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Ryze 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Hummels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joshua Price enters the cage!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hummels! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Price! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hummels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hummels scores with a takedown into Price's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Hummels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Price swivels though and keeps the full guard. Price keeping moving, preventing Hummels from controlling successfully. Hummels wants to pass the guard but Price is keeping the position. Price looking for a sweep. Not yet Price, not yet. Price controls Hummels momentarily but Hummels frees himself. Hummels trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hummels scores with a takedown into Price's guard.
Price is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hummels is aware though and is defending well. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hummels wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving. Hummels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Price keeping full guard, as Hummels tries to pass.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Price has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hummels doesn't defend quickly enough and Price has managed to lock this one up! Can Hummels escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Price on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joshua Price! After the fight, Joshua Price was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't Be Touched by Roy Jones Jr. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ricky Ortiz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Hall! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Ortiz! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook. Hall digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs. Hall tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hall scores with a shot to the body.
Hall digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Danga de danga de dang - Hall scores with a four punch combination! Ray Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook. Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot. Hall lands a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz. Ortiz thumps Hall with a low kick. Hall throws a one two combo.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hall is looking to wear down Ortiz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hall tries to keep at a distance but Ortiz has taken the fight into the clinch. Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks. Hall tries to stall but Ortiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall connects with a single shot there. Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Ortiz misses. Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Hall works over Ortiz's head and body with a nice combination.
 Ortiz is rocked! Hall connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Ortiz covering up! Hall comes in with a big uppercut and Ortiz goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ray Hall!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Morrow! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morrow but Morrow pushes him off and we're back to square one. Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morrow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Morrow is now in Brown's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Morrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now. Morrow is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown has his foot on Morrow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrow works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrow is aware though and is defending well.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Morrow wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Morrow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brown tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morrow is in Brown's guard. Brown looking to control.
Morrow throwing strikes but missing. Morrow preventing the sweep. Morrow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Morrow pushes his legs off easily.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morrow passes into side control.
Morrow stands up and beckons Brown to his feet.
Morrow scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Morrow pushes his legs off easily.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrow is one step ahead there.
Brown working for a triangle but Morrow defends it easily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morrow passes into half guard.
Morrow is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now. Morrow tries to stand but can't do so whilst Brown controls his leg. Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Morrow sits in half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown trying to hold on to Morrow's head to control him but Morrow postures up.
Brown looking for submissions off his back. Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Brown gets full guard.
Brown throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morrow uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow stands up and we're back to a striking position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow looking to score a takedown here. Brown is defending well but Morrow drives through and ends up in Brown's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Brown will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Morrow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Brown looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Brown is in bad spot here.
Jay Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Morrow struggling to keep hold of the position.
Morrow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. You can see the frustration on Brown's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Morrow misses with punches from the back. Brown is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morrow trying to control. Brown breaks Morrow's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown stands and steps away. Morrow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morrow closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrow is aware though and is defending well.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Brown is tightening it up a little... Morrow has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Morrow reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Morrow taps out! Nice BJJ there by Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jay Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josef Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie OFallon (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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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Jaeger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmie OFallon! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jaeger misses the shot to the body. OFallon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. OFallon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OFallon doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaeger circles away.
OFallon defending well as Jaeger loads up on a big left hand. Jaeger throws a hook but OFallon avoids it easily. Jaeger slaps away a takedown attempt from OFallon, before circling back to the center of the mat. Jaeger ducks right into an uppercut from OFallon. Jaeger misses with a right hand and OFallon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaeger thinking. OFallon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaeger misses with a left hand and OFallon counters with a lovely shot to the body. OFallon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jaeger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jaeger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
 That's one minute gone in the round. OFallon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. OFallon trying to control here.
OFallon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jaeger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Jaeger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Jaeger 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. OFallon taking some punishment here, with Jaeger in his half guard.
 OFallon is rocked! Jaeger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OFallon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. OFallon is still in real trouble! Can Jaeger finish him? Jaeger works his way into full mount! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jaeger softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and OFallon is out cold! Jaeger jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josef Jaeger! An out of breath Josef Jaeger 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 Dark Matter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Crez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Crez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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205 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dark Matter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Crez! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crez clinches up with Matter and pushes him back against the cage.
Matter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Matter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Crez back to the cage. Matter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Crez swinging wildly here.
Crez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Crez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Crez throws a shot from downtown. Matter moves away and avoids it. Matter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crez.
Matter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crez to the mat! Crez manages to get full guard. Crez is trying to keep Matter in close.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Matter drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Matter seems to have locked his on tight now - Crez screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Matter, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dark Matter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Magrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magrath has chosen Linkin Park- Faint as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Hightower! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Magrath! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower drives through with a takedown into guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Hightower passes into half guard. Hightower is taking a breather. Magrath says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Hightower stops Magrath from getting back to his feet.
