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RYZE 45: Take It Back PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeAngelo Suggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DeAngelo Suggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Suggs. That's going to slow Condit down.
Suggs misses with a hook.
Condit thuds his shin into the meat of Suggs's side.
Suggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Condit blocks the body kick.
Condit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Condit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Condit is looking to chop away at Suggs's legs.
Suggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Suggs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Condit is able to avoid easily.
Suggs lands a big head kick that sends Condit tumbling to the mat! Suggs takes a step backwards and waves Condit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Suggs throws a front kick that sends Condit stumbling back into the cage.
Condit looks winded!
Suggs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Condit is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Condit's head, knocking him out cold! Suggs is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DeAngelo Suggs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson has chosen Petter - Det går bra nu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
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, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holyfield throws a one two combo.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Axelsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Holyfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axelsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holyfield.
Holyfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holyfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Axelsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Axelsson showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Axelsson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holyfield is just riding it out for now. Axelsson eventually gives up the hold.
Holyfield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Axelsson.
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!
Axelsson slips a nice elbow through Holyfield's hands, connecting with Holyfield's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson is looking for a kimura but Holyfield is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Axelsson to get the leverage.
Axelsson prevents Holyfield from improving his position.
Axelsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Holyfield sees it coming and defends easily.
Holyfield is not content to let Axelsson control the position.
Axelsson prevents Holyfield from improving his position.
Axelsson drops an elbow to the side of Holyfield's head.
Axelsson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holyfield is just riding it out for now. Axelsson eventually gives up the hold.
Holyfield looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Axelsson is looking for a kimura but Holyfield is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Axelsson to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holyfield looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Axelsson prevents Holyfield from improving his position.
Holyfield is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Axelsson pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Axelsson lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsson prevents Holyfield from improving his position.
Holyfield preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holyfield moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Axelsson is aware though and is defending well.
Axelsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Axelsson stands and throws Holyfield's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Holyfield is looking to regain half guard here but Axelsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Axelsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Axelsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holyfield, who protects the arm well.
Holyfield is working to avoid the ground and pound but Axelsson connects with a decent elbow.
Holyfield is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Axelsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holyfield knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axelsson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Holyfield will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is looking to regain half guard here but Axelsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Axelsson working away.
Axelsson working the ground and pound.
Holyfield is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Axelsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holyfield knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Axelsson working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axelsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Holyfield is defending well.
Holyfield is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Axelsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsson.
Axelsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holyfield throws a looping overhand right but Axelsson ducks down to avoid it.
Axelsson tries to clinch there but Holyfield circles away.
Axelsson throws a hook but Holyfield blocks it.
Axelsson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holyfield did well to prevent Axelsson getting side control.
Axelsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Axelsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Axelsson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Holyfield could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Axelsson has cracked it and Holyfield is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Axelsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johan Axelsson!
Johan Axelsson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Butcher has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Caballero!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Butcher throws the left hand but Caballero avoids the punch easily.
Caballero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caballero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caballero misses with a head kick.
Butcher takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Caballero scoring well with a low kick there.
Caballero lands with a kick to the temple. Butcher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Butcher scores with a decent looking hook.
Butcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caballero lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caballero throws a leg kick but Butcher checks it.
Caballero looks to land a body kick but Butcher moved away.
Caballero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caballero.
Caballero scores with a kick to the body.
Caballero lands a leg kick that knocks Butcher off balance momentarily.
Caballero dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Caballero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero looks for the body kick but Butcher saw that one coming.
Butcher misses with a hook.
Butcher scores with a hook to the body. Caballero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caballero misses with a low kick as Butcher jumps back.
Caballero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Butcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Caballero connects with a nice looking jab.
Caballero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caballero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Caballero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butcher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caballero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caballero scores with a jab to the body.
Caballero throws out a leg kick but Butcher moves out of range and Caballero only half commits.
Butcher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caballero closes the distance and pushes Butcher back into the cage.
Caballero trying to land knees to the body.
Caballero cracks Butcher with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caballero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caballero lands a nice elbow.
Butcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Butcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Butcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caballero lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Pete Butcher has been cut.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher tries a body shot but Caballero blocks it.
