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FFA 12: Bishop vs Studge PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Squireson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Bombay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Squireson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Bombay!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Bombay misses
enabling Squireson to counter with a crisp jab.
Squireson dips to his left and cracks Bombay with an uppercut!
Squireson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot by Squireson.
Bombay moves out of range as Squireson strikes.
Squireson lands with a nice body punch.
Squireson cracks Bombay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Squireson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bombay.
Squireson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Squireson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bombay manages to avoid it.
Squireson lands with a straight right. Bombay didn't see that one coming.
Bombay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Squireson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bombay scrambles back to his feet.
Bombay is rocked!
Squireson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bombay is still on wobbly legs! Can Squireson finish him?
Squireson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bombay moves away.
Squireson lands with a good body shot.
Squireson cracks Bombay on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bombay falls backwards against the cage. Squireson follows up with more strikes that drop Bombay to his knees. Squireson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bombay! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Squireson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Chatchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Slater (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Chatchai!
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, Solomon Slater!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater swings for the body but Chatchai moves out of range.
Slater digs a good hook to Chatchai's body.
Chatchai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slater moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slater wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chatchai was well out of range. Poor timing from Slater.
Slater lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Slater lands the left hand.
Chatchai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chatchai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slater throws a monster overhand right that drops Chatchai! Slater follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Slater!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mantak Cebu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mantak Cebu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mantak Cebu!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro digs a good body shot into Cebu's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Cebu.
Ribeiro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ribeiro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ribeiro passes Cebu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ribeiro is looking to advance position but Cebu won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro moves into full mount! Cebu won't be happy about that!
Ribeiro controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ribeiro misses with a head shot.
Ribeiro is landing with some decent strikes but Cebu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ribeiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ribeiro throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Cebu has his hands clasped together but Ribeiro breaks the hold and Cebu is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ribeiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonas Ribeiro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McMannus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fletcher Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMannus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James McMannus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Fletcher Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMannus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but McMannus shows good takedown defense.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but McMannus shows good takedown defense.
McMannus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McMannus is controlling the pace.
Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McMannus keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McMannus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
James McMannus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Fletcher Johnson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMannus is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
McMannus has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! McMannus dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johnson trying to hold on to McMannus's head to control him but McMannus postures up.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McMannus jumps into side control!
Johnson looks winded!
The referee asks McMannus politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McMannus prefers to stall for the moment though.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McMannus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMannus controlling the pace.
McMannus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McMannus working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McMannus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McMannus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from McMannus there.
McMannus seems to be looking for submissions.
McMannus could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMannus controlling the pace.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson wants to control but McMannus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McMannus winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
McMannus tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
McMannus working the head and body with strikes.
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.
McMannus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
McMannus controlling from the full mount.
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James McMannus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McMannus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from McMannus.
McMannus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McMannus is standing up over Johnson. Johnson looks to escape but McMannus dives into side control.
McMannus is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
McMannus takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McMannus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson prevents McMannus from improving position.
McMannus is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
McMannus is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is not content to let McMannus control the position.
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.
McMannus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McMannus.
McMannus is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
McMannus cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMannus stands up and we're back to a striking position.
McMannus cracks Johnson with a good jab.
It looks like Joe Fletcher Johnson has been cut.
McMannus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McMannus escapes and gets back to his feet.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
McMannus darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns McMannus into the cage.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged McMannus in a clinch.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McMannus uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
McMannus controlling from the top position.
McMannus stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McMannus can't get the takedown.
McMannus tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James McMannus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Fletcher Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson dives in and grabs McMannus's left leg, looking for a takedown. McMannus pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
McMannus is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McMannus avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from McMannus.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMannus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
McMannus forces his way into half guard.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMannus slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMannus wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McMannus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McMannus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McMannus with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to reverse the position but instead McMannus has taken his back - oops!
I would not like to be Johnson right now.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but McMannus has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMannus is hanging on to Johnson's back as he tries to escape.
McMannus really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Johnson.
James McMannus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McMannus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.
McMannus lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McMannus is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee is taking a good look at Johnson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from McMannus!
McMannus controlling from the back.
Johnson fending off the submission attempt from McMannus.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McMannus punches Johnson on the ear.
And that's the end of the fight!
James McMannus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McMannus, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James McMannus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabio McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiji Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano has chosen Yoshida Brothers - Storm as his entrance music. The key to victory for Fabio McFly has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabio McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eiji Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kitano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kitano working over McFly with some ground and pound. McFly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kitano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McFly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kitano works his way into full mount!
