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YFL 1: First Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crawford might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Henry Rollins Band "Your number is one". Ken Crawford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Crawford!
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, New Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crawford defends it nicely.
Crawford throws a right hand that Fighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Fighter also avoids with ease.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawford.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Fighter circles away.
Crawford throws a right hand that Fighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Fighter also avoids with ease.
Crawford clinches up with Fighter and pushes him back against the cage.
Crawford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford swinging wildly here.
Fighter fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fighter.
Fighter is looking to take a break and control but Crawford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crawford has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fighter but great work by Crawford.
You can see the frustration on Fighter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crawford has control of an arm but Fighter manages to advance to Crawford's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fighter is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Crawford knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Crawford for a finish.
Fighter is striking from the back but Crawford escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is trying to control. Crawford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crawford is trying to stand back up but Fighter is controlling him
Fighter uses his free foot to push down on Crawford's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crawford.
Fighter wants to control the pace but Crawford is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to stand up but Crawford had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
Crawford decides to stand and escape the position.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Fighter circles away.
Crawford misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Crawford as Fighter shoots in.
Ken Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crawford scores with a body shot.
Crawford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawford swivels and escapes.
Crawford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford misses with the combination.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fighter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawford is fending him off so far but Fighter persists. Nope, Crawford circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ken Crawford will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Fighter keeps it at a distance.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford darts in and clinches Fighter up against the cage.
Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawford tries to clinch but Fighter is having none of it.
Crawford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter shoots for a takedown but Crawford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crawford lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fighter fails with the takedown.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawford as he avoids it easily.
Ken Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford stuffs the takedown.
Crawford scores with a shot to the body.
Fighter shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed Fighter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crawford misses with the combination.
Fighter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fighter closes the distance and clinches up with Crawford, looking for a takedown. Fighter pushes Crawford against the cage but Crawford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fighter avoids a kick to the body.
Fighter shoots in but Crawford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crawford throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Crawford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crawford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fighter somewhat.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
Crawford misses with a two punch combination.
Crawford slaps away a takedown attempt from Fighter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crawford throws a one two combo.
Fighter looks for a takedown but Crawford sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter shoots in and drives through. Crawford sprawls well.
Fighter scores a takedown into full mount!
Fighter goes for an armbar but Crawford turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Crawford.
Fighter has a closed guard, preventing Crawford from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is fighting to break Fighter's control of his arms but Fighter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Crawford trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fighter's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Crawford dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Fighter avoids them all with ease.
Fighter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crawford did well to prevent Fighter getting side control.
Fighter 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.
Crawford won't allow Fighter to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Crawford.
Fighter trying to mount his opponent but Crawford defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fighter is trying to control. Crawford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crawford wants to get back to his feet.
Fighter gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Ken Crawford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Fighter is avoiding it.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crawford tries to clinch up but Fighter circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford rushes Fighter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crawford pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawford sprawls well. Crawford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet.
Fighter shoots in but Crawford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ken Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Fighter.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Crawford finds it's target.
A left and a right from Crawford both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crawford scores with a one two! Fighter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crawford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
New Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Crawford misses.
Crawford shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crawford stands up and beckons Fighter to join him on the feet.
Crawford looks to land a combination. Fighter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawford.
Ken Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Crawford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Titov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Just a little bit. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Titov!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by al Hadj.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from al Hadj - that will leave a mark!
Titov looks gassed!
Titov missing with a left hand there. al Hadj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
al Hadj is looking to slow Titov down with leg kicks.
al Hadj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Titov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by al Hadj.
Titov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by al Hadj. al Hadj obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by al Hadj.
al Hadj throws a head kick that Titov semi-blocks.
al Hadj lands a high kick!
It looks like Roman Titov has been cut.
al Hadj throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a head kick!
al Hadj closes the distance and pushes Titov back into the cage.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Titov.
Titov throws a punch but it's blocked by al Hadj.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj lands a good knee to the midsection. Titov won't want to take too many of those.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Hadj'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.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Titov fails to land.
A knee to the head by al Hadj.
al Hadj landing knees to the head.
al Hadj connects with a knee to the head.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj'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.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from al Hadj.
al Hadj with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by al Hadj.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
al Hadj wants to stall.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj landing knees to the body.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj is looking to control Titov's arms but Titov gets an underhook and turns him. Now al Hadj has his back to the cage.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
Titov misses with some punches.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as al Hadj takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Titov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. al Hadj obliges.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj slows down the pace here.
