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EMMA Respect 1: Rampage vs. Yo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arloski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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245 lbs
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Arloski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Carwin. That snapped Arloski's head back.
Carwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Carwin.
Carwin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carwin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Carwin there.
Carwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carwin working hard to break the clinch.
Arloski can't get the takedown.
Carwin scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carwin is trying to force a seperation but Arloski has the dominant position.
Carwin is trying to break free.
Carwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arloski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carwin throws a combination. Arloski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carwin scores with a three punch combo!
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Arloski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carwin has closed the distance and engaged Arloski in a clinch.
Carwin working hard to break the clinch.
Carwin breaks the clinch.
Carwin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arloski is breathing heavily.
Arloski shoots in looking for a takedown. Carwin tries to sprawl out of it but Arloski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carwin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arloski is trying to break the clinch but Carwin is controlling him.
Carwin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carwin with a hook.
Carwin scores with a decent looking hook.
Carwin cracks Arloski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Andrei Arloski has been cut.
Carwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arloski. Arloski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Carwin lands with a straight right. Arloski didn't see that one coming.
Carwin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carwin darts in and clinches Arloski up against the cage.
Carwin breaks the clinch.
Carwin lands a jab.
Carwin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arloski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good shot there by Carwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a left that rocks Arloski and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Carwin dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Arloski regain composure!
Arloski is rocked!
The crowd goes nuts as Carwin knocks Arloski out cold with a massive hammerfist! Carwin Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Carwin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clown Loach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista has chosen Teenage dirtbag as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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152 lbs
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148 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Clown Loach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wally Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista shoots in and drives through. Loach sprawls well.
Loach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bautista fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loach stuffs the takedown.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loach as he avoids it easily.
Clown Loach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Bautista.
Loach shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Loach breaks from Bautista's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Loach pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Loach breaks from Bautista's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bautista is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loach working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bautista is still in real trouble! Can Loach finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loach postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bautista bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Loach and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clown Loach!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Lafay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Swift is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Lafay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Swift!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafay circles away.
Swift pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swift scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Swift prevents Lafay from standing back up.
Lafay could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Swift tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lafay knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Swift thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lafay's head.
Lafay flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Swift trying to mount his opponent but Lafay defends it.
Lafay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swift scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lafay manages to get to full guard.
Lafay working a defensive guard here.
Swift stops Lafay from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lafay keeping full guard, as Swift tries to pass.
Lafay keeping moving, preventing Swift from controlling successfully.
Swift postures up.
Swift won't allow Lafay to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lafay pushes Swift up against the cage in a clinch.
Swift is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Swift tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lafay stalling the fight.
Lafay is pressed up against the cage. Swift has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lafay down to the mat. Lafay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maurice Lafay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Swift.
Swift looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lafay forces Swift back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Swift has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lafay is trying to keep an underhook but Swift manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lafay trying to control here.
Swift is pressing down on Lafay's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lafay is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafay manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Swift throwing strikes from guard but Lafay blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafay pushes Swift off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lafay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swift counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lafay won't be happy with that.
Swift tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Swift in side control, throwing shots but Lafay defends.
Lafay wants to control but Swift postures up.
Lafay is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Swift is controlling him well.
Swift lands some shots froms side control.
Swift really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lafay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swift decides to stand back up.
Lafay wants to clinch
and Swift counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafay taking a breather.
Swift has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lafay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lafay gets underhooks to prevent Swift's takedown attempt.
Lafay is looking to control Swift's arms but Swift gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lafay has his back to the cage.
Lafay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Swift just stands there and leans against the cage.
Swift tries to score a body lock takedown but Lafay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Swift can't get the takedown.
Swift is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lafay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lafay gets underhooks to prevent Swift's takedown attempt.
Lafay drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swift thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Swift dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swift shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lafay sprawls well. Lafay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swift gets slowly back to his feet.
Swift throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lafay throws a head kick but Swift moves out of range.