Caballero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caballero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Caballero.
Caballero with a knee to the head.
Butcher is rocked!
Butcher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Butcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caballero lands a good knee to the midsection. Butcher won't want to take too many of those.
Good body shot from Caballero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caballero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clinched against the cage, Caballero lands a big elbow that drops Butcher! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Butcher is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Caballero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Finkle.
A jab lands there for Finkle.
Finkle scores with a jab to the head.
Finkle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Finkle cracks the inside of Garnett's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Finkle.
Garnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Finkle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finkle feints and then cracks Garnett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garnett down.
Garnett misses with a shot to the body
and Finkle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkle. Garnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garnett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finkle connects with a nice looking jab.
Garnett swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.
Finkle catches Garnett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Finkle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garnett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garnett takes a step back to recover.
Garnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Garnett.
Finkle tests Garnett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garnett throws a combination that misses
and Finkle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finkle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Garnett.
Finkle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garnett's sensitive parts.
Finkle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garnett in his tracks.
Finkle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garnett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garnett misses with a hook. Finkle ducked under it nicely.
Garnett takes one on the button.
Garnett misses with an uppercut. Finkle saw that one coming.
Finkle lunges at Garnett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garnett's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finkle scores with a hook.
Garnett misses with a hook. Finkle ducked under it nicely.
Finkle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Finkle. Beautiful body shot.
Finkle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garnetts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garnett is rocked!
Finkle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garnett is still on wobbly legs! Can Finkle finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Finkle! Garnett is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Finkle!
Ray Finkle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zed Zeddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hai Shang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zed Zeddy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeddy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zeddy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shang feints and then cracks Zeddy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zeddy down.
Shang tries for a takedown but Zeddy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zeddy takes a step back to recover.
Shang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zeddy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shang lands a leg kick that knocks Zeddy off balance momentarily.
Shang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shang lands a head kick. Zeddy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left lands for Shang.
Zeddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shang counters with a big head kick but Zeddy shrugs it off.
Shang works Zeddy's body with a nice hook.
Shang throws a shot to the body.
Zeddy looks winded!
Zeddy thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shang showed some decent athleticism there.
Shang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shang working the head and body with strikes.
Shang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shang trying to control from half guard but Zeddy is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zeddy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zeddy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zeddy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shang thows a huge punch but Zeddy dodges it nicely.
Shang is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shang lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shang working the ground and pound effectively.
Shang lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zeddy looks a forlorn figure.
Shang raining down shots from the mount!
Zeddy is rocked!
Shang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shang breaks from Zeddy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shang with shots to the head and body - Zeddy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zeddy is still in real trouble! Can Shang finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Shang! Zeddy is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hai Shang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Garvey Huey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Okereke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey Huey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Remix). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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182 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
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175 lbs
4 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Malcolm Garvey Huey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Okereke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okereke fails with the takedown.
Okereke with a poor takedown
and Garvey Huey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garvey Huey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garvey Huey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Garvey Huey trying to control the pace.
Garvey Huey tries to pass to full mount but Okereke defends it.
Garvey Huey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Garvey Huey'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.
Garvey Huey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Okereke!
Garvey Huey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okereke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Okereke looks winded!
Garvey Huey controlling from the full mount.
Garvey Huey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garvey Huey takes Okereke's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Okereke is in trouble.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Garvey Huey.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Garvey Huey lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Okereke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garvey Huey biding his time, looking for the opening.
Garvey Huey working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Okereke is doing well to defend. Garvey Huey seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Okereke is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Malcolm Garvey Huey!
Malcolm Garvey Huey took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Trill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukki Makkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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156 lbs
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152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukki Makkonen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkonen tries to clinch
and Little counters with a series of strikes. Makkonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Little scores with a hook to the body. Makkonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makkonen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Little throws a one two combo.
Little drops his hands momentarily and Makkonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Little as Makkonen shoots in.
Makkonen misses with an uppercut. Little saw that one coming.
Little throws a nice looking combination but Makkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makkonen throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Little scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jukki Makkonen has been cut.
