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SCC 18: Do or Die PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Kanella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Hurskainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Kanella has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Kanella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Hurskainen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanella looks to throw the jab but Hurskainen is out of range.
Kanella looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hurskainen.
Kanella moves forwards but Hurskainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Mario Kanella has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurskainen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kanella! Hurskainen dives in looking to finish! Kanella is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Hurskainen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eloy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Contreras III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Contreras III has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eloy Diaz!
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, Vincent Contreras III!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Contreras III has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Vincent Contreras III has been cut.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Contreras III shrugs off.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Contreras III 's eye.
Diaz connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz lands an elbow that stopped Contreras III in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diaz.
Diaz scores with a knee to the head.
Contreras III wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contreras III backwards.
Diaz lands a knee to the head.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contreras III fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz lands a knee to the body.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Contreras III takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Contreras III up against the cage.
Contreras III has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diaz obliges.
Diaz lands an elbow that stopped Contreras III in his tracks for a moment.
Contreras III tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Contreras III in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Contreras III looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Diaz.
Diaz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Contreras III clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Diaz is persistently looking for the submission but Contreras III is defending it well.
Contreras III is covering up but some of the strikes from Diaz are getting through and doing damage.
Diaz lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Contreras III.
Diaz biding his time, controlling Contreras III.
Contreras III holding both Diaz 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Contreras III won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Diaz off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eloy Diaz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mayweather!
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, Chris Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mayweather throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayweather. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayweather lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.
It looks like Chris Taylor has been cut.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Mayweather misses with a looping left.
Taylor throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Taylor takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Mayweather cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ray Mayweather!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Its not my time blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Eldridge!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eldridge.
Eldridge slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Eldridge shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eldridge has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Eldridge unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eldridge stalling against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz tries to break free but Eldridge pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Eldridge wants a takedown but no success here.
Eldridge leaning his opponent against the cage.
Eldridge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Eldridge has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Diaz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Eldridge trying to control.
Eldridge trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diaz doesn't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eldridge punishes Diaz with strikes from the back mount.
Eldridge softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Eldridge is hanging on to Diaz's back as he tries to escape.
Will Eldridge go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Diaz defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Eldridge tries to get the hooks in deep but Diaz pushed the leg off.
Eldridge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Diaz trying to get back to his feet but Eldridge is in full control for now.
Eldridge lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Diaz.
Diaz has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Eldridge lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Diaz is trying to stand back up.
Eldridge trying to control.
Diaz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eldridge lands a heavy elbow.
Diaz tries to buck Eldridge off but he can't manage it.
Eldridge misses with a head shot.
Eldridge fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Eldridge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Eldridge raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Eldridge dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eldridge wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz looks for the body kick but Eldridge saw that one coming.
Eldridge fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Eldridge persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Eldridge is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diaz is not content to let Eldridge control the position.
Eldridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eldridge wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Eldridge seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge is just content to waste time from the top position. Diaz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Eldridge looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eldridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eldridge trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Michael Eldridge just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eldridge.
Eldridge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Eldridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Eldridge.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eldridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Eldridge scoring well with a low kick there.
Eldridge has managed to clinch.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Eldridge tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Chris Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Eldridge.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Chris Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Eldridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Eldridge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Eldridge slips under a jab.
Diaz catches Eldridge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eldridge looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Eldridge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eldridge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eldridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eldridge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eldridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Eldridge controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Eldridge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Eldridge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eldridge looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Eldridge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eldridge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eldridge!
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eldridge on the ground.
Eldridge is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Eldridge can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michael Eldridge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz is landing with some decent strikes but Eldridge is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Eldridge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eldridge because Diaz loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz throwing strikes here but Eldridge is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Eldridge is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Eldridge is trying desperately to improve position.
Eldridge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz content just to control the position here.
Diaz looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Michael Eldridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chris Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eldridge takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diaz unloads with some shots from mount but Eldridge bucks and avoids them well.
Eldridge blocking the ground and pound.
Diaz dominating with strikes here.
Eldridge can't escape the position.
Eldridge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz throws some wild stikes that Eldridge manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Diaz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Diaz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Diaz throwing strikes here but Eldridge is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Diaz unloads with some shots from mount but Eldridge bucks and avoids them well.
Eldridge is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diaz throws some wild stikes that Eldridge manages to avoid easily.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Eldridge wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eldridge has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Eldridge!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and angel rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). angel rivera acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, angel rivera!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rivera misses with a double jab.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but rivera circles away.
