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NFNY: GoNY 3.2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slick Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Scarpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick comes into the arena with Women Lose Weight blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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234 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slick Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Scarpa!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scarpa.
Scarpa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rick is out of range.
Scarpa lands with a nice body kick.
Rick avoids the head kick by Scarpa.
Rick is looking to clinch but Scarpa is avoiding it.
Rick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scarpa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rick trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarpa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rick is looking for a triangle but Scarpa pushes his legs off easily.
Scarpa has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Cooker. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick trying to control the position.
Scarpa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Scarpa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rick!
Rick really is a fat lump.
Scarpa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rick looks a forlorn figure.
Rick slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scarpa lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarpa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Scarpa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rick working a defensive guard here.
Rick working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Scarpa has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rick tries to get to full guard but Scarpa has control of the leg.
Rick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rick tries to get out of the position.
Rick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scarpa is working away from the top position though.
Scarpa tries to pass to full mount but Rick defends it.
We've been hearing good reports from Rick's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rick actively working from the bottom here.
Scarpa slips a nice elbow through Rick's hands, connecting with Rick's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rick is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Scarpa 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.
Scarpa scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Scarpa misses.
Rick moves out of range of the body kick.
Scarpa connects with a leg kick. Rick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rick wants to clinch but Scarpa slips to the side
and Scarpa counters with a takedown into side control.
Rick tries to control but Scarpa manages to take his back.
Scarpa gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
It looks like Slick Rick has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rick trying to control the action but Scarpa just sinks the hooks in.
Scarpa controls the position.
Scarpa wants to control but Rick is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Scarpa lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Slick Rick's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Slick Rick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gregory Scarpa!
After winning the bout, Gregory Scarpa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Slick Rick was interviewed post fight and said 'I darn near turned pale, and because of betrayal they indicted me, and gave me an impossible bail. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pidasol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansky has chosen Płomień 81 - Powiedz na osiedlu as his entrance music. Meyer Lansky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Pidasol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Lansky!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pidasol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lansky checks the leg kick.
Lansky misses with a body punch
and Pidasol counters with a shoot takedown. Lansky fights it but they end up in guard.
Pidasol trying to control but Lansky is working from the bottom.
Pidasol is really struggling to control Lansky but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pidasol throws a big elbow that misses.
Pidasol prevents Lansky from getting back to his feet.
Pidasol 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.
Pidasol postures up in Lansky's guard and throws a big left but Lansky blocks it.
Pidasol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lansky wants to stand up but Pidasol is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pidasol throws a big right hand that misses.
Pidasol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lansky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pidasol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pidasol is looking to work some ground and pound but Lansky has wrist control.
Lansky being controlled here, momentarily.
Pidasol lands a couple of elbows.
Pidasol throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pidasol.
Lansky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pidasol is controlling him.
Pidasol not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pidasol throwing strikes but missing.
Pidasol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pidasol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pidasol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lansky wants to sweep here but Pidasol controlling him for the moment.
Pidasol trying to control the position from guard on top but Lansky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pidasol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pidasol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lansky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lansky keeping moving, preventing Pidasol from controlling successfully.
Lansky trying to keep a closed guard but Pidasol is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pidasol trying to control the position from guard on top but Lansky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pidasol throws a sloppy head kick and Lansky moves out of range easily.
Lansky swings widly with a right hand
so Pidasol counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lansky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pidasol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pidasol is stalling in the full guard.
Pidasol wants to control from the top but Lansky keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Pidasol 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.
Lansky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pidasol, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lansky.
Lansky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pidasol takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lansky.
Lansky lands a body punch.
Lansky lands a left hand.
Lansky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lansky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pidasols head.
Lansky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lansky lands a nice uppercut.
Pidasol is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lansky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lansky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lansky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lansky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lansky.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pidasols head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lansky.
Lansky lands with a light punch inside.
Lansky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pidasol.
