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ECFC 15 - Tappanii vs Branton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bowlsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cus Tomato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowlsby comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You Im Drunk. Bobby Bowlsby has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cus Tomato!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomato ducks under a wild hook from Bowlsby.
Tomato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowlsby.
Tomato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowlsby.
Tomato misses with a left hand
and Bowlsby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bowlsby looks to land a left hand but Tomato moved out of range nicely.
Bowlsby misses the shot to the body.
Tomato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tomato wants to slow Bowlsby down by chopping away at his legs.
Bowlsby throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Bowlsby misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Tomato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tomato.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tomato.
Tomato scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bowlsby's hands.
Bowlsby connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowlsby misses with an uppercut
and Tomato counters with a low kick, right behind Bowlsby 's knee.
Tomato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tomato throws a leg kick which misses Bowlsby's front leg but catches the back leg as Bowlsby tries to avoid it.
Tomato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cus Tomato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomato scoring well with a low kick there.
Tomato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bowlsby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Danga de danga de dang - Bowlsby scores with a four punch combination!
Tomato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomato misses with a low kick.
Tomato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowlsby.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomato throws a leg kick which misses Bowlsby's front leg but catches the back leg as Bowlsby tries to avoid it.
Tomato lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomato throws a front kick that sends Bowlsby stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Tomato.
Tomato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bowlsby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tomato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tomato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowlsby.
Tomato lands a head shot.
Tomato throws a nice looking combination but Bowlsby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tomato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tomato moves away from the strike by Bowlsby.
Tomato scoring well with a low kick there.
Bowlsby closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bowlsby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bowlsby throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bowlsby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomato connects with an inside leg kick.
Tomato connects with a nice looking jab.
Bowlsby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowlsby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tomato can pounce on him.
Tomato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tomato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowlsby.
Tomato lands a nice looking body shot.
Bowlsby is breathing heavily.
Tomato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tomato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomato throws a body punch but Bowlsby moves out of range.
Tomato is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bowlsby had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bowlsby cracks Tomato with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowlsby slips a jab from Tomato.
Bowlsby avoids the head kick by Tomato.
Bowlsby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Tomato - just one landing.
Tomato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bowlsby throws a jab when Tomato was well out of range.
Bowlsby throws an overhand right that lands on Tomato's shoulder, as Tomato tries to avoid the shot.
Tomato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bowlsby missing with a left hand there. Tomato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bowlsby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tomato counters with a thumping low kick.
Tomato digs a good hook to Bowlsby's body.
Sloppy strikes from Bowlsby. Those never looked like landing.
Bowlsby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tomato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tomato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowlsby throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Bowlsby misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cus Tomato 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.
Bowlsby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bowlsby might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tomato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowlsby looks to land a left hand but Tomato moved out of range nicely.
Tomato connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bowlsby. Those never looked like landing.
Bowlsby looks to land a right hand but Tomato moved out of range.
Tomato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tomato lands a nice hook to Bowlsby's body. Bowlsby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowlsby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tomato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bowlsby.
Tomato cracks the inside of Bowlsby's front leg.
Tomato connects with a leg kick. Bowlsby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tomato lands with a right hand.
Tomato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bowlsby. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowlsby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tomato.
Tomato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tomato - that will leave a mark!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tomato, right into the meat.
No joy there for Tomato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomato sizes up Bowlsby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tomato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowlsby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tomato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Tomato.
Bowlsby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowlsby 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bowlsby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tomato ducks under a wild hook from Bowlsby.
Tomato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Tomato there.
Tomato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomato lands a nice looking body shot.
Tomato scores with a push kick.
Bowlsby will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tomato thumps Bowlsby with a low kick.
Bowlsby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tomato.
Tomato lands with an overhand left.
Bowlsby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tomato can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Tomato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomato digs a good body shot into Bowlsby's ribs.
Bowlsby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tomato. Tomato obviously looking to wear him down.
Tomato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomato cracks the inside of Bowlsby's front leg.
Tomato lands with a shot to the body.
Bowlsby 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.
Bowlsby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Tomato lands.
