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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy Six is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wilson Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Six!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Six misses.
Six listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Six thumps Tony with a low kick.
Wilson Tony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Tony does no damage.
Six comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Six scores with the left hand. Tony knows he should have avoided that one.
Tony misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Six counters with a low kick, right behind Tony 's knee.
Six throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tony throws a jab when Six was well out of range.
Tony throws a hook to the side of Six's head but Six sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tony throws a hook but Six avoids it easily.
Six doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six thumps Tony with a low kick.
Six lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tony's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Tony.
Tony throws the left hand but Six avoids the punch easily.
Six lands a high kick!
Tony takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tony throws a shot to the body.
Tony slips under a jab.
Six ducks right into an uppercut from Tony.
Tony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Six counters with a nice body kick.
Six throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tony moves away from the strike by Six.
Six throws a poor cross that misses
and Tony counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Six looks winded!
Tony dips to his left and cracks Six with an uppercut!
Tony lands with a straight right. Six didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Six takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Six steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tony.
Tony scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tony lands a head shot.
Tony lands with an uppercut that bounces Six off the cage and back into range.
Six is rocked!
Tony drops Six with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tony follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Tony!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulie Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Garrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garrison is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garrison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garrison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz regains half guard.
Garrison is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garrison wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garrison seems to be looking for submissions.
Garrison looks winded!
Garrison is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garrison seems to be looking for submissions.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Garrison from controlling successfully.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Garrison postures up.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz wants to control but Garrison is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garrison sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz wants to control but Garrison is keeping him busy.
Garrison looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz is keen to just control but Garrison is a slippery customer.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Garrison defends the submission attempt.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garrison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garrison.
Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garrison controlling Diaz's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Garrison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrison.
Diaz moves out of range as Garrison strikes.
Garrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garrison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garrison.
Garrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Garrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garrison is breathing heavily.
Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Garrison frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Garrison is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Noel Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OToole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from OToole.
OToole lands with a left to the head.
OToole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rick misses with a punch to the body.
OToole scores with a shoulder strike.
OToole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OToole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
OToole blocks an uppercut.
Rick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from OToole.
OToole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rick backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OToole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick tries a body shot but OToole blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole lands a left hand.
OToole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from OToole.
OToole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
OToole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
OToole blocking some punches.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OToole'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.
OToole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rick misses with some punches.
OToole lands a left hand.
Rick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
OToole stalls.
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
OToole is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
OToole is pushing Rick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rick is trying to break the clinch but OToole has him pressed against the cage.
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
OToole avoiding damage.
OToole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
OToole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rick is trying to force a seperation but OToole has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by OToole.
Rick tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Rick back against the cage.
Good body shot from OToole.
Rick tries a body shot but OToole blocks it.
OToole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rick trying to control the position but instead, OToole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rick into the cage.
A short body shot lands from OToole as the two fighters clinch.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from OToole.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from OToole.
OToole blocks a body shot from Rick.
I was talking to OToole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
OToole is leaning against Rick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from OToole.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OToole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
OToole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rick backwards.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rick.
Rick tries to work over OToole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OToole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rick misses with a punch to the body.
Rick misses with some punches.
OToole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OToole digs a right hand into Rick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rick's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, OToole scores with a nice short uppercut.
OToole blocks a body shot from Rick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckles OToole dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rick misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rick looks to score with a jab to the body but OToole is just out of range.
OToole moves into the clinch successfully.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
OToole digs a right hand into Rick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rick's gas tank.
Rick working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from OToole.
OToole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from OToole.
A short right from OToole on the inside.
A right hand to the body from OToole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles OToole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole presses Rick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rick stalling in the clinch but OToole improves position.
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole cracks Rick with a nice body shot.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on OToole - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
OToole digs a right hand into Rick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rick's gas tank.
OToole digs a right hand underneath Rick's ribcage. Rick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by OToole.
OToole lands a nice uppercut.
OToole pushes Rick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
OToole is working Rick over against the cage.
Rick has had enough of the clinch but OToole keeps him there for the moment.
OToole lands a left hand.
Rick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
OToole lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from OToole.
OToole pushes Rick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
OToole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
OToole presses Rick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rick is looking to break free of the clinch but OToole has double underhooks.
OToole pushes Rick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OToole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rick misses with a right hand
and OToole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by OToole.
Rick is trying to force a seperation but OToole has the dominant position.
OToole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rick can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from OToole.
A head punch on the inside from Rick fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
OToole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rick misses with a punch to the body.
OToole lands a nice uppercut.
OToole lands a right hand.
OToole lands a body shot.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from OToole.
OToole tries to land knees in the clinch but Rick avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from OToole - that landed with a thud.
Rick takes a shot to the head.
Rick can't find room to land a body shot as OToole controls the action.
A shot in the inside from OToole.
OToole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick dodges an elbow strike from OToole.
