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NWO XVII TITLE DEFENSE PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheeseburger Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Gonzales !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheeseburger Martins!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Martins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martins trying to control the pace.
Martins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martins is working for a submission of some sort.
Martins trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins is trying to work for a kimura but Gonzales is defending well.
Martins is working for a kimura but Gonzales is defending it quite comfortably.
Martins is looking for a kimura here.
Martins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gonzales doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martins.
Gonzales tries to kick Martins off but Martins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins trying to control from half guard but Gonzales is working away.
Martins is trying to work for a kimura but Gonzales is defending well.
Gonzales tries to roll over but Martins keeps him under control.
Martins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gonzales defends it well.
Martins prevents Gonzales from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martins is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gonzales is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cheeseburger Martins!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Gabaatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabaatar comes to the cage accompanied by I Ain't Your Savior by Bullets and Octane. Scott Powell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genghis Gabaatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Powell !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabaatar lands a big uppercut and Powell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Powell looks OK. Gabaatar waves Powell back to his feet!
Powell is rocked!
It looks like Scott Powell has been cut.
Powell looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gabaatar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powell is still on wobbly legs! Can Gabaatar finish him?
Powell walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Gabaatar! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genghis Gabaatar!
As Genghis Gabaatar got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Everytime you underestimate what I can do, you will pay severely. You will suffer when you fight me. The torment I can cause is nothing more than business. Perhaps you realize that I will succeed as an MMA fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cory Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Du Arschloch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the cage accompanied by Sail by AWOLNATION. Cory Lynch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cory Lynch!
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, Du Arschloch !
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arschloch fails with the takedown
and Lynch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arschloch shoots in and drives through. Lynch sprawls well.
Arschloch shoots in but no luck this time.
Cory Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Du Arschloch .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arschloch .
Nice shot by Lynch.
Arschloch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lynch counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arschloch .
Arschloch has his takedown stuffed
and Lynch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Du Arschloch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arschloch looks winded!
Lynch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lynch connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynch. That's going to slow Arschloch down.
Lynch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch throws a head kick that misses.
Lynch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lynch scores with a spinning back kick!
Lynch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Arschloch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Arschloch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lynch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lynch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arschloch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lynch.
Lynch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lynch postures up and lands a big shot to Arschloch 's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch trying to control but Arschloch is working from the bottom.
Lynch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Arschloch is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lynch frees his head nicely. Oh but Arschloch has switched to an armbar! Lynch is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Du Arschloch !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Tajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshi Tajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Gonzales !
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tajiri circles away.
Gonzales shoots for a double leg takedown but Tajiri sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzales 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yoshi Tajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Gonzales .
Gonzales is looking to clinch.
Tajiri checks a leg kick.
Tajiri throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gonzales was covering up waiting for the punch and Tajiri finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tajiri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tajiri seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gonzales for as long as he can get away with.
Tajiri has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gonzales is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales controlling the position.
Tajiri trying to control but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yoshi Tajiri.
Tajiri shoots in but no luck this time.
Tajiri slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzales , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tajiri drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gonzales working for a triangle but Tajiri defends it easily.
Gonzales working for submissions but it's allowed Tajiri to get to half guard.
Gonzales looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tajiri.
Tajiri keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tajiri is pressing down on Gonzales 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzales is holding on for now.
Tajiri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tajiri seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is looking to improve his position.
Tajiri is looking for a kimura but Gonzales is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tajiri to get the leverage.
Gonzales trying to hold on to Tajiri's head to control him but Tajiri postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tajiri slows the pace down in half guard.
Tajiri is thwarting Gonzales 's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales taking some punishment here, with Tajiri in his half guard.
Gonzales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tajiri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonzales sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonzales looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tajiri stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Tajiri dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzales .
Tajiri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzales , pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzales misses with a body punch.
Tajiri jumps into guard, dragging Gonzales to the mat.
Gonzales trying to control but Tajiri is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gonzales sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose Gonzales has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tajiri fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzales slaps away a takedown attempt from Tajiri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tajiri throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gonzales tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tajiri is in Gonzales 's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tajiri slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Gonzales .
Gonzales makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzales .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tajiri as he jumps to the side.
Yoshi Tajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Gonzales .
Tajiri clinches up against the cage.
Tajiri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzales moves in looking to clinch but Tajiri pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Tajiri. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Gonzales fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gonzales jumps guard but Tajiri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales prevents the takedown attempt.
Tajiri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tajiri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tajiri breaks from the clinch.
Tajiri closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tajiri content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gonzales actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tajiri winds up and cracks Gonzales with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tajiri wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzales keeping hold of Tajiri's head, controlling as best he can.
Gonzales wants to improve his position but Tajiri is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Tajiri dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tajiri.
Gonzales shoots in and gets a takedown into Tajiri's guard.
Gonzales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tajiri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzales postures up in Tajiri's guard and throws a big left but Tajiri blocks it.
Gonzales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tajiri is keeping the position for now.
