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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaos Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Rogers!
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, Kaos Bates!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Bates misses with a two punch combination.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bates shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bates trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Bates is fighting to break Rogers's control of his arms but Rogers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rogers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.
Bates prevents Rogers from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Bates pushes him off.
Bates wants to clinch.
Bates tries to clinch but Rogers moves away
and Rogers moves into the clinch.
Bates tries to pull guard but Rogers holds him up against the cage and eventually Bates drops back down to his feet.
Bates breaks from the clinch.
Rogers stuns Bates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bates shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bates showed some decent athleticism there.
Bates looks gassed!
Rogers keeping hold of Bates's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rogers is pressing down on Bates's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers wants to stand and escape but Bates is having none of it.
Rogers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rogers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Rogers seems content to control.
Bates is looking to escape.
Rogers thows a huge punch but Bates dodges it nicely.
Rogers is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bates!
The referee warns Bates that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.
Rogers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bates hang on?
Rogers controlling the position easily from mount.
Bates working to try and regain half guard.
Rogers controlling his opponent.
Bates is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bates tries to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Bates is desperately trying to improve his position but Rogers has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Rogers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rogers shoots for a double leg takedown but Bates sprawls well. He's pushed Rogers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rogers's waist but Rogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bates off to one side.
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Bates misses.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers scores with a hook to the body. Bates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Bates shoots for a takedown but Rogers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Bates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marcus Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaos Bates.
Rogers stands up out of the half guard.
Bates moves into the clinch successfully.
Bates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers looks to land a combination but Bates avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers moves out of range as Bates throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates pushes Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
Bates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Bates lands a nice shot to the body.
Bates fails to pull guard.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Bates is controlling the position.
Rogers wants to stall.
Bates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bates sprawling to the canvas. Rogers follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bates hang on?
It looks like Kaos Bates has been cut.
Rogers controlling the action here.
Rogers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bates with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rogers is taking a breather. Bates 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates trying to hold on to Rogers's head to control him but Rogers postures up.
Rogers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates punching from the bottom.
Rogers controlling the action here.
Rogers tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bates.
Rogers stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rogers trying to control the pace.
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.
Rogers stalling.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Marcus Rogers just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Rogers.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rogers.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bates as he jumps to the side.
Bates tries to clinch but Rogers moves away
and Rogers counters by moving into the clinch.
Bates tries to pull guard but Rogers won't allow it.
Bates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Bates.
Bates wants to clinch.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogers darts in trying to clinch
and Bates counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers is not content to let Bates control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Rogers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaos Bates's cut.
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!
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bates goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rogers tries to keep at a distance but Bates has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bates wants to stall.
Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bates as he jumps to the side.
Bates gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bates avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bates pulls guard.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates pushes Rogers off and gets back to his feet.
A low kick from Rogers misses
and Bates counters with a good low kick that Rogers was not able to check.
Bates gets the takedown into side control.
Bates trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.
Rogers is trying to control Bates's posture but Bates avoids it.
Marcus Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bates decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to clinch but Bates slips to the side
and Bates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Bates slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers takes the fight into the clinch.
Rogers looking to slow down the pace here.
Bates tries to pull guard but Rogers holds him up against the cage and eventually Bates drops back down to his feet.
Bates breaks from the clinch.
Rogers lands a jab to Bates's midsection.
Rogers closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bates to counter with a crisp jab.
Rogers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rogers tries to clinch but Bates moves away
and Bates counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rogers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bates controls the pace.
Bates postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bates gets to his feet. Rogers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bates changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogers tries to avoid it but Bates manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogers to the ground. Rogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcus Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bates.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rogers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rogers shoots in and bounces Bates off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bates is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rogers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bates seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaos Bates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Rogers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jo Jo Jabs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jzk Crock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jo Jo Jabs!
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, Jzk Crock!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jabs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabs.
Crock lands with a right and another and another! Jabs is in big trouble! Crock lands again and this time it's lights out for Jabs! A quality knockout there for Crock.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jzk Crock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Koey Nagata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRoy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jose Koey Nagata has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Jose Koey Nagata!
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, LeRoy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagata misses with a few strikes there.
Nagata misses with the combination.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nagata.
Nagata lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nagata.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nagata!
Johnson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nagata fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Johnson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Johnson looks to clinch but Nagata throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Johnson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jose Koey Nagata!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Macmahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Toefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Macmahon!
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, Sammy Toefield!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toefield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Toefield lands a heavy elbow.
Toefield lands a big elbow.
Toefield is working for a guillotine from mount but Macmahon frees his head quite easily.
Macmahon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Toefield tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Macmahon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toefield looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Toefield cracks Macmahon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Macmahon is rocked!