Little thows a body shot but no joy.
Makkonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Little throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Makkonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little throws the kick towards the body but Makkonen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makkonen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Little's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Makkonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Little keeping moving, preventing Makkonen from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makkonen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Makkonen drops back looking for a leg! Little is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Little manages to kick Makkonen off! Makkonen jumps back into Little's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
Little is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Makkonen is controlling him.
Makkonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Makkonen slips a jab and a cross from Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Makkonen misses with a few strikes there.
Little lands a head kick. Makkonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Little throws the kick towards the body but Makkonen avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Little!
Makkonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalton Little dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jukki Makkonen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Makkonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makkonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little keeps Makkonen at a distance using the push kick.
Little throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makkonen has a takedown stuffed.
Little misses with a combination
and Makkonen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Makkonen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Makkonen wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Little on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Little tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little keeping full guard, as Makkonen tries to pass.
Little keeping moving, preventing Makkonen from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jukki Makkonen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Makkonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Dalton Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Makkonen. Those never looked like landing.
Little lands with a nice combination. Makkonen backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Little.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Little scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Little misses with a body kick.
Dalton Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Little moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makkonen.
Little gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makkonen.
Little throws a body kick that misses
and Makkonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makkonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makkonen dodges the punch combination from Little.
Little stuffs the takedown attempt from Makkonen. Makkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Dalton Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukki Makkonen.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makkonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makkonen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Little's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jukki Makkonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jukki Makkonen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Makkonen moves out of range easily.
Little is looking to wear down Makkonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Makkonen feints and as Little raises his hands in defense, Makkonen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Makkonen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Little is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Little has escaped and now he's on top!
Makkonen has a closed guard, preventing Little from standing up.
Makkonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Makkonen working for a triangle but Little defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little wants to stand but Makkonen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Makkonen has his foot on Little's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Little works his way back into a safe position though.
Makkonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Little defends it easily.
Little trying to stand up but can't free himself from Makkonen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen working for a triangle but Little defends it easily.
Makkonen is looking for a triangle but Little pushes his legs off easily.
Makkonen looking for subs off his back but Little has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Makkonen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Little jumps into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makkonen is looking to reverse the position.
Makkonen tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Makkonen tries to reverse the position but Little maintains control.
Little wants to get back to his feet but Makkonen is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Makkonen wants to hold on but Little pushes him away.
Little get's back to his feet.
Makkonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little throws a head kick but Makkonen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little cracks a nice hook into Makkonen's ribs.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jukki Makkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makkonen 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Raziq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Raziq is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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27
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kip Aragus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Raziq!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raziq displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aragus.
Aragus throws an overhand right that lands on Raziq's shoulder, as Raziq tries to avoid the shot.
Aragus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raziq moves away.
Aragus scores with a nice head shot.
Aragus swings for the body but Raziq moves out of range.
Aragus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aragus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raziq is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aragus lands an elbow.
Aragus landing a few strikes.
Aragus scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Raziq wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Raziq taking punishment in the form of punches.
Raziq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aragus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Raziq is working to avoid the ground and pound but Aragus connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raziq wants to get back to his feet but Aragus drags him back down.
Raziq is being controlled here.
Aragus prevents Raziq from escaping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raziq can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aragus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Raziq some visible discomfort.
Aragus lands some shots froms side control.
Aragus lands a few punches from side control.
Aragus scores with punches from side control.
Aragus is looking to take a break and control but Raziq is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raziq takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aragus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Raziq some visible discomfort.
Aragus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raziq keeps working.
Aragus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Raziq is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragus in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Raziq looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Aragus turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Aragus!
A very excited looking Kip Aragus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Fran's choice of entrance music: No Worries. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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21
158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Yossarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yossarian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Fran lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yossarian thumps De Fran with a low kick.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
Yossarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fran.
De Fran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as De Fran blocks the leg kick.
De Fran cracks the inside of Yossarian's front leg.
Yossarian lands with a good body shot.
De Fran tries a low kick but Yossarian avoids it.
Yossarian looks for a takedown but De Fran sprawls well.
