaya Yugo has been cut.
Dougles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dougles effectively controlling the action here.
Dougles with a knee to the head.
Yugo avoiding damage as Dougles throws knees to the body.
Dougles stalling against the cage.
Dougles lands an elbow inside that Yugo shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yugo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dougles tries to land a knee to the head but Yugo blocks with his arms.
Dougles is looking to control Yugo's arms but Yugo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dougles has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ryan Dougles.
Dougles clobbers Yugo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dougles misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Yugo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dougles throws a nice looking combination but Yugo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dougles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yugo swivels and escapes.
Dougles checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougles tries to clinch up but Yugo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dougles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dougles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yugo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yugo dodges the punch combination from Dougles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dougles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dougles blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Dougles.
Yugo throws a leg kick
and Dougles counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dougles misses the shot to the body.
Dougles scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yugo, pushing him back against the cage.
Dougles leaning against his opponent.
Yugo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dougles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yugo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dougles lands a damaging elbow.
Dougles looking to throw knees to the head but Yugo is blocking nicely.
Yugo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dougles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaya Yugo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yugo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dougles counters with a straight right hand.
Dougles tries to clinch but Yugo moves out of range.
Yugo misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougles misses with a few strikes there.
Dougles takes a swing at Yugo's ribcage but misses.
Dougles throws a hook to the side of Yugo's head but Yugo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Dougles.
Dougles with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yugo counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dougles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaya Yugo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dougles ducks under a wild hook from Yugo.
Yugo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dougles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dougles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yugo misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Dougles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yaya Yugo'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.
Yugo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dougles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yugo blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dougles.
Yugo wants a takedown but no success here.
Dougles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dougles.
Dougles landing knees to the head.
Yugo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dougles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dougles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dougles tries a knee to the head but Yugo blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougles with a knee to the head.
Dougles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dougles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yaya Yugo's cut is getting worse.
Yugo being controlled against the cage.
Dougles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dougles misses with a knee strike.
Dougles lands a nice elbow.
Dougles taking a breather.
Dougles is pressed up against the cage. Yugo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dougles down to the mat. Dougles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dougles doesn't manage to clinch there - Yugo circles away.
A good leg kick by Dougles.
Dougles scores with a three punch combo!
Dougles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Dougles.
Yugo wants to land a leg kick but Dougles is out of range.
Dougles fails with a takedown attempt.
Dougles misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dougles misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dougles. Those never looked like landing.
Yugo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Dougles counter with a right hand.
Yugo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dougles scores with a shot to the body.
Yugo misses with a leg kick
and Dougles counters with a two punch combo.
Dougles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dougles closes the distance and pushes Yugo back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dougles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yugo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dougles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dougles crunches a lovely knee into Yugo's ribcage.
Yugo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yugo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dougles prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaya Yugo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dougles lands a right hand.
Dougles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Dougles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yaya Yugo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dougles explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dougles throws a head kick that half lands.
Dougles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dougles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dougles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dougles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yugo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dougles throws out a powerful jab.
Dougles clobbers Yugo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dougles misses with a wild body shot.
Dougles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yugo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dougles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dougles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yugo.
Dougles has closed the distance and engaged Yugo in a clinch.
Dougles lands a right hand.
Yugo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dougles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dougles lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yugo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dougles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dougles receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Dougles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dougles landing knees to the body.
Dougles lands an elbow inside that Yugo shrugs off.
Dougles has Yugo pushed against the cage.
Dougles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dougles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ryan Dougles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yugo's defenses.
Yaya Yugo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dougles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dougles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dougles stalling the fight.
Yugo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dougles lands an elbow just above Yugo 's eye.
Dougles lands an elbow inside.
Dougles lands an elbow just above Yugo 's eye.
Dougles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougles lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Yaya Yugo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dougles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dougles lands an elbow just above Yugo 's eye.
Dougles stalling the fight.
Dougles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Dougles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dougles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ryan Dougles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dougles connects with a knee to the head.
Yugo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yaya Yugo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dougles landing knees to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yaya Yugo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Dougles!
Ryan Dougles spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between So Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying James's choice of entrance music: Biscuits & Gravy. So Hai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
275 lbs
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25
272 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, So Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba James!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to sprawl but Hai drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
James won't allow Hai to pass to mount.
Hai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is trying to maintain the position but Hai is very close to passing his half guard.
Hai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
James keeping full guard, as Hai tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hai works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Hai throws an elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hai's guard. Nice move by James!
Hai wants to sweep but no luck.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Hai.
Hai pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws an elbow that misses. Hai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in James's guard. Nice move by Hai!
Hai is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Hai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Hai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hai throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to stand and escape but Hai is having none of it.
Hai pushing down on James's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hai 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.
Hai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hai drops an elbow to the side of James's head.
