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QFC Tournament 674 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Tiyamike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Word (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Tiyamike!
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, Chris Word!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tiyamike enables Word to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tiyamike manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Word's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Word really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tiyamike. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tiyamike has his feet on Word's thighs here. He's pushed Word off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Word screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane Tiyamike!
Shane Tiyamike spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Pozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Rostenkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Pozo!
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, Jax Rostenkowski!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rostenkowski has closed the distance and engaged Pozo in a clinch.
Rostenkowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rostenkowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pozo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rostenkowski avoids it.
Rostenkowski lands a shot to the body.
Rostenkowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pozo wants to get back to striking at distance but Rostenkowski won't allow it.
A short left from Rostenkowski.
Pozo taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Rostenkowski.
Pozo fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Rostenkowski.
Pozo is breathing heavily.
Rostenkowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pozo backwards.
A short right from Rostenkowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rostenkowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pozo backwards.
Pozo jumps guard but Rostenkowski stands there with Pozo around his waist. Pozo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rostenkowski drops Pozo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pozo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pozo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rostenkowski - that landed with a thud.
Oh Pozo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rostenkowski drops Pozo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pozo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rostenkowski drops Pozo with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Pozo is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jax Rostenkowski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cartel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cartel Lopez!
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, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman moves into the clinch successfully.
Lopez prevents Pinkman from breaking the clinch.
Pinkman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pinkman lands an elbow inside.
Pinkman tries to break free but Lopez pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pinkman regains guard immediately.
Pinkman keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez passes into half guard.
Lopez 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to work for an arm triangle but Pinkman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lopez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lopez prevents Pinkman from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pinkman reaches up to try and control the position but Lopez seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Pinkman rolls and tries to escape and now Lopez has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman trying to control but not successfully.
Lopez sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Pinkman taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cartel Lopez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Palkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhoof Ksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Palkin!
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, Zhoof Ksa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ksa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palkin is looking for a counter combo.
Ksa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ksa.
Palkin blocks a head kick by Ksa.
Palkin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ksa moves into the clinch successfully.
Ksa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ksa breaks from the clinch.
Ksa misses with a takedown attempt - Palkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palkin attempts a counter takedown but Ksa avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ksa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palkin throws a quick counter head kick but Ksa was just out of range.
Palkin slaps away a takedown attempt from Ksa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palkin feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ksa fails to land the takedown.
Maxim Palkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhoof Ksa.
Ksa fails with a takedown attempt.
Ksa is looking to clinch.
Palkin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ksa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ksa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Palkin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Palkin.
Ksa looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ksa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ksa is trying to drag Palkin to the mat but Palkin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Palkin lands an elbow inside that Ksa shrugs off.
Ksa has Palkin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Palkin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ksa is trying to break free.
Ksa is trying to pull guard but Palkin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Palkin jumps guard and drags Ksa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Palkin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ksa is posturing up here but Palkin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ksa tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ksa has to tap! Slick submission there by Palkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maxim Palkin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hydarnes Achaemenid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Harrison!
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, Hydarnes Achaemenid!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Achaemenid.
Achaemenid lands an overhand right.
Harrison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hydarnes Achaemenid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Achaemenid looks to land a left hand but Harrison moved out of range nicely.
Harrison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harrison slips under a jab.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Achaemenid.
Harrison staying out of range there.
Harrison wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Achaemenid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Achaemenid works Harrison's body with a nice hook.
Harrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Achaemenid misses.
Harrison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like George Harrison has been cut.
Harrison defending well as Achaemenid loads up on a big left hand.
Achaemenid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Achaemenid manages to circle out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Achaemenid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Achaemenid does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Achaemenid.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Achaemenid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Achaemenid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison scores with the left hand. Achaemenid knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Achaemenid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Achaemenid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harrison sizes up Achaemenid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Achaemenid lands a head shot.
Harrison stuns Achaemenid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Achaemenid throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Harrison is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Achaemenid.
Achaemenid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Achaemenid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Achaemenid throws the left hand but Harrison avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison blocks a jab.
Achaemenid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Achaemenid throws the left hand but Harrison avoids the punch easily.
Harrison swings for the body but Achaemenid moves out of range.
Achaemenid let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Achaemenid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Achaemenid throws a big shot that misses.
Achaemenid just misses with a punch to the body.
Achaemenid throws a right hand that misses
and Harrison counters by clinching up.
Achaemenid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Achaemenid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harrison up against the cage.
Harrison slowing the pace effectively.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Achaemenid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Achaemenid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Achaemenid cracks Harrison with a nice body shot.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Achaemenid's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Achaemenid.
Achaemenid digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Achaemenid lands with a short shot to the head.
Achaemenid scores with a shoulder strike.
Achaemenid is working Harrison over against the cage.
A short right from Achaemenid.
A nice left hand lands by Achaemenid.
Achaemenid cracks Harrison with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Achaemenid.
Achaemenid scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Achaemenid tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Achaemenid leaning against his opponent.
Achaemenid drops Harrison onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Harrison is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Harrison is rocked!
Achaemenid presses Harrison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Harrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Achaemenid is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Achaemenid pushes Harrison against the cage. Achaemenid is working some dirty boxing. Achaemenid pushes off with a quick right hook! Harrison goes down! Harrison tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Achaemenid moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hydarnes Achaemenid!
Hydarnes Achaemenid looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'He who becomes the slave of habit,
who follows the same routes every day,
who never changes pace,
who does not risk and change the color of his clothes,
who does not speak and does not experience,
dies slowly. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Better Believe It (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fenton Hall!
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, You Better Believe It!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Believe It throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall appears to be looking for a big counter.
You Better Believe It seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Believe It keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Believe It shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Believe It throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Believe It dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Believe It misses with a wild combination.
