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WPFC 12 - Lawrence vs. Makar PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Bergeron (ranked 6908 p4p, 517 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 24104 p4p, 542 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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155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Dangerous knees
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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 Los Angeles, Harrison Bergeron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergeron takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bergeron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hackett's brow.
Hackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hackett with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hackett.
Hackett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hackett dodges an elbow strike from Bergeron.
Hackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bergeron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hackett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bergeron lands an elbow just above Hackett 's eye.
Hackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergeron avoids the damage to the body.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but Bergeron blocks it.
Bergeron managing to block the knees to the body from Hackett.
Bergeron blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergeron is looking to control Hackett's arms but Hackett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bergeron has his back to the cage.
Hackett pushes Bergeron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergeron avoids the damage to the body.
Hackett landing knees to the body.
Hackett dodges an elbow strike from Bergeron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett avoids a wild elbow strike from Bergeron.
Bergeron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bergeron trying to stall but Hackett improves his position.
Bergeron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bergeron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bergeron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hackett can't find room to land a body shot as Bergeron controls the action.
Bergeron managing to block the knees to the body from Hackett.
Bergeron is trying to maintain a safe position but Hackett gets an underhook and turns Bergeron into the cage.
Bergeron lands an elbow inside that Hackett shrugs off.
Hackett tries to work over Bergeron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bergeron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hackett tries to throw a body punch but Bergeron avoids it by throwing Hackett back against the cage.
Hackett misses with a knee to the head.
Hackett looking to throw knees to the head but Bergeron is blocking nicely.
Bergeron managing to block the knees to the body from Hackett.
Hackett blocks the elbow strike.
Hackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bergeron's elbow.
Hackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bergeron misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bergeron - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hackett tries to throw a body punch but Bergeron avoids it by throwing Hackett back against the cage.
Bergeron blocks a body shot from Hackett.
Bergeron misses with an elbow over the top.
Bergeron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hackett misses with a knee strike.
Bergeron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hackett's elbow.
Hackett missing with knees to the body.
Bergeron throws an elbow that misses.
Hackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bergeron's elbow.
Bergeron managing to block the knees to the body from Hackett.
Hackett blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Hackett as the two fighters clinch.
Hackett blocking some punches.
A short left from Hackett.
Hackett taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Bergeron.
Hackett dodges an elbow strike from Bergeron.
Hackett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergeron is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bergeron misses with some punches.
Hackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergeron throws an elbow but misses.
Bergeron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bergeron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bergeron taking a breather.
Hackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bergeron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hacketts head.
Hackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Bergeron avoids the damage to the body.
Bergeron throws an elbow that misses.
Hackett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hackett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hackett avoids a wild elbow strike from Bergeron.
Hackett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hackett is leaning against Bergeron and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bergeron is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hackett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bergeron's face.
Hackett lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hackett obliges.
Hackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bergerons head.
Hackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bergeron backwards.
Bergeron managing to block the knees to the body from Hackett.
Hackett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bergeron's face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hackett looking to throw knees to the head but Bergeron is blocking nicely.
Hackett lands a left hand.
Bergeron is rocked!
Hackett tries a knee to the head but Bergeron blocks it.
Hackett lands a body shot.
Hackett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bergeron up against the cage.
Bergeron takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergeron blocks it with crossed arms.
Hackett blocks the elbow strike.
Hackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bergeron lands a nice elbow.
Bergeron misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hackett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergeron.
An attempted straight right counter from Bergeron misses the target.
Bergeron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hackett closes the distance and clinches.
Bergeron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bergeron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hackett in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bergeron stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Bergeron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hackett crunches a lovely knee into Bergeron's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hackett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Bergeron.
A body shot lands from Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hackett.
Hackett lands a good knee to the midsection. Bergeron won't want to take too many of those.
Hackett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Hackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett lands a knee to the head.
Hackett with a knee to the head.
Hackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergeron blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hackett.
Oh Bergeron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hackett.
Hackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bergeron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hackett.
Hackett lands a knee to the body.
Hackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hackett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bergeron or not.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hackett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bergeron lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bergeron seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hackett is working Bergeron over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hackett.
A body shot lands from Hackett.
A short body shot lands from Hackett as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hackett.
Hackett has Bergeron pressed against the cage.
Bergeron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bergeron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bergeron throws an elbow that misses.
Bergeron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hackett blocks the elbow strike.
Bergeron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hackett with a knee to the head.
Hackett scores a nice knee to the body.