Titov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj wants to stall.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
Titov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
al Hadj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
al Hadj lands a knee to the head.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Titov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Hadj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
al Hadj trying to stall but Titov improves his position.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
Titov working aggressively here.
al Hadj lands a nice knee to the body.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
Titov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed al Hadj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Titov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick from al Hadj lands but Titov takes it in his stride.
al Hadj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Titov throws a hook but al Hadj avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from al Hadj.
Titov takes a kick to the side of the head.
al Hadj scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Hadj, right into the meat.
Titov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
al Hadj lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
al Hadj closes the distance and pushes Titov back into the cage.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj is trying to stall.
Titov swings wildly with an uppercut but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
al Hadj lands a knee to the head.
Titov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titov throws a head punch that misses.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Titov fails to land.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from al Hadj.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj effectively controlling the action here.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj landing knees to the head.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj stalling the fight.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Titov's face.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
Titov throws a punch but it's blocked by al Hadj.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj scores with a knee to the head.
al Hadj stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands a good knee to the midsection. Titov won't want to take too many of those.
al Hadj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titov can do to turn this around?
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
Titov has a couple of punches blocked by al Hadj.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Titov as al Hadj tries to tie him up.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for al Hadj.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj wants to stall.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj with a knee to the head.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
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.
al Hadj connects with a knee to the head.
al Hadj looking to stall.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
al Hadj blocks an uppercut.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Titov fails to land.
al Hadj with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Hadj.
A knee to the head by al Hadj.
Mohamed al Hadj has scored more points in the clinch so far.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
Titov throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed al Hadj dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Titov's cut.
That's time! al Hadj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Titov takes a kick to the side of the head.
al Hadj moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roman Titov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Hadj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
al Hadj moves into the clinch.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
Titov swings wildly with an uppercut but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Hadj stalling in the clinch.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj is looking to control Titov's arms but Titov gets an underhook and turns him. Now al Hadj has his back to the cage.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj scores with a knee to the head.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. al Hadj obliges.
al Hadj landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Hadj.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Titov misses with a punch on the inside.
al Hadj stalling in the clinch but Titov improves position.
Titov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj leaning his opponent against the cage.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Titov's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Hadj.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. al Hadj obliges.
The referee calls for al Hadj to work.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
Titov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Titov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by al Hadj.
Titov misses with a punch on the inside.
al Hadj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titov's defenses.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Hadj is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Titov is keeping busy.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Titov in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Titov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Hadj lands a knee to the body.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
al Hadj is pushing Titov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Titov fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Titov shrugs off.
al Hadj lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj is trying to stall.
al Hadj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
Titov misses with a punch on the inside.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj lands a nice knee to the body.
al Hadj with a knee to the head.
al Hadj looking to stall.
al Hadj effectively controlling the action here.
Titov takes an elbow to the temple.
Titov misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj tries to stall but Titov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
al Hadj is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Titov is keeping busy.
Titov takes a knee right on the jaw!
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Titov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a good knee to the midsection. Titov won't want to take too many of those.
Titov avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
Titov misses with some punches.
Titov throws a head punch that misses.
Titov takes an elbow to the forehead.
al Hadj is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Titov is keeping busy.
Titov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Titov misses with the head strike.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
al Hadj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Titov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titov misses with a punch on the inside.
Titov misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Hadj lands a knee to the head.
Titov misses with the head strike.
al Hadj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Titov's face.
Roman Titov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
al Hadj scores with a knee to the head.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Titov 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed al Hadj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well al Hadj 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed al Hadj!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yves Camello Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moymoy Palaboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camello Barros comes to the cage accompanied by Aerosmith - Livin' on the Edge . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yves Camello Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moymoy Palaboy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palaboy swats away the attempt to clinch by Camello Barros.
Palaboy lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Palaboy.
Palaboy misses with a wild combination.
Camello Barros clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Palaboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palaboy tries to break free but Camello Barros pushes him back against the cage.
Palaboy is trying to break free.
Palaboy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Camello Barros has Palaboy pressed against the cage, preventing Palaboy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palaboy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Palaboy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Camello Barros.
Palaboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palaboy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palaboy tries to break free but Camello Barros pushes him back against the cage.
Palaboy is trying to force a seperation but Camello Barros has the dominant position.
Palaboy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camello Barros has him pressed against the cage.
