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showdown #6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gianpaolo Colomini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bulls on Parade - Rage Against The Machine. Jack Bruce has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gianpaolo Colomini's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gianpaolo Colomini!
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, Jack Bruce!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colomini closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Colomini is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bruce trying to control the position but instead, Colomini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruce into the cage.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Colomini won't allow it.
Colomini tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruce.
Colomini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Colomini tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Colomini blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Colomini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce works Colomini's body with a nice hook.
Colomini has closed the distance and engaged Bruce in a clinch.
Bruce content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Colomini stalling in the clinch but Bruce improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colomini darts in and clinches Bruce up against the cage.
Bruce looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bruce pushes Colomini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colomini drives through and clinches with Bruce against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Colomini.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Colomini.
Colomini throws an elbow that misses.
Bruce stalling.
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Colomini backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colomini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Colomini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colomini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colomini is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruce to keep the fight standing.
Colomini blocks an uppercut.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruce.
Colomini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colomini changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bruce looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Colomini is breathing heavily.
Bruce gets back to half guard.
Bruce trying to control here.
Colomini misses with a head shot. Bruce uses the momentum to regain guard.
Colomini has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Colomini has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colomini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colomini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colomini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruce looking to control.
Colomini trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colomini being controlled here momentarily.
Bruce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Colomini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Bruce.
Bruce cracks a nice hook into Colomini's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colomini misses with a low kick.
Colomini drives through and clinches with Bruce against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bruce dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruce has managed to clinch.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colomini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Colomini.
Colomini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Colomini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce tries to work over Colomini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack Bruce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruce is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Colomini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce scores with a nice head shot.
Colomini is rocked!
Bruce drops Colomini with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bruce 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 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Bruce!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeke Powers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeke Powers!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Evans.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Zeke Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers throws a leg kick but Evans checks it.
Evans misses with a double jab.
Powers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
Powers throws a low kick, looking for Evans's leg but Evans calmly moves out of range.
Evans sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Powers thuds his shin into the meat of Evans's side.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Powers has Evans up against the cage in a clinch.
Powers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Powers lands a body punch.
Powers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Powers manages to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Powers controlling Evans's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Powers.
Powers tries to strike from the bottom.
Powers is looking for a triangle but Evans pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is fighting to break Powers's control of his arms but Powers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Powers is trying to keep Evans in close.
Powers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Powers has Evans pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Powers is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers stays in close to Evans's body and controls the position.
Powers is pushing down on Evans's leg trying to pass to half guard. Evans is fighting to maintain full guard but Powers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Powers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Powers winds up and cracks Evans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Powers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
Powers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Powers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Evans is not content to let Powers control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Powers lands with a punch from half guard.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powers on the ground.
Powers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Powers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Powers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans misses with a double jab.
Powers feints and as Evans raises his hands in defense, Powers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Powers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Powers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Powers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Powers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Powers trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Powers slips nicely into half guard.
Powers controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powers connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Powers is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Powers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Powers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Powers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
Evans has hold of Powers's hands but Powers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powers is nestled in close to Evans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Powers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers thows a huge punch but Evans dodges it nicely.
Powers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Evans's head.
Powers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Powers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Evans has hold of Powers's hands but Powers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Powers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Powers working Evans over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Powers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Powers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Powers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Powers in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powers connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.
Evans is rocked!
Powers lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Evans is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans has hold of Powers's hands but Powers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Evans has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powers.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Powers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Evans seems to have got his legs back now.
Evans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Powers. That one must have hurt.
Powers drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
Evans takes a knee to the side of the body.
Powers gets control of Evans's arms and successfully pulls guard. Powers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Powers scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Powers sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Evans's defenses. It connects perfectly with Evans's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeke Powers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jonathan Ortiz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Crack!
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, Jonathan Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Crack's head but Crack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Crack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Crack moves out of range.
Crack walks into a jab.
Crack misses with a wild body shot.
Crack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crack slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Crack is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Crack throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crack.
Crack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crack manages to avoid it.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crack.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Crack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Crack moves out of range.
Crack misses the jab.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz looks winded!
Crack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Crack tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Crack.
Crack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Crack clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Crack.
A head punch on the inside from Crack fails to land.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Ortiz is trying to push Crack away but Crack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crack obliges.
Crack scores with a knee to the head.
