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BEEF: 25YO Tourney Rnd3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shahrokh Dara Rostami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracieb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shahrokh Dara Rostami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Royce Gracieb!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracieb looks to throw the jab but Rostami is out of range.
Rostami moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Royce Gracieb has been cut.
Rostami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rostami moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracieb avoids the head kick by Rostami.
Rostami is looking to clinch.
Gracieb should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rostami feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracieb's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rostami throws a quick inside leg kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gracieb has eaten all the pies!
Gracieb looks winded!
Rostami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracieb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rostami connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shahrokh Dara Rostami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rostami.
Rostami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostami dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracieb. That did some damage!
Rostami fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Gracieb out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Shahrokh Dara Rostami!
A victorious Shahrokh Dara Rostami thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guil Ty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sacamano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sacamano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seinfeld Theme. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bob Sacamano enters the cage!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guil Ty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Sacamano!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacamano looks for the body kick but Ty saw that one coming.
Sacamano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sacamano connects with a solid leg kick.
Bob Sacamano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sacamano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ty connects with a single shot there.
Sacamano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sacamano tries to clinch up but Ty circles away and keeps his distance.
Sacamano closes the distance and clinches.
Sacamano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Guil Ty has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sacamano obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sacamano.
Sacamano lands an elbow just above Ty 's eye.
Ty blocks an elbow strike from Sacamano.
Ty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sacamano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ty scores with a hook to the body.
Ty struggles to land a body shot inside as Sacamano controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bob Sacamano has been cut.
Ty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sacamano.
Sacamano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ty is breathing heavily.
Ty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sacamano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sacamano lands an elbow that stopped Ty in his tracks for a moment.
Guil Ty's cut is getting worse.
Sacamano connects with a knee to the head.
Sacamano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Ty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sacamano lands an elbow that stopped Ty in his tracks for a moment.
Sacamano crunches a lovely knee into Ty's ribcage.
Sacamano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ty backwards.
Sacamano lands an elbow inside that Ty shrugs off.
Ty is rocked!
Guil Ty's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sacamano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sacamano.
Oh Ty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ty takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sacamano lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Sacamano.
Sacamano lands a big right hand that drops Ty! The killer instinct kicks in and Sacamano finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sacamano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Sacamano!
Bob Sacamano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Fink Nottle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fink Nottle comes to the cage accompanied by Pomp and Circumstance. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augustus Fink Nottle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herbert Burns!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fink Nottle.
Burns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fink Nottle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fink Nottle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fink Nottle gets a clinch.
We've been informed that Burns has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fink Nottle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fink Nottle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns is rocked!
Fink Nottle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Burns is still on wobbly legs! Can Fink Nottle finish him?
Good body shot from Fink Nottle.
Fink Nottle swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Fink Nottle fails to land.
Fink Nottle pushes Burns against the cage. Fink Nottle is working some dirty boxing. Fink Nottle pushes off with a quick right hook! Burns goes down! Burns tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Fink Nottle moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augustus Fink Nottle!
As Augustus Fink Nottle got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Good show old sport! Now you see what happens when you ruff and tumble with a gentleman.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Reyes's chin.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes catches Okunaba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okunaba dives in and grabs Reyes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reyes pushes down on Okunaba's head and hops out.
Okunaba scores with a push kick.
Okunaba shoots in and bounces Reyes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet but Okunaba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Okunaba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okunaba forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okunaba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reyes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet.
Okunaba lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes taking some punishment here, with Okunaba in his half guard.
Reyes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Okunaba is nestled in close to Reyes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Okunaba there.
Okunaba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Okunaba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Okunaba lands strikes from half guard.
Reyes is rocked!
Okunaba slips a nice elbow through Reyes's hands, connecting with Reyes's forehead.
Reyes is still in real trouble! Can Okunaba finish him?
Okunaba 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes actively working from the bottom here.
Okunaba lands a big elbow - Reyes is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Okunaba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransino Tirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fransino Tirta!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tirta looks to clinch
and Tirta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krause seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tirta closes the distance but Krause moves to the side
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Tirta has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A swing and a miss from Krause.
Tirta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tirta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krause swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tirta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tirta clinches up with Krause and pushes him back against the cage.