Hightower is controlling the pace.
Hightower passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Magrath!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hightower scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magrath?
 Magrath is rocked! Hightower lands a big shot to the head and Magrath winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thor Hightower! A very excited looking Thor Hightower rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Silversun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arry Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Silversun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Silversun! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arry Baratheon! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baratheon throws an elbow but Silversun slips to the side and avoids it well. Baratheon in side control, throwing shots but Silversun defends. Baratheon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Baratheon controlling from side mount. Silversun taking punishment in the form of punches.
Baratheon working the head with strikes. Silversun can't do much from the bottom here.
Baratheon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silversun dodges the ground and pound from Baratheon.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Baratheon wants to control but Silversun is keeping him busy. Baratheon misses with the ground and pound. Baratheon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baratheon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. This fight is sponsored by Chainsaw 7. More blood and guts and stuff like that, in cinemas everywhere now! Baratheon is working Silversun over with some ground and pound from side control. Baratheon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Baratheon is trying to get an arm triangle but Silversun is defending well. Silversun taking punishment in the form of punches.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Baratheon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silversun keeps working. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baratheon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Baratheon tries to score with some ground and pound. Silversun controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Baratheon lands a few punches from side control. Baratheon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Baratheon working the ground and pound from side control. Silversun is breathing heavily. Baratheon in side control, throwing shots but Silversun defends. An elbow from Baratheon crashes against the mat.
Silversun is trying to get back to his feet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Baratheon lands a decent elbow from side control. Silversun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baratheon on the ground. Baratheon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Baratheon cracks Silversun with an elbow. That is naaassty. Baratheon in side control lands a decent elbow. Baratheon landing strikes. Baratheon misses with the ground and pound. This has been an exciting period of action! Baratheon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silversun some visible discomfort.
Silversun takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Baratheon is putting a hurting on Silversun here, landing some big shots from side control. Check out the look on Baratheon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Baratheon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Baratheon working the head and body with strikes.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Baratheon working the body and head with strikes. Baratheon working the head and body with strikes. Baratheon cracks Silversun with an elbow. That is naaassty. Baratheon lands an elbow. Baratheon is putting a hurting on Silversun here, landing some big shots from side control. Baratheon lands an elbow. Baratheon is looking to take a break and control but Silversun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Silversun taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Baratheon lands a few punches from side control. Baratheon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Baratheon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silversun down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arry Baratheon dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baratheon shoots in for a double leg but Silversun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Baratheon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silversun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baratheon somewhat. Baratheon shoots for a takedown but Silversun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Sebastian Silversun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arry Baratheon. Baratheon slips under a jab. Good shot there by Silversun. Baratheon throws a right and a left that both miss. Baratheon tries to clinch up. Silversun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Silversun misses the shot to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Baratheon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silversun pinned against the cage. Silversun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Baratheon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silversun as he jumps to the side. Silversun connects with a right hand. Baratheon shakes it off. Silversun lands a really nice looking cross but Baratheon seems unphased.
A jab from Silversun misses. A cross from Silversun lands. Silversun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baratheon counters with a shoot takedown. Silversun fights it but they end up in guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silversun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Silversun keeping moving, preventing Baratheon from controlling successfully. Baratheon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Baratheon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Silversun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Baratheon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Baratheon works over Silversun with some ground and pound from guard. Baratheon works a leg free and moves into half guard. Baratheon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Baratheon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Baratheon 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. Baratheon missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Baratheon has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Baratheon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Baratheon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Baratheon looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Baratheon lands strikes from half guard.
Baratheon wants to work for an arm triangle but Silversun is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silversun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baratheon.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Silversun is staying active underneath Baratheon, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Silversun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baratheon scores with a couple of nice shots. Baratheon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silversun defending well though. Baratheon trying to control from half guard but Silversun is working away. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Baratheon slips a nice elbow through Silversun's hands, connecting with Silversun's forehead. Silversun taking some punishment here, with Baratheon in his half guard.
Baratheon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silversun defends it well. Baratheon scoring with strikes to the body and head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Silversun is staying active underneath Baratheon, who seems content to just control the action from this position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arry Baratheon 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baratheon dives in and grabs Silversun's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silversun pushes down on Baratheon's head and hops out. Silversun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Baratheon misses with a takedown attempt - Silversun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Silversun stuffs the takedown. Sebastian Silversun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arry Baratheon. A shot to the liver by Silversun. Beautiful body shot. Silversun misses with a hook. Silversun misses with a body shot.