Crack connects with a knee to the head.
Crack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ortiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crack throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Crack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crack avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Crack.
Crack tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crack lands an elbow just above Ortiz 's eye.
Crack with a knee to the head.
Crack tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Crack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
Crack with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Crack.
Ortiz is trying to break free.
Ortiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crack pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crack misses with an elbow over the top.
Crack lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Crack has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crack.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crack throws a head punch that misses.
Crack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Crack dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Crack moves out of range.
Crack misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crack. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crack tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Nice straight punches there by Ortiz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ortiz.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ortiz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Crack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Crack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Crack.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz tests Crack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Crack misses.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Crack misses with a head kick.
Crack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ortiz counters with a series of strikes. Crack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ortiz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ortiz stalks Crack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crack's face. Crack staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jonathan Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortiz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crack dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crack throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Jonathan Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crack throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Crack looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Crack is just out of range.
Crack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crack closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
Crack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crack has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortiz blocks the elbow strike.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crack has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jimmy Crack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No joy there for Crack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crack throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Crack loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Crack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz takes a swing at Crack's ribcage but misses.
Crack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz moves out of range of the leg kick from Crack.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Crack's shoulder, as Crack tries to avoid the shot.
Crack misses the shot to the body.
Crack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crack doesn't seem bothered though.
Ortiz takes a swing at Crack's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crack.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Crack moves out of range.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Crack avoids them all with ease.
Crack thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Crack misses its intended target.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crack throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Crack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crack darts in and clinches Ortiz up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Crack lands a knee to the head.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Crack has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
Crack scores with a knee to the head.
Ortiz tries to break free but Crack pushes him back against the cage.
Crack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Crack keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to break free but Crack has control.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Crack throws knees to the body.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Crack.
Crack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Crack, against the cage.
Crack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Crack has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crack lands an elbow inside.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Crack has double underhooks.
Crack lands an elbow inside.
Crack scores with a knee to the head.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Crack won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Crack fails to land.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Crack has double underhooks.
Crack has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Ortiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Ortiz!
After the fight, Jonathan Ortiz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rason Fairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrius Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairs comes into the arena with eye of the tiger blaring out of the sound system. Morris has chosen Ludacris - Move Bitch as his entrance music. Rason Fairs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
256 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rason Fairs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrius Morris!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris with a poor takedown
and Fairs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Morris shoots in but no luck this time.
Rason Fairs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Morris.
Fairs shoots in for a takedown but Morris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fairs defends it nicely.
Fairs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Morris looks winded!
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris shoots in for a double leg but Fairs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairs shoots in for a double leg but Morris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fairs shoots in and bounces Morris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morris can't keep his opponent in guard - Fairs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fairs lands with a punch from half guard.
Fairs is trying to control the action in half guard but Morris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fairs throwing shots but Morris is blocking nicely.
Fairs throwing shots but Morris is blocking nicely.
Fairs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morris wants to get back to full guard.
Fairs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morris is refusing to be controlled, as Fairs sits in half guard.
Morris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fairs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fairs lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Morris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fairs is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fairs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fairs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morris has momentary wrist control but Fairs slips an elbow through the middle.
Fairs trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris working a defensive guard here.
Fairs trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Morris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morris has momentary wrist control but Fairs slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fairs has Morris in his guard.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morris throws a strike but Fairs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morris wants to sweep here but Fairs controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fairs.
Fairs stops Morris from standing up.
Fairs stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
Morris is still trying to improve position.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Fairs from controlling successfully.
Fairs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morris is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris stands and steps away. Fairs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rason Fairs dominated that round.
That's time! Fairs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morris dives in for a single leg takedown but Fairs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fairs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairs successfully pulls guard.
Morris throws a strike but Fairs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fairs is one step ahead there.
Morris is trying to keep Fairs in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fairs haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fairs wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Demetrius Morris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morris misses the body punch
and Fairs counters with a body kick that stops Morris in his tracks momentarily.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Fairs, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Fairs against the cage but Fairs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fairs tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Morris scores with a three punch combo!
Morris gets caught flat footed, as Fairs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fairs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fairs advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morris some visible discomfort.
Fairs cracks Morris with a big elbow.
Rason Fairs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairs lands some shots froms side control.
Morris taking a bit of punishment here - Fairs scoring with strikes.
Fairs working the body and head with strikes.