Lansky scores with a shot to the side of Pidasol's head.
Oh Pidasol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pidasol with a big uppercut! Pidasol tries to clinch up but Lansky pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pidasol to the mat! Pidasol covers up and Lansky unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Meyer Lansky!
Meyer Lansky was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihailovic has chosen Otherwise - Soldiers as his entrance music. Lubomir Mihailovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
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243 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samson Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lubomir Mihailovic!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wade fails with the takedown
and Mihailovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Mihailovic.
Wade fails with a takedown attempt.
Wade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic misses with the combination.
Mihailovic lunges at Wade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wade's hand.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade lands a body shot.
Lubomir Mihailovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Mihailovic there.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mihailovic.
A big left from Mihailovic misses.
Nice defenses there by Wade.
Wade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Mihailovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wade scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wade misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wade wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mihailovic, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wade in side control, throwing shots but Mihailovic defends.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mihailovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wade scores with punches from side control.
Wade tries to advance to mount but Mihailovic denies him.
Wade tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wade 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.
Mihailovic parries the strikes from Wade easily there. Wade is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mihailovic to escape.
Mihailovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wade wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wade cracks Mihailovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mihailovic is looking to regain half guard here but Wade keeps moving and retains side control.
Mihailovic taking a bit of punishment here - Wade scoring with strikes.
Wade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mihailovic defending against the ground and pound.
Wade trying to control the position but Mihailovic is working away.
Mihailovic taking a bit of punishment here - Wade scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade cracks Mihailovic with a big right hand but Mihailovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Wade are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wade scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wade trying to control the position but Mihailovic is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Wade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mihailovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mihailovic misses with a hook.
Mihailovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mihailovic throws a right hand that misses
and Wade counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Mihailovic down! Wade is looking to finish but Mihailovic is intelligently defending himself.
Mihailovic is rocked!
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!
Wade postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mihailovic covers up, he's hurt! Wade keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Wade and the ref steps in to end the fight! Wade can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Wade!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Artest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artest is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Champion- Ron Artest Feat T-Pain. The key to victory for Benjamin Grimm has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Artest!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Artest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Artest takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Ron Artest has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Grimm. Those never looked like landing.
Grimm misses with a looping right.
Artest forces Grimm back against the cage and clinches.
Artest looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
Grimm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artest throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Grimm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm blocking some punches.
Artest prevents Grimm from breaking the clinch.
Grimm is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Artest is keeping busy.
Artest lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Benjamin Grimm has been cut.
Grimm takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Artest.
Artest swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm tries to stall but Artest uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grimm blocking some punches.
Artest throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Artest.
Artest landing knees to the body.
Artest misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artest scores with a knee to the head.
Artest lands an elbow inside that Grimm shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artest struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimm controls his hands.
Artest lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Benjamin Grimm's cut is getting worse.
Artest lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
Grimm is rocked!
Benjamin Grimm's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artest lands a big right hand that drops Grimm! The killer instinct kicks in and Artest finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Artest!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Artest!
After the fight, Ron Artest 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bloody Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Frost could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bloody Gutz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Frost!
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, Bloody Gutz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frost looks to land a combination but Gutz avoids it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gutz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gutz avoids the head kick by Frost.
Frost lands a front kick.
Gutz misses with a combination
and Frost counters with a head kick that drops Gutz to the mat! Gutz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz misses the shot to the body.
Gutz checks a leg kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frost, right into the meat.
Gutz slips under a jab from Frost.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Frost fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gutz is out of range.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frost getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
Frost lands a big head kick that sends Gutz tumbling to the mat! Frost takes a step backwards and waves Gutz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gutz is rocked!
It looks like Bloody Gutz has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a head kick but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Gutz misses with a wild body shot.
Gutz seems to have recovered his senses.
Frost drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gutz right on the button. Gutz goes down! Frost follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Frost gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Frost!
Jackson Frost tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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