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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Feiticeira. The key to victory for Josh Edwards has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Edwards! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Juan! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A good leg kick by Juan. Juan takes the fight into the clinch. Edwards is pressed up against the cage. Juan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Edwards down to the mat. Edwards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Juan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juan moves into the clinch. Juan breaks the clinch.
Edwards throws a nice looking combination but Juan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Juan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edwards sprawls well. Edwards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Juan gets slowly back to his feet. Edwards swinging wildly here.
Juan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Edwards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edwards's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Edwards duly obliges. Josh Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Juan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edwards. Edwards avoids the head kick by Juan.
Juan misses with a head kick.
Juan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Josh Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Juan. Edwards shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Juan is trying to defend but Edwards finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Juan missing with punches from the bottom.
Edwards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Juan on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Juan wants to improve his position but Edwards is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Juan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Juan. Edwards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Juan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Edwards trying to control but Juan is working from the bottom. Juan keeping full guard, as Edwards tries to pass. Juan tries to land a sweep but no joy. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Juan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Juan keeping full guard, as Edwards tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Juan looking for a triangle here. Edwards is fighting it but it looks tight! Juan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Edwards is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sean Juan! In his post fight interview, Sean Juan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yorgi Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dastan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen's entrance music is Prison Sex. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yorgi Cohen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dastan Drake! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cohen misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming. Drake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cohen as he avoids it easily. Cohen moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off. Cohen clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage. Cohen working Drake over with knees to the body. Drake looking for a takedown. Drake pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Drake manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cohen pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch. Cohen presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Cohen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake blocks a body shot from Cohen. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cohen pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cohen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Cohen throws an elbow that misses.
Cohen tightens his grip and picks Drake up, before dumping him to the ground. Drake manages to land in guard. Cohen is fighting to break Drake's control of his arms but Drake is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Cohen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dastan Drake has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Cohen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cohen tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it. Drake looking to score a takedown here. Cohen is defending well but Drake drives through and ends up in Cohen's guard. Drake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Drake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cohen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Drake works a leg free and moves into half guard. Drake is looking for a kimura but Cohen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drake to get the leverage. Drake is working for a submission of some sort.
Drake wants to work for an arm triangle but Cohen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drake passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cohen! Drake landing strikes from the mount. Drake lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Drake.
Cohen is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cohen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Drake. Oh Cohen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Cohen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drake on the ground. Drake is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Cohen goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Drake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dastan Drake! Dastan Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Yakimenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenner's entrance music is Ektomorf feat. Danko Jones - The One. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Stenner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitaliy Yakimenko! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stenner fails in his attempt to clinch. Stenner gets a clinch. Stenner stalling in the clinch.
Stenner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stenner prevents Yakimenko from breaking the clinch. Yakimenko avoiding damage as Stenner throws knees to the body.
Yakimenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenner blocks a head kick by Yakimenko.
Stenner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yakimenko. Yakimenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Yakimenko throws a sloppy head kick and Stenner moves out of range easily. Stenner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Stenner gets in close and instigates a clinch. Stenner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Stenner misses with a knee to the head. Stenner lands an elbow just above Yakimenko 's eye. Yakimenko tries to break free but Stenner pushes him back against the cage. Yakimenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenner has double underhooks. Yakimenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Stenner looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakimenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Stenner throws a big shot that misses. Stenner throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakimenko. Yakimenko throws the kick towards the body but Stenner avoids it. Stenner moves in looking to clinch but Yakimenko pushes him off. Stenner rushes Yakimenko and presses him up against the cage. Stenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakimenko avoids the damage to the body. Yakimenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Stenner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yakimenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Yakimenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Stenner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The fight stays on the outside here - Stenner looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Yakimenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakimenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Stenner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakimenko throws out the jab. Yakimenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stenner doesn't manage to clinch there - Yakimenko circles away.