Fairs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morris has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Morris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fairs scoring with punches and elbows.
Fairs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morris to see if he's OK.
Morris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fairs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fairs is looking to take a break and control but Morris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris is trying to improve his position.
Fairs fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fairs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fairs creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Morris sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Morris tries to bench press Fairs off him but Fairs keeps the position.
Fairs throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fairs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fairs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fairs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morris keeps working.
Fairs lands a nice forearm strike.
Fairs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fairs asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fairs working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairs cracks Morris with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rason Fairs dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morris fails with the takedown
and Fairs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fairs dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Fairs's head and hops out.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Fairs, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Fairs against the cage but Fairs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fairs swats away the attempt to clinch by Morris.
Horrible takedown by Morris or perhaps it was just good defense by Fairs which made him look bad.
Rason Fairs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Morris.
Fairs looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Rason Fairs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fairs counters with a takedown into side control.
Fairs landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairs is trying to get an arm triangle but Morris is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris controls the position for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fairs scoring with punches from side control.
Morris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Morris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fairs connects with a decent elbow.
Morris tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Morris wants to control but Fairs is having none of it.
Fairs dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Morris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fairs looking to control but Morris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairs lands a big elbow.
Fairs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morris is rocked!
Fairs lands a heavy elbow.
Morris is still in real trouble! Can Fairs finish him?
Fairs with the ground and pound from mount.
Fairs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fairs postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Morris badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Fairs around the waist but Fairs pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Fairs is the winner by TKO! Fairs jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rason Fairs!
A less than humble Rason Fairs misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen God Gave Me Style as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remy Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body punch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bonjasky manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bonjasky's guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bonjasky, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonjasky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Bonjasky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Bonjasky or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjasky shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Bonjasky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy Bonjasky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Bonjasky shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Bonjasky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bonjasky is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonjasky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonjasky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonjasky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonjasky doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonjasky darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Bonjasky 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones works over Bonjasky's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones lunges at Bonjasky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonjasky's hand.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bonjasky's calf.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Bonjasky moves out of range easily.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bonjasky back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonjasky cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bonjasky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonjasky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Bonjasky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonjasky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonjasky darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Bonjasky into the cage.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bonjasky misses.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonjasky misses with a few strikes there.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonjasky counters by clinching up.
Bonjasky jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Bonjasky in his tracks for a moment.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Bonjasky has the dominant position.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones is trying to break free.
Bonjasky successfully pulls guard.
Bonjasky trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bonjasky seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bonjasky is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones feints and then cracks Bonjasky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonjasky down.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Bonjasky moved away.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Bonjasky manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones keeping moving, preventing Bonjasky from controlling successfully.
Bonjasky looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bonjasky is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonjasky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Bonjasky shoots in.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones looks to land a combination but Bonjasky avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bonjasky.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonjasky is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonjasky.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jon Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Bonjasky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonjasky doesn't seem phased though.
Bonjasky drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bonjasky is aware though and is defending well.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bonjasky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjasky is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Bonjasky from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Remy Bonjasky.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonjasky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bonjasky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonjasky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy Bonjasky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonjasky rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Bonjasky tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Bonjasky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonjasky dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Bonjasky's head and hops out.
That kick from Jones tenderised Bonjasky's leg. Bonjasky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonjasky shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bonjasky.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonjasky counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones motions for Bonjasky to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonjasky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Bonjasky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bonjasky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonjasky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonjasky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Bonjasky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Bonjasky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones throws a head kick that Bonjasky semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bonjasky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Bonjasky counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Bonjasky trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bonjasky is aware though and is defending well.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Bonjasky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bonjasky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones looking to control.
Bonjasky pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Bonjasky has mounted him!
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bonjasky.
Jones looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bonjasky controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky connects with a big shot to the side of Jones's head.
Bonjasky has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jones has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jones trying to control but not successfully.
Bonjasky lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonjasky has the hooks in. Jones is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The referee is taking a good look at Jones as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bonjasky!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bonjasky's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones holding both Bonjasky 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonjasky patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjasky is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Jones won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Bonjasky off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Remy Bonjasky!
Jon Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry for all my fans and i came stronger...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Quick will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Quick!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quick as he jumps to the side.
Quick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quick throws a right hand that Sinclair ducks under and follows up with a left that Sinclair also avoids with ease.