Bergeron looking to stall.
Bergeron throws an elbow that misses.
Hackett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hackett lands a shot to the body.
Hackett lands a good knee to the midsection. Bergeron won't want to take too many of those.
Hackett stalling the fight.
Bergeron being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett trying to land knees to the body.
Bergeron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hackett blocks the elbow strike.
Hackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bergeron backwards.
Bergeron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bergeron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bergeron stalling in the clinch but Hackett improves position.
Hackett avoids the elbow strike from Bergeron, against the cage.
Hackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bergeron backwards.
A short body shot lands from Hackett as the two fighters clinch.
Hackett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hackett cracks Bergeron with a nice body shot.
Hackett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bergeron or not.
Bergeron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Hackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bergeron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hackett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bergeron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bergeron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hackett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bergeron's face.
Knees to the body from Hackett.
Hackett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bergeron in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hackett lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hackett obliges.
Hackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bergeron tries a body shot but Hackett blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergeron misses with an elbow over the top.
Hackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hackett takes an elbow to the temple.
Hackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hackett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hackett takes one on the button.
Hackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bergeron on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergeron manages to avoid it.
Bergeron is looking for a counter combo.
Bergeron on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bergeron lands with an uppercut that bounces Hackett off the cage and back into range.
Hackett has Bergeron up against the cage in a clinch.
Bergeron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Bergeron controls his hands.
Hackett misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergeron throws an elbow but misses.
Hackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hackett prevents a body shot from Bergeron.
Hackett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Hackett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hackett lands a big knee to the head and Bergeron goes down! Hackett pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hackett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Arroya Ramirez (ranked 3784 p4p, 380 weight class) and Scruffy Bushrod (ranked 24424 p4p, 530 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Arroya Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scruffy Bushrod!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushrod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bushrod throws a leg kick that misses.
Bushrod throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bushrod swivels and escapes.
Bushrod scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bushrod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Scruffy Bushrod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Bushrod pushes him off.
Bushrod tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bushrod lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ramirez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramirez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bushrod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown but Bushrod manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramirez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bushrod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bushrod.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushrod throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bushrod throws a front kick that sends Ramirez stumbling back into the cage.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bushrod.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bushrod turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bushrod punishes Ramirez's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Arroya Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bushrod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bushrod.
Bushrod feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
Bushrod slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramirez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bushrod sprawls well. Bushrod wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Bushrod moves out of range.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bushrod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Bushrod sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramirez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bushrod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bushrod connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bushrod is looking to slow Ramirez down with leg kicks.
Ramirez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bushrod's waist but Bushrod gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramirez off to one side.
Bushrod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bushrod connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramirez has his takedown stuffed
and Bushrod counters by clinching up.
Bushrod breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bushrod swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bushrod tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Bushrod sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bushrod lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramirez will feel that in the morning.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Bushrod fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bushrod circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramirez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bushrod - the referee stops the clock and Ramirez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bushrod. Ramirez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bushrod throws a head kick that misses.
Bushrod throws a lazy head kick
and Ramirez counters with a two punch combo.
Bushrod lands a nice looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Bushrod blocks the leg kick.
Bushrod slips under a jab.
Bushrod scores with a head kick. Ramirez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bushrod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Bushrod throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bushrod delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bushrod.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramirez looks for a takedown but Bushrod sprawls well.
Bushrod throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramirez's head.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Bushrod.
Ramirez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Bushrod.
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Bushrod pushes him off.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bushrod.
Bushrod fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bushrod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramirez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scruffy Bushrod dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ramirez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bushrod is able to avoid easily.
Bushrod changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bushrod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bushrod scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bushrod throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramirez has managed to clinch.
Bushrod manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bushrod throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramirez moves out of range as Bushrod throws a body kick.
Bushrod pushes Ramirez away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushrod lands with a nice body kick.
Bushrod throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
Ramirez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramirez shoots in and drives through. Bushrod sprawls well.
Bushrod ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushrod feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
Bushrod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Bushrod shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bushrod scores with a spinning back kick!
Bushrod throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramirez's head.
Bushrod keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Arroya Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bushrod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramirez, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bushrod.
Bushrod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bushrod gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ramirez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bushrod showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramirez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bushrod.
Bushrod throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Bushrod counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ramirez!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bushrod is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ramirez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bushrod cracks Ramirez with a big elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bushrod lands a nice forearm strike.