Swift shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lafay defends it nicely.
Swift blocks the body kick.
Lafay has closed the distance and engaged Swift in a clinch.
Lafay is trying to trip Swift. He has hold of a leg but Swift is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lafay persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lafay trying to control but Swift is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swift can do anything to dispel that myth.
Swift is working an open guard so Lafay takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Swift fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maurice Lafay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Swift.
Lafay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafay tries for a takedown but Swift sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lafay misses with a takedown attempt - Swift sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swift pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lafay shoots and misses
and Swift counters with a takedown into side control.
Swift looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swift looks up at the clock and then as Lafay takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Swift smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A control attempt from Lafay but he's now mounted!
Swift raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lafay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Swift wants to control the pace but Lafay is squirming around nicely.
Lafay wants to hold on but Swift pushes him away.
Swift is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lafay is working to get back to half guard.
Roger Swift has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafay wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Swift scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Swift trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swift landing strikes from the mount.
Swift scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lafay?
Swift thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Swift landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Lafay that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swift is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lafay has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lafay!
Swift wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lafay wants to control from the top but Swift keeps moving.
Swift is trying to keep Lafay in close.
Swift tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lafay wants to control from the top but Swift keeps moving.
Swift not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swift has his foot on Lafay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lafay works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Swift will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Swift slips a jab and a cross from Lafay.
Swift drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lafay regains half guard, as Swift was trying to land strikes.
Lafay is staying active underneath Swift, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lafay trying to control but Swift postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift is trying to control. Lafay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lafay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swift wants to control from the top but Lafay keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lafay tries to clinch
and Swift counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lafay regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Swift.
Swift pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lafay is keeping the position for now.
Swift scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift trying to control but Lafay is working from the bottom.
Swift postures up.
Lafay wants to sweep but no luck.
Swift trying to control but Lafay is working from the bottom.
Swift trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swift shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lafay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lafay has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Swift off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift tries to clinch but Lafay moves out of range.
Lafay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lafay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lafay.
Swift throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lafay's waist but Lafay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swift off to one side.
Maurice Lafay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Lafay.
Swift tries to close the distance and clinch but Lafay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafay rushes Swift and presses him up against the cage.
Swift misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lafay.
Lafay has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Swift uses from the top position.
Lafay trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift wants to control from the top but Lafay keeps moving.
Lafay wants to stand but Swift is controlling the position.
Swift trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maurice Lafay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swift stopping the sweep attempt from Lafay.
Swift postures up in Lafay's guard and throws a big left but Lafay blocks it.
Roger Swift is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafay will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Swift comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swift 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Swift!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terry Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tyler troop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, tyler troop!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
troop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
troop slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
troop tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and troop counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
troop stands up from guard. Let's bang!
troop has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
troop trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
troop pulls Johnson into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson passes troop's left leg - he's now in half guard.
troop is looking to get back to full guard here but Johnson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Johnson has isolated one of troop's arms. troop looking to fight him off but Johnson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terry Johnson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baby Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen Thousand Foot Krutch-Smackdown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lewis Franklin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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141 lbs
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142 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lewis Franklin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Lewis Franklin has been cut.
Angel stalks Franklin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Franklin's face. Franklin staggers backwards, shaken.
Franklin is rocked!
Franklin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Angel pinned against the cage. Angel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Franklin is still on wobbly legs! Can Angel finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Angel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Franklin fails to land the takedown.
Angel lands with a right that hurts Franklin. Franklin looks to clinch but Angel throws a short knee that drops Franklin. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Baby Angel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ros Ludovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ros Ludovic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Faber tries to free his leg and advance position but Ludovic is retaining full guard.
Ludovic pushes Faber off and gets back to his feet.
Ludovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Faber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ludovic's guard.