Camello Barros is working for takedown but Palaboy is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yves Camello Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camello Barros pulls guard successfully.
Palaboy wants to stand and escape but instead Camello Barros has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Palaboy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Palaboy wants to get back to striking at distance but Camello Barros won't allow it.
Palaboy is trying to break the clinch but Camello Barros has him pressed against the cage.
Camello Barros has hold of one of Palaboy's legs. Palaboy is fighting the takedown attempt but Camello Barros gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Camello Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palaboy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palaboy wants to stand but Camello Barros is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camello Barros gets to his feet. Palaboy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Palaboy thuds a left hand into Camello Barros's body.
Camello Barros tries to clinch up.
Camello Barros has closed the distance and engaged Palaboy in a clinch.
Palaboy tries to circle away but Camello Barros has him pinned against the cage.
Camello Barros wants a takedown but no success here.
Camello Barros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palaboy is defending well for now.
Palaboy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Camello Barros lands a takedown into guard.
Camello Barros wants to control from the top but Palaboy keeps moving.
Camello Barros drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Palaboy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Camello Barros has Palaboy in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palaboy trying to control but Camello Barros is working from the bottom.
Camello Barros is looking for a triangle but Palaboy pushes his legs off easily.
Camello Barros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Camello Barros is breathing heavily.
Palaboy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Camello Barros looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Camello Barros looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Camello Barros!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palaboy wants to get back to his feet but Camello Barros drags him back down.
Camello Barros stands up.
No luck for Camello Barros with that takedown attempt.
Palaboy swinging wildly here.
Palaboy tries to bum rush Camello Barros with a series of wild strikes but Camello Barros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camello Barros pushes Palaboy up against the cage in a clinch.
Camello Barros has clasped his hands together around Palaboy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Palaboy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yves Camello Barros dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Palaboy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palaboy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palaboy jabs at Camello Barros's body.
Camello Barros misses with a leg kick.
Palaboy lands with a nice combination. Camello Barros backs away looking to recover.
Palaboy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palaboy throws a low kick, looking for Camello Barros's leg but Camello Barros calmly moves out of range.
Palaboy throws a leg kick
and Camello Barros counters by moving into the clinch.
Camello Barros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palaboy tries to break free but Camello Barros pushes him back against the cage.
Camello Barros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Palaboy tries to break free but Camello Barros pushes him back against the cage.
Camello Barros has hold of one of Palaboy's legs. Palaboy is fighting the takedown attempt but Camello Barros gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Camello Barros stops Palaboy from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camello Barros drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Palaboy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Camello Barros has Palaboy in his guard.
Camello Barros is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Camello Barros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Palaboy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Palaboy stalks Camello Barros and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Camello Barros's face. Camello Barros staggers backwards, shaken.
Palaboy slaps away a takedown attempt from Camello Barros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yves Camello Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Palaboy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palaboy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palaboy throws a right and a left that Camello Barros avoids nicely.
Camello Barros tries to land a leg kick but Palaboy saw it coming and moves away.
Palaboy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Palaboy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palaboy tries to land a leg kick but Camello Barros saw it coming and moves away.
Palaboy misses with a looping left.
Palaboy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Palaboy misses with a double jab
and Camello Barros counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Camello Barros prevents Palaboy from getting back to his feet.
Palaboy is wriggling around but Camello Barros manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camello Barros is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Palaboy sees it coming and defends easily.
Camello Barros is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yves Camello Barros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camello Barros wants to work for an arm triangle but Palaboy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Palaboy is trying to stand back up but Camello Barros is controlling him
Camello Barros is looking for a kimura but Palaboy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Camello Barros to get the leverage.
Palaboy wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Palaboy misses the shot to the body.
Moymoy Palaboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palaboy misses with a double jab.
Palaboy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camello Barros doesn't seem bothered though.
Palaboy looks to land a combination but Camello Barros avoids it well.
Palaboy throws a right and a left that Camello Barros avoids nicely.
Yves Camello Barros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palaboy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Camello Barros to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Camello Barros stops Palaboy from standing up.
Camello Barros throwing strikes from guard but Palaboy blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yves Camello Barros dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Camello Barros clinches.
Camello Barros drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Palaboy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Palaboy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Camello Barros is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Palaboy to the mat. Palaboy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Palaboy can't keep his opponent in guard - Camello Barros advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Camello Barros seems to be looking for submissions.
Camello Barros is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Palaboy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Camello Barros.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camello Barros misses with a head shot. Palaboy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camello Barros stops Palaboy from standing up.