Bowlsby is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowlsby leaves his chin hanging out and Tomato seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bowlsby crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cus Tomato!
The defeated Bobby Bowlsby had this to say: 'I was drunk..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Teeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Thump (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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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Teeto!
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, Jimmy Thump!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Teeto.
Teeto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 in the buildup to the fight.
Teeto lands a high kick!
Teeto thows a body kick. Thump tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A good leg kick by Teeto.
Thump misses with a hook
and Teeto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thump instigates a clinch.
Teeto struggles to land a body shot inside as Thump controls his hands.
Thump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thump misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teeto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Teeto lands an elbow inside that Thump shrugs off.
Thump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teeto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jimmy Thump has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Teeto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thump misses with a body punch.
Thump works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thump trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thump looking to pass the guard.
Teeto trying to control the position.
Thump trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thump preventing the sweep.
Thump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teeto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thump throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thump content to stall in guard here.
Teeto is trying to control the position but Thump postures up.
Thump keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Teeto's head.
Thump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teeto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeto kicks Thump off and gets to his feet.
Teeto delivers a nice body kick.
Teeto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thump was well out of range. Poor timing from Teeto.
Thump drives through and clinches with Teeto against the cage.
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!
Teeto lands with a left to the head.
Thump blocks a body shot from Teeto.
Teeto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teeto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teeto throws a punch but it's blocked by Thump.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thump.
Teeto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teeto working Thump over with knees to the body.
Thump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teeto's elbow.
Thump trying to stall but Teeto improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teeto landing knees to the head.
Teeto misses with the head strike.
Thump landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thump blocking some punches.
Thump takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thump misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thump.
Teeto pushes Thump back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teeto is pressed up against the cage. Thump has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Teeto down to the mat. Teeto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thump is defended easily by Teeto.
Thump closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thump.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teeto working Thump over with knees to the body.
Teeto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Teeto throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thump fails to land.
Teeto lands a left hand.
Thump trying to control the position but instead, Teeto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thump into the cage.
Thump struggles to land a body shot inside as Teeto controls his hands.
Thump tries to stall but Teeto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teeto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thumps head.
Teeto tries to pull guard but Thump won't allow it.
Teeto can't find room to land a body shot as Thump controls the action.
Teeto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teeto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thump.
Thump is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Teeto presses Thump against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mr Teeto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Thump's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Teeto stuns Thump with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teeto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thump fails with a takedown attempt.
Teeto connects with an inside leg kick.
Teeto rushes Thump and presses him up against the cage.
Teeto tries to throw a body punch but Thump avoids it by throwing Teeto back against the cage.
Thump takes an elbow to the forehead.
Teeto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teeto lands an elbow inside.
Teeto throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thump trying to land knees to the body.
Thump is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Teeto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thump wants a takedown but no success here.
Mr Teeto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Thump.
Thump is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Teeto can't fight it off and eventually Thump manages to take the fight to the floor. Teeto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Teeto keeping moving, preventing Thump from controlling successfully.
Thump is breathing heavily.
Teeto trying to keep a closed guard but Thump is proving a slippery customer.
Thump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teeto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teeto wants to sweep here but Thump controlling him for the moment.
Teeto is trying to keep Thump in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mr Teeto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Teeto.
Teeto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mr Teeto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teeto stuffs the takedown.
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!
Teeto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Thump.
Teeto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mr Teeto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teeto lands with a good body shot.
Teeto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thump misses with a combination
and Thump takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Teeto moves into range and clinches up with Thump.
Thump is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Teeto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thump prevents a body shot from Teeto.
Teeto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teeto lands a shoulder strike.
Teeto lands an elbow that stopped Thump in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teeto gets underhooks to prevent Thump's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Teeto.
Thump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thump tries to land a knee to the head but Teeto blocks with his arms.
Teeto lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teeto lands with a light punch inside.
Teeto lands a good knee to the midsection. Thump won't want to take too many of those.
Teeto connects with a knee to the head.
Thump is rocked!
Teeto is leaning against Thump and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thump is still on wobbly legs! Can Teeto finish him?