Stenner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yakimenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Yakimenko scores with a nice strike. Yakimenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yakimenko swats him away and circles back towards the center. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stenner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yakimenko keeps Stenner at a distance using the push kick. Yakimenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yakimenko wants it to stay on the feet. Yakimenko lands a front kick. Yakimenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Yakimenko misses with a head kick.
Stenner doesn't manage to clinch there - Yakimenko circles away.
Yakimenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Stenner wants to clinch up but Yakimenko keeps it at a distance. Stenner tries to clinch but fails miserably and Yakimenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Stenner shrugs it off. Yakimenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Stenner is looking to clinch but Yakimenko is avoiding it.
Stenner tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Both fighters circling a little - Yakimenko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Yakimenko scores with a head kick. Stenner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Yakimenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stenner's head. Yakimenko thuds his shin into the meat of Stenner's side. Yakimenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vitaliy Yakimenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Stenner tries to clinch there but Yakimenko circles away.
Yakimenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yakimenko ducks right into an uppercut from Stenner. Stenner shoots in for a takedown but Yakimenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Yakimenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yakimenko throws a head kick that misses. Stenner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yakimenko swats him away and circles back towards the center. Yakimenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vitaliy Yakimenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakimenko paws at him with a jab and circles away. Yakimenko thuds his shin into the meat of Stenner's side. This has been an exciting period of action! Stenner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yakimenko is fending him off so far but Stenner persists. Nope, Yakimenko circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Stenner. That's going to take a lot out of him. Yakimenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stenner. Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakimenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yakimenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yakimenko lands with a kick to the temple. Stenner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Stenner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Stenner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yakimenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Stenner tries to clinch up but Yakimenko circles away and keeps his distance. Stenner is looking to clinch. Yakimenko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Crunch! Yakimenko slams his shin into Stenner's torso. Yakimenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stenner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yakimenko. Yakimenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Stenner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yakimenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Stenner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stenner wants to clinch up but Yakimenko keeps it at a distance. Both fighters circling a little - Yakimenko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Stenner tries to clinch but Yakimenko moves out of range. Stenner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Yakimenko dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crunch! Yakimenko slams his shin into Stenner's torso. Yakimenko throws a head kick that misses. Yakimenko is looking to slow Stenner down with leg kicks. Stenner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Yakimenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Yakimenko throws a head kick that misses. Yakimenko thuds his shin into the meat of Stenner's side. Stenner moves in looking to clinch but Yakimenko pushes him off. Yakimenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. A head kick misses from Yakimenko. The fight moves into the clinch position. Yakimenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Stenner doesn't manage to clinch there - Yakimenko circles away.
Stenner is looking to clinch but Yakimenko is avoiding it.
Yakimenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Stenner. Stenner is looking to clinch. Yakimenko throws a sloppy head kick and Stenner moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yakimenko sizes up Stenner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Stenner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenner. Yakimenko does a little dance to reset his feet. Yakimenko throws a head kick that misses. Yakimenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stenner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yakimenko swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stenner blocks a head kick by Yakimenko.
Stenner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yakimenko defends it nicely. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stenner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Yakimenko misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stenner looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Yakimenko throws a nice head kick!
Stenner throws a head kick that misses. Stenner instigates a clinch. Yakimenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Yakimenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stenner missing with knees to the body.
Yakimenko is trying to break free. Yakimenko managing to block the knees to the body from Stenner.
Yakimenko managing to block the knees to the body from Stenner.
Stenner trying to control the position but instead, Yakimenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stenner into the cage. Stenner pressing his opponent against the cage. Yakimenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stenner slowing the pace effectively. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yakimenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Yakimenko is trying to break free. Yakimenko is trying to push Stenner away but Stenner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Yakimenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yakimenko is trying to push Stenner away but Stenner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Yakimenko letting Stenner take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stenner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakimenko's efforts to push away. Yakimenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Yakimenko's face as he tries to break the clinch. Yakimenko manages to break the clinch.