Tirta lands an elbow just above Krause 's eye.
It looks like Bruno Krause has been cut.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Tirta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tirta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tirta trying to control the position but instead, Krause has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tirta into the cage.
Tirta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Krause.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tirta.
A right hook to the body lands for Tirta.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tirta tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Krause takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short uppercut from Krause.
Tirta struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krause lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krause will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tirta up against the cage.
Krause working aggressively here.
Tirta misses with a body punch.
Tirta throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Krause - that landed with a thud.
Krause avoids the elbow strike from Tirta, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause blocks an elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
Krause blocks the elbow strike.
Tirta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tirta digs a right hand into Krause's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krause's gas tank.
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!
Tirta blocks an uppercut.
Tirta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krause tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tirta's elbow.
Tirta lands an elbow just above Krause 's eye.
Krause takes an elbow to the temple.
Tirta blocks an uppercut.
Tirta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krause.
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Tirta controls the action.
Krause blocks an elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bruno Krause's cut is getting worse.
Krause blocks an elbow strike.
Tirta lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krause blocks a body shot from Tirta.
Tirta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tirta as Krause tries to tie him up.
Tirta stalling in the clinch but Krause improves position.
Tirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tirta misses with an elbow strike.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Tirta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Krause scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krause scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tirta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Krause.
Krause stalls.
Krause looking to slow down the pace here.
Tirta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
Tirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause wants to stall.
Tirta lands with a left to the head.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause blocks an elbow strike.
Tirta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tirta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bruno Krause's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tirta misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tirta misses with a punch to the body.
Tirta lands an elbow inside that Krause shrugs off.
Tirta wants to stall.
Krause wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fransino Tirta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Krause's cut.
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.
Krause scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tirta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tirta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tirta gets tackled into the cage by Krause. Krause maintains the clinch.
Krause blocks the elbow strike.
Tirta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krause's elbow.
Tirta stalling in the clinch.
Tirta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krause trying to control the position but instead, Tirta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krause into the cage.
Krause lands with a light punch inside.
Krause blocks the elbow strike.
Tirta struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tirta misses with an elbow strike.
Tirta working aggressively here.
Tirta just leaning against Krause, taking a breather.
Tirta trying to stall but Krause improves his position.
Tirta blocks an uppercut.
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krause's defenses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krause as Tirta tries to tie him up.
Tirta lands an elbow that stopped Krause in his tracks for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tirta scores with a shot to the side of Krause's head.
Krause takes an elbow to the temple.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
Tirta misses with an elbow strike.
Fransino Tirta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Krause lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krause.
Krause stalling.
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krause's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Tirta.
Krause takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Bruno Krause's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krause blocks a body shot from Tirta.
Tirta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
Krause blocks an elbow strike.
Krause lands with a light punch inside.
Krause blocks an elbow strike.
Krause takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krause takes an elbow to the temple.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Tirta.
Tirta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Krause's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fransino Tirta!
An out of breath Fransino Tirta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caestus Marstorius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caestus Marstorius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Ward!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marstorius throws out the jab.
Marstorius tries to sprawl but Ward drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ward uses his free foot to push down on Marstorius's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marstorius.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marstorius hang on?
Ward lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Marstorius trying desperately to get to his feet.
Marstorius taking shots to the head.
Marstorius tries to hold on but Ward postures up.
Ward has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marstorius is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ward! Marstorius is hurt baaadly! Ward is firing away with more strikes - Marstorius is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Ward!
Blake Ward managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Championship Clothing (SALE ON - Clothing from $2), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Zuckerkorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matrim Cauthon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matrim Cauthon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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174 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Zuckerkorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Matrim Cauthon!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuckerkorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cauthon.
Zuckerkorn throws a lazy right hand but Cauthon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zuckerkorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cauthon was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuckerkorn.
Zuckerkorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Cauthon shoots in but Zuckerkorn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cauthon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zuckerkorn avoids a kick to the body.
Zuckerkorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cauthon.
Cauthon goes for a double leg but Zuckerkorn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zuckerkorn continues to drive forward.
Zuckerkorn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cauthon decides to pull guard.