Tajiri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tajiri is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gonzales is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tajiri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzales 's guard.
Gonzales is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzales has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tajiri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Tajiri from controlling successfully.
Gonzales looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yoshi Tajiri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to get back to his feet but Tajiri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tajiri passes Gonzales 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tajiri stands up from half guard.
Tajiri forces Gonzales back against the cage and clinches.
Tajiri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gonzales tries for a takedown but Tajiri manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tajiri breaks from the clinch.
Tajiri manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gonzales on his heels. He'll look to pass Gonzales 's guard now, I'm sure.
Tajiri stays in close to Gonzales 's body and controls the position.
Tajiri has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yoshi Tajiri.
Tajiri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gonzales eats them both and turns towards Tajiri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tajiri shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzales sprawls well. He's pushed Tajiri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzales throws a body punch but Tajiri moves out of range.
Tajiri misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jose Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshi Tajiri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Tajiri avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Tajiri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tajiri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Tajiri!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Rusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusky comes into the arena with Sandstorm 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, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Rusky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abraham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusky swats away the attempt to clinch by Lincoln.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Abraham Lincoln has been cut.
Rusky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rusky works over Lincoln's head and body with a nice combination.
Lincoln is rocked!
Lincoln tries to clinch but Rusky moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rusky.
Lincoln is still on wobbly legs! Can Rusky finish him?
Rusky connects with a nice cross there... Lincoln is looking wobbly and Rusky recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Lincoln to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Rusky jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Little Rusky!
Little Rusky is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Little Rusky gave a big smile as he said 'Хвала вам свима што сте дошли. Желим много више нес'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons. Hyatt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The thing that should not be. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a low kick as Hyatt jumps back.
Nice takedown defense from Hyatt. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Hyatt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hyatt lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Hyatt sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hyatt cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Ricardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva moves forwards but Hyatt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hyatt moved away.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hyatt's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyatt.
Nice sprawl there from Hyatt as Silva shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyatt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Silva sprawling to the canvas! Silva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hyatt finish him?!
Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hyatt.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hyatt fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Silva square on the jaw! Damn, Silva is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Hyatt!
Jimmy Hyatt is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jimmy Hyatt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Sifreddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sifreddi has chosen I'm too sexy as his entrance music. 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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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Hecker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Sifreddi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hecker needs to keep his hands up - Sifreddi had a free shot at his head there.
Sifreddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hecker.
Hecker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hecker tries for a takedown but Sifreddi circles away easily
and Sifreddi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Sifreddi as Hecker shoots in.
Hecker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sifreddi trying to control here.
Sifreddi is trying to stand.
Sifreddi gets full guard.
Hecker stopping the sweep attempt from Sifreddi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sifreddi is still trying to improve position.
Hecker postures up.
Sifreddi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker throws a big right hand that misses.
Hecker trying to control but Sifreddi is working from the bottom.
Sifreddi working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sifreddi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hecker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hecker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sifreddi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hecker.
Sifreddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hecker is just out of range.
Hecker gets tackled into the cage by Sifreddi. Sifreddi maintains the clinch.
Hecker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sifreddi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sifreddi throws a body punch but Hecker moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi catches Hecker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hecker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sifreddi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hecker sprawls well initially but Sifreddi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hecker is trying to stand.
Hecker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hecker.
Sifreddi landing some decent shots from guard.
Sifreddi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hecker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sifreddi stops Hecker from standing up.
Hecker is trying to control the position but Sifreddi postures up.
Sifreddi is working Hecker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sifreddi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hecker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sifreddi manages to get to full guard.
Hecker is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hecker.
Sifreddi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sifreddi keeping full guard, as Hecker tries to pass.
Hecker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sifreddi is pulling down on Hecker's head to control his posture.
Hecker won't allow Sifreddi to get back to his feet.
Hecker wants to pass the guard but Sifreddi is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hecker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sifreddi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hecker stays in close to Sifreddi's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Hecker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sifreddi fails with the takedown.
Hecker fails with the takedown.
Sifreddi tries to clinch but Hecker is having none of it.
Hecker has his takedown stuffed
and Sifreddi counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sifreddi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hecker struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Sifreddi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sifreddi clinches with his opponent.
Hecker has Sifreddi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sifreddi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hecker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sifreddi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hecker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sifreddi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hecker wants to stand and escape but Sifreddi is having none of it.
Sifreddi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hecker wants to stand and escape but Sifreddi is having none of it.
Sifreddi throwing strikes but missing.
Sifreddi throwing strikes but missing.
Hecker is trying to control the position but Sifreddi postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hecker has a closed guard, preventing Sifreddi from standing up.
Hecker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sifreddi trying to control but Hecker is working from the bottom.
Rocco Sifreddi has got the better of the ground game so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hecker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sifreddi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jeff Hecker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hecker misses with a takedown
and Sifreddi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hecker fails with the takedown
and Sifreddi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sifreddi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sifreddi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hecker has his takedown stuffed
and Sifreddi counters with a series of strikes. Hecker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hecker stuffs the takedown attempt from Sifreddi. Sifreddi gets slowly back to his feet.
