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QFC Tournament 212 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salchichon Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kubrat Pulev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salchichon Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kubrat Pulev!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez shoots in looking for a takedown but Pulev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gutierrez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gutierrez is looking to slow Pulev down with leg kicks.
Pulev throws a right and a left that Gutierrez avoids nicely.
Gutierrez closes the distance and pushes Pulev back into the cage.
Pulev working hard to break the clinch.
Pulev jumps guard but Gutierrez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gutierrez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulev looks to land a combination but Gutierrez avoids it well.
Gutierrez shoots in and drives through. Pulev sprawls well.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination but Pulev avoids it well.
Pulev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gutierrez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salchichon Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pulev misses.
Pulev clinches with his opponent.
Gutierrez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulev misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutierrez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gutierrez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gutierrez misses with a takedown attempt - Pulev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pulev throws a series of punches but Gutierrez avoids them all with ease.
Gutierrez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulev working hard to break the clinch.
Pulev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gutierrez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gutierrez obliges.
Pulev working hard to break the clinch.
Pulev wants a takedown.
Pulev is trying to force a seperation but Gutierrez has the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulev is trying to force a seperation but Gutierrez has the dominant position.
Gutierrez jumps guard but Pulev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pulev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gutierrez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gutierrez.
Pulev wants to break free but Gutierrez has control.
Pulev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gutierrez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gutierrez!
Pulev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gutierrez back to the cage. Pulev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gutierrez is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulev misses with a few strikes there.
Pulev swinging wildly here.
Pulev throws a hook to the side of Gutierrez's head but Gutierrez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gutierrez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gutierrez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulev leaves Gutierrez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pulev slaps away a takedown attempt from Gutierrez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gutierrez fails to land the takedown.
Pulev swinging wildly here.
Gutierrez looks for a takedown but Pulev sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulev closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kubrat Pulev will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gutierrez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pulev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gutierrez ducks right into an uppercut from Pulev.
Gutierrez is rocked!
Pulev misses with a wild combination.
Oh Gutierrez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gutierrez.
Pulev fails to land with a series of punches.
Pulev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulev throws a nice looking combination but Gutierrez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pulev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pulev as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Pulev. Those never looked like landing.
Pulev swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gutierrez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pulev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gutierrez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salchichon Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutierrez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salchichon Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutierrez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez looks for a takedown but Pulev sprawls well.
Gutierrez tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulev throws a series of punches but Gutierrez avoids them all with ease.
Pulev misses with a hook.
Gutierrez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gutierrez duly obliges.
Gutierrez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pulev defends it nicely.
Pulev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulev misses with a double jab
and Gutierrez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pulev gets tackled into the cage by Gutierrez. Gutierrez maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gutierrez obliges.
Gutierrez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pulev tries to break the clinch but Gutierrez is controlling the position.
Pulev tries to break the clinch but Gutierrez is controlling the position.
Pulev is trying to break the clinch but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.
Gutierrez drags the fight down to the ground.
Gutierrez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gutierrez is trying to control the position but Pulev postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulev wants to stand and escape but instead Gutierrez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gutierrez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gutierrez advances to half guard.
Gutierrez moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gutierrez forces Pulev back against the cage and clinches.
Gutierrez has Pulev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pulev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gutierrez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pulev after a bit of a struggle.
Gutierrez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutierrez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gutierrez counters with a solid body kick.
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 Salchichon Gutierrez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pulev is looking to clinch but Gutierrez is avoiding it.
Pulev scores with a one two! Gutierrez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pulev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gutierrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pulev misses with an uppercut
and Gutierrez counters with a two punch combo.
Pulev throws a combination. Gutierrez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gutierrez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gutierrez shoots for a takedown but Pulev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gutierrez rushes Pulev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pulev prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salchichon Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutierrez breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gutierrez fails to land the takedown.
Pulev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pulev wants it to stay on the feet.
Pulev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gutierrez back to the cage. Pulev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pulev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pulev throws a series of punches but Gutierrez avoids them all with ease.
Gutierrez misses with a takedown attempt - Pulev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kubrat Pulev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Pulev moves out of range.
Pulev throws a series of strikes that have Gutierrez backpedaling.
Gutierrez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulev pinned against the cage. Pulev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gutierrez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulev.
Pulev misses with the combination.
Pulev slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez dives in and grabs Pulev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pulev pushes down on Gutierrez's head and hops out.
Pulev misses with the combination.
Pulev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gutierrez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gutierrez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pulev circles away.
A combination from Pulev does no damage.
No luck for Gutierrez with that takedown attempt.
Gutierrez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pulev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pulev wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pulev loads up on a big right hand but Gutierrez slips the punch.