Bushrod tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bushrod has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ramirez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bushrod wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bushrod presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bushrod scoring with strikes but Ramirez is staying in there.
Ramirez is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bushrod working Ramirez over with strikes here.
Bushrod is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bushrod raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ramirez is looking to improve his position but Bushrod isn't that keen on the idea.
Bushrod with shots to the head and body - Ramirez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bushrod with shots to the head and body - Ramirez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bushrod jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ramirez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ramirez and Bushrod has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ramirez stops Bushrod from passing to mount.
Bushrod has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scruffy Bushrod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramirez shoots for a takedown but Bushrod saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bushrod. That's going to slow Ramirez down.
Bushrod fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ramirez to the ground. Bushrod is now in Ramirez's guard.
Bushrod pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bushrod gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramirez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ramirez 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bushrod will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jose Arroya Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bushrod.
Bushrod lands a high kick!
Ramirez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ramirez kicks Bushrod off and gets to his feet.
Bushrod is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramirez rather than just go for the knockout.
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Bushrod circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bushrod throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramirez's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bushrod pinned against the cage. Bushrod gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bushrod pushes Ramirez away with a front kick.
Bushrod scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ramirez is looking to get back to is feet but Bushrod passes into side control.
Scruffy Bushrod has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez can't do much from the bottom here.
Bushrod decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ramirez to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramirez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Arroya Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bushrod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ramirez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scruffy Bushrod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Bushrod.
Bushrod gets a clinch.
Bushrod manages to break the clinch.
Bushrod throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bushrod.
Bushrod lands a head kick. Ramirez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bushrod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bushrod lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bushrod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bushrod, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bushrod.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt - Bushrod sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bushrod thuds his shin into the meat of Ramirez's side.
Bushrod lands a high kick!
Jose Arroya Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scruffy Bushrod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bushrod has closed the distance and engaged Ramirez in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scruffy Bushrod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bushrod has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scruffy Bushrod!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Lyons (ranked 4231 p4p, 426 weight class) and Raistlin Majere (ranked 5636 p4p, 483 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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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Majere!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majere throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee Lyons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyons looking to score a takedown here. Majere is defending well but Lyons drives through and ends up in Majere's guard.
Lyons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lyons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lyons throwing strikes but missing.
Lyons looking to pass the guard.
Lyons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lyons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyons postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lyons landing with the ground and pound.
Majere preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lyons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Majere on the ground.
Majere has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lyons should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Majere has tightened it up now! Lyons should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raistlin Majere!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justice Carter (ranked 4497 p4p, 420 weight class) and Carl Bosa (ranked 7455 p4p, 501 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justice Carter!
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, Carl Bosa!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bosa gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Bosa.
Bosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bosa showed some decent athleticism there.
Carter trying to hold on to Bosa's head to control him but Bosa postures up.
Bosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Bosa has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosa trying to control the pace.
Bosa passes to full mount!
Carter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bosa misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosa trying to control but Carter is having none of it.
Bosa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bosa forces the positional change into back control.
What can Carter do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
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.
Carter won't enjoy being in this position. Bosa looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Carter is tapping - it's over boys! Bosa picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carl Bosa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everett Arroyo (ranked 4591 p4p, 454 weight class) and Richard Brenner (ranked 5195 p4p, 466 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Everett Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Brenner!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brenner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Everett Arroyo has been cut.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Everett Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Arroyo lands in his opponent's guard.
Arroyo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arroyo postures up and lands a big shot to Brenner's brow.
Arroyo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arroyo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brenner to see if he's OK.
Brenner stops Arroyo from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brenner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brenner struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo has an Americana. Brenner didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Arroyo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Arroyo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Everett Arroyo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Manners (ranked 24381 p4p, 523 weight class) and Roy Glennville (ranked 5306 p4p, 472 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Manners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Glennville!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Glennville slams his shin into Manners's torso.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manners lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Glennville has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glennville and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Glennville lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manners's sensitive parts.
Glennville tries to keep at a distance but Manners has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manners lands with a right to the head.
Manners lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Glennville backwards.
Manners unloads a knee to the mid-section. Glennville lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manners tries to land knees in the clinch but Glennville avoids the damage to the body.
Manners managing to block the knees to the body from Glennville.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glennville.
Manners leaning his opponent against the cage.
Glennville tries to work over Manners's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manners scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Manners as the two fighters clinch.
Glennville is looking to control Manners's arms but Manners gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glennville has his back to the cage.
Glennville misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manners will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Glennville up against the cage.