Zuckerkorn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cauthon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zuckerkorn's guard.
Cauthon connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuckerkorn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cauthon is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauthon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zuckerkorn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zuckerkorn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cauthon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zuckerkorn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cauthon manages to get himself to full guard.
Zuckerkorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cauthon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zuckerkorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cauthon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cauthon looking for a sweep. Not yet Cauthon, not yet.
Cauthon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cauthon controlling Zuckerkorn's posture.
Cauthon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zuckerkorn lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cauthon trying to keep a closed guard but Zuckerkorn is proving a slippery customer.
Cauthon has control of Zuckerkorn's left arm, preventing Zuckerkorn from doing any damage.
Zuckerkorn wants to control from the top but Cauthon keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cauthon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zuckerkorn passes into side control.
Zuckerkorn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cauthon to see if he's OK.
Cauthon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zuckerkorn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zuckerkorn is nestled in close to Cauthon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zuckerkorn.
Cauthon is looking for a sweep. Zuckerkorn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zuckerkorn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zuckerkorn prevents Cauthon from improving his position.
Zuckerkorn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zuckerkorn passes to full mount!
Zuckerkorn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cauthon gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuckerkorn throws a strike but Cauthon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zuckerkorn cracks Cauthon with a solid left hand.
Zuckerkorn working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cauthon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zuckerkorn uses it to pass to side control.
Zuckerkorn is looking to take a break and control but Cauthon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cauthon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cauthon is doing well to control the position and prevent Zuckerkorn from advancing to side control.
Cauthon is not content to let Zuckerkorn control the position.
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 Barry Zuckerkorn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zuckerkorn tests Cauthon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cauthon tries a head kick but it misses.
Zuckerkorn misses with a two punch combination.
Zuckerkorn misses with a wild combination.
Cauthon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cauthon thows a huge punch but Zuckerkorn dodges it nicely.
Zuckerkorn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zuckerkorn keeping full guard, as Cauthon tries to pass.
Cauthon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuckerkorn pulls Cauthon in close to prevent any damage.
Zuckerkorn controls Cauthon momentarily but Cauthon frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Barry Zuckerkorn.
Nice uppercut there from Zuckerkorn.
Barry Zuckerkorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuckerkorn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cauthon was covering up waiting for the punch and Zuckerkorn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuckerkorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Cauthon is retaining full guard.
Cauthon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cauthon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuckerkorn is squirming around, avoiding Cauthon's attempts to control the action.
Zuckerkorn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cauthon drops an elbow to the side of Zuckerkorn's head.
Zuckerkorn is looking for a sweep. Cauthon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cauthon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuckerkorn gets full guard.
Cauthon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zuckerkorn trying to control the position.
Cauthon wants to control from the top but Zuckerkorn keeps moving.
Cauthon wants to pass the guard but Zuckerkorn is keeping the position.
Zuckerkorn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cauthon manages to get himself to full guard.
Zuckerkorn being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuckerkorn landing with the ground and pound.
Barry Zuckerkorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cauthon trying to control the position here.
Zuckerkorn distracts Cauthon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zuckerkorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Cauthon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zuckerkorn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cauthon's head.
Our spies down at at The Sweat Lodge inform us that Cauthon has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuckerkorn wants to pass the guard but Cauthon is keeping the position.
Cauthon looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Barry Zuckerkorn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuckerkorn. Cauthon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuckerkorn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zuckerkorn missing with a left hand there. Cauthon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cauthon thows a body kick. Zuckerkorn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cauthon avoids the body shot from Zuckerkorn.
Zuckerkorn throws a lazy right hand but Cauthon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Cauthon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cauthon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zuckerkorn connects with a body shot that sends Cauthon's belly button to the back.
Zuckerkorn throws a hook but Cauthon avoids it easily.
Cauthon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuckerkorn.
Cauthon connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuckerkorn throws a hook to the side of Cauthon's head but Cauthon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matrim Cauthon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zuckerkorn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuckerkorn looks to land a right hand but Cauthon moved out of range.
Zuckerkorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Cauthon's head.
Zuckerkorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cauthon is just out of range.
Zuckerkorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zuckerkorn digs a good body shot into Cauthon's ribs.
Zuckerkorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cauthon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuckerkorn misses the shot to the body.
Zuckerkorn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cauthon backs up against the cage.
Zuckerkorn looks to land a right hand but Cauthon moved out of range.
Cauthon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zuckerkorn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cauthon can pounce on him.
Matrim Cauthon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zuckerkorn.
Cauthon tries to land a front kick but Zuckerkorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zuckerkorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cauthon.
We've been told by Zuckerkorn's head coaches at Hey Steve's Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zuckerkorn moves out of range of the body kick from Cauthon.
Zuckerkorn throws a right and a left that Cauthon avoids nicely.
Cauthon tries to land a front kick but Zuckerkorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zuckerkorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cauthon.
Zuckerkorn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cauthon under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuckerkorn misses with a wild body shot.
Zuckerkorn misses with a wild body shot.
Cauthon scoring well with a low kick there.
Cauthon misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zuckerkorn pinned against the cage. Zuckerkorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zuckerkorn misses with an uppercut.
Zuckerkorn blocks the body kick.
Cauthon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zuckerkorn looks to throw the jab but Cauthon is out of range.
Zuckerkorn stuns Cauthon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cauthon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zuckerkorn quickly recovers to half guard.
Zuckerkorn is looking for a sweep. Cauthon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cauthon controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon wants to take a breather but Zuckerkorn is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cauthon is thwarting Zuckerkorn's attempts to control the position.
Cauthon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cauthon throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zuckerkorn to regain full guard.
Cauthon throws a big elbow that misses.
Cauthon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cauthon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zuckerkorn, who protects the arm well.
Barry Zuckerkorn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zuckerkorn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cauthon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matrim Cauthon.
I think Zuckerkorn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Zuckerkorn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Camel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinchin Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camel comes to the cage accompanied by Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dog ft. Pharrell Williams . Chin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Guts! Guts! - Akira Kushida kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Will Camel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Camel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chinchin Chin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camel lands a nice looking body kick.
Camel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Camel gets caught napping as Chin dives in and scores a takedown. Camel manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Camel trying to control the position.
Chin trying to control but Camel is working from the bottom.
Camel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chin controls the pace.
Will Camel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Camel misses with a body punch
and Chin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chin wants to control but Camel is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Camel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chin.
Chin trying to mount his opponent but Camel defends it.
Camel controlling the position for now.
Chin throwing shots but Camel is blocking nicely.
Chin is trying to control. Camel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chin wants to pass the guard but Camel is defending well.
Chin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camel keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Camel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chin.
Chin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Camel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chin.
Chin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Camel has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chin.
Chin wants to free his trapped foot but Camel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camel is looking to control Chin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Camel avoid being mounted?
Camel is defending against the submission attempts here by Chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chin lands with a punch from half guard.
Camel is refusing to be controlled, as Chin sits in half guard.
Camel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chin on the ground.
Chin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chin is looking for a kimura here.
Camel is defending against the submission attempts here by Chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinchin Chin 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.
Camel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Camel wants it to stay on the feet.
Camel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Camel scores with a nice strike.
Chin shoots in but no luck this time.
Chin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Camel!
Chin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camel keeps working.
Chin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Camel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Camel has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chin but great work by Camel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Camel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Camel trying to control the position but Chin is working away.
Chin sneaks back into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Camel in particular looking to stall.
Chin gets back to full guard.
Chin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Camel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chin keeps trying to improve his position.
Chin keeping moving, preventing Camel from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Camel manages to get himself to full guard.
Camel keeping full guard, as Chin tries to pass.
Camel keeping moving, preventing Chin from controlling successfully.
Chinchin Chin has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinchin Chin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Camel quickly recovers to half guard.
Chin trying to pass the guard but Camel defending well.
Chin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chin wants to free his trapped foot but Camel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chin is pressing down on Camel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Camel is holding on for now.
Chin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Camel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Camel and Chin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Camel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Camel tries to buck Chin off but Chin is having none of it.
Will Camel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin wants to control but Camel is keeping him busy.
Chin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Chin crashes against the mat.
Camel regains half guard, as Chin was trying to land strikes.
Chin is trying to work for a kimura but Camel is defending well.