Camello Barros decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Palaboy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Camello Barros rather than just go for the knockout.
Palaboy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Camello Barros counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Palaboy wants to get back to his feet.
Camello Barros is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Palaboy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yves Camello Barros is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palaboy tries to kick Camello Barros off but Camello Barros keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Camello Barros is controlling the pace.
Camello Barros has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palaboy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Camello Barros with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Palaboy tries to kick Camello Barros off but Camello Barros keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camello Barros trying to control the pace.
Camello Barros seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Palaboy for as long as he can get away with.
Moymoy Palaboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Camello Barros's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Yves Camello Barros just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Palaboy swinging wildly here.
Palaboy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camello Barros blocks a jab.
Camello Barros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palaboy.
No joy there for Palaboy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palaboy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yves Camello Barros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camello Barros, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yves Camello Barros!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hopewell (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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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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, Wilson Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brian Hopewell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopewell slips a straight right by Williams.
Hopewell lands a jab-cross combination.
Hopewell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopewell clinches up against the cage.
Hopewell pulls guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopewell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopewell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Hopewell has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Hopewell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Hopewell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hopewell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Hopewell has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopewell working for a submission but Williams is keeping him at bay.
Williams regains half guard.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Hopewell is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hopewell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hopewell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williams is just riding it out for now. Hopewell eventually gives up the hold.
Hopewell looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hopewell pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Hopewell does no damage.
Hopewell staying out of range there.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hopewell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hopewell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hopewell is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Hopewell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hopewell.
Hopewell blocks the strikes from Williams.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopewell seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Williams is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brian Hopewell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teteng Kalikot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers - Born to Lose . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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193 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teteng Kalikot!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalikot circles away.
T fails with a takedown attempt.
T tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalikot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalikot scores with a shot to the body.
T shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kalikot as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
T throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kalikot's waist but Kalikot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing T off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Kalikot.
T fails to land the takedown.
Kalikot stuffs the takedown attempt from T. T gets slowly back to his feet.
T wants to clinch up but Kalikot keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
T shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kalikot as he jumps to the side.
Kalikot looks to land a combination but T avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by T or perhaps it was just good defense by Kalikot which made him look bad.
T tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalikot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalikot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kalikot misses with a low kick.
Kalikot lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Kalikot misses.
Horrible takedown by T or perhaps it was just good defense by Kalikot which made him look bad.
Kalikot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kalikot scores with a jab.
A cross from Kalikot lands.
Kalikot cracks a nice hook into T's ribs.
Kalikot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalikot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Kalikot.
T is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kalikot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teteng Kalikot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalikot throws a right hand that T ducks under and follows up with a left that T also avoids with ease.
Kalikot misses with a two punch combination.
Kalikot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but T circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danga de danga de dang - Kalikot scores with a four punch combination!
Kalikot lands a lovely overhand right.
T dodges the punch combination from Kalikot.
Kalikot throws a right and a left that T avoids nicely.
Kalikot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Kalikot.
No joy there for Kalikot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kalikot lands with a nice combination. T backs away looking to recover.
No luck for T with that takedown attempt.
T drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
T is looking to clinch but Kalikot is avoiding it.
T tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kalikot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten T somewhat.
Kalikot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as T blocks the leg kick.
Kalikot clobbers T with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kalikot throws a nice looking combination but T bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalikot is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! T had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kalikot misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from T.
Kalikot throws out a leg kick but T moves out of range and Kalikot only half commits.
Kalikot throws a right and a left that T avoids nicely.
T is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teteng Kalikot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalikot swinging wildly here.
Kalikot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalikot lands a glancing blow to the side of T's head.
Kalikot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed T momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Kalikot.
Kalikot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
T takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalikot wants to slow T down by chopping away at his legs.
Kalikot lands with a nice combination. T backs away looking to recover.
Kalikot is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kalikot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kalikot looks to land a combination but T avoids it well.
A punch combination from Kalikot misses.
Kalikot fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalikot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
T closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalikot circles away.
Kalikot stalks T and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into T's face. T staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalikot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kalikot lands a two punch combo.
Kalikot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kalikot stalks T and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into T's face. T staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teteng Kalikot dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kalikot misses with a low kick.
T takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kalikot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
T trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
T wants to control from the top but Kalikot keeps moving.