Stenner slips under a jab. Yakimenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stenner tries to clinch up. Yakimenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakimenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Stenner instigates a clinch. Yakimenko is trying to break free. Yakimenko manages to break the clinch.
Yakimenko misses with a body kick. Stenner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yakimenko misses with a head kick.
Stenner is looking to clinch. Yakimenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yakimenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Stenner blocks a head kick by Yakimenko.
Yakimenko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stenner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stenner is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Yakimenko throws a head kick but Stenner moves out of range.
Stenner ducks under a wild hook from Yakimenko. Stenner takes one to the chin there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stenner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Stenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakimenko avoids the damage to the body. A battle for position here, against the cage. Yakimenko tries to circle away but Stenner has him pinned against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Stenner tries to stall but Yakimenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yakimenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Stenner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakimenko avoids it. Stenner landing knees to the body.
Stenner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yakimenko is defending well for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vitaliy Yakimenko will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Stenner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yakimenko is fending him off so far but Stenner persists. Nope, Yakimenko circles away and we're back to standing. Yakimenko connects with a high kick. Yakimenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Yakimenko throws a head kick that misses. Stenner moves into the clinch. Yakimenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Yakimenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yakimenko digs a good hook to Stenner's body.
Yakimenko stuffs the takedown. Stenner throws the kick towards the body but Yakimenko avoids it. Yakimenko throws a head kick that half lands.
CJ Stenner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The fight stays on the outside here - Stenner looks like he's thinking about clinching though. No luck with that takedown attempt from Stenner. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Stenner. That's going to take a lot out of him. Yakimenko throws a head kick but Stenner moves out of range.
Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakimenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yakimenko. Stenner shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stenner shoots in for a takedown but Yakimenko shows good takedown defense. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Stenner tries to clinch there but Yakimenko circles away.
Stenner fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Stenner missing with a left hand there. Yakimenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Stenner wants to clinch. Stenner throws a head kick but Yakimenko moves out of range.
Stenner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Yakimenko. Yakimenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Yakimenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Stenner takes a kick to the side of the head. A slow jab from Stenner misses its intended target. Yakimenko throws a head kick that misses. Stenner tries to clinch but Yakimenko moves away and Yakimenko counters with a leg kick. Stenner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stenner closes the distance looking to clinch and Yakimenko counters with a nice body kick.
Stenner moves in looking to clinch but Yakimenko pushes him off. Yakimenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stenner. Yakimenko lands with a kick to the temple. Stenner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stenner ducks right into an uppercut from Yakimenko. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakimenko, right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yakimenko. Stenner shoots in and drives through. Yakimenko sprawls well. Stenner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yakimenko. Stenner closes the distance and clinches up with Yakimenko, looking for a takedown. Stenner pushes Yakimenko against the cage but Yakimenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Stenner gets in close and instigates a clinch. Stenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakimenko avoids the damage to the body. Yakimenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stenner has him pressed against the cage. Stenner landing knees to the body.
Yakimenko manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yakimenko stuffs the takedown. Yakimenko throws a quick inside leg kick. Stenner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stenner avoids the head kick by Yakimenko.
Stenner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Yakimenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Stenner. Yakimenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stenner's head. Yakimenko scores with a head kick. Stenner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stenner is rocked! The fighters circle, before Yakimenko throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Stenner's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Yakimenko lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Vitaliy Yakimenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shake Enroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Torres is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shake Enroll! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Torres! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Enroll swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres. Enroll feints a jab promting Torres to slip. Enroll then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torres slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jose Torres has been cut. Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. A left lands for Enroll. Torres takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action! Torres takes one on the button. Torres misses with a wild combination.