Sifreddi lands a jab to Hecker's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi connects with a right hand. Hecker shakes it off.
Jeff Hecker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hecker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hecker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sifreddi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hecker's head.
Hecker pushes Sifreddi off and gets back to his feet.
Hecker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sifreddi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hecker's guard.
Hecker wants to stand up but Sifreddi is controlling him.
Sifreddi postures up in Hecker's guard and throws a big left but Hecker blocks it.
Sifreddi throws a big right hand that misses.
Sifreddi stopping the sweep attempt from Hecker.
Sifreddi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker is looking for a sweep.
Sifreddi working the head with strikes.
Hecker is pushing Sifreddi's head away, looking to escape. Sifreddi manages to hold on to the position though.
Hecker taking a bit of punishment here - Sifreddi scoring with strikes.
Hecker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sifreddi advances nicely into full mount.
Sifreddi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hecker wants to control but Sifreddi is having none of it.
Sifreddi looking to finish Hecker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hecker!
Sifreddi with a couple of short strikes.
You get the feeling that Hecker really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sifreddi is landing with some decent strikes but Hecker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sifreddi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hecker looks a forlorn figure.
Sifreddi with a couple of short strikes.
Sifreddi breaks from Hecker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sifreddi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hecker?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hecker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sifreddi raining down shots from the mount!
Hecker is rocked!
Sifreddi landing strikes from the mount and Hecker is in trouble!
Oh Hecker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sifreddi unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hecker wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sifreddi celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Sifreddi!
Rocco Sifreddi is the new bantamweight champion!
Rocco Sifreddi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Customer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Mengel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slick Customer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Customer cracks the inside of Mengel's front leg.
Mengel throws a push kick but Customer slaps the foot to one side.
Mengel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Customer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mengel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Customer connects with a leg kick. Mengel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Customer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Customer connects with a solid leg kick.
Mengel loads up on a big right hand but Customer slips the punch.
Customer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Customer lands with a kick to the temple. Mengel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Customer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mengel finds it's way round the side to connect with Customer's head.
A solid body kick from Customer.
Mengel is breathing heavily.
Customer is looking to slow Mengel down with leg kicks.
Customer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Customer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
George Mengel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Customer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mengel will feel that in the morning.
Customer scoring well with a low kick there.
Customer lands a big head kick that sends Mengel tumbling to the mat! Customer takes a step backwards and waves Mengel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like George Mengel has been cut.
Customer lands a big head kick that sends Mengel tumbling to the mat! Customer takes a step backwards and waves Mengel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mengel is rocked!
Mengel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Customer ducks under a wild hook from Mengel.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Customer.
Mengel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Customer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mengel. That did some damage!
Customer thumps Mengel with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Customer scores with a leg kick.
Customer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Customer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Customer thumps Mengel with a low kick.
Customer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Customer in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mengel is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slick Customer! Slick Customer retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Slick Customer 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanz Goring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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18
266 lbs
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270 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Gonzales !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanz Goring !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goring but Goring pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, jab by Goring - just one landing.
It looks like Michael Gonzales has been cut.
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Goring is avoiding it.
Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goring moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Gonzales goes down! Can Goring finish him!?
Gonzales is rocked!
Goring thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Goring is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gonzales is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gonzales has escaped and now he's on top!
Gonzales sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goring looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gonzales passes into half guard.
Gonzales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goring with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gonzales thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goring 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goring actively working from the bottom here.
Goring looking for submissions off his back.
Goring wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzales controlling the pace.
Gonzales is trying to control the action in half guard but Goring is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gonzales stands up and beckons Goring to join him on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Goring . No joy for Gonzales on that attempt.
Gonzales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goring 's waist but Goring gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzales off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Gonzales . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goring looks to throw the jab but Gonzales is out of range.
Goring misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goring missing with a left hand there. Gonzales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goring pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzales swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Goring misses.
Gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goring drops Gonzales with a straight right hand, right on the button! Goring follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanz Goring !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain America (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cabbage Patch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). America comes to the cage accompanied by Captain America . Patch has chosen Stormtrooper-Pepper as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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281 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Captain America !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cabbage Patch!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
America moves out of range as Patch strikes.
Patch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patch misses with a hook.
Patch throws a series of punches but America moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Patch. Those never looked like landing.
America will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
America shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patch's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
America prevents Patch from getting back to his feet.
America stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Patch digs a good body shot into America 's ribs.
Patch lands a left and a right that send America crashing to the mat, dazed. Patch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Captain America has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patch misses with a straight left.
America with a poor takedown
enabling Patch to counter with a crisp jab.
America gets the takedown into side control.
Patch is trying to get back to his feet.
Patch is trying to improve his position.
America creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
America lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
America has hold of Patch's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Patch seems comfortable defending it but America has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Patch is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Patch is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but America couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Captain America !
Captain America retains his super heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Captain America started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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