Nice body punch from Teeto.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teeto.
Teeto lands a shoulder strike.
Teeto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Teeto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Teeto.
Teeto lands a big right hand that drops Thump! The killer instinct kicks in and Teeto finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Teeto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Teeto!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mr Teeto waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between WareDa Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Jordan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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174 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, WareDa Beef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan fails to land with a series of punches.
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Beef moves into the clinch.
Beef jumps guard and drags Jordan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Beef is working an open guard so Jordan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jordan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Beef!
Beef wants to get back to his feet.
Jordan trying to control the action but Beef is working from the bottom.
Jordan controls the position.
Beef controls the position for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Beef tries to bench press Jordan off him but Jordan keeps the position.
Beef throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Beef tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jordan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beef pushes Jordan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jordan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jordan wants to control but Beef is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Beef's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beef tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beef keeps working.
Jordan working away.
Beef keeps Jordan under control for a moment.
Beef has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jordan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beef.
Jordan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan clinches up with Beef and pushes him back against the cage.
Beef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beef shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Beef stops Jordan from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Beef's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Beef's back!
Beef prevents Jordan from getting a body triangle.
Beef breaks Jordan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jordan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beef decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jordan, up you get!
A telegraphed right hand from Beef misses the target.
Beef tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.
Beef looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jordan is fending him off so far but Beef persists. Nope, Jordan circles away and we're back to standing.
Beef shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jordan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Beef is looking to control Jordan but Jordan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Beef has the hooks in. Jordan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jordan fending off the submission attempt from Beef.
Beef is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jordan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beef is riding his opponent, not letting Jordan buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
WareDa Beef dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jordan throws a head kick but Beef moves out of range.
Hugh Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan takes the fight into the clinch.
Beef blocking some punches.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Jordan looking to score a takedown here. Beef is defending well but Jordan drives through and ends up in Beef's guard.
Beef lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jordan!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beef putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Beef tries to control but Jordan wriggling away.
Beef takes Jordan's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Jordan is in trouble.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beef has managed to slip his arm under Jordan's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jordan is tapping out! Submission win for Beef.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). WareDa Beef!
WareDa Beef decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toms Gailitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny Bova has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lenny Bova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toms Gailitis!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gailitis misses with a takedown attempt - Bova sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bova thows a body kick. Gailitis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bova takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Gailitis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gailitis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bova counters with a stiff right hand.
Gailitis throws a leg kick but Bova sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gailitis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bova.
Gailitis lands with a good body shot.
Bova looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Bova.
Bova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gailitis stalks Bova and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bova's face. Bova staggers backwards, shaken.
Bova has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bova looks to land a body kick but Gailitis moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gailitis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gailitis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bova manages to avoid it.
Gailitis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
My spies in Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches inform me that Gailitis has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bova wants to control but Gailitis postures up.
Bova is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bova takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gailitis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gailitis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bova is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gailitis lands a strong strike to the head of Bova. That's dazed him! Gailitis looking to finish here. Bova is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gailitis lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toms Gailitis!
Toms Gailitis is the new welterweight champion!
Toms Gailitis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daron Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Lonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buxton comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - He's A Mental Giant. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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262 lbs
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271 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daron Buxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Lonni!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonni staying out of range there.
Lonni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buxton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lonni is fending him off so far but Buxton persists. Nope, Lonni circles away and we're back to standing.
Buxton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lonni slips a straight right by Buxton.
Buxton darts in looking for a takedown but Lonni gets double underhooks and turns Buxton into the cage.
Lonni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lonni lands with a right to the head.
Lonni is looking to break free of the clinch but Buxton has double underhooks.
Buxton missing with knees to the body.
Buxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Buxton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buxton keeps control of Lonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lonni blocks an uppercut.
Lonni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buxton can't find room to land a body shot as Lonni controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonni is trying to force a seperation but Buxton has the dominant position.
Buxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buxton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lonni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daron Buxton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lonni is trying to break the clinch but Buxton is controlling him.
Lonni wants to break free but Buxton has control.
Buxton is struggling to control the position.