Quick throws a combination. Sinclair tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Quick throws a shot to the body.
Sinclair avoids the body shot from Quick.
Quick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sinclair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sinclair definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt - Quick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quick misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Quick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quick.
Sinclair shoots in looking for a takedown but Quick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sinclair's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinclair is just out of range.
Sinclair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quick scores with a decent looking hook.
Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quick.
A jab from Quick finds it's way through Sinclair's defenses.
Quick works the jab nicely.
Quick misses with a two punch combination.
Sinclair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sinclair.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quick but Quick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sinclair.
Quick digs a good hook to Sinclair's body.
Sinclair tries to score with a low kick but Quick moves his leg out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Sinclair with that takedown attempt.
Sinclair shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Quick's guard.
Sinclair sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick wants to sweep here but Sinclair controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick working a defensive guard here.
Bob Sinclair has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Quick moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sinclair blocks a jab.
Sinclair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sinclairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quick connects with a crisp jab.
Quick misses with a looping right.
Quick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sinclair counters by clinching up.
Quick is trying to force a seperation but Sinclair has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair has Quick pressed against the cage.
Sinclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Quick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sinclair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Quick both land. Nice combination.
Quick scores with a jab.
Sinclair is rocked!
Quick misses with a double jab
and Sinclair counters with a head kick. That will keep Quick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sinclair dodges the punch combination from Quick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Quick.
Quick blocks a head kick by Sinclair.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Sinclair shoots in and drives through. Quick sprawls well.
Quick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sinclair backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a front kick aimed at Quick's knee but Quick avoids it well.
Quick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bob Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sinclairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quick misses with a double jab.
Sinclair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sinclair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick looks to land a combination but Sinclair avoids it well.
Quick throws a lazy uppercut
and Sinclair counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair slips under a jab from Quick.
Quick misses with a few strikes there.
Sinclair throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sinclair tries to clinch but Quick moves out of range.
Jimmy Quick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sinclair shoots in and drives through. Quick sprawls well.
Jimmy Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quick as he jumps to the side.
Sinclair feints a jab promting Quick to slip. Sinclair then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Quick slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Quick misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Sinclair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinclair's head.
Sinclair darts in and clinches Quick up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sinclair scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sinclair avoiding damage.
Sinclair keeps control of Quick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sinclair goes for a takedown attempt but Quick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quick scores with a one two! Sinclair had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but Quick shows good takedown defense.
Quick looks to land a right hand but Sinclair moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sinclair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sinclair.
Quick throws a poor cross that misses
and Sinclair counters with a two punch combo.
Quick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair pushes Quick up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick letting Sinclair take a breather here.
Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Sinclair will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck for Sinclair with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Sinclair or perhaps it was just good defense by Quick which made him look bad.
Quick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sinclair counters with a body kick that stops Quick in his tracks momentarily.
Quick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Quick.
Quick misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Quick. Those never looked like landing.
Quick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sinclairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sinclair shoots in looking for a takedown. Quick tries to sprawl out of it but Sinclair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sinclair counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Quick.
Sinclair instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sinclair has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Quick uses from the top position.
Quick trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Quick stops Sinclair from standing up.
Sinclair is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob Sinclair has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Quick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sinclair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quick avoids it really well and circles away.
Sinclair shoots in but no luck this time.
Quick misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Quick as Sinclair shoots in.
Sinclair clinches with his opponent.
Quick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
Quick scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sinclair is defended easily by Quick.
Quick throws a one two combo.
Sinclair tries to clinch but Quick is having none of it.
Sinclair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Quick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair controlling from side mount.
Quick is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair just content to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sinclair decides to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Sinclair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sinclair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bowlsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delano Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowlsby comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You Im Drunk. Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. New York kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Delano Thompson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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19
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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25
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Bowlsby!
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, Delano Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowlsby scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thompson slips a jab from Bowlsby.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowlsby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bowlsby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Predator Training Center (9 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Bowlsby lands with a cross.
Bowlsby misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Bowlsby will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson dives in and grabs Bowlsby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bowlsby pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Bowlsby circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thompson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowlsby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowlsby counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowlsby misses with a body shot.
Bowlsby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowlsby throws a one two combo.
Thompson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby scores with a body shot.
Bowlsby scores with a hook.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowlsby finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowlsby scores with a jab to the body.
Bowlsby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bowlsby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bowlsby lands with a good body shot.