Kalikot is looking to stand up but T isn't so interested in that idea.
Kalikot is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalikot keeping moving, preventing T from controlling successfully.
Kalikot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with T. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kalikot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
T drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and T jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kalikot can't keep his opponent in guard - T advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
T not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
T shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kalikot but Kalikot pushes him off and we're back to square one.
T slips a jab and a cross from Kalikot.
T shoots in and drives through. Kalikot sprawls well.
T shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalikot pinned against the cage. Kalikot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
T blocks a leg kick.
T has a takedown stuffed.
Kalikot misses with a few strikes there.
Kalikot tries to bum rush T with a series of wild strikes but T uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kalikot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kalikot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps T's head backwards.
Kalikot throws a series of strikes that have T backpedaling.
T closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kalikot did well to prevent T getting side control.
T throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
T is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kalikot has managed to free his arm - good work.
T is keen to just control but Kalikot is a slippery customer.
Kalikot is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T is working for a kimura but Kalikot is defending it quite comfortably.
Kalikot wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
T thows a huge punch but Kalikot dodges it nicely.
Kalikot blocking the ground and pound attempt from T.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny T dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kalikot misses with a few strikes there.
Kalikot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalikot motions for T to come forward. Kalikot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kalikot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalikot tries to bum rush T with a series of wild strikes but T uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
T looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kalikot misses with the combination.
A cross from Kalikot lands.
Kalikot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but T circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalikot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but T circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
T has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnny T is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
T dives in and grabs Kalikot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kalikot pushes down on T's head and hops out.
Kalikot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kalikot misses with the combination.
Kalikot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from T.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalikot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
T tries for a takedown but Kalikot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalikot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kalikot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
T gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kalikot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kalikot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kalikot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Kalikot.
T looks for a takedown but Kalikot sprawls well.
T shoots in looking for a takedown. Kalikot tries to sprawl out of it but T keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kalikot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
T is looking to clinch.
Kalikot misses with a two punch combination.
T shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kalikot sprawls well. Kalikot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. T gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalikot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalikot throws a right hand that T ducks under and follows up with a left that T also avoids with ease.
Kalikot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
T is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kalikot.
T tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalikot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalikot misses with a double jab.
Kalikot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kalikot swinging wildly here.
Kalikot's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kalikot duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalikot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
T shoots in for a takedown but Kalikot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
T takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
T misses with a takedown attempt - Kalikot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kalikot fails to land with a series of punches.
T tries to clinch there but Kalikot circles away.
Kalikot thuds his right hand into T's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kalikot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kalikot throws a right and a left that both miss.
T looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kalikot!
T throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalikot is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
T misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
T throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
T trying to control but Kalikot is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teteng Kalikot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kalikot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teteng Kalikot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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18
137 lbs
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18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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, Mike Corey Jr!
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, Wilson Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corey Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Corey Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Corey Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Corey Jr prevents Chandler from getting the reversal.
Corey Jr trying to control but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler is looking to get to half guard.
Corey Jr is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Corey Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Corey Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corey Jr has gone for a leg lock! Chandler slips out almost immediately though and dives into Corey Jr's guard.
Corey Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chandler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Corey Jr's guard.
Corey Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corey Jr tries to get out of the position.
Chandler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corey Jr keeps working.
That's two 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.
Chandler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Corey Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chandler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Corey Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chandler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler prevents Corey Jr from standing back up.
Corey Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Corey Jr is looking to clinch.
Chandler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corey Jr tries to clinch up but Chandler circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four 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.
Corey Jr stuffs the takedown.
Chandler swinging wildly here.
Corey Jr shoots in and bounces Chandler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Chandler, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler looks gassed!
Corey Jr stands up and waves to Chandler to follow him.
Corey Jr thuds his right hand into Chandler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Corey Jr wants to clinch but Chandler slips to the side
and Chandler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corey Jr.
Corey Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corey Jr tries to clinch
and Chandler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chandler.
Corey Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chandlers head.
Corey Jr wants to break free but Chandler has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Corey Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corey Jr sprawls well. Corey Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chandler gets slowly back to his feet.
Corey Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corey Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Corey Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
Chandler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Corey Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chandler swats away the attempt to clinch by Corey Jr.
Chandler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corey Jr.
Corey Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Chandler tries to sprawl out of it but Corey Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chandler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corey Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chandler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corey Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Corey Jr tries to clinch up
so Chandler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Corey Jr pulls Chandler in close to his closed guard and prevents Chandler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Corey Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corey Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mike Corey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Chandler.