Faber is posturing up here but Ludovic has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Faber tries to roll out but it's too tight and Faber has to tap! Slick submission there by Ludovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ros Ludovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Lonestar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lonestar's entrance music is Would?. A fine choice. St Pierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Break Stuff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Junior Lonestar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Lonestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lonestar really is a fat lump.
Lonestar trying to control from the bottom.
Lonestar is controlling St Pierre's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lonestar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
Lonestar gets his hands free as St Pierre looks to control.
St Pierre has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lonestar biding his time, controlling St Pierre.
Lonestar is looking to control St Pierre but St Pierre is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
St Pierre tries to escape but Lonestar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
St Pierre prevents Lonestar from getting a body triangle.
Lonestar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St Pierre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
St Pierre fending off the submission attempt from Lonestar.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lonestar's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lonestar throwing damaging strikes from the back! St Pierre could be in trouble here!
Lonestar is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. St Pierre is defending well though. Lonestar let's go of the attempt for now.
A lull in the action here.
Lonestar is breathing heavily.
Lonestar misses with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lonestar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lonestar misses with a punch to the head.
St Pierre can't escape the position.
Lonestar scores with strikes from the back.
Lonestar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lonestar has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pierre turns into Lonestar and is now in his guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Lonestar 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.
Lonestar keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Lonestar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lonestar fails with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lonestar!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Lonestar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine from mount but Lonestar is having none of it.
Lonestar tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
Lonestar has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of St Pierre's lack of action.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Lonestar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonestar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lonestar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lonestar is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lonestar is trying is best to control the position here.
St Pierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lonestar is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lonestar wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lonestar is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lonestar wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
Lonestar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lonestar is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonestar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Lonestar defends easily.
St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lonestar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Pierre!
Lonestar controlling from mount.
Lonestar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Junior Lonestar will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lonestar shoots and misses
and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lonestar's guard.
Lonestar keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lonestar has a closed guard, preventing St Pierre from standing up.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lonestar is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonestar is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
Lonestar bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lonestar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre tries to bench press Lonestar off him but Lonestar keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lonestar off and has taken his back!
Lonestar is in bad spot here.
St Pierre avoiding Lonestar 's attempts to control his hands.
Lonestar rolls, trying to escape but St Pierre keeps control of the position.
St Pierre trying to control momentarily.
Lonestar trying to control the hands but St Pierre breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonestar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick by Lonestar misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lonestar has a closed guard, preventing St Pierre from standing up.
John St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lonestar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
Lonestar is working an open guard so St Pierre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lonestar misses with the combination.
Junior Lonestar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lonestar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Lonestar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Lonestar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lonestar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lonestar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lonestar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Lonestar!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Card Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holder's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Death March. Card Holder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Card Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Holder looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holder looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Holder is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Holder's body position as best he can.
Holder is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holder sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder throws a wild left hand from mount and Silva manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holder passes the guard and advances to mount!
Holder wants to control the action but instead Silva gets a body lock and reverses into Holder's guard! Nice work!
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Holder is retaining full guard.
Holder trying to control the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Holder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holder is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Holder is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Holder is retaining full guard.
Holder wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Holder is defending well.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Holder is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holder looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Holder advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Holder is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holder drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Holder off! Holder jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Holder is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Holder gets back to half guard.
Holder moves into full guard.
Silva is sitting in close to Holder's body. Holder has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Silva is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Silva is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Holder.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Card Holder!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gota Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pass Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rampage Robson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gota Yo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo misses with the combination.
Robson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yo is trying to force a seperation but Robson has the dominant position.
Robson keeps control of Yo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robson missing with knees to the body.
Yo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yo wants to break free but Robson has control.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Robson.
Yo looks gassed!
Robson prevents Yo from breaking the clinch.
Robson lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robson crunches a lovely knee into Yo's ribcage.
Yo being controlled against the cage.
Robson jumps guard and drags Yo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Robson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Robson is tightening it up a little... Yo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Yo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Yo taps out! nice BJJ there by Robson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rampage Robson!
Rampage Robson is the new featherweight champion!
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