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Dynasty FC 3: SISI vs Jacobs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzuke Hiroshiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Patiently Waiting. The key to victory for Curtis Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanzuke Hiroshiba!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Hiroshiba shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hiroshiba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Hiroshiba 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.
Hiroshiba wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Hiroshiba 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.
Hiroshiba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hiroshiba 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Hiroshiba is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiroshiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiroshiba wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hiroshiba misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Hiroshiba moves out of range easily.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiroshiba avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Hiroshiba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hiroshiba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hiroshiba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hiroshiba goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jackson turns into him and now he's in Hiroshiba's guard.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hiroshiba on the ground.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hiroshiba's guard.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson tries to stand but Hiroshiba is controlling from the bottom.
Hiroshiba looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jackson is defending well. Hiroshiba quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jackson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hiroshiba celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hanzuke Hiroshiba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ziggy Donovan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Ortiz's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy Donovan!
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, Adam Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Donovan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Donovan throws an elbow but Ortiz slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee asks Donovan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Donovan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Donovan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Donovan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ortiz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Donovan but great work by Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to stand but Donovan is controlling his arm.
Donovan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ortiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ortiz tries to stand but Donovan controls the position and pulls Ortiz into his guard.
Ortiz wants to stand but Donovan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Donovan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ortiz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Donovan's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
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.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ortiz is trying to defend but Donovan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Donovan stands up out of the half guard.
Ortiz tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz fails with the takedown
and Donovan counters with a single leg into guard. Ortiz didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
Donovan postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Donovan isn't so interested in that idea.
Donovan throws and elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Donovan's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!
Ortiz wanted to stand there but Donovan had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Donovan looking for a sweep. Not yet Donovan, not yet.
Ortiz wants to get up but he can't break Donovan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Donovan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ortiz won't be happy with that.
Donovan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Donovan lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face as Donovan controls the position.
Donovan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Donovan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Donovan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ortiz wants to clinch
and Donovan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Donovan.
Ortiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ortiz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donovan looking for a takedown.
Donovan takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ziggy Donovan has been cut.
Donovan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body.
Ortiz lands a damaging elbow.
Ortiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donovan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donovan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortiz won't allow it.
Donovan blocks an elbow strike from Ortiz.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donovan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donovan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donovan.
Ortiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ortiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donovan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz lands an elbow that stopped Donovan in his tracks for a moment.
Ortiz lands an elbow just above Donovan 's eye.
Ortiz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ortiz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donovan's defenses.
Donovan keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donovan managing to block the knees to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Donovan's face.
Ortiz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Donovan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ortiz prevents it.
Ortiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Ortiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Donovan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy Donovan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz lands a knee to the head.
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortiz clinches but Donovan breaks the clinch
and Donovan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is refusing to be controlled, as Donovan sits in half guard.
Donovan prevents Ortiz from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Donovan seems content to control.
Donovan trying to control from half guard but Ortiz is working away.
Donovan content to control rather than advance.
Ortiz is not content to let Donovan control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan stops Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Donovan is working away from the top position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Donovan slips to the side
and Donovan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!
Donovan pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Donovan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.
Ortiz tries to reverse the position but Donovan maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donovan is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Ortiz rushes Donovan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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 Ziggy Donovan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Donovan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ortiz closes the distance but Donovan moves to the side
and Donovan counters by moving into the clinch.
Donovan is working for takedown but Ortiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donovan blocks an elbow strike from Ortiz.
Donovan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan blocks an elbow strike from Ortiz.
Donovan blocks the elbow strike.
Ortiz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Donovan avoiding damage as Ortiz throws knees to the body.
Ortiz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ortiz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Ortiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donovan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ortiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Donovan, up you get!
Ortiz wants to clinch
so Donovan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Donovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Donovan looking to sit in guard and control but Ortiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ortiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Donovan is proving hard to escape from.
Donovan looking for a guillotine here but Ortiz defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donovan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ortiz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Adam Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Donovan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ortiz won't be happy with that.