Enroll cracks Torres with a hook to the temple - Torres is on wobbly legs here! Enroll swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Torres falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Enroll wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shake Enroll! A relieved looking Shake Enroll 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Game Time Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Smooth Operator as his entrance music. The key to victory for Pat Ewing has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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243 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat Ewing! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Game Time Jones! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ewing keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Ewing misses with a looping right. Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Game Time Jones has been cut. Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ewing as he avoids it easily. Ewing cracks Jones with a good jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Ewing lands with a right and another and another! Jones is in big trouble! Ewing lands again and this time it's lights out for Jones! A quality knockout there for Ewing.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pat Ewing! A very excited looking Pat Ewing 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Denver Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ashnault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer. Denver Washington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denver Washington! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ashnault! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Washington tries to sprawl but Ashnault drives through with a takedown into half guard. Washington is looking to improve his position.
Ashnault keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Washington trying to hold on to Ashnault's head to control him but Ashnault postures up.
Ashnault is nestled in close to Washington, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Ashnault has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Ashnault not landing any meaningful shots this time. Ashnault seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Ashnault not landing any meaningful shots this time. Ashnault performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ashnault missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Ashnault moves into full mount! Washington won't be happy about that! Ashnault misses with a head shot. Ashnault tries to control but Washington wriggling away. Washington is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Washington is wriggling around trying to escape.
Washington is bucking up trying to escape but Ashnault cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Washington tries to get back to half guard but can't. Ashnault lands a heavy elbow. Ashnault postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Washington looks a forlorn figure.
Washington is squirming around, avoiding Ashnault's attempts to control the action. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ashnault working away from the top, dropping strikes. Ashnault looking to control but Washington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Ashnault scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Washington?
Washington tries to hold on but Ashnault postures up. Washington is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ashnault tries to control but Washington wriggling away. Washington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ashnault punishing his opponent with strikes. Ashnault tries to control but Washington wriggling away. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ashnault cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ashnault pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Ashnault content just to control the position here. Ashnault wants to control the pace but Washington is squirming around nicely. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ashnault lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ashnault putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ashnault dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ashnault misses with a hook. Washington misses with a straight left. Ashnault jabbing away but nothing is landing. A telegraphed right hand from Ashnault misses the target. A head kick misses from Washington. Washington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ashnault shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Washington defends it nicely. Ashnault fails with the takedown. Ashnault throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Washington sees it coming and avoids it easily. Washington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Ashnault throws a shot to the body.
Ashnault throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Washington loads up on a big right hand but Ashnault slips the punch. Ashnault throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily. Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Ashnault is just out of range. Washington slips under a jab from Ashnault. Ashnault tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Washington swivels and escapes. Denver Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Ashnault. Washington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Ashnault throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily. Ashnault throws a jab but it's blocked by Washington. Washington throws a lazy uppercut
and Ashnault counters with a lovely straight right hand! Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ashnault. Ashnault defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand. Washington leaves Ashnault with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Washington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ashnault.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Washington. Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Ashnault's shoulder, as Ashnault tries to avoid the shot. Ashnault might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Washington slips a jab from Ashnault. Washington ducks under a wild hook from Ashnault. Anthony Ashnault seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Washington slips a straight right by Ashnault. Washington cracks Ashnault with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Washington moves out of range as Ashnault strikes. Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ashnault lands a nice looking body shot.
Ashnault throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashnault lands a jab to Washington's midsection. Washington misses with a head kick.
Washington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ashnault.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ashnault misses with a looping left. Ashnault moves out of range as Washington strikes. Ashnault connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Ashnault swinging wildly here.
Washington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashnault. Ashnault rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Washington moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A jab from Ashnault misses. Ashnault staying out of range there. Washington ducks under a wild hook from Ashnault. Ashnault misses with a hook
and Washington counters with a stiff right hand. Ashnault keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washington. Ashnault throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Washington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Washington misses with the combination.