Chandler is breathing heavily.
Corey Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Corey Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chandler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown by Chandler or perhaps it was just good defense by Corey Jr which made him look bad.
Corey Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corey Jr tries to bum rush Chandler with a series of wild strikes but Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corey Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chandler's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corey Jr passes Chandler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Corey Jr decides to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corey Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Corey Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Corey Jr stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr swinging wildly here.
Corey Jr misses with a double jab
and Chandler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Corey Jr - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chandler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Corey Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Corey Jr breaks the clinch.
Corey Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chandler was covering up waiting for the punch and Corey Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Corey Jr advances position into side control!
Corey Jr wants to control but Chandler is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chandler to his feet.
Corey Jr drives through and clinches with Chandler against the cage.
Corey Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corey Jr works on Chandler's body with a couple of short punches.
Chandler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Corey Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corey Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corey Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chandler or not.
Corey Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corey Jr manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corey Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corey Jr has Chandler up against the cage in a clinch.
Chandler blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Corey Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chandler has his takedown stuffed
and Corey Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Corey Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Corey Jr gets to his feet. Chandler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Corey Jr is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Corey Jr has managed to clinch.
Corey Jr tries a body shot but Chandler blocks it.
Chandler is trying to force a seperation but Corey Jr has the dominant position.
Chandler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corey Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corey Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corey Jr. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corey Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chandler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corey Jr misses with some punches.
Chandler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Corey Jr trying to stall but Chandler improves his position.
Corey Jr lands a right hand.
Chandler avoiding damage as Corey Jr throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corey Jr is trying to drag Chandler to the mat but Chandler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chandler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Corey Jr smiles and moves away.
Chandler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chandler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Corey Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chandler's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Corey Jr dodges it nicely.
Corey Jr is looking to escape.
Mike Corey Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr is pressing down on Chandler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Corey Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Corey Jr controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler tries to lock up and control but Corey Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Corey Jr controlling the pace for now.
Corey Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chandler for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Corey Jr just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corey Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chandler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corey Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Corey Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler fails with the takedown
and Corey Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corey Jr.
Wilson Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Corey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Chandler.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chandler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Corey Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corey Jr 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Corey Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between lamont kevler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kevler comes into the arena with have a nice day blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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261 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, lamont kevler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldo Williams!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kevler pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
kevler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
kevler misses with a few strikes there.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. kevler takes a step back to recover.
kevler looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
kevler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
kevler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
kevler tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams throws a head kick that kevler semi-blocks.
A punch combination from kevler misses.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but kevler sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams misses with a straight right.
kevler tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but kevler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams slips a straight right by kevler.
kevler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
kevler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
lamont kevler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldo Williams.
kevler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
kevler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams staying out of range there.
kevler misses with a wild combination.
kevler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
kevler tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
kevler misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from kevler both land. Nice combination.
kevler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kevler missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by kevler.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams looking to ground and pound but kevler is blocking nicely.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
kevler wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
kevler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams landing shots from mount.
Williams sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns kevler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Williams connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williams cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
kevler is breathing heavily.
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams goes for an armbar but kevler turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from kevler.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing kevler from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams cracks kevler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Williams prevents kevler from getting the reversal.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kevler is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
kevler working aggressively here.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from kevler.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. kevler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
kevler managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. kevler is defending well for now.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from kevler.
kevler tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. kevler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
kevler prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
kevler avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
Williams is breathing heavily.
kevler pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. kevler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
kevler breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says kevler as he avoids it easily.
lamont kevler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldo Williams.
kevler throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
kevler closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a head kick.
kevler misses with a wild combination.
Williams looks for a takedown but kevler sprawls well.
kevler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams misses with the combination.
kevler looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from kevler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kevler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams tries to clinch there but kevler circles away.
kevler tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by kevler!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
kevler connects with a nice looking jab.
kevler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from kevler.
Danga de danga de dang - kevler scores with a four punch combination!
lamont kevler is winning the standup battle so far.
kevler instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
kevler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
kevler misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
kevler scores with a three punch combo!
Williams is rocked!
Williams is holding his hands too far apart here. kevler throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Williams is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). lamont kevler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Howard Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moon.
Moon clinches up against the cage.
Moon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Daniel Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Moon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moon lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Moon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Daniel Rodriguez's cut even more.
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!
Moon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniel Rodriguez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Moon lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Rodriguez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Howard Moon!
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