Adam Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Check out the look on Donovan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Donovan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Donovan wants to take a breather but Ortiz manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Donovan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to stand but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donovan stops Ortiz from standing up.
Donovan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donovan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ortiz striking off his back but it's not causing Donovan any problems.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donovan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Donovan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donovan, 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 for Ziggy Donovan!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Ziggy Donovan!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Ziggy Donovan!
Ziggy Donovan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saw Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saw Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Durden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevenson as he avoids it easily.
Durden fails with the takedown.
Durden shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden swinging wildly here.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevenson connects with a body shot.
Stevenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice combo by Stevenson! Oh, that's hurt him - Durden falls to the canvas and Stevenson follows him into side control.
Durden is rocked!
It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson stands up and beckons Durden to his feet.
Oh Durden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Durden seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a combination that misses
and Durden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Saw Stevenson has been cut.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durden circles away quickly and effectively.
Durden avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Durden scores with a three punch combo!
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durden counters with a series of strikes. Stevenson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Durden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Durden misses with a double jab
and Stevenson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevenson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durden circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Stevenson both land. Nice combination.
Stevenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevenson throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson misses with a double jab
and Durden counters with a one-two to the body.
Durden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
Stevenson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durden counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Stevenson! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Durden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Durden!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Penny (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Penny!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt stuffs the takedown attempt from Penny. Penny gets slowly back to his feet.
Penny scoring well with a low kick there.
Penny keeps the fight on the outside.
Penny throws a hook but Hurt avoids it easily.
Hurt is looking to clinch.
Penny looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hurt!
Penny punching from mount but Hurt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hurt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Penny lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hurt hang on?
Hurt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hurt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hurt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penny.
Hurt pushes Penny off looking to stand but Penny dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt gets full guard.
Penny wants to stand but Hurt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Penny preventing the sweep.
Penny wants to get up but he can't break Hurt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Penny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penny decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hurt wants to clinch.
Penny tries to clinch there but Hurt circles away.
Penny shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Penny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt taking some punishment here, with Penny in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Penny there.
Hurt is trying to stand back up but Penny is controlling him
Penny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hurt's head.
Penny throwing shots but Hurt is blocking nicely.
Hurt is looking to escape.
Penny wants to stand but Hurt has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Penny looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Penny counters with a shoot takedown. Hurt fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penny works over Hurt with some ground and pound from guard.
Hurt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hurt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hurt looking for a guillotine here but Penny defends easily.
Penny wants to stand but Hurt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hurt is trying to keep Penny in close.
Penny stops Hurt from standing up.
Penny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hurt tries to clinch but Penny is having none of it.
Hurt tries to clinch up.
Hurt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penny.
William Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penny shoots for a takedown but Hurt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
William Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Penny.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurt avoids the head kick by Penny.
Hurt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Penny is trying to drag Hurt to the mat but Hurt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hurt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hurt lands a hook that snaps the head of Penny backwards.
Hurt lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Hurt.
Hurt lands a left hand.
Penny takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Hurt.
Hurt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hurt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pennys head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Penny 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.
Hurt closes the distance and clinches.
Penny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurt has Penny pressed against the cage, preventing Penny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Hurt.
Hurt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hurt digs a right hand underneath Penny's ribcage. Penny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penny looking for a takedown.
Hurt is working Penny over against the cage.
Hurt lands an elbow just above Penny 's eye.
Hurt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hurt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Penny fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Penny tries to keep at a distance but Hurt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hurt stalling.
Hurt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Penny is breathing heavily.
Penny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Penny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hurt avoids it.
Hurt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penny backwards.
Hurt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hurt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hurt can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hurt is leaning against Penny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hurt lands with a light punch inside.
Hurt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Penny is trying to break free.
Hurt crunches a lovely knee into Penny's ribcage.
Hurt scores with a shot to the side of Penny's head.
Hurt scores with a shot to the side of Penny's head.
Hurt is leaning against Penny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hurt prevents a takedown attempt there.
William Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Penny.
Hurt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Hurt.
Hurt scores with a shot to the side of Penny's head.
Hurt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hurt lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hurt stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hurt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Penny is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hurt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hurt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hurt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Penny is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hurt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penny goes for a takedown attempt but Hurt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hurt forces Penny back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurt connects with a knee to the head.
Hurt pulls guard.
Penny thows a big elbow that misses.
Penny chips away with some ground and pound.
Hurt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penny!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penny is desperately trying to improve his position but Hurt has a good base and remains in mount.
Penny wants to control but Hurt is having none of it.
Travis Penny has got the better of the ground game so far.
You get the feeling that Penny really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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.
Hurt avoids the attempt from Penny to control.
The referee warns Penny that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Penny?
Hurt looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurt working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Hurt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Penny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurt slaps away a takedown attempt from Penny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
William Hurt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hurt misses with a takedown attempt - Penny sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hurt tries to clinch
and Penny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Penny.
Penny wants to stand and escape but instead Hurt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hurt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hurt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penny counters with a shoot takedown. Hurt fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hurt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hurt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penny defends it easily.
Penny decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hurt, up you get!
Penny finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hurt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hurt has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hurt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penny fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hurt clinches up against the cage.
Hurt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hurt lands with a short shot to the head.
Penny can't get the takedown.
William Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Penny.
Hurt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hurt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penny backwards.
Penny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hurt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hurt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pennys head.
Hurt lands a nice uppercut.
Penny wants a takedown but no success here.
Hurt lands a nice elbow.
Hurt lands a nice elbow.
William Hurt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Hurt.
Hurt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt gets underhooks to prevent Penny's takedown attempt.
Penny tries a body shot but Hurt blocks it.
A short right from Hurt on the inside.
Hurt connects with a knee to the head.
Penny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hurt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hurt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penny backwards.
Hurt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penny blocking some punches.
Penny tries to score a body lock takedown but Hurt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Penny wants a takedown.
Hurt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Hurt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hurt misses with a punch on the inside.
Penny tries to score a body lock takedown but Hurt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hurt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Penny uses from the top position.
Hurt pushes Penny off and gets back to his feet.
Penny swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurt wants to clinch.
Hurt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hurt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Penny gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Penny looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penny is looking to break free of the clinch but Hurt has double underhooks.
Hurt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penny backwards.
Penny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penny jumps guard but Hurt stands there with Penny around his waist. Penny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hurt misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Penny.
I think Penny 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for William Hurt!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for William Hurt!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for William Hurt!
William Hurt wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brijwanth J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brijwanth J will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mikey Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brijwanth J!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Powell with that takedown attempt.
Mikey Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell shoots in for a double leg but J sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Powell fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. J tries to avoid it but Powell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag J to the ground. J escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Powell with that takedown attempt.
Powell gets a takedown into half guard.
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
J wants to get back to his feet.
Powell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J tries to kick Powell off but Powell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
J is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Powell wants to control but J is keeping him busy.
J blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powell.
J pushes Powell off and gets back to his feet.
Powell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. J defends it nicely.
J throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
J looks gassed!
J throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Powell fails with the takedown.
Powell feints and as J raises his hands in defense, Powell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of J's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Powell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Powell drops back looking for a leg! J is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and J manages to kick Powell off! Powell jumps back into J's guard.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell prevents J from getting back to his feet.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J is looking to stand up but Powell isn't so interested in that idea.
Powell 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.
J working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Powell shoots in and drives through. J sprawls well.
Powell dives in and grabs J's left leg, looking for a takedown. J pushes down on Powell's head and hops out.
Powell shoots in and drives through. J sprawls well.
J waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
Powell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt.
Powell tries to clinch up.
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.
Powell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
J throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Powell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. J tries to avoid it but Powell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag J to the ground. J escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
J misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
J is pushing Powell's head away, looking to escape. Powell manages to hold on to the position though.