OToole lands a right hand.
Rick takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OToole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rick is rocked!
Rick misses with a hook to the ribs.
OToole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick is still on wobbly legs! Can OToole finish him?
OToole cracks Rick with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rick misses with a punch to the body.
OToole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
OToole slowing the pace effectively.
OToole scores with a nice hook to the head.
OToole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OToole prevents Rick from breaking the clinch.
OToole scores with a shot to the side of Rick's head.
Rick working aggressively here.
OToole blocks an uppercut.
OToole works on Rick's body with a couple of short punches.
Rick is breathing heavily.
OToole lands a big right hand that drops Rick! The killer instinct kicks in and OToole finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by OToole!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knuckles OToole!
A very excited looking Knuckles OToole rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Crispin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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150 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Crispin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispin just misses with a punch to the body.
Rick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Crispin gets tackled into the cage by Rick. Rick maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rick.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crispin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crispin's elbow.
Rick lands with a light punch inside.
Rick stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crispin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rick misses with some punches.
Rick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crispin.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Crispin.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rick slowing the pace effectively.
Rick gets through Crispin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rick.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Crispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Crispin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Crispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Rick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rick.
Rick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crispin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rick has him pressed against the cage.
Rick misses with some punches.
Crispin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rick has closed the distance and engaged Crispin in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rick tries to work over Crispin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crispin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Rick lands a right hand.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Crispin.
Crispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rick tries a body shot but Crispin blocks it.
Rick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crispin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rick tries to throw a body punch but Crispin avoids it by throwing Rick back against the cage.
Crispin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rick misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispin.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Rick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crispins head.
Crispin fails to pull guard.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crispin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crispin fails to pull guard.
Crispin tries to score a body lock takedown but Rick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crispin wants a takedown but no success here.
Rick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crispin blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rick 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.
Rick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rick closes the distance and clinches.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Crispin's head.
Crispin is looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rick.
Rick lands an uppercut.
Crispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rick to keep the fight standing.
Rick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crispin blocks a body shot from Rick.
Rick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Crispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispin is trying to break the clinch but Rick has him pressed against the cage.
Rick lands a right hand.
Rick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crispins head.
Rick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick misses with some punches.
Crispin blocks an uppercut.
Rick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Rick.
Crispin is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crispin tries to score a body lock takedown but Rick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Crispin.
Crispin is breathing heavily.
Crispin working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Rick.
Crispin blocking some punches.
Rick lands a left hand.
Rick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispin.
A shot in the inside from Rick.
Rick lands a shot to the body.
Rick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rick lands an uppercut.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
James Rick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crispin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rick.
Rick lands with a left to the head.
Rick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crispin can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Crispin's head.
Rick lands with a right to the head.
Rick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crispin up against the cage.
Rick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rick tries to work over Crispin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Rick lands a shot to the body.
Rick misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rick.
Crispin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crispin stalling in the clinch but Rick improves position.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Crispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rick scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rick dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rick closes the distance and clinches.
Rick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
Crispin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rick is defending well.
Rick pushes Crispin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick digs a right hand into Crispin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crispin's gas tank.
Rick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crispin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rick smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick lands a jab to the head.
Crispin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rick manages to avoid it.
Rick takes the fight into the clinch.
Rick digs a right hand into Crispin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crispin's gas tank.
Rick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Rick on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rick.
Rick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rick lands a nice uppercut.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rick lands a hook that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
Crispin blocking some punches.
Crispin trying to control the position but instead, Rick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crispin into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crispin tries to pull guard but Rick holds him up against the cage and eventually Crispin drops back down to his feet.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Crispin.
Crispin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rick smiles and moves away.
Rick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispin manages to avoid it.
Rick moves into range and clinches up with Crispin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crispin wants a takedown.
Rick lands a left hand.
Rick misses with a punch to the body.
Rick lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Rick.
Rick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rick.
Rick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Rick.
Nice body punch from Rick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
Rick scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Crispin's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crispin takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Rick on the inside.
Rick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
Rick presses Crispin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martin Crispin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rick cracks Crispin with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
Rick lands a shoulder strike.
Rick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
Crispin misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Rick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rick 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for James Rick!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for James Rick!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for James Rick!
James Rick wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles RIck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marjorie Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marjorie Dawes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charles RIck's chin.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles RIck!
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, Marjorie Dawes!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
RIck struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawes is trying to get an arm triangle but RIck is defending well.
RIck can't do much from the bottom here.
RIck tries to buck Dawes off but Dawes is having none of it.
RIck manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dawes trying to hold on to RIck's head to control him but RIck postures up.
RIck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
RIck is thwarting Dawes's attempts to control the position.
RIck works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
RIck with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dawes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
RIck is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dawes landing small, sideways elbows.
Dawes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but RIck pulls his head out easily.