Gutierrez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gutierrez lands with a slapping head kick.
Pulev misses with a wild combination.
Gutierrez fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutierrez slips a jab and a cross from Pulev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kubrat Pulev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pulev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for Kubrat Pulev!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Kubrat Pulev!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Kubrat Pulev!
Kubrat Pulev wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Kubrat Pulev, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Montlizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Bono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Montlizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessandro Bono!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montlizon misses with a two punch combination.
Montlizon stuffs the takedown attempt from Bono. Bono gets slowly back to his feet.
Montlizon has managed to clinch.
Bono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bono is trying to force a seperation but Montlizon has the dominant position.
Bono tries to pull guard but Montlizon won't allow it.
Bono tries to pull guard but Montlizon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lucas Montlizon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessandro Bono.
Bono working hard to break the clinch.
Montlizon stalling in the clinch.
Montlizon jumps guard.
Montlizon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Montlizon misses with a head kick.
Montlizon gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montlizon is trying to break the clinch but Bono has him pressed against the cage.
Montlizon taking a breather.
Bono tries to pull guard but Montlizon won't allow it.
Bono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montlizon stalling.
Montlizon pulls guard effortlessly.
Montlizon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bono off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A punch combination from Montlizon misses.
Bono throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montlizon's waist but Montlizon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bono off to one side.
Bono will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bono tries to keep at a distance but Montlizon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bono keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montlizon's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bono keeps control of Montlizon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Montlizon pulls guard successfully.
Montlizon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bono has passed into side control.
Bono trying to control the position but Montlizon is working away.
Bono really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montlizon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montlizon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Montlizon gets full guard.
Montlizon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bono can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bono looks winded!
Bono tries to free his leg and advance position but Montlizon is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bono wants to stand but Montlizon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Montlizon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Montlizon pushes Bono off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Montlizon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bono, pushing him back against the cage.
Montlizon pulls guard.
Montlizon controlling Bono's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon wants to sweep but no luck.
Montlizon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Montlizon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bono's guard.
Montlizon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Montlizon stands and steps away. Bono gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Montlizon pushes Bono up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montlizon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bono managing to block the knees to the body from Montlizon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montlizon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Montlizon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Montlizon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bono off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Montlizon clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Montlizon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montlizon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Montlizon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Montlizon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Montlizon works his way into full mount!
Montlizon throws some wild stikes that Bono manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montlizon controlling from the full mount.
Bono holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Montlizon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bono is breathing heavily.
Montlizon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Montlizon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Montlizon content just to control the position here.
Bono holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Montlizon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Montlizon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bono takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Montlizon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Montlizon misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Montlizon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Montlizon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Montlizon 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.
Montlizon looking for a guillotine from mount but Bono is having none of it.
Montlizon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bono avoids a series of strikes thrown by Montlizon.
Montlizon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bono to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bono shrugs it off.
Montlizon controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bono for as long as he can get away with.
Montlizon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montlizon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Montlizon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Montlizon dominated that second round.
That's time! Montlizon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Bono as Montlizon shoots in.
Bono tries to keep at a distance but Montlizon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Montlizon pulls Bono into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bono trying to stand up but can't free himself from Montlizon's guard.
Bono trying to control but Montlizon is working from the bottom.
Montlizon kicks Bono off and gets to his feet.
Bono fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montlizon avoids it really well and circles away.
Bono takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montlizon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montlizon moves into the clinch.
Montlizon can't break the clinch.
Montlizon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bono looking for a takedown.
Montlizon decides to pull guard.
Montlizon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Montlizon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Montlizon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Montlizon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bono!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bono has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Montlizon wants to finish this one by submission but Bono is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Montlizon.
Montlizon looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon controlling his opponent.
Montlizon with a couple of short strikes.
Montlizon controlling from mount.
Montlizon with a couple of short strikes.
Montlizon wants to finish this one by submission but Bono is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Montlizon.
Montlizon controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bono manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lucas Montlizon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bono looks to move to half guard but instead Montlizon has passed into mount! Damn!
Montlizon controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Montlizon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montlizon 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Lucas Montlizon!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Lucas Montlizon!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Lucas Montlizon!
Lucas Montlizon wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Lucas Montlizon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Westen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel has chosen when i ride on my enemies tupac as his entrance music. Roy Westen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Westen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andres Daniel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel looks to land a combination. Westen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Daniel wants to clinch up but Westen keeps it at a distance.
Westen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Westen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniel.
Daniel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniel is looking to clinch but Westen is avoiding it.
Daniel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Westen avoids it really well and circles away.