Washington scores with a sloppy right hand. Ashnault should have avoided that one. Nice straight punches there by Washington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Washington. Ashnault with a nice cross. Washington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashnault. Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Ashnault's shoulder, as Ashnault tries to avoid the shot. Ashnault is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ashnault moves out of range as Washington strikes. Ashnault throws a right and a left that Washington avoids nicely. Washington moves out of range as Ashnault strikes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ashnault displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab. Denver Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ashnault misses with a body shot.
Ashnault connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Ashnault will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Washington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Washington jabs Ashnault to the body, keeping him at a distance. Ashnault avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Washington throws a body punch but Ashnault moves out of range. Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing. A telegraphed right hand from Washington misses the target. Ashnault is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Washington's half guard. Washington is looking to get back to is feet but Ashnault passes into side control.
A lull in the action here. Washington is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ashnault's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Washington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Ashnault throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Ashnault throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Ashnault is trying to control. Washington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Washington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ashnault on the ground. Washington tries to get to full guard but Ashnault has control of the leg. Anthony Ashnault has got the better of the ground game so far. Ground and pound from Ashnault.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ashnault looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Ashnault is controlling the pace.
Washington is not content to let Ashnault control the position. Ashnault lands strikes from half guard. Washington is trying to get back to full guard. Ashnault stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Washington tries to roll over but Ashnault keeps him under control. Ashnault perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Ashnault is keen to just control but Washington is a slippery customer. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Ashnault throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Washington trying to get back to full guard but Ashnault takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Ashnault connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Washington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Washington tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ashnault working Washington over with strikes here. Washington is in a horrible position here. Ashnault smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ashnault lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ashnault controlling from the full mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Washington is trying desperately to improve position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ashnault looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight! Anthony Ashnault comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Ashnault 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Ashnault!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marty Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pourramenazanali has chosen Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!! as his entrance music. Marty Micheals has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
193 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Micheals! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Micheals tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Pourramenazanali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Marty Micheals has been cut. Micheals fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pourramenazanali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Micheals shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pourramenazanali's guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Pourramenazanali wriggles free and stands up. Pourramenazanali circles away from the clinch attempt and Pourramenazanali counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pourramenazanali. Come on Pourramenazanali - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pourramenazanali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Micheals. This has been an exciting period of action! Micheals fails to pull guard.
Pourramenazanali is trying to maintain a safe position but Micheals gets an underhook and turns Pourramenazanali into the cage. Micheals drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pourramenazanali pulls his leg out and moves away.
Micheals tries to clinch and Pourramenazanali counters by moving into the clinch. Pourramenazanali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards. Pourramenazanali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Micheals with a lazy takedown attempt and Pourramenazanali counters with a right hand to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Micheals. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pourramenazanali with a nice cross. Pourramenazanali circles away from the clinch attempt and Pourramenazanali counters with a leg kick. Pourramenazanali connects with a nice looking jab.
Pourramenazanali works over Micheals's head and body with a nice combination. Micheals on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Micheals looks to clinch and Pourramenazanali counters with a lovely shot to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fight stays on the outside here - Micheals looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Micheals gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pourramenazanali. Pourramenazanali keeps the fight on the outside. Pourramenazanali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Micheals drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Pourramenazanali has Micheals up against the cage in a clinch.
Micheals is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pourramenazanali stalling the fight.
A short left from Pourramenazanali. Pourramenazanali slowing the pace effectively. Micheals is trying to break the clinch but Pourramenazanali has him pressed against the cage. Micheals has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pourramenazanali after a bit of a struggle. Pourramenazanali lands a shoulder strike.
Marty Micheals's cut is getting worse. Micheals tries to circle away but Pourramenazanali has him pinned against the cage. Pourramenazanali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Micheals's efforts to push away. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Pourramenazanali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Micheals is defending well for now. Pourramenazanali lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pourramenazanali breaks from the clinch.
Pourramenazanali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. No luck with that takedown attempt from Micheals. Micheals rushes Pourramenazanali and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pourramenazanali. Micheals is breathing heavily. Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch.