Lonni wants to get back to striking at distance but Buxton won't allow it.
Buxton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buxton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lonni working hard to break the clinch.
Lonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buxton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonni blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lonni stuffs the takedown.
Buxton sizes up Lonni with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buxton dives in and grabs Lonni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lonni pushes down on Buxton's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buxton.
Buxton tries to clinch up.
Daron Buxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lonni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buxton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Buxton punishes Lonni's body with a nice straight punch.
Buxton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lonni is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Buxton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Buxton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lonni down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Buxton is controlling him well.
Lonni dodges the ground and pound from Buxton.
Lonni is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Buxton is chipping away with strikes.
Buxton throws an elbow but Lonni slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lonni trying to remain calm as Buxton controls from the top position.
Lonni is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Buxton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Buxton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lonni keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buxton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lonni explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Buxton fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buxton fails with the takedown.
Lonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buxton circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buxton dives in for a single leg takedown but Lonni sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daron Buxton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Buxton clinches.
Buxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Buxton prevents Lonni from breaking the clinch.
Buxton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buxton lands a left hand.
Lonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lonni catches Buxton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Buxton cracks Lonni with a big right hand and Lonni goes down!
Lonni is rocked!
It looks like Arturo Lonni has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buxton postures up in Lonni's guard and throws a big left but Lonni blocks it.
Lonni is still in real trouble! Can Buxton finish him?
Lonni is looking to stand up but Buxton isn't so interested in that idea.
Lonni seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buxton trying to control the position from guard on top but Lonni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buxton landing some decent shots from guard.
Lonni wants to stand up but Buxton is controlling him.
Lonni keeping moving, preventing Buxton from controlling successfully.
Buxton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lonni uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Buxton is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Buxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buxton loads up on a big right hand but Lonni slips the punch.
Buxton catches Lonni napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Lonni to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buxton won't allow Lonni to get back to his feet.
Buxton stays in close to Lonni's body and controls the position.
Buxton connects with a couple of short punches.
Buxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lonni can do to turn this around?
Buxton trying to control but Lonni is working from the bottom.
Buxton landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buxton.
Buxton is working Lonni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buxton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lonni is looking to stand up but Buxton isn't so interested in that idea.
Buxton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Buxton throws a big elbow that misses.
Buxton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lonni keeping moving, preventing Buxton from controlling successfully.
Buxton scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four 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!
Lonni keeping moving, preventing Buxton from controlling successfully.
Lonni wants to get back to his feet but Buxton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Buxton stands up over Lonni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Buxton arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lonni's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daron Buxton!
A relieved looking Daron Buxton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Smithson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithson's entrance music is Creator of Worlds. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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18
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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, Greg Smithson!
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, Trey Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Smithson avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smithson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smithson takes a shot to the head.
Smithson is pressed up against the cage. Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smithson down to the mat. Smithson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smithson doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Smithson rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smithson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thompson is defending well.
Smithson wants the takedown. Thompson is fighting it off but Smithson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Thompson's guard against the cage.
Thompson has control of Smithson's left arm, preventing Smithson from doing any damage.
Smithson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smithson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thompson holds on and takes a little breather.
Thompson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smithson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smithson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Smithson wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Smithson from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Smithson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thompson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smithson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thompson looking to control.
Smithson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smithson wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson seems keen to control Smithson's posture.
Smithson trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smithson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Smithson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thompson defends well and Smithson ends up having to push Thompson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thompson is looking to control Smithson's arms but Smithson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thompson has his back to the cage.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smithson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thompson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smithson is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithson is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson is trying to maintain the position but Smithson is very close to passing his half guard.
Smithson wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson is doing well to control the position and prevent Smithson from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smithson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Smithson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smithson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompson circles away.
Smithson doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Smithson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Smithson checks it.
Smithson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson lands with a hook. Smithson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trey Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smithson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Smithson's head.
Smithson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Smithson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smithson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smithson postures up.
Thompson is pulling down on Smithson's head to control his posture.
Smithson tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thompson working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Trey Thompson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smithson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smithson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Thompson cracks the inside of Smithson's front leg.