Manners lands a knee to the body.
Manners works on Glennville's body with a couple of short punches.
Manners gets through Glennville's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Manners.
Glennville looks winded!
Manners manages to break the clinch.
Manners forces Glennville back against the cage and clinches.
Manners lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Glennville.
A right hand to the body from Manners.
Manners lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Manners.
Manners pushes Glennville back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manners lands a left hand.
Manners scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glennville takes a knee to the side of the body.
Manners lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manners stalling the fight.
Manners crunches a lovely knee into Glennville's ribcage.
Manners is leaning against Glennville and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Manners as the two fighters clinch.
Manners digs a right hand into Glennville's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Glennville's gas tank.
Manners breaks from the clinch.
Glennville avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Glennville on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Manners throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glennville thuds a left hand into Manners's body.
Glennville misses with a head kick.
Manners rushes Glennville and presses him up against the cage.
Glennville looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manners lands an elbow inside that Glennville shrugs off.
Glennville can't find room to land a body shot as Manners controls the action.
Glennville misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manners lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manners presses Glennville against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manners breaks the clinch.
Manners has closed the distance and engaged Glennville in a clinch.
Manners landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manners lands a body punch.
Manners utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Manners - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Manners landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manners throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manners using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manners is pushing Glennville up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Manners working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manners with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manners lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manners unloads a knee to the mid-section. Glennville lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manners escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glennville moves out of range of the body kick.
Glennville checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Manners takes the fight into the clinch.
Manners working the clinch nicely. Glennville is working for position but Manners cracks him with a big knee to the head! Glennville crumples up against the cage and Manners lands two more shots before the ref can save Glennville! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Matt Manners!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willem Korsemann (ranked 5339 p4p, 475 weight class) and Randy Smalls (ranked 24665 p4p, 530 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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18
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willem Korsemann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Korsemann quickly recovers to half guard.
Smalls looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smalls controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smalls trying to mount his opponent but Korsemann defends it.
Korsemann on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smalls decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Korsemann ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smalls closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korsemann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smalls blocks it with crossed arms.
Smalls pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smalls can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smalls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Korsemann trying to control the position from guard on top but Smalls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korsemann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Korsemann has gone for a leg lock! Smalls slips out almost immediately though and dives into Korsemann's guard.
Korsemann wants to sweep but no luck.
Korsemann can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smalls controls the pace.
Smalls decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Korsemann, up you get!
Smalls looks for a takedown but Korsemann sprawls well.
Korsemann connects with an inside leg kick.
Smalls fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korsemann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smalls.
Willem Korsemann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Smalls.
Smalls walks forward, straight into a front kick from Korsemann.
Korsemann throws a head kick that Smalls semi-blocks.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown but Korsemann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Korsemann lands a right hook to the body.
Korsemann lands a jab to the nose.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Korsemann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Korsemann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smalls shoots in but no luck this time.
Korsemann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smalls shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smalls showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korsemann has a hand on Smalls's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Smalls takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Korsemann is desperately trying to improve his position but Smalls has a good base and remains in mount.
Smalls raining down shots from the mount!
Smalls stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Korsemann throws a head kick but Smalls moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smalls is defended easily by Korsemann.
Korsemann moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Korsemann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls is trying hard to land a takedown here. Korsemann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smalls takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Korsemann throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Korsemann cracks Smalls with an open hand slap.
Korsemann plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smalls gets a clinch.
Smalls blocks an uppercut.
Smalls drags the fight down to the ground.
Korsemann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smalls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smalls looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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 Willem Korsemann will probably get the nod.
That's time! Korsemann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smalls misses with a takedown attempt - Korsemann sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Randy Smalls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korsemann scores with a hook to the body. Smalls takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smalls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korsemann.
Korsemann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smalls clinches.
Korsemann tries a body shot but Smalls blocks it.
Smalls avoids the elbow strike from Korsemann, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smalls jumps into guard, dragging Korsemann to the mat.
Korsemann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smalls is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Korsemann trying to control but Smalls is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls trying to strike off his back.
Smalls is looking for a triangle but Korsemann pushes his legs off easily.
Korsemann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Korsemann sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Smalls doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Korsemann paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Smalls - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Randy Smalls!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillaume Ouelette (ranked 3732 p4p, 317 weight class) and Big Nasty (ranked 5653 p4p, 382 weight class). Big Nasty will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guillaume Ouelette!
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, Big Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ouelette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouelette appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nasty clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nasty.
