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GFO 11: Gorbachenko v Bell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Gashi (ranked 7194 p4p, 653 weight class) and Sergio Martinez (ranked 6563 p4p, 616 weight class). 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 middleweight 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, Stefan Gashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gashi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gashi shoots and misses
and Martinez counters by clinching up.
Gashi jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Gashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gashi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martinez to keep the fight standing.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martinez walks away with a smile on his face. Gashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martinez duly obliges.
It looks like Stefan Gashi has been cut.
Martinez lands a glancing blow to the side of Gashi's head.
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Gashi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gashi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martinez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gashi is looking for a triangle but Martinez pushes his legs off easily.
Gashi is breathing heavily.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gashi can't keep his opponent in guard - Martinez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gashi has hold of Martinez's hands but Martinez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Martinez.
Gashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Martinez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is controlling the pace.
Gashi tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Martinez is taking a breather. Gashi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Gashi's temple.
Gashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gashi has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Martinez. Oh but Gashi has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Martinez goes limp - he's gone! Gashi jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stefan Gashi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Ross (ranked 6022 p4p, 593 weight class) and Antonius Barbatia (ranked 6289 p4p, 608 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Ross!
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, Antonius Barbatia!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ross!
It looks like Antonius Barbatia has been cut.
Barbatia tries to clinch up
and Ross counters with a series of strikes. Barbatia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barbatia looks to clinch
and Ross counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbatia moves into range and clinches up with Ross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross tries to circle away but Barbatia has him pinned against the cage.
Ross tries to circle away but Barbatia has him pinned against the cage.
Barbatia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ross's defenses.
Barbatia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Barbatia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is trying to force a seperation but Barbatia has the dominant position.
Ross is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barbatia throws an elbow but misses.
Barbatia can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Ross dodges an elbow strike from Barbatia.
Barbatia lands a knee to the body.
Barbatia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Barbatia has him pressed against the cage.
Barbatia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as Barbatia tries to tie him up.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbatia lands a nice elbow.
Barbatia has Ross pressed against the cage, preventing Ross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barbatia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barbatia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Ross has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ross manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbatia moves to clinch but Ross breaks away
and Ross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbatia thinking.
Barbatia instigates a clinch.
Ross wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Barbatia is controlling the position.
Ross blocks an elbow strike from Barbatia.
Barbatia pushes off an throws an elbow but Ross leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ross takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbatia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ross's defenses.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Ross misses its target.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbatia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbatia pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbatia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barbatia lands a nice elbow.
Barbatia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbatia moves into the clinch.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Ross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbatia at a distance.
Ross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonius Barbatia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonius Barbatia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barbatia tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ross throws a shot to the body.
Ross shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barbatia eats them both and turns towards Ross to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barbatia is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbatia rushes Ross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ross wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbatia won't allow it.
Ross is trying to push Barbatia away but Barbatia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbatia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barbatia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ross blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Barbatia.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbatia tries to clinch up
and Ross counters with a left and a right that stings Barbatia.
Ross is looking to wear down Barbatia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ross throws a shot to the body.
Ross lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbatia closes the distance and clinches.
Barbatia lands an elbow inside that Ross shrugs off.
Barbatia lands an elbow inside.
Barbatia working Ross over with knees 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!
Barbatia keeps control of Ross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barbatia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbatia pushes off an throws an elbow but Ross leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barbatia scores with a shot to the side of Ross's head.
Barbatia slows down the pace here.
Barbatia keeps control of Ross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antonius Barbatia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barbatia stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barbatia has him pressed against the cage.
Barbatia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ross avoids a wild elbow strike from Barbatia.
Ross wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbatia won't allow it.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross avoids the elbow strike from Barbatia, against the cage.
Ross tries to circle away but Barbatia has him pinned against the cage.
Barbatia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbatia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barbatia lands an elbow inside.
Barbatia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ross wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbatia has Ross pressed against the cage, preventing Ross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ross tries a body shot but Barbatia blocks it.
Barbatia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbatia prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
Barbatia misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
Barbatia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bob Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbatia is breathing heavily.
Barbatia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ross.
Ross stalks Barbatia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barbatia's face. Barbatia staggers backwards, shaken.
Barbatia is rocked!
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!
Ross connects with a nice cross there... Barbatia is looking wobbly and Ross recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Barbatia to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ross jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Ross!
A very excited looking Bob Ross made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamish McTavish (ranked 5347 p4p, 177 weight class) and Alessandro Punzo (ranked 7153 p4p, 221 weight class). Hamish McTavish has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish McTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessandro Punzo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Punzo stalks McTavish and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McTavish's face. McTavish staggers backwards, shaken.
Alessandro Punzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McTavish shoots in but no luck this time.
Punzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McTavish moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Punzo looks winded!
McTavish shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Punzo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTavish connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Punzo some visible discomfort.
McTavish is staying tight to Punzo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Punzo taking a bit of punishment here - McTavish scoring with strikes.
McTavish has hold of Punzo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Punzo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - McTavish cranks the arm and Punzo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Punzo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hamish McTavish!
Hamish McTavish decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 4019 p4p, 372 weight class) and Lee Tramp (ranked 25066 p4p, 597 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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148 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Tramp!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox feinted with a counter takedown.
Knox blocks a head kick by Tramp.
Knox gets a takedown into half guard.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tramp's head.
Tramp looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Knox.
Knox winds up and cracks Tramp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knox slips a nice elbow through Tramp's hands, connecting with Tramp's forehead.
Tramp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tramp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tramp.
Tramp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tramp lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Knox looking for subs off his back but Tramp has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tramp stops Knox from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knox misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Knox is refusing to be controlled, as Tramp sits in half guard.
Knox looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tramp lands strikes from half guard.
Tramp prevents Knox from improving his position.
Tramp is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Knox flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox trying to control from the bottom.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tramp.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Knox is staying active underneath Tramp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox trying to control from the bottom.
Tramp throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox missing with punches from the bottom.
Knox wants to control but Tramp is keeping busy.
Tramp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tramp trying to mount his opponent but Knox defends it.
Tramp trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Lee Tramp has been cut.
Lee Tramp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox shoots for a double leg takedown but Tramp sprawls well. He's pushed Knox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tramp throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox lands a jab to Tramp's midsection.
A head kick misses from Tramp.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tramp looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Tramp swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves forwards but Tramp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Tramp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tramp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tramp swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tramp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox connects with the punch.
Tramp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Tramp!
Tramp is rocked!
We've been informed that Tramp has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox is nestled in close to Tramp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tramp is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?
Knox 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.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Knox is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tramp is hurt! He's hurt bad - Knox fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tramp from any more punishment! Congratulations to Knox! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
After the big win, Beta Knox made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Free Bands inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Punzo (ranked 4867 p4p, 577 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 3673 p4p, 479 weight class). Gallagher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lorenzo Punzo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Gallagher's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Punzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher misses with a straight right.
Gallagher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gallagher gets caught napping as Punzo dives in and scores a takedown. Gallagher manages to retain guard.
Punzo is standing up over Gallagher. Gallagher looks to escape but Punzo dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallagher explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Horrible takedown attempt by Punzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Gallagher, which made it look bad.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallagher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Punzo's head backwards.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lorenzo Punzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher lands a nice hook to Punzo's body. Punzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gallagher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Punzo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gallagher avoids it really well and circles away.
Punzo misses with a takedown attempt
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Punzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Punzo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gallagher. That snapped Punzo's head back.
Punzo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gallagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gallagher thuds a left hand into Punzo's body.
Punzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gallagher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Punzo ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Gallagher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gallagher wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher lands a nice shot that snaps Punzo's head back.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gallagher throws a hook but Punzo avoids it easily.
Punzo fails with the takedown
and Punzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punzo defending well as Gallagher loads up on a big left hand.
Gallagher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher lands the left hand.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Punzo moved out of range nicely.
Punzo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gallagher throws a lazy right hand but Punzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Punzo walks into a straight right hand from Gallagher.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Punzo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Punzo is breathing heavily.
Gallagher lands a left and a right that send Punzo crashing to the mat, dazed. Gallagher thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Punzo is rocked!
Gallagher cracks Punzo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Punzo falls to his knees and Gallagher doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gallagher!
Frank Gallagher is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Frank Gallagher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saho Bala (ranked 2902 p4p, 283 weight class) and Paul Ines (ranked 5033 p4p, 437 weight class). Paul Ines acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saho Bala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Ines!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ines looks to land a left hand but Bala moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Bala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bala.
Ines stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ines is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bala.
Ines throws a hook but Bala blocks it.
Bala takes a swing at Ines's ribcage but misses.
Bala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Ines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bala stuns Ines with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ines.
Bala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ines.
Bala misses with a series of wild punches.
Bala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ines lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ines walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ines throws out a loose jab but Bala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ines avoids the body shot from Bala.
Bala misses with an uppercut. Ines saw that one coming.
Bala throws a looping overhand right but Ines ducks down to avoid it.
Bala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ines bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ines throws a series of punches but Bala avoids them all with ease.
Ines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bala.
Ines staying out of range there.
Bala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ines.
Bala missing with a left hand there. Ines was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bala seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ines with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ines swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bala slips a straight right by Ines.