Carter looks for a takedown but rivera sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter forces rivera back against the cage and clinches.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - rivera scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Shane Carter has been cut.
rivera checks a leg kick.
angel rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts rivera as he jumps to the side.
rivera lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
angel rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Carter decides to stand and escape the position.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter looks to land a left hand but rivera moved out of range nicely.
rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from rivera.
Carter slips under a jab from rivera.
rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Some wild striking there from rivera.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter shoots in and drives through. rivera sprawls well.
rivera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carter is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rivera connects with a superb combination that knocks Carter out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles rivera before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Carter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). angel rivera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doug Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herod Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Harden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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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 New York, Doug Harden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herod Philips!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Philips has a takedown stuffed.
Harden digs a good body shot into Philips's ribs.
Harden misses with an uppercut.
Harden misses with a hook. Philips ducked under it nicely.
Harden misses the jab.
Harden lands with a shot to the body.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Harden.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt.
Harden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harden throws a shot from downtown. Philips moves away and avoids it.
Philips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harden throws out the jab.
Philips moves out of range as Harden strikes.
A lazy left from Harden finds it's target.
Philips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Harden.
Philips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harden tries to avoid it but Philips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harden to the ground. Harden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doug Harden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herod Philips.
Harden misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philips.
Philips avoids the body shot from Harden.
Philips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philips slips a jab from Harden.
Harden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Philips has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Philips there as he acknowledges the shot.
Philips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harden swivels and escapes.
Harden lands with an uppercut that bounces Philips off the cage and back into rage.
A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harden lands a nice shot that snaps Philips's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harden swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Harden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philips.
Harden jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philips takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harden misses with a looping right.
Harden just misses with a punch to the body.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harden trying to control from the bottom.
Philips stalling.
Philips is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harden has managed to free his arm - good work.
Philips wants to pass the guard but Harden is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Harden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harden misses with an uppercut. Philips saw that one coming.
Harden looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Philips.
Philips is looking to clinch but Harden is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Harden.
Philips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harden but Harden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips moves forwards but Harden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harden keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips moves out of range as Harden strikes.
Philips tries to clinch up.
Harden misses with a body shot.
Philips takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harden swinging wildly here.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harden.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Harden.
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.
Harden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Harden. No joy for Philips on that attempt.
Doug Harden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herod Philips.
Philips shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harden as he jumps to the side.
Philips moves out of range of the strikes.
Harden throws a jab but it's blocked by Philips.
Philips dives in and grabs Harden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harden pushes down on Philips's head and hops out.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
Harden misses with a looping left.
Harden thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips slips a jab and a cross from Harden.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Harden lands with a nice body punch.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
Harden swats away the attempt to clinch by Philips.
Harden thows a body shot but no joy.
Philips slips a jab from Harden.
Doug Harden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philips closes the distance and clinches up with Harden, looking for a takedown. Philips pushes Harden against the cage but Harden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Philips on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Harden stuffs the takedown.
Harden swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Harden swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Harden thows a body shot but no joy.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Harden.
Philips takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harden throws a lazy right hand but Philips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philips tries for a takedown but Harden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Philips tries to move into range but Harden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Harden dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harden slaps away a takedown attempt from Philips, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Philips slips under a jab from Harden.
A slow jab from Harden misses its intended target.
Philips dives in and grabs Harden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harden pushes down on Philips's head and hops out.
Harden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Philips on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Philips.
Doug Harden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herod Philips.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden misses with a two punch combination.
Philips staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Harden misses with a body shot.
Harden stuffs the takedown.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
A big left from Harden misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harden. Philips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harden.
Harden looks to land a combination. Philips sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Doug Harden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
Harden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harden's waist but Harden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Philips off to one side.
Harden looks to throw the jab but Philips is out of range.
Philips tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Philips somewhat.
Philips takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Horrible takedown by Philips or perhaps it was just good defense by Harden which made him look bad.
Harden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Philips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harden.
Harden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Harden.
Philips shoots for a double leg takedown but Harden sprawls well. He's pushed Philips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harden looks to throw the jab but Philips is out of range.
Philips moves away from the strike by Harden.
Herod Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harden fails to land with a series of punches.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Philips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harden throws out the jab.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Harden.
Doug Harden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Philips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harden swivels and escapes.
Harden just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Philips does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt.
Philips shoots in looking for a takedown. Harden tries to sprawl out of it but Philips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Harden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harden, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Harden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Mayweather (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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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lloyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Davies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayweather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davies.
Mayweather plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davies moves out of range of the strikes.
Davies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather throws out the jab.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davies lands with a straight right. Mayweather didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Donk. Davies catches Mayweather right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies closes the distance and clinches.
Davies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davies shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mayweather's guard.
Mayweather looks gassed!