Hai lands with a punch from half guard.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hai throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
Hai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hai.
Hai working the head and body with strikes.
Hai is nestled in close to James, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hai is looking to advance position but James won't allow it.
Hai works his foot free and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish James?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
So Hai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
James throws a right hand that Hai ducks under and follows up with a left that Hai also avoids with ease.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James misses with a head kick.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hai could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
So Hai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hai.
James controls Hai momentarily but Hai frees himself.
Hai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai pushing down on James's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hai trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
Hai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hai is landing with some decent strikes but James is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hai landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hai misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James is breathing heavily.
Hai landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is desperately trying to improve his position but Hai has a good base and remains in mount.
Hai has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of James's face.
Hai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hai cracks James with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James is bucking up trying to escape but Hai cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hai working James over with strikes here.
Hai with the ground and pound from mount.
Hai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hai breaks from James's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Hai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. James can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hai landing punches.
Hai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish James?
Hai with good strikes from the mount here!
James in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
James takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hai unloading with bombs!
James in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
So Hai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hai is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hai looking to pass the guard.
Hai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James is trying to control the position but Hai postures up.
Hai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to get back to his feet but Hai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hai throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
James looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hai.
Hai moves into full mount! James won't be happy about that!
Hai lands a big elbow.
Hai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hai lands a big shot there that rocks James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hai putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hai lands a big shot there that rocks James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hai dominating with strikes here.
Hai scoring with strikes but James is staying in there.
Hai working the ground and pound effectively.
Hai working the ground and pound effectively.
Hai postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. James looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai raining down hammerfists from mount.
James trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hai has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of James's face.
BOOM! Hai connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hai breaks from James's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hai lands a big elbow.
Hai with a couple of short strikes.
Hai raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hai is landing with some decent strikes but James is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hai breaks from James's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hai landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hai cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bubba James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. James can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
James is in a horrible position here. Hai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hai is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
So Hai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hai, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... So Hai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Project Orca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Pitera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
171 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Project Orca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Pitera!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitera just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitera.
Orca throws a head kick that misses.
Orca shoots in but Pitera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orca throws a sloppy head kick and Pitera moves out of range easily.
Pitera lands with an uppercut that bounces Orca off the cage and back into range.
Orca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orca throws a hook but Pitera blocks it.
Pitera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orca.
Pitera slaps away a takedown attempt from Orca, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pitera thuds his shin into the meat of Orca's side.
Orca drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Orca tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pitera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitera is looking for a sweep.
Orca controlling from side mount.
Orca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orca working away.
Pitera is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Orca trying to control the action but Pitera is working from the bottom.
Orca fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orca happy to just control the position for now.
Pitera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orca is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pitera's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pitera wants to control but Orca postures up.
Pitera is looking to reverse the position.
Pitera taking a bit of punishment here - Orca scoring with strikes.
Pitera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Orca scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pitera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pitera taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orca creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pitera tries to bench press Orca off him but Orca keeps the position.
Pitera taking punishment in the form of punches.
Orca lands an elbow.
Orca in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pitera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orca wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitera tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Orca presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pitera wants to control but Orca is having none of it.
Orca lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orca working the ground and pound effectively.
Pitera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orca is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pitera is surviving well by controlling Orca's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orca scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Orca pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pitera is working to get back to half guard.
Pitera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Orca lands with some strikes.
Orca unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orca dominating with strikes here.
Pitera is rocked!
Orca working Pitera over with strikes here.
Pitera is still in real trouble! Can Orca finish him?
Orca unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Pitera wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Orca celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Project Orca!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Marchisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marchisio comes to the cage accompanied by Invincible. Jeffery Manson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
154 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Claudio Marchisio!
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, Jeffery Manson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson shoots and misses
and Marchisio counters with a three punch combo that has Manson backing up. Manson nods at Marchisio to acknowledge the strikes.
Manson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marchisio tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Manson is in Marchisio's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marchisio looking for a sweep. Not yet Marchisio, not yet.
Marchisio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marchisio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Manson wants to control from the top but Marchisio keeps moving.
Manson stops Marchisio from standing up.
Manson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jeffery Manson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Marchisio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson shoots in for a takedown but Marchisio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marchisio counters by moving into the clinch.
Claudio Marchisio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Manson.
Marchisio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manson stalling in the clinch.
Manson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marchisio.
Marchisio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marchisio leaves Manson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson gets caught napping as Marchisio dives in and scores a takedown. Manson manages to retain guard.
Marchisio pushes down on Manson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marchisio trying to control the action but Manson is working from the bottom.
Manson is trying to stand.
Marchisio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Manson.
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!
Marchisio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marchisio wants to control from the top but Manson keeps moving.
Manson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marchisio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marchisio forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson gets back to full guard.
Manson looks gassed!
Manson is trying to keep Marchisio in close.