Smithson shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Smithson.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thompson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smithson shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Smithson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Smithson is predictable there
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smithson darts in looking for a takedown but Thompson gets double underhooks and turns Smithson into the cage.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Smithson's head.
Thompson is trying to push Smithson away but Smithson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smithson tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Smithson goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smithson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Thompson.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smithson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smithson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smithson looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson lands a big head kick that sends Smithson tumbling to the mat! Thompson takes a step backwards and waves Smithson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smithson is rocked!
It looks like Greg Smithson has been cut.
Smithson tries to clinch up.
Oh Smithson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Smithson out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trey Thompson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Flauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Its Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmonray Flauta looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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30
205 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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22
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Flauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Its Ono!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ono thumps Flauta with a low kick.
Ono tests Flauta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ono 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.
Ono fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Ono.
Ono feints and then cracks Flauta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flauta down.
A head kick misses from Ono.
Ono throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Flauta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ono is in Flauta's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flauta wants to sweep here but Ono controlling him for the moment.
Ono sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ono landing with the ground and pound.
Ono throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ono is working Flauta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ono trying to control the position from guard on top but Flauta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ono showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ono must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ono trying to control the position from guard on top but Flauta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ono's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Its Ono wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ono throws a head kick but Flauta moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Flauta.
Ono tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flauta looks up at the clock and then as Ono takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Flauta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Flauta tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ono tries to improve position but can't.
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!
Flauta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ono keeps working.
Flauta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ono knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ono defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ono struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ono is looking to regain half guard here but Flauta keeps moving and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ono can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Flauta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ono keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ono is looking for a sweep.
Flauta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Flauta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Flauta looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flauta trying to control the action but Ono is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Its Ono dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flauta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flauta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Its Ono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flauta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flauta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ono defends well and Flauta ends up having to push Ono into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmonray Flauta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ono tries to work over Flauta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ono is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ono works on Flauta's body with a couple of short punches.
Ono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ono lands a shot to the body.
Ono makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ono gets through Flauta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ono.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ono.
Ono scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ono works on Flauta's body with a couple of short punches.
Ono lands with a short shot to the head.
Ono lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ono scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flauta is rocked!
Ono lands a body punch.
Oh Flauta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Ono gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Flauta regains guard.
Ono loads up on a big left hand. Flauta felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ono looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Flauta can't hide his disappointment, as Ono celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Its Ono!
A very excited looking Its Ono made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bruny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Place Holder (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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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Bruny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Place Holder!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruny misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bruny checks a leg kick.
Holder gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bruny to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bruny won't allow Holder to sweep him here.
Bruny cracks Holder with a solid left hand.
Holder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bruny controls the pace.
Holder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bruny doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bruny manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruny is one step ahead there.
Bruny postures up in Holder's guard and throws a big left but Holder blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bruny preventing the sweep.
Holder is trying to control the position but Bruny postures up.
Bruny sitting in guard here, content to control.
Holder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bruny is in close to Holder's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruny drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Holder dives on top into guard.
Holder won't allow Bruny to sweep him here.
Holder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bruny is looking for a triangle but Holder pushes his legs off easily.
Bruny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holder trying to control but Bruny is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruny keeping moving, preventing Holder from controlling successfully.
Bruny 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.
Bruny keeping moving, preventing Holder from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Place Holder was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Good work by Holder as he checks the leg kick.
Holder checks a leg kick.
Holder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holder.
Jerome Bruny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder takes one to the side of the head.
Holder throws a head kick that misses.
Bruny scores with a kick to the body.
Bruny closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holder throws out a leg kick but Bruny moves out of range and Holder only half commits.
Bruny throws a body punch but Holder moves out of range.
Holder stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruny. Bruny gets slowly back to his feet.
Holder wants to clinch up but Bruny keeps it at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Holder!
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holder thows a leg kick but Bruny checks it
and Bruny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny connects with a solid leg kick.
Holder misses with a low kick.
Holder looks for the body kick but Bruny saw that one coming.
