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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tui Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guseppe Carliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tui Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guseppe Carliano!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carliano has managed to clinch.
Savage tries to break free but Carliano pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Carliano.
Carliano lands an elbow that stopped Savage in his tracks for a moment.
Carliano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tui Savage has been cut.
Carliano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carliano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Carliano.
Carliano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carliano has Savage pushed against the cage.
Savage is trying to break the clinch but Carliano is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carliano.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Carliano is struggling to control the position.
Carliano landing knees to the head.
Carliano working Savage over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carliano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carliano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Carliano.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carliano obliges.
Carliano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Savage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carliano landing knees to the body.
Carliano scores with a shoulder strike.
Carliano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Savage.
Knees to the body from Carliano.
Carliano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Carliano - that landed with a thud.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carliano lands a knee to the head.
Carliano with a knee to the head.
Carliano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carliano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Carliano.
Carliano leaning against his opponent.
Carliano connects with a knee to the head.
Carliano with a knee to the head.
Savage is rocked!
A knee to the head by Carliano.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carliano lands a big knee to the head and Savage goes down! Carliano pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guseppe Carliano!
After winning the bout, Guseppe Carliano 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Sigurdsson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enrique Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Sigurdsson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez has a takedown stuffed.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Sigurdsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sigurdsson cracks Hernandez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Enrique Hernandez has been cut.
Sigurdsson tests Hernandez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sigurdsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sigurdsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice cross by Sigurdsson.
Hernandez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigurdsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Sigurdsson pushes him off.
Sigurdsson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sigurdsson!
Sigurdsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hernandez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hernandez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sigurdsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sigurdsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hernandez's head.
Sigurdsson wobbles Hernandez with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Sigurdsson dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Hernandez to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ragnar Sigurdsson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dre Lynwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Willing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willing comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Adagio For Strings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Willing was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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Brawler
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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 New York, Dre Lynwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Willing!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynwood shoots in for a double leg but Willing sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Willing scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lynwood misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Lynwood is not content to let Willing control the position.
Lynwood takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Willing avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lynwood.
Willing slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Lynwood.
Willing scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lynwood?
My spies in Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches inform me that Willing has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Willing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lynwood throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Willing blocks Lynwood's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Willing breaks from Lynwood's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Willing trying to control but Lynwood is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willing with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willing wants to control the pace but Lynwood is squirming around nicely.
Lynwood throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Willing landing strikes from the mount and Lynwood is in trouble!
Willing lands with some strikes.
Lynwood swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lynwood taking shots to the head.
Lynwood is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Willing controlling from the full mount.
Willing wants to control the pace but Lynwood is squirming around nicely.
Lynwood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynwood throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Willing blocks Lynwood's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lynwood throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynwood flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Willing looking to control and managing it successfully.
Willing trying to control but Lynwood is having none of it.
Lynwood flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lynwood is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lynwood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Willing landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willing with good strikes from the mount here!
Lynwood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lynwood tries to get out of the position.
Willing controlling the position easily from mount.
Willing trying to control but Lynwood is having none of it.
Willing fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lynwood is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Willing wants to control the pace but Lynwood is squirming around nicely.
Willing lands a big elbow.
Willing lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynwood can't escape the position.
Willing lands a couple of good shots and Lynwood has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Willing scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lynwood is looking for a way out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynwood can't escape the position.
Willing lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Willing lands punches and elbows.
Willing is hanging on to Lynwood's back as he tries to escape.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Willing.
Willing is landing with strikes. Lynwood can't take much more of this.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynwood is keeping busy.
Lynwood breaks Willing's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Willing is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Willing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Willing lands with a right hand.
Willing goes for a double leg but Lynwood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lynwood continues to drive forward.
Lynwood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Willing gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Willing is trying to drag Lynwood to the mat but Lynwood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Willing throws a punch but it's blocked by Lynwood.
Willing is pressed up against the cage. Lynwood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Willing down to the mat. Willing avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Willing scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Willing shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lynwood is trying to defend but Willing finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Willing lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynwood flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Willing is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lynwood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lynwood strikes from the bottom but Willing passes into mount!
Willing is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Willing looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Willing pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Willing fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Willing is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lynwood can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lynwood is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Willing content just to control the position here.
Oh Lynwood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lynwood is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lynwood seems to have got his legs back now.
Willing raining down hammerfists from mount.
Willing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Willing blocks Lynwood's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Willing landing strikes from the mount and Lynwood is in trouble!
Willing scoring with strikes but Lynwood is staying in there.
Willing takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Willing with shots to the head and body - Lynwood looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lynwood sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Willing with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Willing is trying to control. Lynwood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynwood is looking for a sweep. Willing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Willing not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Willing wants to take a breather but Lynwood is having none of it.
Willing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Willing wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lynwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Willing throws a lazy right hand but Lynwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynwood walks into a stiff left hand from Willing.
Lynwood closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lynwood lands in his opponent's guard.
Willing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynwood tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Willing is keen to just control but Lynwood is a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynwood punching from the bottom.
Lynwood missing with punches from the bottom.
Willing perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Willing wants to take a breather but Lynwood is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lynwood tries to roll over but Willing keeps him under control.
Lynwood is staying active underneath Willing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willing is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jack Willing has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lynwood works over Willing's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Willing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Willing tries to clinch up but Lynwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Willing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lynwood on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Willing misses the target.