Ines scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bala doesn't seem bothered though.
Ines misses with an uppercut.
Ines connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ines swinging wildly here.
Bala throws a lazy uppercut
and Ines counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ines throws a lazy uppercut
and Bala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Bala misses.
Ines's corner calls for a 1-2. Ines obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Ines misses its intended target.
Paul Ines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ines takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ines misses with the combination.
Ines will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Bala.
Ines slips under a jab.
Ines bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bala's head backwards.
Ines dodges the punch combination from Bala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ines.
Bala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ines sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ines misses the jab.
Ines goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ines throws a jab when Bala was well out of range.
Bala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ines looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bala misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Ines misses.
Ines scores with a shot to the body.
Bala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ines.
Bala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bala throws a lazy right hand but Ines sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Ines misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ines throws a low kick but Bala moves out of range easily.
Bala moves out of range of the strikes.
Bala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ines doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ines will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bala misses with a straight left.
Ines takes one on the button.
Ines swinging wildly here.
Ines will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Bala misses the target.
Ines scores with a three punch combo!
Bala misses with a wild combination.
Ines on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bala loads up on a big right hand but Ines slips the punch.
Bala takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ines dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ines with a jab.
Ines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bala.
An attempted straight right counter from Bala misses the target.
Ines throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bala lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ines is rocked!
A slow jab from Bala misses its intended target.
Bala throws a body shot but no joy.
Ines misses with a straight right.
Bala lands a nice looking body shot.
Ines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bala.
Nice shot lands for Ines.
A lazy left from Ines finds it's target.
Ines throws a series of punches but Bala avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bala throws a lazy uppercut
and Ines counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bala misses the target.
Bala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ines throws a jab but it's blocked by Bala.
Bala takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bala finds it's way through Ines's defenses.
Bala has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ines was well out of range. Poor timing from Bala.
Paul Ines seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bala throws a body punch but Ines moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Bala - just one landing.
Bala slips a jab from Ines.
Ines uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bala.
Ines throws a series of punches but Bala avoids them all with ease.
Ines throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bala throws an off balance right hand
and Ines counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ines lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bala circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Bala. Those never looked like landing.
Ines misses with a hook.
Bala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bala throws an overhand right that lands on Ines's shoulder, as Ines tries to avoid the shot.
Bala cracks Ines with an open hand slap.
Bala throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ines swinging wildly here.
Bala dodges the punch combination from Ines.
Bala throws a hook but Ines avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Bala misses its intended target.
Ines missing with a left hand there. Bala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ines blocks a jab.
Ines misses with a right hand
and Bala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bala tries to bum rush Ines with a series of wild strikes but Ines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ines has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bala staying out of range there.
Bala misses with a straight left.
Ines scores with the left hand. Bala knows he should have avoided that one.
Ines keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ines tries to score with a low kick but Bala moves his leg out of the way.
Bala stuns Ines with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ines throws a series of punches but Bala avoids them all with ease.
Ines moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ines avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ines fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ines avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul Ines is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ines misses with a hook.
A big left from Ines misses.
Bala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ines.
Good exchange - Bala coming out on top.
Bala scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ines needs to keep his hands up - Bala had a free shot at his head there.
Ines is still on wobbly legs! Can Bala finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ines.
Ines throws a lazy right hand but Bala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ines seems to have recovered his senses.
Ines takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bala slips under a jab.
Bala lands a slapping body shot.
Bala staying out of range there.
Ines throws a series of punches but Bala avoids them all with ease.
Ines is breathing heavily.
Ines displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bala throws out the jab.
Ines misses with a body shot.
Ines ducks under a wild hook from Bala.
A big right from Ines misses.
Ines throws a right hand that Bala ducks under and follows up with a left that Bala also avoids with ease.
Bala throws out a powerful jab.
Ines ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bala moves away.
Ines defending well as Bala loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bala scores with a jab.
Ines moves forwards but Bala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ines thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Ines.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Saho Bala will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bala connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Ines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ines gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Ines there.
Ines loads up on a big right hand but Bala slips the punch.
Bala lunges at Ines with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ines's hand.
Ines misses with the combination.
Ines gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bala gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ines is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saho Bala!
Saho Bala retains his lightweight title!
Saho Bala decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 3180 p4p, 428 weight class) and Drevin Bell (ranked 6748 p4p, 696 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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216 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drevin Bell!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell takes one on the button.
It looks like Drevin Bell has been cut.
Gorbachenko seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook.
Bell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bell is rocked!
Gorbachenko cracks Bell with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anatoly Gorbachenko!
A relieved looking Anatoly Gorbachenko 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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