Dawes tries to roll over but RIck keeps him under control.
RIck is working for a kimura but Dawes is defending it quite comfortably.
RIck is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dawes is just riding it out for now. RIck eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawes actively working from the bottom here.
Dawes trying to control but RIck postures up.
RIck wants to take a breather but Dawes is having none of it.
Dawes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dawes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dawes.
RIck drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dawes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dawes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dawes!
RIck is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dawes is looking to take a break and control but RIck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
RIck tries to buck Dawes off but Dawes is having none of it.
RIck struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Dawes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dawes is putting a hurting on RIck here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dawes wants to lay and pray for a moment but RIck keeps working.
RIck takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but RIck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dawes tries to advance to mount but can't.
RIck manages to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Dawes.
RIck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dawes seems to be looking for submissions.
Dawes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawes uses his free foot to push down on RIck's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for RIck.
BOOM! Dawes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marjorie Dawes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dawes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from RIck.
Dawes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dawes is nestled in close to RIck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
RIck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dawes seems to be looking for submissions.
Dawes is trying to control. RIck wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawes lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dawes connects with a nice short shot to RIck's temple.
RIck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dawes trying to control from half guard but RIck is working away.
RIck wants to get back to full guard.
Dawes lands with a punch from half guard.
RIck looking for submissions off his back.
Dawes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so RIck is just riding it out for now. Dawes eventually gives up the hold.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dawes connects with a nice short shot to RIck's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RIck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
RIck is trying to get back to full guard.
RIck actively working from the bottom here.
Dawes wants to pass the guard but RIck is defending well.
Dawes is trying to work for a kimura but RIck is defending well.
Marjorie Dawes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dawes is looking for a kimura here.
Dawes is keen to just control but RIck is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
RIck manages to get to full guard.
Dawes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of RIck's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dawes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dawes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dawes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
RIck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dawes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dawes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RIck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawes is one step ahead there.
Dawes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Dawes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dawes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawes postures up and lands a big shot to RIck's brow.
RIck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dawes is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marjorie Dawes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dawes feints and as RIck raises his hands in defense, Dawes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dawes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dawes is working RIck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dawes postures up.
Dawes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dawes stands up over RIck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
RIck has momentary wrist control but Dawes slips an elbow through the middle.
RIck has momentary wrist control but Dawes slips an elbow through the middle.
RIck keeping moving, preventing Dawes from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RIck can't keep his opponent in guard - Dawes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dawes tries to pass the half guard into mount. RIck knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RIck is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dawes pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
RIck wants to improve his position but Dawes is controlling well.
Dawes is pressing down on RIck's thigh, looking to free his foot. RIck is holding on for now.
RIck tries to get to full guard but Dawes has control of the leg.
Dawes seems to be looking for submissions.
Dawes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dawes working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dawes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dawes is trying to control the action in half guard but RIck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dawes lands with a punch from half guard.
Dawes wants to take a breather but RIck is having none of it.
Dawes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
RIck moves into full guard.
Dawes chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes tries to free his leg and advance position but RIck is retaining full guard.
Dawes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
RIck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dawes wants to control from the top but RIck keeps moving.
RIck wants to sweep here but Dawes controlling him for the moment.
RIck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
RIck working for submissions but it's allowed Dawes to get to half guard.
Dawes moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawes working the body and head with strikes.
Dawes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dawes scoring with punches and elbows.
Dawes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by RIck, who protects the arm well.
Dawes cracks RIck with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Charles RIck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lull in the action here.
RIck is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dawes connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
RIck is not content to let Dawes control the position.
Dawes working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marjorie Dawes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dawes 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 for Marjorie Dawes!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Marjorie Dawes!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Marjorie Dawes!
Marjorie Dawes wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Ward!
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, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz gets a double leg takedown into Ward's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ward is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz pushes down on Ward's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ward looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Ward is defending well.
Ward wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Ward is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diaz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diaz's back!
Diaz trying to control the hands but Ward breaks the grip.
Diaz is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ward is staying active.
Diaz tries to roll but Ward sticks to his back.
Diaz staying busy and making it hard for Ward to control.
Ward looking to break Diaz's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Diaz remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ward will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ward keeps control of the position as Diaz tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz staying busy and making it hard for Ward to control.
Diaz is in a bad position with Ward working for a choke. Diaz manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Ward is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ward manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Ward's guard.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Ward is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz won't allow Ward to sweep him here.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Ward is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is pushing down on Ward's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ward is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ward is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ward avoid being mounted?
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Ward defends the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ward has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ward does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ward looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Ward defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neal Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ward paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ward tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Ward scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ward is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ward swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Ward has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ward is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Diaz trying to control the action but Ward is working from the bottom.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ward. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ward rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Diaz's guard! Nice work there by Ward!