Micheals takes one to the chin there. Pourramenazanali connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marty Micheals's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Micheals takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Micheals tries to clinch but Pourramenazanali moves away and Pourramenazanali counters with a straight right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Pourramenazanali moves into the clinch. Pourramenazanali utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Pourramenazanali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards. Pourramenazanali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards. Pourramenazanali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Micheals wants to clinch up but Pourramenazanali keeps it at a distance. A cross from Pourramenazanali lands. Pourramenazanali connects with a body shot. Pourramenazanali has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Pourramenazanali drives through and clinches with Micheals against the cage.
Pourramenazanali lands with a short shot to the head. Pourramenazanali landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Micheals changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pourramenazanali fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pourramenazanali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jeez, Marty Micheals's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Pourramenazanali closes the distance and pushes Micheals back into the cage. Pourramenazanali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Micheals backwards. Pourramenazanali manages to break the clinch.
Pourramenazanali takes the fight into the clinch. Micheals tries to pull guard but Pourramenazanali forces him back to his feet, against the cage. A short body shot lands from Pourramenazanali as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Pourramenazanali.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marty Micheals's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Amirezza Pourramenazanali! Amirezza Pourramenazanali took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, DTK Designs (Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasilij Dembina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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23
163 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasilij Dembina! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otis Jenkins! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good shot there by Jenkins. Jenkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Dembina makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Dembina moves out of range as Jenkins strikes. Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Dembina. Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy. Dembina blocks a leg kick. Dembina scores with a jab to the head.
Dembina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins. Jenkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Dembina counters with a one-two to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dembina. Dembina darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the cage. Dembina throws an elbow that misses.
Jenkins looking for a takedown. Dembina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dembina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Dembina looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely. Jenkins tries to clinch up but Dembina circles away and keeps his distance. Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dembina moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jenkins swings away with a leg kick that misses. Dembina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dembina. Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dembina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Dembina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins. Dembina throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it. Jenkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Dembina's head. Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jenkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Otis Jenkins has been cut. Jenkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Dembina moves out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dembina jabs at Jenkins's body. Dembina moves into the clinch successfully.
Dembina stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dembina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Jenkins blocks the elbow strike.
Jenkins blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dembina. Jenkins tries to pull guard but Dembina won't allow it.
Jenkins goes for a takedown attempt but Dembina pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wasilij Dembina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Jenkins. Dembina lands a two punch combo.
Dembina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dembina has closed the distance and engaged Jenkins in a clinch.
Jenkins takes an elbow to the forehead. Dembina pushes off an throws an elbow but Jenkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Dembina misses with an elbow strike.
Dembina lands an elbow inside that Jenkins shrugs off. Dembina throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jenkins blocks an elbow strike from Dembina.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dembina. Dembina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jenkins's defenses. Jenkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Dembina is defending well against a takedown attempt. Dembina lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Otis Jenkins's cut even more. Dembina throws an elbow that misses.
Jenkins lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Jenkins looking to pass the guard. Dembina is trying to control the position but Jenkins postures up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dembina looking for a sweep. Not yet Dembina, not yet. Dembina is working hard here to advance position. Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Jenkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jenkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dembina tries to land a sweep but no joy. Jenkins landing with the ground and pound. Jenkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Dembina is trying to control the position but Jenkins postures up. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jenkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jenkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Dembina managing to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasilij Dembina dominated that round. The cut man is working on Otis Jenkins's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jenkins takes one to the side of the head.
Dembina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dembina swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wasilij Dembina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dembina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dembina swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins. Dembina lands a body shot.