Thompson walks straight into a right hand from Bowlsby - that's dropped him! Bowlsby jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Thompson from any more punishment! Thompson 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 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Bowlsby!
As Bobby Bowlsby got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Them two losses hurt me, this win is small dosage pain killer, temporary relief to what my goals are. '.
Delano Thompson was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm upset at the outcome. I will train harder and come back stronger. Hats off to my opponent! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Hogsback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Punchy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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200 lbs
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Hogsback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Punchy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Punchy won't allow Hogsback to sweep him here.
Punchy slips nicely into half guard.
Punchy is looking to advance position but Hogsback won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Punchy wants to work for an arm triangle but Hogsback is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Punchy not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogsback trying to control but Punchy postures up.
Punchy is looking for a kimura but Hogsback is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Punchy to get the leverage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hogsback is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hogsback is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ~Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coache that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Punchy throws a jab when Hogsback was well out of range.
Hogsback fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punchy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hogsback manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Punchy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hogsback napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Punchy slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Punchy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Trent Punchy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Punchy wants to land a leg kick but Hogsback is out of range.
Hogsback with a poor takedown
and Punchy counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy controls the position.
Punchy tries for a kimura but Hogsback is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Punchy controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Punchy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Punchy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hogsback's half guard.
Punchy trying to mount his opponent but Hogsback defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hogsback missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogsback is defending against the submission attempts here by Punchy.
Punchy content to control rather than advance.
Hogsback trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Punchy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A leg kick checked by Hogsback.
Punchy throws a leg kick but Hogsback moved away.
Hogsback tries to clinch up but Punchy circles away and keeps his distance.
Punchy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Punchy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hogsback wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Trent Punchy.
Hogsback shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Punchy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Punchy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Punchy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hogsback doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Punchy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hogsback manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Punchy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Punchy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogsback swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Punchy misses with a hook. Hogsback ducked under it nicely.
Hogsback shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Punchy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punchy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Trent Punchy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Punchy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hogsback is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hogsback, who protects the arm well.
Hogsback seems a little lost for a moment, as Punchy dominates the positioning.
Punchy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Punchy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hogsback is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy tries for a kimura but Hogsback is defending well.
Punchy tries for a kimura but Hogsback is defending well.
Hogsback trying to remain calm as Punchy controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogsback struggling a bit here.
Punchy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Punchy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander Hogsback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punchy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Trent Punchy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punchy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hogsback's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Punchy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Punchy 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Punchy!
A relieved looking Trent Punchy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pirate Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hughtavious Barkevious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pirate Dan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hughtavious Barkevious!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barkevious is out of range.
Dan throws a leg kick but Barkevious checks it.
Dan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barkevious scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Barkevious.
Dan motions for Barkevious to come forward. Dan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barkevious thows a body shot but no joy.
Barkevious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dan takes one to the side of the head.
Dan tried to score with a low kick but Barkevious checks it.
Dan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkevious.
Barkevious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dan throws a low kick but Barkevious moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkevious jabs Dan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hughtavious Barkevious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan throws a low kick but Barkevious moves out of range easily.
Barkevious moves out of range of the body kick.
Barkevious slips under a jab.
Barkevious pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dan back to the cage. Barkevious follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've been hearing reports that Dan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barkevious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barkevious gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barkevious is keeping the position for now.
Dan lands a couple of elbows.
Dan postures up and lands a big shot to Barkevious's brow.
Barkevious avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkevious not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barkevious keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.
Dan 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.
Dan trying to control but Barkevious is working from the bottom.
Barkevious has momentary wrist control but Dan slips an elbow through the middle.
Barkevious has his foot on Dan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dan works his way back into a safe position though.
Dan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barkevious can't keep his opponent in guard - Dan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barkevious can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dan is thwarting Barkevious's attempts to control the position.
Barkevious keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barkevious wants to get back to full guard.
Dan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dan seems to be looking for submissions.
Barkevious has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dan is working away from the top position though.
Dan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barkevious on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barkevious is looking to improve his position.
Dan slips a nice elbow through Barkevious's hands, connecting with Barkevious's forehead.
Barkevious is defending against the submission attempts here by Dan.
Dan slips a nice elbow through Barkevious's hands, connecting with Barkevious's forehead.
Dan trying to control from half guard but Barkevious is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkevious wants to improve his position but Dan is controlling well.