Ward wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ward gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Ward off! Ward jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ward gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Ward pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ward doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ward manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ward forces his way into half guard.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Ward has gone for a leg lock! Diaz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ward's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neal Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into Ward's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ward is keeping the position for now.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Ward is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Ward throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ward is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ward looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ward is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Diaz, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ward trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ward rolls with it to try and escape but Diaz cranks on the arm and Ward is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neal Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Weir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Weir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Steller!
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, Gary Weir!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steller counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Weir!
Weir is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Weir can't do much from the bottom here.
Weir is working to avoid the ground and pound but Steller connects with a decent elbow.
Weir tries to buck Steller off but Steller is having none of it.
Steller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weir on the ground.
Steller is chipping away with strikes.
Steller slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steller cracks Weir with a big right hand but Weir just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Weir regains half guard.
Steller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Steller lands strikes from half guard.
Weir is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller lands a big elbow - Weir 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 Steller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Steller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabre Tooth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tooth, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Tooth.
Tooth blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tooth.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Tooth controls the action.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tooth or not.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
Tooth blocking some punches.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tooth or not.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tooth prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tooth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tooth has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabre Tooth.
Tooth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Tooth wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Tooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Tooth is working for takedown but Diaz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz gets through Tooth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Diaz.
Tooth takes a shot to the head.
Tooth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tooth moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tooth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tooth somewhat.
Tooth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Tooth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tooth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tooth wants a takedown but no success here.
Tooth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Tooth blocking some punches.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Tooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tooth's elbow.
Diaz pushes Tooth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz gets underhooks to prevent Tooth's takedown attempt.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Tooth controls the action.
Tooth blocking some punches.
Tooth goes for a takedown attempt but Diaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diaz lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tooth shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tooth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tooth with the counter takedown but Diaz avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tooth or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
A cross from Diaz lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Tooth in a clinch.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Tooth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabre Tooth.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Tooth ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Tooth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tooth is defended easily by Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Tooth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tooth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Tooth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Tooth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tooth looking for a takedown.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tooth can do to turn this around?
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Tooth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tooth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Tooth against the cage.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Tooth blocking some punches.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Tooth.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Tooth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tooth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz gets through Tooth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chuck Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tooth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Tooth's head.
Tooth wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tooth blocking some punches.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Diaz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Tooth circles away.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Tooth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tooth.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabre Tooth.
Tooth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tooth showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is in trouble now - Tooth has advanced to mount!
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Tooth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooth with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Tooth with the ground and pound from mount.
Tooth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tooth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tooth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tooth with good strikes from the mount here!
Diaz is rocked!
Tooth loads up with a big shot that hurts Diaz! He's pulled Tooth in close but Tooth has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Diaz survive? More strikes from Tooth and Diaz is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sabre Tooth!
Sabre Tooth is the new lightweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Golovkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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26
135 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bush changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bush gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin postures up in Bush's guard and throws a big left but Bush blocks it.
Golovkin throws an elbow that misses. Bush uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Golovkin's guard. Nice move by Bush!
Golovkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bush is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Golovkin is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bush preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Golovkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bush's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bush working a defensive guard here.
Golovkin throwing strikes but missing.
Bush keeping full guard, as Golovkin tries to pass.
Golovkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Golovkin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bush preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Golovkin won't allow Bush to sweep him here.
Golovkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush trying to strike off his back.
Golovkin controlling from the top position.
Golovkin stopping the sweep attempt from Bush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin cracks Bush with a solid left hand.
Golovkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Golovkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Golovkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Bush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Golovkin is one step ahead there.
Golovkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Golovkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bush trying to keep a closed guard but Golovkin is proving a slippery customer.
Golovkin throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golovkin postures up and lands a big shot to Bush's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Golovkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Golovkin stopping the sweep attempt from Bush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bush wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bush has momentary wrist control but Golovkin slips an elbow through the middle.
Golovkin throwing strikes from guard but Bush blocks nicely.
Bush has his foot on Golovkin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Golovkin works his way back into a safe position though.
Golovkin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bush wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Golovkin postures up in Bush's guard and throws a big left but Bush blocks it.
Bush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Golovkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Golovkin with a nice head shot there.
Bush is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bush on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bush tries to get out of the position.
Golovkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Golovkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Golovkin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Golovkin distracts Bush with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bush is rocked!
Golovkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oh Bush is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Golovkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Golovkin distracts Bush with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Golovkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Golovkin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Golovkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bush's head.
Golovkin gets to his feet and stands over Bush, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bush felt that one! Golovkin unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bush from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Golovkin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cris Cyborg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Rick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick fails with the takedown
and Cyborg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rick moves out of range as Cyborg strikes.
Rick with a poor takedown
letting Cyborg counter with a right hand.
Cyborg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cyborg steps in with a hook that catches Rick right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Cyborg follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rick looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cris Cyborg!
Cris Cyborg is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Cris Cyborg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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