De Fran avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Fran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from De Fran lands but Yossarian takes it in his stride.
De Fran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Fran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Fran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Yossarian or perhaps it was just good defense by De Fran which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Yossarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Fran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yossarian lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Fran's sensitive parts.
De Fran fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yossarian checks it well.
De Fran throws a looping overhand right but Yossarian ducks down to avoid it.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Yossarian moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from De Fran misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands a glancing blow to the side of Yossarian's head.
Yossarian blocks the body kick.
Yossarian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Fran blocks a head kick by Yossarian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fran lands a jab to the nose.
De Fran tries to clinch but Yossarian moves away
and Yossarian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yossarian trying to control but De Fran is working from the bottom.
De Fran trying to control the position.
Yossarian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yossarian postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because John Yossarian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Fran checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yossarian lands a head kick!
De Fran throws a head kick but Yossarian moves out of range.
Yossarian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yossarian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yossarian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Fran counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yossarian's knee momentarily.
De Fran uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yossarian swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yossarian.
De Fran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fran walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yossarian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Fran.
De Fran tries to land a leg kick but Yossarian saw it coming and moves away.
Yossarian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Fran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran connects with a nice looking jab.
De Fran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yossarian. Yossarian obviously looking to wear him down.
Yossarian throws the kick towards the body but De Fran avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that round.
That's time! Yossarian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yossarian motions for De Fran to come forward. Yossarian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Fran throws a head kick that misses.
De Fran throws a head kick that misses
and Yossarian counters with a shoot takedown. De Fran fights it but they end up in guard.
Yossarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yossarian 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.
De Fran trying to keep a closed guard but Yossarian is proving a slippery customer.
De Fran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Fran keeping full guard, as Yossarian tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yossarian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Fran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fran blocks a leg kick.
De Fran cracks Yossarian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yossarian checks a leg kick.
De Fran throws a leg kick but Yossarian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Fran is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Fran.
A leg kick checked by De Fran.
Nice uppercut there from Yossarian.
Yossarian connects with a body shot that sends De Fran's belly button to the back.
Danga de danga de dang - De Fran scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
De Fran gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yossarian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De Fran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yossarian throws a big elbow that misses.
Yossarian wants to control from the top but De Fran keeps moving.
De Fran looking for a sweep. Not yet De Fran, not yet.
De Fran working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yossarian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Fran blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yossarian swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran moves forwards but Yossarian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Yossarian.
De Fran looks to land a left hand but Yossarian moved out of range nicely.
Andr De Fran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yossarian throws a good cross that connects.
Yossarian thows a leg kick but De Fran checks it
and De Fran counters with a straight right hand.
Yossarian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fran checks a leg kick.
Yossarian shoots for a double leg takedown but De Fran sprawls well. He's pushed Yossarian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yossarian throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Yossarian dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
De Fran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yossarian.
Yossarian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Fran crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yossarian - the referee stops the clock and De Fran gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yossarian. De Fran manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Yossarian moves out of range easily.
Yossarian misses with an uppercut. De Fran saw that one coming.
De Fran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good work by Yossarian as he checks the leg kick.
De Fran misses with a right hand
and Yossarian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yossarian wants to pass the guard but De Fran is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yossarian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yossarian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran controls Yossarian momentarily but Yossarian frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Fran misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fran.
Yossarian thumps De Fran with a low kick.
Yossarian ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
De Fran misses with a hook
and Yossarian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yossarian perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran is not content to let Yossarian control the position.
De Fran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran is looking for a sweep. Yossarian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yossarian frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yossarian working De Fran over with strikes here.
Yossarian goes for an armbar but De Fran turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from De Fran.
Yossarian looking for a sweep. Not yet Yossarian, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian pulls De Fran in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Fran trying to control but Yossarian is working from the bottom.
De Fran must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Fran postures up.
Yossarian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yossarian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran wants to stand and escape but instead Yossarian has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yossarian drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yossarian jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yossarian prevents De Fran from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Yossarian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yossarian 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Yossarian!