Daniel rushes Westen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daniel has Westen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Westen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Roy Westen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andres Daniel.
Westen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daniel prevents it.
Daniel effectively controlling the action here.
Daniel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Westen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daniel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Westen has his takedown stuffed
and Daniel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daniel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Westen avoids it really well and circles away.
Daniel drives through and clinches with Westen against the cage.
Daniel taking a breather.
Good body shot from Daniel.
Daniel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Westen avoids it well.
Westen shoots in but Daniel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Westen shoots and misses
and Daniel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniel scores with a one two! Westen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Westen is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Westen looks for a takedown but Daniel sprawls well.
Westen leaves Daniel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Westen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniel tries to avoid it but Westen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniel to the ground. Daniel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daniel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Westen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Westen's guard.
Daniel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daniel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andres Daniel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Westen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniel can pounce on him.
Daniel clinches up with Westen and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Westen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel tries for a takedown but Westen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Daniel enables Westen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Daniel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Daniel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Westen is controlling him.
Westen trying to control but Daniel is working from the bottom.
Daniel wants to get back to his feet but Westen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Westen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniel working for a triangle but Westen defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniel working for a triangle but Westen defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Daniel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daniel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Westen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daniel defends it nicely.
Daniel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Westen defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Westen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Westen sprawls well. Westen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daniel gets slowly back to his feet.
Roy Westen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andres Daniel.
Westen shoots for a takedown but Daniel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Westen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daniel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Westen dives in and grabs Daniel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daniel pushes down on Westen's head and hops out.
Daniel moves into range and clinches up with Westen.
Daniel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Westen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Westen can't get the takedown.
Daniel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Daniel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Daniel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Daniel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Westen defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Westen trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Westen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniel pulls Westen in close to his closed guard and prevents Westen from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Westen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Daniel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Daniel fails to land the takedown.
Westen has a takedown stuffed.
Daniel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daniel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel shoots in looking for a takedown. Westen tries to sprawl out of it but Daniel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Westen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daniel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Westen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Daniel with that takedown attempt.
Westen shoots for a double leg takedown but Daniel sprawls well. He's pushed Westen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Westen avoids it really well and circles away.
Westen shoots in looking for a takedown. Daniel tries to sprawl out of it but Westen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daniel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Daniel 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. This is the final round!
Westen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Westen wants it to stay on the feet.
Westen shoots in looking for a takedown. Daniel tries to sprawl out of it but Westen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daniel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Westen fails with a takedown attempt.
Westen closes the distance and clinches up with Daniel, looking for a takedown. Westen pushes Daniel against the cage but Daniel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Westen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Westen looks for a takedown but Daniel sprawls well.
Roy Westen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniel moves into range and clinches up with Westen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel stalling the fight.
Daniel jumps into guard, dragging Westen to the mat.
Daniel keeping moving, preventing Westen from controlling successfully.
Daniel pulls Westen in close to his closed guard and prevents Westen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Westen throws a big elbow that misses.
Daniel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Westen defends well.
Daniel keeping moving, preventing Westen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniel wants to sweep here but Westen controlling him for the moment.
Westen wants to control from the top but Daniel keeps moving.
Westen preventing the sweep.
Daniel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Westen shoots in and drives through. Daniel sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Westen is defending against the submission attempts here by Daniel.
Daniel is trying to control. Westen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daniel pulls his head out easily.
Daniel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Westen!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Daniel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daniel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Andres Daniel!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Andres Daniel!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Andres Daniel!
Andres Daniel wins by unanimous decision!
Andres Daniel opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Koloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Koloff!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koloff decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Koloff is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Koloff performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morgan is trying to stand.
Morgan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koloff prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Koloff trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Koloff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff is keen to just control but Morgan is a slippery customer.
Koloff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koloff wants to work for an arm triangle but Morgan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koloff is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koloff.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koloff pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koloff is working for a submission of some sort.
Morgan wants to control but Koloff is keeping busy.
Koloff seems to be looking for submissions.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koloff is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koloff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Koloff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koloff has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Koloff looking to secure an arm triangle but Morgan defends it well.
Morgan tries to hold on but Koloff pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Koloff.
Morgan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Koloff.
Koloff moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morgan has worked his arm free - good work by Morgan!
Koloff should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Koloff is trying to get an arm triangle but Morgan is defending well.
Koloff looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan is trying to control Koloff's posture but Koloff avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Koloff dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koloff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Koloff leaves Morgan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edward Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Koloff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koloff circles away.
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Koloff sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Morgan enables Koloff to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Morgan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan has an active guard here but Koloff has managed to pass into half guard.
Koloff trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Dan Koloff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan actively working from the bottom here.