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Dembina sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Dembina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Jenkins is looking to land body kicks. Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dembina's sensitive parts. A big right from Dembina misses. Jenkins throws the left hand but Dembina avoids the punch easily. Wasilij Dembina is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dembina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dembina swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jenkins. Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Dembina connects with the punch. Dembina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins. Dembina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dembina punishes Jenkins's body with a nice straight punch. The fight moves into the clinch position. Jenkins jumps guard but Dembina turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. 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! Jenkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dembina gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Wasilij Dembina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Jenkins. Dembina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dembina lands an elbow just above Jenkins 's eye. Dembina lands a damaging elbow. Dembina stalling in the clinch but Jenkins improves position. Jenkins tries to pull guard but Dembina won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dembina tries to stall but Jenkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jenkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dembina fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wasilij Dembina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jenkins is breathing heavily. Dembina has closed the distance and engaged Jenkins in a clinch.
Dembina lands an elbow inside that Jenkins shrugs off. Dembina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Dembina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Dembina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dembina as Jenkins tries to tie him up. Dembina misses with an elbow strike.
Dembina lands an elbow just above Jenkins 's eye. Jenkins dodges an elbow strike from Dembina.
Wasilij Dembina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jenkins avoids the elbow strike from Dembina, against the cage.
Dembina prevents the takedown attempt.
Dembina is trying to stall.
Dembina can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Dembina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Dembina lands a lovely overhand right. Jenkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dembina. Dembina circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Dembina clinches. Dembina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jenkins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Jenkins trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dembina throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jenkins blocks an elbow strike from Dembina.
Dembina throws an elbow that misses.
Jenkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dembina after a bit of a struggle. Jenkins avoids the elbow strike from Dembina, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Dembina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Otis Jenkins's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Jenkins is working for takedown but Dembina is calmly controlling the position for now. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dembina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jenkins blocks an elbow strike from Dembina.
Dembina lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Jenkins is trying to drag Dembina to the mat but Dembina just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Jenkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dembina is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dembina misses with an elbow strike.
Jenkins blocks an elbow strike. A nice glancing elbow lands by Dembina. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasilij Dembina dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Otis Jenkins's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Dembina.
Dembina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around? Dembina throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jenkins is rocked! A looping hook to the body misses from Dembina. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet. Dembina tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range. Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dembina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dembina rushes Jenkins and presses him up against the cage. Jenkins is looking to take this one to the mat. Jenkins decides to pull guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Dembina is proving a slippery customer.
Jenkins pushes a forearm under Dembina's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dembina is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Otis Jenkins! In his post fight interview, Otis Jenkins started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief comes into the arena with Metallica - Some Kind Of Monster blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Zangief! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Schroeder! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zangief paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Zangief dodges the punch combination from Schroeder.
Schroeder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zangief. Zangief tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schroeder was well out of range. Poor timing from Zangief. Zangief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schroeder. Zangief on the wrong end of a nice hook. Schroeder throws out a loose jab but Zangief uses good head movement to avoid it. Zangief bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Schroeder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zangief. Zangief keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zangief digs a good hook to Schroeder's body.
Schroeder cracks Zangief with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Zangief throws out a loose jab but Schroeder uses good head movement to avoid it. Zangief throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A swing and a miss from Schroeder. Schroeder scores with a jab. Zangief scores with a jab. Schroeder acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Zangief throws a poor cross that misses
letting Schroeder counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zangief will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Zangief. Beautiful body shot. Schroeder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schroeder misses with the combination.
Schroeder misses with a hook to the body
and Zangief counters with a nice uppercut. Zangief throws a lazy right hand but Schroeder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Zangief misses with a looping right. Schroeder throws a hook but Zangief blocks it. Zangief bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Zangief lands with a nice body kick. Schroeder looks winded! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Schroeder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zangief throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schroeder sees it coming and avoids it easily. Zangief scores with a jab to the head.