McFly is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
McFly is in a horrible position here. Kitano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kitano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitano landing strikes from the mount and McFly is in trouble!
Kitano landing strikes from the mount and McFly is in trouble!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kitano landing strikes, looking to finish!
McFly tries to buck Kitano off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Kitano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McFly is rocked!
McFly trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oh McFly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kitano is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McFly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano drops a big elbow. That's hurt McFly! More shots from Kitano and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eiji Kitano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Matienzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoel Matienzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoel Matienzo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishimura ducks under a wild hook from Matienzo.
Matienzo looks to land a right hand but Ishimura moved out of range.
Matienzo throws an overhand right that lands on Ishimura's shoulder, as Ishimura tries to avoid the shot.
Matienzo misses the shot to the body.
Ishimura throwing a counter right hand but Matienzo manages to avoid it.
Ishimura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matienzo misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Ishimura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matienzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ishimura lands with a hook. Matienzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ishimura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matienzo's head.
Ishimura scores with the left hand. Matienzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Matienzo is rocked!
Matienzo misses with a straight left.
Yoel Matienzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishimura ducks under a wild hook from Matienzo.
Ishimura connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matienzo misses with a hook
and Ishimura counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimura feints and then cracks Matienzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matienzo down.
Matienzo misses with an uppercut
and Ishimura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishimura cracks Matienzo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ishimura has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Matienzo to stand back up!
Matienzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishimura finish him?
Ishimura lands a brutal uppercut that launches Matienzo off his feet! Matienzo tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kosuke Ishimura!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been hearing reports that Rob has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rob.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rob at a distance.
Smith with a hook.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rob.
Rob misses with a hook.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Rob misses.
Rob throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith drops Rob with a big left hand! Rob is injured, injured bad! Smith jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Smith!
After winning the bout, Jake Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Spiliopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Waves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiliopoulos comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton. The crowd seem to be enjoying Waves's choice of entrance music: ScHoolboy Q - Groovy Tony. Trent Waves will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonidas Spiliopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Waves!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiliopoulos tries to counter with a takedown but Waves is quick to defend against it.
Spiliopoulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waves.
A cross from Waves lands.
Waves lands a nice shot that snaps Spiliopoulos's head back.
Spiliopoulos shoots in for a double leg but Waves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Waves scores with a hook to the body. Spiliopoulos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Waves.
Donk. Waves catches Spiliopoulos right on the button with a cross.
Waves thuds a left hand into Spiliopoulos's body.
Spiliopoulos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waves cracks Spiliopoulos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Waves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spiliopoulos backs up against the cage.
Spiliopoulos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Waves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waves scores with a shot to the body.
Waves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spiliopoulos is rocked!
Spiliopoulos walks into a left hand.
Oh Spiliopoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waves cracks Spiliopoulos with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Spiliopoulos tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Waves pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Spiliopoulos is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Waves!
Trent Waves made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Last time i was in this cage i left a peasant, now i leave as a prince, but now i want my Title shot so i can rip out the belly of the beast and take my rightful place as King of the 155lb Division!!! Johnny set it up ASAP!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Salieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temujin Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salieri comes to the cage accompanied by 2Cellos - Thunderstruck. Khan has chosen War as his entrance music. Temujin Khan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Salieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Temujin Khan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salieri, right into the meat.
Khan tries for a takedown but Salieri circles away easily
and Salieri counters with a leg kick.
Salieri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salieri sprawls well. Salieri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Salieri. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan walks into a jab.
It looks like Temujin Khan has been cut.
Salieri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salieri scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salieri - the referee stops the clock and Khan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salieri. Khan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salieri scores with a spinning back kick!
Salieri manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Khan on his heels. He'll look to pass Khan's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Salieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salieri throwing strikes but missing.
Salieri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salieri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Salieri passes into half guard.
Salieri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salieri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salieri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Khan wants to get back to full guard but Salieri has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salieri throwing strikes here but Khan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Salieri with the ground and pound from mount.
Khan is looking to get to half guard.
Khan keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri looking to ground and pound but Khan is blocking nicely.
Salieri throwing strikes here but Khan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Khan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Salieri throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Khan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Salieri tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Salieri landing punches.
Salieri sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Khan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan has hold of Salieri's hands but Salieri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salieri.
Salieri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Salieri connects with a nice short shot to Khan's temple.
Khan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Salieri looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Khan tries to get to full guard but Salieri has control of the leg.
Salieri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salieri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Salieri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Temujin Khan's cut.
That's time! Salieri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salieri lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khan takes a step back to recover.