Dan is keen to just control but Barkevious is a slippery customer.
Barkevious looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkevious has hold of Dan's hands but Dan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barkevious won't allow Dan to pass to mount.
Barkevious tries to roll over but Dan keeps him under control.
Barkevious is trying to maintain the position but Dan is very close to passing his half guard.
Dan passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barkevious wants to control but Dan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pirate Dan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barkevious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barkevious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dan manages to avoid it.
Barkevious connects with the punch.
A jab from Dan misses.
Dan throws a front kick aimed at Barkevious's knee but Barkevious avoids it well.
Dan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barkevious counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkevious looks to land a left hand but Dan moved out of range nicely.
Dan thows a body shot but no joy.
Barkevious misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Barkevious. Beautiful body shot.
Dan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barkevious connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dan scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughtavious Barkevious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkevious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dan.
Dan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barkevious fails to land with a series of punches.
Barkevious does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dan wants to slow Barkevious down by chopping away at his legs.
Barkevious has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkevious is just out of range.
Barkevious looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barkevious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dan.
Barkevious steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dan.
Dan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dan moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkevious keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dan.
Barkevious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkevious throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barkevious to the mat! Barkevious manages to get full guard.
Dan chips away with some ground and pound.
Barkevious trying to keep a closed guard but Dan is proving a slippery customer.
Dan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barkevious preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dan looking to sit in guard and control but Barkevious gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barkevious must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dan working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkevious trying to control the position from guard on top but Dan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pirate Dan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barkevious stopping the sweep attempt from Dan.
Dan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dan is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Barkevious has his hands clasped together but Dan extends and breaks Barkevious's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pirate Dan!
A victorious Pirate Dan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Hughtavious Barkevious spoke after the fight, saying 'Hughtavious don't lose dis fight. If Hughtavious was so inclined, Hughtavious could'a put dis foo' in the ground, but Hughtavious done gone all gracious on y'all and let dis dude have himself a win over Hughtavious. Hughtavious like to make otha brothas feel good 'bout deyselves e'ry now'n ag'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopejtka comes to the cage accompanied by Metamorphosis by Blue Stahli. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Kopejtka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Kopejtka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kopejtka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kopejtka works the jab nicely.
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!
Tyson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but Kopejtka defending well.
Tyson controlling the action here.
Tyson is pressing down on Kopejtka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kopejtka is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tyson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson trying to control the pace.
Kopejtka wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tyson misses with a head shot. Kopejtka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tyson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kopejtka's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kopejtka wants to stand but Tyson is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergio Tyson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tyson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tyson prevents Kopejtka from standing back up.
Tyson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tyson content just to control the position here.
Tyson lands a couple of good shots and Kopejtka has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tyson misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Tyson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kopejtka.
Tyson controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Tyson 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.
Tyson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Kopejtka is keeping the position.
Tyson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kopejtka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Tyson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tyson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kopejtka is keeping the position for now.
Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sergio Tyson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Tyson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kopejtka is trying to defend but Tyson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tyson controlling the action here.
Tyson winds up and cracks Kopejtka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tyson slows the pace down in half guard.
Tyson throwing shots but Kopejtka is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sergio Tyson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tyson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kopejtka to the ground. Tyson is now in Kopejtka's guard.
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyson postures up and lands a big shot to Kopejtka's brow.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kopejtka has wrist control.
Tyson passes Kopejtka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tyson uses his free foot to push down on Kopejtka's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kopejtka.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopejtka is bucking up trying to escape but Tyson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Kopejtka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson landing strikes from the mount.
Tyson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyson with a couple of short strikes.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Kopejtka.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tyson lands strikes from half guard.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kopejtka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sergio Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kopejtka is looking for a sweep. Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyson lands a nice short elbow.
Tyson wants to pass to mount but Kopejtka is defending the position.
Tyson passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyson controlling from mount.
Tyson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopejtka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Tyson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tyson with shots to the head and body - Kopejtka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka tries to hold on but Tyson postures up.
Tyson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tyson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson controlling the pace for now.
Tyson raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka wants to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Douglas Kopejtka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson lands a heavy elbow.
Kopejtka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyson scoring with strikes but Kopejtka is staying in there.
Tyson working the ground and pound effectively.
Kopejtka is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson unloading with bombs!
Oh Kopejtka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Tyson!
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