Powell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. J knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Powell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Powell 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.
J darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Powell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Powell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Powell landing punches.
Powell breaks from J's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Powell is landing with some decent strikes but J is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Powell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Powell is landing with some decent strikes but J is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Powell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Powell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
J is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Powell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Powell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Powell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
J squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns J that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns J that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
J trying desperately to get to his feet.
Powell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Powell has hold of J's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and J manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
J bucks Powell off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. J was covering up waiting for the punch and Powell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Powell wants to control from the top but J keeps moving.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as J works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powell thows a big elbow that misses.
J has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Powell postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! J is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Powell, into his guard.
J wants to stand but Powell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Powell has control of J's left arm, preventing J from doing any damage.
Mikey Powell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
J wants to stand but Powell is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Powell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Powell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
J is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Powell landing strikes.
J takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Powell is trying to get an arm triangle but J is defending well.
Powell is trying to get an arm triangle but J is defending well.
Powell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by J, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
J is working to avoid the ground and pound but Powell connects with a decent elbow.
J wants to get back to his feet.
Powell lands some shots froms side control.
J takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
J taking a bit of punishment here - Powell scoring with strikes.
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.
Powell cracks J with a big right hand but J just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Powell is looking to take a break and control but J is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Powell cracks J with an elbow. That is naaassty.
J wants to get back to his feet.
J takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Powell working the ground and pound from side control.
Powell is working J over with some ground and pound from side control.
Powell working the head with strikes.
J is pushing Powell's head away, looking to escape. Powell manages to hold on to the position though.
Powell scores with punches from side control.
Powell throwing strikes but J manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Powell is trying to get back to half guard.
J wants to stand but Powell has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
J trying to stand up but can't free himself from Powell's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Powell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Powell, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Mikey Powell!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Mikey Powell!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Mikey Powell!
Mikey Powell wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Rudderme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quick comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible, by Disturbed. Dutch Rudderme has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
181 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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24
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Rudderme!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rudderme.
Nick Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rudderme loads up on a big right hand but Quick slips the punch.
Quick tries to clinch but Rudderme moves out of range.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Rudderme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rudderme keeps the fight on the outside.
Quick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rudderme is trying to force a seperation but Quick has the dominant position.
Rudderme is trying to break the clinch but Quick has him pressed against the cage.
Rudderme wants to break free but Quick has control.
Rudderme avoids a wild elbow strike from Quick.
Quick lands a damaging elbow.
Rudderme is trying to break the clinch but Quick has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Quick.
Quick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quick misses with an elbow strike.
Rudderme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rudderme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rudderme wants to break free but Quick has control.
Rudderme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quick forces Rudderme back against the cage and clinches.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.
Quick throws an elbow but it misses.
Quick lands an elbow just above Rudderme 's eye.
Quick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rudderme's face.
Rudderme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rudderme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quick tries to clinch up but Rudderme circles away and keeps his distance.
Rudderme throws a head kick that misses.
Quick tries to clinch but Rudderme moves out of range.
Rudderme is looking to clinch but Quick is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick stuffs the takedown attempt from Rudderme. Rudderme gets slowly back to his feet.
Rudderme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rudderme misses with a head kick.
Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rudderme misses with a head kick.
Rudderme shoots in and drives through. Quick sprawls well.
Rudderme looks gassed!
Quick gets a clinch.
Quick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rudderme in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quick connects with a knee to the head.
Quick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rudderme's face.
Rudderme is rocked!
Quick scores with a knee to the head.
Rudderme is still on wobbly legs! Can Quick finish him?
Quick has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Rudderme - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Quick, and another! Rudderme is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Nick Quick!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AIe SISI (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, AIe SISI!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, JP Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for SISI, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
SISI attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
SISI looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jacobs moves out of range of the body kick.
SISI misses with the combination.
SISI stuffs the takedown attempt from Jacobs. Jacobs gets slowly back to his feet.
SISI swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from SISI. That one must have hurt.