Zangief ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Schroeder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zangief finds it's way round the side to connect with Schroeder's head. Schroeder walks straight into a right hand from Zangief - that's dropped him! Zangief jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Schroeder from any more punishment! Schroeder complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Zangief! Ivan Zangief spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Sulphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The key to victory for Sheng Chung Lin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Sulphur! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sulphur. Sulphur doesn't succeed with the takedown and Lin counters with a slapping leg kick. Lin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sulphur doesn't succeed with the takedown and Lin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sheng Chung Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Sulphur. Sulphur throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A swing and a miss from Sulphur. Lin scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Lorenzo Sulphur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fighters circling - Sulphur throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A nice inside leg kick there by Lin. That's going to slow Sulphur down. Sulphur shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Sulphur lands with a punch from half guard. Lin is concentrating on defense, preventing Sulphur from advancing position. Lin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sulphur. Sulphur missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sulphur throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Sulphur lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sulphur wants to control but Lin is keeping him busy. The fighters are battling for position here. Lin manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Lin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sulphur wants to control from the top but Lin keeps moving. Lin managing to control the position. Sulphur working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Lin controlling the position. Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sulphur stays in close to Lin's body and controls the position. Sulphur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lin keeping moving, preventing Sulphur from controlling successfully. Sulphur postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. A jab from Lin misses. Lin throws out a powerful jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Sulphur swings for the body but Lin moves out of range.
Sulphur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sulphur misses with a looping right. Sulphur thows a left - swing and a miss! Sulphur shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Lin stuffs the takedown attempt from Sulphur. Sulphur gets slowly back to his feet. Sulphur shoots in and drives through. Lin sprawls well. Sulphur misses with a double jab
letting Lin counter with a right hand. Sulphur shoots in and drives through. Lin sprawls well. Sulphur closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Lin sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lin is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lin manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Lin working a defensive guard here.
Lin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Sulphur preventing the sweep. Sulphur connects with a couple of short punches. Sulphur postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Sulphur keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lin's head. Lin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sulphur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Lin is trying to keep Sulphur in close.
Sulphur landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sulphur postures up and lands a big shot to Lin's brow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lin is trying to keep Sulphur in close.
Lin trying to control the position here. Sulphur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Lin wants to sweep here but Sulphur controlling him for the moment. Lin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheng Chung Lin wasn't doing enough on the ground. Lin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Sulphur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Sulphur closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lin's guard. Sulphur wants to control from the top but Lin keeps moving. Lin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lorenzo Sulphur will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sulphur. Lin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sulphur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Lin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sulphur doesn't seem bothered though. Lin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sulphur's sensitive parts. Lin slaps away a takedown attempt from Sulphur, before circling back to the center of the mat. Sheng Chung Lin is winning the standup battle so far. Sulphur throws a shot from downtown. Lin moves away and avoids it. Sulphur drops his hands momentarily and Lin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A momentary lapse in concentration from Lin enables Sulphur to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sulphur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Sulphur looking to sit in guard and control but Lin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Sulphur tries to strike from the bottom.
Lin wants to control from the top but Sulphur keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lin content to stall in guard here. Sulphur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Sulphur is trying to keep Lin in close.
Lorenzo Sulphur has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheng Chung Lin wasn't doing enough on the ground. Sulphur ducks under a wild hook from Lin. A telegraphed right hand from Lin misses the target. Sulphur looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range. Sheng Chung Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A jab from Sulphur finds it's way through Lin's defenses. Lin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Lin as Sulphur shoots in. Lin lands with a hook. Sulphur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Sulphur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lin avoids it really well and circles away. Sheng Chung Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Sulphur. Sulphur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Sulphur fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Sulphur moves into range and connects with a jab. 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! Sulphur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lin can pounce on him.
Lin lands a really nice looking cross but Sulphur seems unphased.
Sulphur lands a head shot. Lin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Sulphur shoots in and drives through. Lin sprawls well. Lin scores with a nice right hand.
Sulphur is rocked! Sulphur throws a right hand that misses
and Lin counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sheng Chung Lin! Sheng Chung Lin is the new middleweight champion! Sheng Chung Lin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Convicted Trap House logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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