Macmahon has given up his back here. Will Toefield look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Macmahon controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Toefield is working the ground and pound. Can Macmahon escape?
Oh Macmahon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toefield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macmahon looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Toefield scores with punches to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toefield is punishing Macmahon with strikes - can he finish him?!
Macmahon is trying to stand back up.
Toefield gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The referee is taking a good look at Macmahon as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Toefield!
Toefield has Macmahon flattened out and is raining down punches.
Toefield is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Macmahon has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Toefield looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toefield loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Macmahon hold on?
Macmahon is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Toefield gets his way!
Toefield lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Macmahon wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toefield is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Toefield somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Toefield has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Macmahon.
Toefield working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Macmahon is doing well to defend. Toefield seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Macmahon is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sammy Toefield!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Forrest Griffith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Frank Ricard has been cut.
Griffith misses with a wild combination.
Griffith cracks Ricard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ricard tries to move into range but Griffith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forrest Griffith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Griffith duly obliges.
Griffith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Griffith misses with a looping right.
Ricard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ricard is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffith throws the kick towards the body but Ricard avoids it.
Griffith cracks Ricard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ricard is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffith finish him?
Ricard ducks into an uppercut from Griffith and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Forrest Griffith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Knockout Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnum P I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knockout Power!
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, Magnum P I!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a series of strikes that have P I backpedaling.
P I scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
P I is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Power is trying to maintain the position but P I is very close to passing his half guard.
P I seems to be looking for submissions.
P I works his foot free and advances to mount.
Power keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Power is working hard here to advance position.
P I looking to secure an arm triangle but Power defends it well.
Power tries to hold on but P I postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P I is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Power has managed to escape the submission attempt.
P I looking to isolate an arm here. Power doesn't see it coming and as P I extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by P I!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Magnum P I!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philli Juce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gina Carano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gina Carano acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philli Juce!
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, Gina Carano!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carano tries to clinch there but Juce circles away.
Juce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carano's waist but Carano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juce off to one side.
Juce wants to clinch.
Juce shoots in and bounces Carano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carano is looking to stand up but Juce isn't so interested in that idea.
Juce throwing strikes from guard but Carano blocks nicely.
Carano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juce trying to control but Carano is working from the bottom.
Carano should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Juce has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carano keeping full guard, as Juce tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juce trying to control the position from guard on top but Carano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Juce connects with a jab.
Carano misses with a takedown
enabling Juce to counter with a crisp jab.
Juce forces Carano back against the cage and clinches.
Juce goes for a takedown attempt but Carano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juce instigates a clinch.
Carano is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Juce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carano tries to pull guard but Juce holds him up against the cage and eventually Carano drops back down to his feet.
Philli Juce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gina Carano.
Carano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Carano has eaten all the pies!
Juce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carano wants to break the clinch but can't.
The is referee keeping an eye on Juce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Juce turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Juce manages to end up in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juce prevents Carano from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juce is putting a hurting on Carano here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carano wants to get back to his feet.
Juce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carano looks gassed!
Juce cracks Carano with a big right hand but Carano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carano is looking to regain half guard here but Juce keeps moving and retains side control.
Carano throws Juce to one side and escapes!
Carano misses with a head kick.
Juce closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Juce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Juce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carano on the ground.
Juce slips a nice elbow through Carano's hands, connecting with Carano's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Carano misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Juce stops Carano from getting back to his feet.
Juce slips a nice elbow through Carano's hands, connecting with Carano's forehead.
Carano tries to roll over but Juce keeps him under control.
Carano works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Juce!
Carano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carano prevents Juce from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carano putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Carano.
Carano is landing with some decent strikes but Juce is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Juce is trying desperately to improve position.
Carano is landing with some decent strikes but Juce is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Carano.
Carano landing punches.
Carano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carano working for a submission but Juce is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juce is desperately trying to improve his position but Carano has a good base and remains in mount.
Carano wants to control the pace but Juce is squirming around nicely.
Juce is bucking up trying to escape but Carano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carano lands a heavy elbow.
Carano landing punches.
Carano unloading with bombs!
Carano lands a nice shot to the head.
Carano avoids the attempt from Juce to control.
Carano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juce?
Juce bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Carano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carano manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Juce avoids the head kick by Carano.
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 Philli Juce will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carano throws a head kick that misses.
Juce tries for a takedown but Carano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carano tries to bum rush Juce with a series of wild strikes but Juce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carano swats away the attempt to clinch by Juce.
Juce clinches.
Juce is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carano is keeping busy.
Juce can't get the takedown.
Carano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philli Juce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carano is trying to break free.