Holder scores with a nice body kick.
Bruny jabs Holder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bruny throws the left hand but Holder avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruny circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holder tries to clinch but Bruny is having none of it.
Holder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holder manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Bruny dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bruny tries to work over Holder's front leg with a kick but Holder checks it.
Bruny moves out of range of the body kick.
Holder moves out of range as Bruny strikes.
Bruny shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holder wants to control but Bruny is keeping busy.
Holder keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've been hearing that Bruny has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ground and pound from Bruny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holder is looking to improve his position.
Holder is defending against the submission attempts here by Bruny.
Bruny is thwarting Holder's attempts to control the position.
Holder is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruny is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bruny unloading with bombs!
Bruny fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Holder is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bruny lands with some strikes.
Holder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bruny landing shots from mount.
Holder wants to hold on but Bruny pushes him away.
Bruny controlling the pace for now.
Holder wants to hold on but Bruny pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny with good strikes from the mount here!
Bruny working the ground and pound effectively.
Holder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bruny raining down shots from the mount!
Bruny is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holder can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bruny raining down shots from the mount!
Bruny lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruny content just to control the position here.
Bruny prevents Holder from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder wants to control but Bruny is having none of it.
Bruny with good strikes from the mount here!
Bruny wants to control the pace but Holder is squirming around nicely.
Holder is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruny can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holder is looking to escape.
Holder is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Bruny dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bruny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruny closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holder's guard.
Holder working a defensive guard here.
Bruny trying to control the position from guard on top but Holder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holder wants to sweep but no luck.
Holder looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bruny puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Holder wants to get back to full guard but Bruny has passed into side control.
Bruny is chipping away with strikes.
Jerome Bruny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruny working the ground and pound.
Holder is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bruny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny scores with a couple of short elbows.
Holder tries to buck Bruny off but Bruny is having none of it.
Bruny trying to control the action but Holder is working from the bottom.
Bruny is working Holder over with some ground and pound from side control.
Holder tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bruny lands a decent elbow from side control.
Holder is looking for a sweep.
Bruny lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holder down.
Holder is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bruny connects with a decent elbow.
Place Holder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bruny 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.
Holder takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holder tries to bench press Bruny off him but Bruny keeps the position.
Bruny 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 Holder's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bruny lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bruny tries for a kimura but Holder is defending well.
Bruny scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Holder to see if he's OK.
Bruny lands a nice forearm strike.
Bruny has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Holder is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bruny yanks on the arm and Holder is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bruny.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jerome Bruny!
A relieved looking Jerome Bruny 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokozuna Asashoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glen Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asashoryu scores with a hook to the body. Jacobs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Asashoryu connects with a nice looking jab.
Jacobs has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Jacobs with that takedown attempt.
Jacobs dives in for a single leg takedown but Asashoryu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yokozuna Asashoryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Jacobs.
Jacobs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Asashoryu wants to get back to striking at distance but Jacobs won't allow it.
Jacobs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Asashoryu's efforts to push away.
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!
Asashoryu breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asashoryu slaps away a takedown attempt from Jacobs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Asashoryu as Jacobs shoots in.
Jacobs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Asashoryu counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Asashoryu looks at the referee who does nothing so Asashoryu lands a crushing right that sends Jacobs to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yokozuna Asashoryu!
A relieved looking Yokozuna Asashoryu 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Tappanii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannu Tappanii 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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193 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Branton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Tappanii!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Branton throws a right hand that misses
and Tappanii counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tappanii.
Tappanii drops back looking for a leg! Branton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Branton manages to kick Tappanii off! Tappanii jumps back into Branton's guard.
Branton 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.
My spies in The Jungle Elite MMA inform me that Tappanii has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tappanii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tappanii sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappanii passes Branton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tappanii is looking for a kimura but Branton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tappanii to get the leverage.
Tappanii seems to be looking for submissions.
Branton is defending against the submission attempts here by Tappanii.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tappanii takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tappanii is trying for a kimura here. Branton looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tappanii wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hannu Tappanii! Hannu Tappanii retains his middleweight title!
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