Marchisio trying to control the position from guard on top but Manson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manson is striking from the bottom but Marchisio uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Marchisio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchisio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Manson tries to reverse the position but Marchisio maintains control.
Marchisio won't let Manson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Marchisio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manson is looking to escape.
Manson is desperately trying to improve his position but Marchisio has a good base and remains in mount.
Marchisio wants to control the pace but Manson is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Manson is squirming around, avoiding Marchisio's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Marchisio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manson dives in and scores a takedown into Marchisio's guard.
Marchisio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manson pushing down on Marchisio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marchisio taking some punishment here, with Manson in his half guard.
Marchisio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manson is working away from the top position though.
Manson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Claudio Marchisio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Manson is nestled in close to Marchisio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchisio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marchisio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Manson.
Manson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Marchisio manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Marchisio throws a big right hand that misses.
Marchisio trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Manson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marchisio wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marchisio is just riding it out for now. Manson eventually gives up the hold.
Manson seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Marchisio has recovered full guard.
Manson is breathing heavily.
Manson won't allow Marchisio to get back to his feet.
Marchisio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marchisio trying to control the position.
Manson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Manson is pushing down on Marchisio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marchisio is fighting to maintain full guard but Manson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marchisio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Marchisio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manson is one step ahead there.
Manson trying to control but Marchisio is working from the bottom.
Marchisio wants to get back to his feet but Manson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marchisio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Manson cracks Marchisio with a big right hand but Marchisio just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Manson wants to control but Marchisio is keeping him busy.
Marchisio is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Manson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Manson lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marchisio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marchisio wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Marchisio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Manson's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffery Manson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Manson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marchisio is trying to defend but Manson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marchisio is trying to stand up here but Manson is controlling him well.
Manson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marchisio defending well though.
Marchisio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Manson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marchisio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marchisio working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Manson has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manson wants to control but Marchisio is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchisio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manson trying to control from half guard but Marchisio is working away.
Manson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Manson blocks the strikes from Marchisio.
Marchisio is not content to let Manson control the position.
Marchisio is looking to control Manson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marchisio avoid being mounted?
Marchisio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Manson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchisio has momentary wrist control but Manson slips an elbow through the middle.
Marchisio is trying to keep Manson in close.
Manson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marchisio throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Manson escapes and throws Marchisio's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Manson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manson controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marchisio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Manson is chipping away with strikes.
Manson cracks Marchisio with a big right hand but Marchisio just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Marchisio is rocked!
Manson is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Marchisio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manson scoring with punches and elbows.
Manson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Marchisio looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Manson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffery Manson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Smalls acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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31
158 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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24
162 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Smalls.
Smalls takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smalls blocks a head kick by Masters.
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smalls is trying hard to land a takedown here. Masters sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smalls gets a double leg takedown into Masters's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smalls is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smalls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masters is keeping the position for now.
Masters can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smalls controls the pace.
Smalls looking to pass the guard.
Smalls postures up in Masters's guard and throws a big left but Masters blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters pulls Smalls in to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smalls connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smalls avoids the head kick by Masters.
Smalls avoids a kick to the body.
Smalls throws a lazy head kick
and Masters counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smalls is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Masters tries to land a front kick but Smalls steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smalls slips a jab from Masters.
Smalls blocks a head kick by Masters.
Masters lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Reggie Smalls has been cut.
Smalls misses with a hook. Masters ducked under it nicely.
Smalls shoots in and gets a takedown into Masters's guard.
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!
Masters working a defensive guard here.
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.
Smalls showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smalls accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Masters keeping moving, preventing Smalls from controlling successfully.
Smalls drops back looking for a leg! Masters is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Masters manages to kick Smalls off! Smalls jumps back into Masters's guard.
Smalls lands a couple of digs.
Smalls landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smalls passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smalls is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Smalls thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smalls tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smalls has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smalls tries for a kimura but Masters is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters is trying to get back to half guard.
Smalls is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Masters is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smalls swings around for an armbar but Masters sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Smalls's guard.
Masters has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smalls kicks Masters off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Smalls dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Smalls's cut.
That's time! Masters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Smalls. That snapped Masters's head back.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smalls.
Smalls has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smalls is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Masters has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smalls controls the position.
Smalls looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Masters is avoiding damage well.
Smalls moves into full mount!
Smalls landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Masters wants to hold on but Smalls pushes him away.
Masters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Masters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Reggie Smalls has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smalls throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smalls throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Masters is trying to escape the mount.
Smalls looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smalls controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Smalls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smalls in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smalls is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Masters has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Masters!
Smalls wants to stand up but Masters is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Masters wants to control from the top but Smalls keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Masters won't allow Smalls to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Masters.
Smalls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.
Masters throws a body punch but Smalls moves out of range.