Koloff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koloff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koloff is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Koloff is looking for a kimura here.
Koloff working over Morgan with some ground and pound. Morgan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morgan tries to kick Koloff off but Koloff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Koloff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
Morgan pushes Koloff off looking to stand but Koloff dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Koloff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koloff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Koloff working for a submission but Morgan is keeping him at bay.
Koloff working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Koloff.
Morgan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Koloff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgan's face.
Koloff lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Koloff's attempts to control the action.
Koloff swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Koloff!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcio Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcio Rosario comes into the arena with ai seu te pego blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcio Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcio Rosario!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcio Rosario tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marcio Rosario swivels and escapes.
Marcio Rosario gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marcio Rosario has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marcio Rosario uses from the top position.
Marcio Rosario stands and throws Marcio Rosario's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcio Rosario striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Marcio Rosario working away.
Marcio Rosario is looking to reverse the position.
Marcio Rosario is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Marcio Rosario asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marcio Rosario is looking to take a break and control but Marcio Rosario is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marcio Rosario manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Marcio Rosario is trying to stand back up but Marcio Rosario is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcio Rosario looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marcio Rosario is looking to improve his position.
Marcio Rosario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcio Rosario's head.
Marcio Rosario throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marcio Rosario is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marcio Rosario's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marcio Rosario's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcio Rosario tries to escape but Marcio Rosario has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Marcio Rosario is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Marcio Rosario defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Marcio Rosario wants to escape the position.
Marcio Rosario trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Marcio Rosario should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcio Rosario misses with punches from the back.
Marcio Rosario is looking to control Marcio Rosario but Marcio Rosario is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Marcio Rosario turns into Marcio Rosario and is now in his guard.
Marcio Rosario works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marcio Rosario is thwarting Marcio Rosario's attempts to control the position.
Marcio Rosario lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcio Rosario is trying to control. Marcio Rosario wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marcio Rosario is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Marcio Rosario as he works his way to full guard.
Marcio Rosario throws a strike but Marcio Rosario rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcio Rosario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcio Rosario has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Marcio Rosario doesn't defend quickly enough and Marcio Rosario has managed to lock this one up! Can Marcio Rosario escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Marcio Rosario on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcio Rosario!
A victorious Marcio Rosario thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denae Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denae Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Brown!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Brown should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Brown is looking for a takedown.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jones manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Jones throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Brown works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brown is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones tries to stand and escape but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones decides to stand and escape the position.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown stalls.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denae Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Brown trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Brown won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Brown passes into half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is looking to get back to full guard here but Brown has managed to pass to side control instead.
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 Denae Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown clinches.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denae Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Brown.
Jones tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones has hold of one of Brown's legs. Brown is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Jones wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones is trying to stall.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brown can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. Brown looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones is positioning himself well to prevent Brown advancing to mount.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom but Brown passes into side control!
Jones tries to escape but Brown is in control.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones is trying to strike from the bottom but Brown has passed into full mount.
Brown is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throwing strikes but Jones recovers to half guard. A much better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denae Jones dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denae Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Denae Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Jones working Brown over with strikes.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brown to stand up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denae Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
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!
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denae Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown is looking for a takedown.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Jones jumps into guard, dragging Brown to the mat.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denae Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Denae Jones!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Denae Jones!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Denae Jones!
Denae Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Lyall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Starner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conan Lyall!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starner misses with the combination.
Lyall should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Starner lands a glancing blow to the side of Lyall's head.
It looks like Conan Lyall has been cut.
Starner tries to clinch there but Lyall circles away.
Lyall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Starner's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyall prevents Starner from improving his position.
Lyall 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.
Lyall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Starner is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lyall jumps into side control!
Starner is looking to reverse the position.
Starner is trying to work for a sweep but Lyall has mounted him!
Lyall is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Lyall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyall raining down shots from the mount!
Starner is trying to stand.
Lyall lands a couple of good shots and Starner has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lyall has eaten all the pies!
Lyall lands a shot to the head.
Lyall is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Starner is defending well though. Lyall let's go of the attempt for now.
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!
Lyall tightening his grip on Starner, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyall is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyall throwing damaging strikes from the back! Starner could be in trouble here!
Starner holding both Lyall 's hands and preventing any damage.
Starner won't enjoy being in this position. Lyall looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Starner is tapping - it's over boys! Lyall picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Conan Lyall!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blackburn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Blackburn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blackburn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva tries to buck Blackburn off but Blackburn is having none of it.
Blackburn is working to tighten is grip on Silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Blackburn is really squeezing tight and eventually Silva passes out! Blackburn breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alex Blackburn!
A less than humble Alex Blackburn misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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