Carano has Juce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Juce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Juce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Juce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carano shoots and misses
and Juce counters with a nice uppercut.
Gina Carano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carano is breathing heavily.
Carano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Juce wants to control from the top but Carano keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juce preventing the sweep.
Juce lands a couple of elbows.
Juce distracts Carano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Juce stands up over Carano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juce's guard.
Juce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Juce wants to take a breather but Carano is having none of it.
Juce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juce is tying to control. Carano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carano is looking to improve his position.
Juce is looking to advance position but Carano won't allow it.
Carano scores with a few weak punches.
Carano trying to control but Juce postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juce's guard.
Carano wants to control from the top but Juce keeps moving.
Carano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carano stands up.
Gina Carano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juce misses with an uppercut. Carano saw that one coming.
Carano stuffs the takedown.
Carano tries a head kick but it misses.
Juce moves into range and clinches up with Carano.
Carano tries a knee to the head but Juce blocks it.
Juce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Juce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Juce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Juce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carano keeping moving, preventing Juce from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Juce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carano is keeping the position for now.
Juce trying to control but Carano is working from the bottom.
Juce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carano pushes Juce off and scrambles back to his feet.
Juce moves into range and clinches up with Carano.
Carano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Juce prevents Carano from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juce is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Juce turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Juce manages to end up in side control.
Carano is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Juce asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Juce working the ground and pound.
Carano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carano is pressing down on Juce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carano striking off his back but it's not causing Juce any problems.
Carano throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Carano lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Carano has his feet on Juce's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Carano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Juce has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juce has closed the distance and engaged Carano in a clinch.
Carano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juce turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Juce manages to end up in side control.
Carano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carano has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carano is trying to control Juce's posture but Juce avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philli Juce 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!
Juce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carano pinned against the cage. Carano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Juce counters by moving into the clinch.
Juce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juce clinches.
Carano tries a knee to the head but Juce blocks it.
Juce looking for a takedown.
Carano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carano throws a head kick that misses
and Juce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carano scores with a kick to the body.
Carano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Juce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juce drives through and clinches with Carano against the cage.
Nice body punch from Juce.
Carano gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Juce regains guard.
Carano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carano throws a head kick but Juce moves out of range.
Juce takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carano swats away the attempt to clinch by Juce.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carano tries to clinch but Juce moves out of range.
Juce clinches.
Carano can't break the clinch.
Carano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Juce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carano manages to break the clinch.
Juce rushes Carano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juce wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philli Juce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carano wants to get back to striking at distance but Juce won't allow it.
Carano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juce tries to stall but Carano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carano manages to break the clinch.
Juce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juce clinches.
Juce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juce pushes Carano up against the cage in a clinch.
Carano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Juce.
Juce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juce has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Juce lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Juce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carano.
Carano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juce manages to get himself to full guard.
Carano cracks Juce with a solid left hand.
Carano landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carano trying to control but Juce is working from the bottom.
Philli Juce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carano won't allow Juce to sweep him here.
Carano pushing down on Juce's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carano 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.
Juce taking some punishment here, with Carano in his half guard.
Carano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Juce is refusing to be controlled, as Carano sits in half guard.
Carano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Juce punching from the bottom.
Carano drops an elbow to the side of Juce's head.
Carano uses his free foot to push down on Juce's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Juce.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juce tries to reverse the position but Carano maintains control.
Juce is working hard here to advance position.
Gina Carano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juce regains half guard.
Juce flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Juce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carano's back!
Juce loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Carano hold on?
Carano takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Carano is rocked!
Juce working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Carano is still in real trouble! Can Juce finish him?
Juce is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Carano knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Carano for a finish.
Carano turns into Juce and is now in his guard.
Carano seems to have recovered his senses.
Carano trying to control the position from guard on top but Juce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carano landing with the ground and pound.
Carano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carano wants to clinch
and Juce counters with a shoot takedown. Carano fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Juce taking some punishment here, with Carano in his half guard.
Juce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carano.
Juce has a hand on Carano's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Carano takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Juce bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Juce working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carano's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juce is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Juce looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philli Juce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juce, 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 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philli Juce!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Branch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Green!
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, Nigel Branch!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Branch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Branch fails with the takedown.
Branch shoots in looking for a takedown. Green tries to sprawl out of it but Branch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Green manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Green tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Branch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Branch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Branch misses with a wild combination.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Branch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Branch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reggie Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Branch.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Branch throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Branch momentarily.
Branch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Green counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Green misses.
Branch misses with a hook to the body
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Branch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green throws a right and a left that Branch avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branch tries for a takedown but Green sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Branch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Branch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Green counters with a monster head kick that knocks Branch out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Reggie Green!
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