A punch combination from Smalls misses.
Masters throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smalls doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Masters looks to land a body kick but Smalls moved away.
Masters tries a low kick but Smalls avoids it.
Smalls feints and as Masters raises his hands in defense, Smalls changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smalls scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smalls looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters wants to sweep here but Smalls controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Smalls showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reggie Smalls's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Masters throws a head kick but Smalls moves out of range.
Masters misses with a body kick.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smalls.
Nice body kick there by Masters.
Masters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smalls's head.
Masters misses with a wild body shot.
Masters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Masters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smalls on the ground.
Smalls slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smalls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls throwing strikes from guard but Masters blocks nicely.
Smalls loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smalls trying to control but Masters is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Masters trying to keep a closed guard but Smalls is proving a slippery customer.
Smalls is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chris Masters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Reggie Smalls wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smalls swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Masters.
Masters misses with a hook
and Smalls cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masters misses with a lunging right hand
and Smalls counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smalls thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smalls wants to control from the top but Masters keeps moving.
Smalls in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smalls stopping the sweep attempt from Masters.
Smalls landing with the ground and pound.
Smalls is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Masters looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Smalls scores with a body shot.
Smalls motions for Masters to come forward. Smalls throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smalls with a jab.
Smalls slips under a jab.
Masters lands a front kick.
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chris Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Smalls comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smalls winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Smalls!
After winning the bout, Reggie Smalls thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert Anastasia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anastasia's entrance music is hellrazor. A fine choice. William Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Anastasia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wallace is defended easily by Anastasia.
Anastasia's corner calls for a 1-2. Anastasia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Anastasia.
Anastasia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anastasia scores a takedown into full mount!
Anastasia landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anastasia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wallace is trying to escape the mount.
Wallace is in a horrible position here. Anastasia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wallace can't escape the position.
Anastasia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anastasia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wallace is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace throws an elbow that misses. Anastasia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wallace's guard. Nice move by Anastasia!
Anastasia lands a couple of digs.
Anastasia lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anastasia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anastasia 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.
Wallace has his foot on Anastasia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anastasia works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wallace can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anastasia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anastasia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anastasia is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wallace had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anastasia defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasia chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia working some strikes from top position.
Anastasia is working Wallace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anastasia connects with a couple of short punches.
Anastasia passes Wallace's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anastasia lands strikes from half guard.
Wallace taking some punishment here, with Anastasia in his half guard.
Wallace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anastasia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wallace is rocked!
Anastasia scores with a big shot! Wallace's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Wallace! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Anastasia!
Albert Anastasia retains his featherweight title!
Albert Anastasia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhogo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardner's entrance music is Stavesacre - Minuteman. A fine choice. Ko has chosen DJ Khaled - All I do is win as his entrance music. Jhogo Ko 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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161 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Gardner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhogo Ko!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gardner throws a shot from downtown. Ko moves away and avoids it.
Gardner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko manages to avoid it.
Gardner tries to clinch there but Ko circles away.
Jab, jab by Gardner - just one landing.
No joy there for Gardner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gardner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ko's head backwards.
Ko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gardner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ko backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ko.
Ko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ko misses with an uppercut
and Gardner counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Ko!
Ko is rocked!
It looks like Jhogo Ko has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner is nestled in close to Ko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ko is still in real trouble! Can Gardner finish him?
Gardner decides to stand up.
Ko ducks under a wild hook from Gardner.
Gardner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jhogo Ko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gardner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gardner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ko tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gardner is in Ko's guard.
Gardner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gardner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ko looking for a sweep. Not yet Ko, not yet.
Gardner lands a couple of elbows.
Ko seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ko looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner is in close to Ko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gardner stands up over Ko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gardner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ko's head.
Gardner wants to control from the top but Ko keeps moving.
Gardner stays in close to Ko's body and controls the position.
Gardner preventing the sweep.
Ko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gardner defends well.
Gardner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gardner passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko trying to get back to full guard but Gardner takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gardner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gardner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gardner controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gardner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gardner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Gardner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gardner with the ground and pound from mount.
Gardner with good strikes from the mount here!
Gardner controlling the pace for now.
Ko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gardner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gardner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ko is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ko is in a horrible position here. Gardner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ko wants to hold on but Gardner pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Gardner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jhogo Ko'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.
Gardner misses with the combination.
Gardner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Aaron Gardner has been cut.
Ko throws a big shot that misses.
Ko misses with a hook
and Gardner counters with a one-two to the body.
Gardner throws a series of punches but Ko avoids them all with ease.
Aaron Gardner is winning the standup battle so far.
Gardner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gardner is posturing up here but Ko has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gardner tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gardner has to tap! Slick submission there by Ko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jhogo Ko!
Jhogo Ko is the new lightweight champion!
Jhogo Ko very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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