Davies pushes down on Mayweather's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Davies is keen to just control but Mayweather is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies thows a huge punch but Mayweather dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayweather throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mayweather keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davies missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davies winds up and cracks Mayweather with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Davies is pressing down on Mayweather's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayweather is holding on for now.
Davies is nestled in close to Mayweather, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davies.
Davies throwing shots but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
Mayweather is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mayweather is pressing down on Davies's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mayweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mayweather is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davies is aware though and is defending well.
Davies lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather looking to control.
Davies forces his way into half guard.
Mayweather is looking for a sweep. Davies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mayweather taking some punishment here, with Davies in his half guard.
Davies is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mayweather is staying active underneath Davies, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davies lands a nice short elbow.
Davies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies 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.
Mayweather avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davies.
Davies throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayweather pushes Davies off looking to stand but Davies dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies winds up and cracks Mayweather with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mayweather is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davies moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Davies finds it's way through Mayweather's defenses.
Davies shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayweather manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies throwing strikes from guard but Mayweather blocks nicely.
Davies sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mayweather's guard.
Davies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies thows a huge punch but Mayweather dodges it nicely.
Mayweather scores with a few weak punches.
Mayweather is looking to control Davies's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mayweather avoid being mounted?
Mayweather is pressing down on Davies's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies landing some decent shots from guard.
Davies chips away with some ground and pound.
Davies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Davies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davies throws a head kick but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bill Davies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davies moves away.
A combination from Davies does no damage.
Mayweather shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davies counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mayweather is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Davies postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Davies is trying to get an arm triangle but Mayweather is defending well.
Davies is trying to get an arm triangle but Mayweather is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Davies.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davies has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
An elbow from Davies crashes against the mat.
Mayweather is trying to get back to half guard.
Mayweather takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mayweather tries to control but Davies manages to take his back.
Davies gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Davies is punishing Mayweather with strikes - can he finish him?!
Davies is not going to allow Mayweather to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davies lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Davies looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Mayweather taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bill Davies!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Kong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor slips a jab from Kong.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
King Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong misses with a wild combination.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Kong walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Kong digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Kong.
Kong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kong lands in his opponent's guard.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Kong is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong postures up.
Kong controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two 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.
Taylor is trying to hold Kong in close to prevent damage but Kong has managed to pass into half guard.
Kong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries to stand but can't do so whilst Taylor controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kong decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Kong on that attempt.
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kong misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kong dominated that round.
That's time! Kong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kong's waist but Kong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
Kong jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kong lands a right hand from hell, dropping Taylor. Kong pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Kong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stilgar ben Fifrawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ben Fifrawi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lamb of God - Omerta. 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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223 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stilgar ben Fifrawi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
ben Fifrawi misses with a few strikes there.
Stilgar ben Fifrawi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ben Fifrawi closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ben Fifrawi has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ben Fifrawi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ben Fifrawi prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
ben Fifrawi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling ben Fifrawi to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson moves out of range as ben Fifrawi strikes.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ben Fifrawi.
ben Fifrawi scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ben Fifrawi lands a head shot.
ben Fifrawi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from ben Fifrawi does no damage.
ben Fifrawi misses with a few strikes there.
ben Fifrawi throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the body shot from ben Fifrawi.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws a right and a left that ben Fifrawi avoids nicely.
ben Fifrawi sends Johnson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! ben Fifrawi is motioning to the referee to let Johnson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Johnson is rocked!
ben Fifrawi clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can ben Fifrawi finish him?
ben Fifrawi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from ben Fifrawi.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ben Fifrawi has him pressed against the cage.
ben Fifrawi lands a body shot.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but ben Fifrawi has the dominant position.
ben Fifrawi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ben Fifrawi lands with a right that hurts Johnson. Johnson looks to clinch but ben Fifrawi throws a short knee that drops Johnson. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Stilgar ben Fifrawi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Scott (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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185 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juho Pennanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Scott!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Scott blocks the low kick.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Pennanen pushes him off.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pennanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pennanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Scott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pennanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pennanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pennanen throwing strikes but missing.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pennanen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Pennanen from controlling successfully.
Scott keeping full guard, as Pennanen tries to pass.
Scott looking for a sweep. Not yet Scott, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Scott tries to clinch there but Pennanen circles away.
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.
Scott tries to clinch but Pennanen moves out of range.
Jay Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Pennanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pennanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Pennanen circles away.
Scott tries to clinch there but Pennanen circles away.
Scott is looking to clinch but Pennanen is avoiding it.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Pennanen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Scott!
Scott avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pennanen.
Pennanen looking to finish with strikes here!
Pennanen is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Scott is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juho Pennanen!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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