An intense looking John Yossarian took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demolition Man Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Beckett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demolition Man Randy!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beckett on his heels. He'll look to pass Beckett's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Randy is fighting to break Beckett's control of his arms but Beckett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Randy stands up over Beckett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beckett controls Randy momentarily but Randy frees himself.
Randy distracts Beckett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beckett is trying to control the position but Randy postures up.
Beckett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Randy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Randy postures up in Beckett's guard and throws a big left but Beckett blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beckett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Randy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Randy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beckett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Randy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randy lands a couple of elbows.
Beckett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beckett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randy.
Beckett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beckett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Randy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Randy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Randy trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beckett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Randy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett is trying to control the position but Randy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beckett keeping moving, preventing Randy from controlling successfully.
Randy being controlled here momentarily.
Randy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Randy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beckett is keeping the position for now.
Randy throws a big elbow that misses.
Randy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Randy trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckett has control of Randy's left arm, preventing Randy from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Randy throws an elbow that misses. Beckett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Randy's guard. Nice move by Beckett!
Randy looking to control.
Randy tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randy tries to strike from the bottom.
Randy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beckett is trying to maintain the position but Randy is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Randy there.
Beckett trying to control here.
Randy thows a huge punch but Beckett dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy wants to take a breather but Beckett is having none of it.
Beckett trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Randy there.
Randy working Beckett over with strikes.
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!
Randy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Randy looks to land a strike but Beckett avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Randy is looking to work some ground and pound but Beckett has wrist control.
Randy postures up in Beckett's guard and throws a big left but Beckett blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randy chips away with some ground and pound.
Randy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beckett is adopting a defensive guard.
Beckett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demolition Man Randy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Randy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randy fails with a takedown attempt.
Randy throws a leg kick but Beckett checks it.
Beckett checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beckett checks a leg kick.
Beckett throws a head kick but Randy moves out of range.
Randy tries for a takedown but Beckett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Randy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Randy throws a leg kick
and Beckett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Randy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beckett prevents it.
Robert Beckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demolition Man Randy.
Randy is trying to break the clinch but Beckett is controlling him.
Randy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beckett lands with a left to the head.
Beckett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beckett landing knees to the head.
Randy is trying to pull guard but Beckett has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beckett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beckett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Randy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beckett smiles and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckett misses the jab.
Randy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Randy shoots in and bounces Beckett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Randy throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beckett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Randy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beckett trying to keep a closed guard but Randy is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randy.
Beckett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randy.
Randy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Beckett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Beckett has escaped and now he's on top!
Randy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beckett defends it easily.
Randy is striking from the bottom but Beckett uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett trying to mount his opponent but Randy defends it.
Randy trying to control from the bottom.
Randy punching from the bottom.
Beckett moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Randy.
Randy regains half guard.
Demolition Man Randy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beckett frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randy trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Randy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Robert Beckett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Beckett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Beckett is looking to land body kicks.
Beckett throws a low kick but Randy moves out of range easily.
Beckett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randy moves away.
Randy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckett moves away.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
No luck for Randy with that takedown attempt.
Beckett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett tries to work over Randy's front leg with a kick but Randy checks it.
Randy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckett moves away.
Beckett jabs Randy right on the nose. Randy blinks but takes it well.
Randy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Beckett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beckett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Randy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beckett counters with a good low kick that Randy was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a wild body shot.
Randy throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Randy blocks a low kick nicely.
Beckett throws a low kick but Randy avoids it.
Beckett misses with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Randy shoots in and bounces Beckett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Beckett pulls Randy in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy postures up in Beckett's guard and throws a big left but Beckett blocks it.
Beckett is trying to keep Randy in close.
Randy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beckett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randy.
Randy trying to control but Beckett is working from the bottom.
Randy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randy cracks Beckett with a solid left hand.
Randy connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy wants to control from the top but Beckett keeps moving.
Randy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Randy throws an elbow that misses. Beckett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Randy's guard. Nice move by Beckett!
Randy looking for a sweep. Not yet Randy, not yet.
Beckett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Randy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckett looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Randy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Beckett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beckett 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robert Beckett!
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