Nasty misses with some punches.
Nasty wants to stall.
Ouelette is trying to stall.
Ouelette blocks a body shot from Nasty.
Ouelette has had enough of the clinch but Nasty keeps him there for the moment.
Ouelette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasty forces Ouelette back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ouelette or not.
Ouelette can't break the clinch.
Nasty works on Ouelette's body with a couple of short punches.
Ouelette has had enough of the clinch but Nasty keeps him there for the moment.
Nasty lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty scores with a shoulder strike.
Ouelette lands a good knee to the midsection. Nasty won't want to take too many of those.
Ouelette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ouelette lands a knee to the body.
Ouelette lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ouelette breaks from the clinch.
Ouelette could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nasty cracks Ouelette with a good jab.
Nasty scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Nasty.
Big Nasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasty rushes Ouelette and presses him up against the cage.
Nasty takes an elbow to the temple.
Ouelette has Nasty pressed against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Ouelette has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouelette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelette throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Big Nasty has been cut.
Ouelette throws a head kick but Nasty moves out of range.
Nasty wants to clinch up but Ouelette keeps it at a distance.
Ouelette rushes Nasty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nasty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nasty keeps control of Ouelette as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ouelette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nasty scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Nasty.
Nasty lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Nasty.
Nasty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nasty lands a left hand.
Nasty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Ouelette's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ouelette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasty tries to close the distance and clinch but Ouelette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nasty wants to clinch.
Ouelette throws a sloppy head kick
and Nasty counters with a three punch combo that has Ouelette backing up. Ouelette nods at Nasty to acknowledge the strikes.
Nasty doesn't manage to clinch there - Ouelette circles away.
Nasty fails to land with a series of punches.
Nasty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ouelette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouelette was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nasty tries to clinch up
and Ouelette counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nasty tries to clinch but Ouelette is having none of it.
Nasty rushes Ouelette and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ouelette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ouelette.
Nasty fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Ouelette on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nasty clinches up with Ouelette and pushes him back against the cage.
Ouelette breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasty throws a combination that misses
and Ouelette counters with a single leg into guard. Nasty didn't expect that.
Ouelette controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Nasty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Nasty's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nasty ducks under a wild hook from Ouelette.
Ouelette swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasty.
Nasty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouelette went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nasty closes the distance but Ouelette moves to the side
and Ouelette counters with a left and a right that stings Nasty.
Nasty moves in looking to clinch but Ouelette pushes him off.
Nasty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ouelette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nasty just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOuelette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouelette has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nasty finds it's way round the side to connect with Ouelette's head.
Ouelette drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nasty is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ouelette dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasty keeps working.
Nasty stops Ouelette from passing to mount.
Ouelette is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nasty is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nasty is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ouelette trying to control the position but Nasty is working away.
Nasty trying to remain calm as Ouelette controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelette is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nasty is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ouelette is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nasty has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ouelette is looking to take a break and control but Nasty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nasty wants to get back to his feet but Ouelette drags him back down.
Ouelette tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ouelette has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nasty's face as Ouelette controls the position.
Ouelette fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ouelette is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nasty has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ouelette is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nasty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ouelette is trying to get an arm triangle but Nasty is defending well.
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.
Ouelette is staying tight to Nasty's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ouelette tries to advance to mount but Nasty denies him.
Ouelette controlling from side mount.
Nasty is trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nasty wants to get back to his feet but Ouelette is dominant here and he's now got Nasty's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillaume Ouelette dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Nasty's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nasty has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nasty misses with a punch to the body.
Nasty taking a breather.
Ouelette misses with a body punch.
Nasty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nasty misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ouelette blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nasty managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelette.
Ouelette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ouelette gets tackled into the cage by Nasty. Nasty maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nasty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ouelette blocking some punches.
Nasty has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ouelette seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nasty can turn it around.
Nasty lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Guillaume Ouelette has been cut.
Nasty struggles to land a body shot inside as Ouelette controls his hands.
Big Nasty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nasty trying to stall but Ouelette improves his position.
Ouelette can't break the clinch.
Nasty scores with a shot to the side of Ouelette's head.
A body shot lands from Nasty.
Ouelette throws a head punch that misses.
Ouelette is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ouelette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ouelette working aggressively here.
Nasty scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty working aggressively here.
Nasty throws a head punch that misses.
Ouelette looking to throw knees to the head but Nasty is blocking nicely.
Nasty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ouelette.
Nasty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ouelette backwards.