Jacobs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. SISI is trying to defend but Jacobs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jacobs is thwarting SISI's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. SISI manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
SISI wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacobs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of SISI's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SISI is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
SISI not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacobs is looking for a sweep. SISI is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jacobs is looking to control SISI's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jacobs avoid being mounted?
SISI is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jacobs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Jacobs managing to control the position.
SISI trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
SISI thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jacobs has momentary wrist control but SISI slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SISI trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jacobs holds on and takes a little breather.
SISI trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
SISI is breathing heavily.
SISI is working hard here to advance position.
Jacobs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in SISI's guard.
SISI has momentary wrist control but Jacobs slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
SISI utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
SISI trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jacobs cracks SISI with a solid left hand.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but SISI keeps moving.
Jacobs postures up and lands a big shot to SISI's brow.
SISI working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jacobs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jacobs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jacobs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
SISI trying to keep a closed guard but Jacobs is proving a slippery customer.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but SISI is keeping the position.
SISI throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that AIe SISI will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jacobs closes the distance and clinches.
SISI wants to get back to striking at distance but Jacobs won't allow it.
Jacobs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
SISI gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
SISI thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jacobs's head.
Jacobs is pressing down on SISI's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jacobs trying to control the position.
SISI preventing the sweep.
Jacobs controlling the position.
Jacobs is trying to control the position but SISI postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SISI looking to pass the guard.
SISI being controlled here momentarily.
SISI sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jacobs's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
SISI prevents Jacobs from improving his position.
Jacobs is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
SISI is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
SISI seems to be looking for submissions.
Jacobs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jacobs.
Jacobs controlling SISI's posture.
SISI won't allow Jacobs to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SISI trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
SISI tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobs is retaining full guard.
Jacobs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
SISI 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.
Jacobs is trying to control the position but SISI postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jacobs can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
SISI throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobs.
A clash of legs there as SISI blocks the low kick.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but SISI swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
SISI misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacobs lands a nice shot to the body.
SISI rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacobs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jacobs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
SISI defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jacobs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with SISI but SISI pushes him off and we're back to square one.
AIe SISI has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Jacobs.
SISI stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and SISI wants it to stay on the feet.
Jacobs clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but JP Jacobs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
SISI rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacobs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jacobs throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and SISI counters with a left and a right that stings Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jacobs closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. SISI did well to prevent Jacobs getting side control.
SISI is staying active underneath Jacobs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacobs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jacobs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
SISI trying to control from the bottom.
SISI tries to roll over but Jacobs keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs thows a huge punch but SISI dodges it nicely.
Jacobs trying to control from half guard but SISI is working away.
Jacobs tries to pass the half guard into mount. SISI knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jacobs closes this distance looking for a takedown but SISI circles away.
SISI scores with a push kick.
SISI throws a series of punches but Jacobs avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from SISI is defended easily by Jacobs.
Jacobs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jacobs showed some decent athleticism there.
Jacobs is thwarting SISI's attempts to control the position.
Jacobs trying to control from half guard but SISI is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SISI avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacobs.
Jacobs wants to control but SISI is keeping him busy.
SISI moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but SISI keeps moving.
Jacobs stands up over SISI, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by SISI or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacobs which made him look bad.
SISI misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacobs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. SISI tries to avoid it but Jacobs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag SISI to the ground. SISI escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jacobs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jacobs decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jacobs misses with a two punch combination.
AIe SISI is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
SISI throws a nice inside leg kick.
SISI punishes Jacobs's body with a nice straight punch.
Jacobs shoots and misses
and SISI counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
AIe SISI has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Jacobs.
SISI is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SISI is pressing down on Jacobs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jacobs is holding on for now.
SISI throwing shots but Jacobs is blocking nicely.
SISI is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jacobs sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SISI is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to JP Jacobs.
I think Jacobs 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for AIe SISI!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for JP Jacobs!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for JP Jacobs!
JP Jacobs wins by split decision!
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