Lynwood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Willing manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lynwood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willing is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Willing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lynwood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lynwood.
Willing wants to stand but Lynwood is controlling the position.
Lynwood postures up in Willing's guard and throws a big left but Willing blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willing trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Willing pushes Lynwood off and gets back to his feet.
Lynwood tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Willing defends well and Lynwood ends up having to push Willing into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Willing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynwood's elbow.
Willing is pressed up against the cage. Lynwood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Willing down to the mat. Willing avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Willing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Willing throws a body punch but Lynwood moves out of range.
Willing connects with the punch.
No luck for Lynwood with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Lynwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynwood decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willing is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lynwood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lynwood's back!
Willing lands strikes to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willing is punishing Lynwood with some ground and pound.
Willing scores with punches and elbows.
Lynwood tries to roll but Willing sticks to his back.
Willing tries to get the hooks in deep but Lynwood pushed the leg off.
Willing is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lynwood up.
Willing controlling well, preventing Lynwood from escaping the position.
Willing is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lynwood rolls, trying to escape but Willing keeps control of the position.
Lynwood is taking damage to the body and head.
Lynwood is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Willing lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lynwood.
Lynwood manages to reverse the position and now he's in Willing's guard. Nice work there by Lynwood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Willing wants to stand up but Lynwood is controlling him.
Lynwood stopping the sweep attempt from Willing.
Lynwood is in close to Willing's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Willing trying to control the position.
Lynwood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jack Willing has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynwood stopping the sweep attempt from Willing.
Willing trying to keep a closed guard but Lynwood is proving a slippery customer.
Lynwood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Willing is trying to keep Lynwood in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jack Willing has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Willing scores with the left hand. Lynwood knows he should have avoided that one.
Willing misses with a takedown attempt - Lynwood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willing shoots in for a double leg but Lynwood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lynwood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Willing sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dre Lynwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Willing misses.
Lynwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willing manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Willing.
Well Willing has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Willing!
A determined Jack Willing didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez has chosen Real Love as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Boa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez misses with a looping left.
Boa dodges the punch combination from Vasquez.
Vasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Boa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Vasquez lands a nice shot that snaps Boa's head back.
Boa moves forwards but Vasquez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vasquez's coach down at We Are Legion was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vasquez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hector Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez shoots in and drives through. Boa sprawls well.
Vasquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Boa. Boa gets slowly back to his feet.
A left lands for Vasquez.
It looks like Cyril Boa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a right hand that Boa ducks under and follows up with a left that Boa also avoids with ease.
Boa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boa gets a double leg takedown into Vasquez's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boa slips nicely into half guard.
Boa is trying to control the action in half guard but Vasquez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boa trying to mount his opponent but Vasquez defends it.
Vasquez is holding on to half guard well.
Boa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vasquez defends it well.
Boa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vasquez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boa has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Vasquez defend it? Boa steps over the head and cranks it - Vasquez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Boa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cyril Boa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayvon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall Cross has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayvon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Cross's shoulder, as Cross tries to avoid the shot.
We've been told by Cross's head coaches at HARRY'S that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Cross wants to get back to his feet.
Cross is trying to escape the position but Smith is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Cross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cross manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.
Cross on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cross tries to get out of the position.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Cross is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith prevents Cross from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cross avoid being mounted?
Cross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cross is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.
Smith stays in close to Cross's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents Cross from getting back to his feet.
Cross trying to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jayvon Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cross counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cross gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cross is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith prevents Cross from standing back up.
Cross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith stops Cross from getting back to his feet.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Smith controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Cross dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Cross finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith wants to clinch up but Cross keeps it at a distance.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Cross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Cross scores with a jab to the body.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot lands for Cross.
Cross misses with a double jab.
Cross connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Cross is trying to keep Smith in close.
Cross looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cross circles away quickly and effectively.
Cross throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Cross gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Cross wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
Smith wants to stand but Cross is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jayvon Smith.
Cross feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Cross changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cross showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
A close second round but Jayvon Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cross fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Cross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Cross lands with a nice body punch.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cross was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cross moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cross looking to control but instead Smith has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Cross not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Cross is very close to passing his half guard.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kendall Cross.
An inside leg kick from Cross misses.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cross on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Cross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cross throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Cross only half commits.
Cross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cross thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cross gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Cross to sweep him here.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Cross.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cross 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Cross!
Kendall Cross decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silas Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Nilsson (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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193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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25
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Asap!
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, Hunter Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson throws a right and a left that Asap avoids nicely.
Asap tries to close the distance and clinch but Nilsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asap tries to clinch but Nilsson is having none of it.
Nilsson throws a right hand that Asap ducks under and follows up with a left that Asap also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Nilsson.
Asap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nilsson misses with a punch to the body.
Asap is pushing Nilsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Nilsson blocks it.
Asap lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Hunter Nilsson has been cut.
Asap misses with a knee strike.
Asap connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nilsson's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nilsson looks winded!
Asap stalling.
Asap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Asap.
Asap landing knees to the head.
Asap connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nilsson's face.
Nilsson is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Asap.
Nilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Asap finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Asap.
Asap lands a big knee! That's hurt Nilsson! Oh, he's all over the place! Asap lands another knee that sends Nilsson to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silas Asap!
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FIGHT
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