Ouelette working hard to break the clinch.
Nasty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ouelettes head.
A short right from Nasty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nasty tries a body shot but Ouelette blocks it.
Ouelette scores with a shot to the side of Nasty's head.
A body shot lands from Nasty.
Ouelette wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ouelette is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nasty gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nasty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ouelette letting Nasty take a breather here.
Ouelette is looking to break free of the clinch but Nasty has double underhooks.
Nasty holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nasty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ouelette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouelette keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouelette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nasty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ouelette thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouelette misses with a takedown
and Nasty counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillaume Ouelette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nasty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouelette appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nasty tries to clinch there but Ouelette circles away.
Guillaume Ouelette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nasty pushes Ouelette up against the cage in a clinch.
Nasty lands a nice shot to the body.
Nasty lands a body punch.
Ouelette can't get the takedown.
Nasty avoiding damage as Ouelette throws knees to the body.
Nasty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ouelette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nasty manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ouelette letting Nasty take a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Nasty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nasty 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Nasty!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Chabot (ranked 3635 p4p, 314 weight class) and Tommy Du Mahss (ranked 3875 p4p, 324 weight class). Tommy Du Mahss is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Chabot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Du Mahss!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Mahss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Du Mahss misses with a hook. Chabot ducked under it nicely.
Chabot is looking to slow Du Mahss down with leg kicks.
Chabot tries for a takedown but Du Mahss circles away easily
and Du Mahss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Du Mahss there.
Du Mahss has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chabot closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Du Mahss quickly recovers to half guard.
Chabot tries to stand and escape but Du Mahss is controlling the position.
Du Mahss has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Chabot is on him like a limpet, forcing Du Mahss back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chabot manages to break the clinch.
Chabot cracks Du Mahss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Du Mahss scores with a jab to the body.
Chabot tries to clinch
and Du Mahss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chabot clinches with his opponent.
Du Mahss has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chabot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chabot breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabot clinches.
Chabot prevents Du Mahss from breaking the clinch.
Chabot fails to pull guard.
Chabot controlling the action here for a moment.
Du Mahss tries to circle away but Chabot has him pinned against the cage.
Chabot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Du Mahss lands a really nice looking cross but Chabot seems unphased.
Du Mahss lands with an uppercut that bounces Chabot off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Du Mahss.
Chabot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Du Mahss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chabot misses with a combination
and Du Mahss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss misses with a double jab.
Chabot clinches up with Du Mahss and pushes him back against the cage.
Chabot is defending well against a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du Mahss working hard to break the clinch.
Chabot is struggling to control the position.
Chabot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chabot misses with a takedown
and Du Mahss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Chabot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chabot closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Du Mahss quickly recovers to half guard.
Du Mahss kicks Chabot off and gets back to his feet.
Chabot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chabot misses with a leg kick
and Du Mahss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chabot clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Du Mahss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chabot is breathing heavily.
Chabot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Du Mahss cracks Chabot with a good jab.
Du Mahss is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chabot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chabot darts in trying to clinch
enabling Du Mahss to counter with a crisp jab.
Du Mahss throws a nice looking combination but Chabot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chabot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Du Mahss counters with a three punch combo that has Chabot backing up. Chabot nods at Du Mahss to acknowledge the strikes.
Du Mahss connects with a single shot there.
Chabot shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Du Mahss sprawls well. Du Mahss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chabot gets slowly back to his feet.
Du Mahss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chabot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chabot closes the distance but Du Mahss moves to the side
and Chabot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Du Mahss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Du Mahss clobbers Chabot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sam Chabot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Du Mahss lands a big uppercut and Chabot crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chabot looks OK. Du Mahss waves Chabot back to his feet!
Chabot is rocked!
Du Mahss lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Du Mahss!
Tommy Du Mahss seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 3144 p4p, 342 weight class) and Azrell Bryn Makar (ranked 2525 p4p, 292 weight class). Malachi Lawrence is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azrell Bryn Makar!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryn Makar tries to clinch up but Lawrence circles away and keeps his distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bryn Makar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malachi Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryn Makar is looking to clinch.
Bryn Makar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been told by Lawrence's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bryn Makar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawrence counters with a series of strikes. Bryn Makar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bryn Makar doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence drops Bryn Makar with a beautiful combination! Bryn Makar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lawrence is looking for the KO!
Bryn Makar is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Bryn Makar swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Bryn Makar face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Malachi Lawrence!
Malachi Lawrence retains his welterweight title!
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