Khan tries for a takedown but Salieri circles away easily
and Salieri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Salieri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Salieri had a free shot at his head there.
Salieri keeps Khan at a distance using the push kick.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salieri throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Antonio Salieri is winning the standup battle so far.
Salieri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
Temujin Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salieri scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salieri.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salieri can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salieri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Salieri. Khan shrugs it off though.
Salieri drives through with a takedown into Khan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salieri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Salieri postures up and lands a big shot to Khan's brow.
Antonio Salieri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salieri works over Khan with some ground and pound from guard.
Salieri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salieri lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salieri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salieri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salieri content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salieri throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salieri advances position into side control!
Khan dodges the ground and pound from Salieri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Khan is looking to regain half guard here but Salieri keeps moving and retains side control.
Salieri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Salieri working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salieri is putting a hurting on Khan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Khan wants to control but Salieri postures up.
Khan taking a bit of punishment here - Salieri scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Khan down.
Salieri lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Salieri's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Salieri misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Khan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Salieri off and has taken his back!
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!
Khan tries to get the hooks in deep but Salieri pushed the leg off.
Salieri rolls, trying to escape but Khan keeps control of the position.
Salieri tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Salieri is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Salieri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Temujin Khan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Salieri connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Salieri to counter with a crisp jab.
Salieri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Salieri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Salieri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Salieri as Khan shoots in.
Antonio Salieri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temujin Khan.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salieri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan has his takedown stuffed
and Salieri counters with a good, hard body kick but Khan shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri thumps Khan with a low kick.
Salieri connects with an inside leg kick.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salieri scoring well with a low kick there.
Salieri with a nice cross.
Salieri scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salieri.
An inside leg kick lands from Salieri.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salieri.
Khan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salieri defends well and Khan ends up having to push Salieri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Salieri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Salieri, which made it look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salieri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Salieri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Salieri.
Khan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Salieri.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salieri fakes the leg kick and cracks Khan in the body.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Salieri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Salieri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Salieri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Salieri throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salieri - the referee stops the clock and Khan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salieri. Khan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Antonio Salieri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Salieri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salieri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan has his takedown stuffed
and Salieri counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salieri.
Khan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khan has his takedown stuffed
and Salieri counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salieri thumps Khan with a low kick.
Salieri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Salieri looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Temujin Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salieri trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Salieri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salieri 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Salieri!
A relieved looking Antonio Salieri thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Studge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop has chosen Krept and Konan - Don't Waste My Time as his entrance music. Jackson Bishop has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danny Studge's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Studge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Studge takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Studge ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Studge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Studge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Studge lands with a right hand.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Studge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bishop! But no joy.
Bishop scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Studge is looking to get back to his feet here but Bishop is keeping cool and he's managed to take Studge's back.
Our spies down at at Forest Hill Gym inform us that Bishop has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Studge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Studge wants to get back to his feet.
Studge is really stuck here.
Bishop really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Studge.
Bishop throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Studge!
Bishop is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Studge is trying to get back to his feet but Bishop has full control of the position and if anything, Studge has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
It looks like Bishop might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Studge looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Bishop.
Bishop lands punches and elbows.
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.
Bishop controls the position.
Studge is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I would not like to be Studge right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Studge is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Studge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Studge cracks Bishop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Studge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bishop finds it's way round the side to connect with Studge's head.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Studge. Studge maintains the clinch.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Studge.
Studge lands a shot to the body.
Studge tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Studge misses with some punches.
Studge prevents the takedown attempt.
Studge works on Bishop's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop trying to control the position but instead, Studge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bishop into the cage.
Studge lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Bishop.
Studge misses with a body punch.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Studge can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Studge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Studge is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Studge.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Studge tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Studge lands a body shot in the clinch.
Studge lands a shot to the body.
Studge lands a right hand.
Studge lands a right hand.
Studge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Studge lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Studge.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Studge.
Studge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Studge lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Studge.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Studge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bishop is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Studge.
Bishop is still on wobbly legs! Can Studge finish him?
Studge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop seems to have recovered his senses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Studge.
Studge dips a shoulder and cracks Bishop with a mighty uppercut! Bishop falls back against the cage and Studge unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bishop is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Studge screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Studge!
Danny Studge is the new lightweight champion!
Danny Studge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Jackson Bishop had this to say: 'I think what I need to do is shy away from fighting for a while to really focus on my improving my abilities. I got glaring weakness in certain areas, but I'm sure I can fix them given time. Sorry to disappoint my fans'.
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