Hall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Believe It throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Believe It as Hall shoots in.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Believe It blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Believe It lands a body punch in the clinch.
Believe It lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Believe It lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Believe It digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Believe It throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Believe It is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Believe It scores with a shoulder strike.
Believe It lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Believe It lands a body shot.
Believe It makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Believe It pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Believe It working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Believe It lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Believe It scores with a hook to the body.
Believe It digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Believe It lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A short uppercut from Believe It.
A right hook to the body lands for Believe It.
Believe It pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Believe It lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Believe It lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Believe It lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Believe It digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Believe It lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Believe It escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Believe It scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Believe It cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Believe It.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Believe It throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hall on the side of the head.
You Better Believe It is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Believe It swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
A combination from Believe It does no damage.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Believe It throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Believe It closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Believe It lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Believe It lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Believe It.
Believe It has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Believe It digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Believe It throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Believe It works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Believe It working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Believe It lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Believe It.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Believe It.
Believe It lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Believe It lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Believe It stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Believe It pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Believe It.
Believe It lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Believe It clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Believe It.
Believe It stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Believe It throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Believe It works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Believe It lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Believe It.
Believe It working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Believe It lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Believe It lands a body punch in the clinch.
Believe It lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Believe It.
Nice body punch from Believe It.
Believe It escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Believe It lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab by Believe It.
Believe It misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Believe It throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Believe It looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Believe It catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Believe It misses with the combination.
Hall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
You Better Believe It dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Believe It ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall tries to bum rush Believe It with a series of wild strikes but Believe It uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Believe It misses with a wild combination.
Believe It throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Believe It as he jumps to the side.
Hall goes for a double leg but Believe It avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Believe It continues to drive forward.
Believe It closes the distance and clinches.
Believe It lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Believe It.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Believe It lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A right hand to the body from Believe It.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Believe It lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Believe It digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Believe It pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Believe It lands a nice shot to the body.
Believe It lands with a short shot to the head.
Believe It lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Believe It.
Believe It is working Hall over against the cage.
Believe It lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Believe It lands an uppercut.
Believe It lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Believe It breaks the clinch.
Hall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Believe It throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Believe It throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Believe It thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Believe It throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
Hall is rocked!
Believe It rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Believe It has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Believe It scores with a nice hook to the head.
Believe It lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Believe It.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Believe It throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Believe It improves position.
Hall seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Believe It.
Believe It lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Believe It.
Believe It lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Believe It.
Good body shot from Believe It.
A right handed body shot lands from Believe It.
Believe It manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Believe It.
Believe It throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
You Better Believe It seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Believe It.
Believe It connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Believe It lands a right hook to the body.
Believe It thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Believe It throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Believe It lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Believe It lands a body shot in the clinch.
Believe It lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Believe It - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Believe It on the inside.
Believe It lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Believe It manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Believe It misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Believe It misses with a looping right.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Believe It.
Believe It misses with a double jab.
Believe It punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
Believe It misses with a straight left.
Hall goes for a double leg but Believe It avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Believe It continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fenton Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Believe It throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Believe It tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Believe It misses the shot to the body.
Believe It looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Believe It.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Believe It cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
Believe It scores with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hall. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A telegraphed right hand from Believe It misses the target.
Hall lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
You Better Believe It showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Believe It throws a right and a left that both miss.
Believe It tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Believe It.
Believe It misses with a wild body shot.
Hall defending well as Believe It loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Believe It lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Believe It lands with a right to the head.
Believe It gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Believe It escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Believe It fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall attempts a counter takedown but Believe It avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Believe It throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Believe It forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Believe It is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Believe It.
Believe It pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Believe It lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Believe It just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Believe It.
Believe It works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Believe It works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Believe It lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Believe It lands an uppercut.
Believe It pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
You Better Believe It seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Believe It.
Believe It lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Believe It digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Believe It.
Believe It scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Believe It lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Believe It breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Believe It lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Believe It lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Believe It tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Believe It pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Believe It lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Believe It.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Believe It.
Believe It lands a body punch.
Believe It lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hall or not.
Believe It scores with a hook to the body.
Believe It breaks the clinch.
Believe It throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Believe It clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Believe It - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Believe It breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Believe It scores with a jab.
Fenton Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Believe It.
A looping hook to the body misses from Believe It. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Believe It looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall tries to keep at a distance but Believe It has taken the fight into the clinch.
Believe It works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Believe It lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall is trying to stall.
Believe It prevents the takedown attempt.
Believe It stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Believe It.
Believe It lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Believe It.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Believe It lands a body punch.
Believe It scores with a shoulder strike.
Believe It lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Believe It throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Believe It breaks from the clinch.
Believe It tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Believe It misses with a looping left.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Believe It as the two fighters clinch.
Believe It lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Believe It.
A right hook to the body lands for Believe It.
Believe It pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fenton Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Believe It.
And that's the end of the fight!
You Better Believe It comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Believe It has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for You Better Believe It!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for You Better Believe It!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for You Better Believe It!
You Better Believe It wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Lee Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smale has chosen Fury of Five - Come and Get It as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarred Lee Jr!
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, John Smale!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smale has managed to clinch.
Smale is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hand to the body from Smale.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smale throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Smale - that landed with a thud.
Smale jumps into guard, dragging Lee Jr to the mat.
Smale is looking for a triangle but Lee Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Smale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smale is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smale looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lee Jr is defending well. Smale quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lee Jr has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Smale celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Smale!
A very excited looking John Smale made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Car (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isaac Garcia!
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, Zoran Car!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fails with the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Car lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Car tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Car lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
It looks like Isaac Garcia has been cut.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia is pressed against the cage. Car pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Garcia! Two more big strikes from Car and Garcia crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zoran Car!
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