Silversun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baratheon. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silversun. Silversun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baratheon circles away quickly and effectively.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Baratheon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baratheon moves forwards but Silversun connects with a nice, crisp jab. A jab from Silversun finds it's way through Baratheon's defenses. Sebastian Silversun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Baratheon shoots in for a takedown but Silversun shows good takedown defense. Baratheon staying out of range there. Baratheon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Arry Baratheon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Baratheon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silversun throws a shot to the body.
Silversun throws a jab but it's blocked by Baratheon. Sebastian Silversun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Silversun takes a swing at Baratheon's ribcage but misses. Horrible takedown by Baratheon or perhaps it was just good defense by Silversun which made him look bad. Silversun throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Baratheon fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Baratheon on the wrong end of a nice hook. This has been an exciting period of action! Silversun slips a jab and a cross from Baratheon.
Silversun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baratheon blocks a jab.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Silversun stuffs the takedown. Baratheon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baratheon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silversun tries to avoid it but Baratheon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silversun to the ground. Silversun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Baratheon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Silversun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baratheon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baratheon feints and as Silversun raises his hands in defense, Baratheon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baratheon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Baratheon advances position into side control! Baratheon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Baratheon working the head and body with strikes.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Baratheon throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Silversun works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. Ground and pound from Baratheon. This has been an exciting period of action! Baratheon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Silversun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silversun tries to get out of the position. Baratheon slips a nice elbow through Silversun's hands, connecting with Silversun's forehead. Baratheon controlling the action here. Baratheon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Arry Baratheon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Silversun has hold of Baratheon's hands but Baratheon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Arry Baratheon. I've got Baratheon 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arry Baratheon! Our winner, Arry Baratheon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Umenyiora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Umenyiora is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Buchanan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Umenyiora! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Umenyiora shoots in for a takedown but Buchanan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Buchanan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Umenyiora shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Buchanan's guard.
Buchanan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Umenyiora can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Umenyiora is aware though and is defending well.
Buchanan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Umenyiora frees his head nicely. Oh but Buchanan has switched to an armbar! Umenyiora is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Paul Buchanan! Paul Buchanan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Untouchable Fight Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eye Phone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Claudio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eye Phone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulo Claudio! The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Phone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. No luck with that takedown attempt from Phone. Phone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Claudio is fending him off so far but Phone persists. Nope, Claudio circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eye Phone. That's going to take a lot out of him. Phone has his takedown stuffed and Claudio counters with a three punch combo that has Phone backing up. Phone nods at Claudio to acknowledge the strikes. Claudio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Claudio scrambles back to his feet. Phone throws a right hand that misses
and Claudio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Phone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Claudio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eye Phone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Claudio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Phone with a lazy takedown attempt and Claudio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Phone. Those never looked like landing. Danga de danga de dang - Claudio scores with a four punch combination! Phone throws out a powerful jab. Phone shoots and misses and Claudio counters with a low kick, right behind Phone 's knee.
Phone manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Claudio on his heels. He'll look to pass Claudio's guard now, I'm sure. Phone throws an elbow that misses. Claudio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phone's guard. Nice move by Claudio! Phone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Phone wants to sweep but no luck. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Claudio is fighting to break Phone's control of his arms but Phone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Phone is trying to control the position but Claudio postures up. Claudio looking to pass the guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
 We're going to have a standup here because Eye Phone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Phone shoots in looking for a takedown. Claudio tries to sprawl out of it but Phone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Claudio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Phone is breathing heavily. Phone misses with a right hand
and Claudio moves into the clinch. Phone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Claudio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Phone is trying to pull guard but Claudio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Claudio landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Claudio. Claudio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Phone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Claudio lands a hook that snaps the head of Phone backwards. Claudio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Claudio lands a good knee to the midsection. Phone won't want to take too many of those. Claudio connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Eye Phone has been cut. Phone takes a knee to the side of the body. Claudio landing knees to the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Claudio.
Claudio scores with a knee to the head.
Claudio scores a nice knee to the body.
Claudio lands an uppercut. A left hand lands to the body for Claudio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Claudio. Claudio lands a shot to the body. Claudio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Claudio cracks Phone with a nice body shot. Claudio presses Phone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short body shot lands from Claudio as the two fighters clinch.
Claudio pushes Phone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Phone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Claudio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phone backwards. Claudio lands with a short shot to the head. Claudio lands a hook to the side of the head. Claudio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Claudio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Claudio landing knees to the body.
Claudio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claudio landing knees to the head.
Claudio lands with a left to the head. Phone takes a knee right on the jaw!
 Phone is rocked! Claudio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Oh Phone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A short right hand to the side of the head by Claudio. Claudio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Claudio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Claudio lands an elbow inside. Claudio has Phone pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Phone is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Claudio - that's hurt Phone badly! Oh, another knee lands and Phone is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Phone doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Paulo Claudio! Paulo Claudio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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