Chin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camel keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Camel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chin thows a huge punch but Camel dodges it nicely.
Chin moves nicely into side control.
Chin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin misses with the ground and pound.
Chin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Camel, who protects the arm well.
Chin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Camel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Camel is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Chin yanks on the arm and Camel is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Chin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chinchin Chin!
After winning the bout, Chinchin Chin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Westley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homero Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bradley Westley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homero Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Westley lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lopez working for submissions but it's allowed Westley to get to half guard.
Lopez moves into full guard.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Westley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Westley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lopez's guard.
Lopez looking for subs off his back but Westley has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lopez looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Westley jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on Lopez's face as Westley controls the position.
Westley lands a few punches from side control.
Lopez tries to buck Westley off but Westley is having none of it.
Westley staying calm.
Westley tries to advance to mount but Lopez denies him.
Lopez tries to buck Westley off but Westley is having none of it.
Westley scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Westley wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
Lopez struggling a bit here.
Westley goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lopez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Westley's guard! Nice work there by Lopez!
Lopez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Westley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Westley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Westley is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lopez's best efforts.
Lopez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Westley moves into full guard.
Westley wants to get back to his feet but Lopez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Westley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Westley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westley trying to control the position.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Westley is keeping the position for now.
Westley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Westley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Westley keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Westley gets a double leg takedown into Lopez's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Westley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Westley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Westley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lopez quickly recovers to half guard.
Westley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lopez wants to control but Westley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Westley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lopez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Westley is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lopez is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westley content to control rather than advance.
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Westley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bradley Westley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Westley moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Lopez jumps guard but Westley stands there with Lopez around his waist. Lopez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Westley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lopez fails to pull guard.
Bradley Westley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homero Lopez.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but Westley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Westley breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Lopez there.
Westley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lopez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lopez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Westley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Westley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lopez's guard.
Westley wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bradley Westley.
Westley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westley drives through with a takedown into Lopez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Westley trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Westley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Westley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lopez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Westley!
Westley is trying to escape the mount.
Lopez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Westley has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Westley!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Westley passes into side control.
Lopez regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Westley pulls his head out easily.
Lopez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lopez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Westley has passed into half guard!
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Westley seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Westley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Westley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Westley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Westley is in Lopez's guard.
Westley stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
Bradley Westley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Westley wants to stand but Lopez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Westley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Westley has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Westley wants to stand and escape but instead Lopez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lopez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Westley manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Westley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Westley escapes and throws Lopez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Westley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lopez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Westley controlling the action here.
Lopez actively working from the bottom here.
Lopez gets back to full guard.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Westley slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Westley is working away from the top position though.
Lopez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Westley wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Westley there.
Lopez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Westley is working away from the top position though.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.
Westley controlling the pace.
Lopez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Westley scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Westley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lopez!
Lopez is squirming around, avoiding Westley's attempts to control the action.
Lopez is working to get back to half guard.
Westley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
Homero Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradley Westley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bradley Westley.
Well Westley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Westley!
A victorious Bradley Westley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Coleman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a combination
and Coleman counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones wants to control but Coleman postures up.
Coleman is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Coleman happy to just control the position for now.
Coleman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Coleman landing a few strikes.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Coleman scoring with strikes.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman lands an elbow.
Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Coleman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Coleman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Coleman happy to just control the position for now.
Jones tries to buck Coleman off but Coleman is having none of it.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Coleman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working the head with strikes.
Coleman lands a few punches from side control.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
Coleman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jones's thigh. Jones counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Coleman is now in half guard.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.
Coleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Coleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coleman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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!
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Coleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Coleman prevents Jones from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Coleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Coleman's head but Coleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Coleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones sizes up Coleman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Coleman.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to control but Coleman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Coleman trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Coleman looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Coleman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Coleman trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Coleman cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Nate Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control Coleman's posture but Coleman avoids it.
Coleman works to advance to full mount. Jones defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jones taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Coleman controlling the pace for now.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Coleman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Coleman controlling the pace for now.
Coleman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Coleman landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working Jones over with strikes here.
Coleman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones is rocked!
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Coleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Coleman unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jones wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Coleman celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Coleman!
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