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Birth Of A Nation PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Smith!
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, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Machida pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machida tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Machida works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machida takes a step back to recover.
Machida lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Machida misses with a hook.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Machida looks gassed!
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida tries to improve position but can't.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Machida takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Machida takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Machida is trying to get back to his feet.
Smith throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith prevents Machida from escaping the position.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Machida tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Machida gets back to half guard.
Machida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith 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.
Smith is pressing down on Machida's thigh, looking to free his foot. Machida is holding on for now.
Machida is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Machida is defending well.
Machida pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Machida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Machida tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darren Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Machida.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Machida misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Machida tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machida sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Machida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Machida in his tracks momentarily.
Machida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith avoids the head kick by Machida.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machida.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Machida misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Machida backing up. Machida nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
Machida looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Smith rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Smith pushes Machida away with a front kick.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith rushes Machida and presses him up against the cage.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Machida shrugs it off though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Machida shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Darren Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.
Machida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machida with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Machida was not able to check.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith passes Machida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith working over Machida with some ground and pound. Machida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Machida taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Machida pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Machida is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Machida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith 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.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machida defending well though.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Machida is defending the position.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Machida regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Machida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Machida wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Machida wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Machida in the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Machida if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith rushes Machida and presses him up against the cage.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith keeps Machida at a distance using the push kick.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machida.
Machida throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a three punch combo!
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machida checks it well.
Machida clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machida with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darren Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Machida.
Machida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith feints and then cracks Machida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machida down.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Machida looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machida closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Machida didn't expect that.
Machida kicks Smith off and gets to his feet.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Machida tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
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!
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Machida is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Machida is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida kicks Smith off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Smith dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Machida misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Machida shrugs it off.
Machida moves into the clinch.
Machida is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Darren Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Machida.
Machida is trying to break free.
Machida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Machida slips a jab from Smith.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Machida but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Machida is rocked!
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Machida is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Machida looks a forlorn figure.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith working for a guillotine from mount but Machida is in no mood to give up.
Machida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Machida is working to get back to half guard.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Machida taking shots to the head.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Machida?
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Machida hang on?
Smith working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Machida turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Smith off and cradles Machida's limp body as Smith celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Darren Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baroni has chosen The Best Song Eva as his entrance music. Joey Baroni is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Baroni!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baroni.
Baroni throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Durden.
Baroni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baroni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Durden misses with a few strikes there.
Durden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baroni counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Durden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baroni lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baroni swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden wants to clinch up but Baroni keeps it at a distance.
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durden counters with a three punch combo that has Baroni backing up. Baroni nods at Durden to acknowledge the strikes.
Durden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden throws a series of punches but Baroni avoids them all with ease.
Baroni stalks Durden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Durden's face. Durden staggers backwards, shaken.
Durden is rocked!
It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
Durden is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Durden is looking to close the distance but Baroni sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Durden crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Durden is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Joey Baroni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Anas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taalasmaa's choice of entrance music: Anna Hanski - Tunteisiin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Anas!
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, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anas moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Anas tries to clinch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Anas throws a hook but Taalasmaa avoids it easily.
John Anas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anas.
Taalasmaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Anas counters with a big head kick but Taalasmaa shrugs it off.
Taalasmaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taalasmaa thows a leg kick but Anas checks it
and Anas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taalasmaa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taalasmaa as he jumps to the side.
Taalasmaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anas checks it well.
Taalasmaa misses the jab.
Taalasmaa shoots for a takedown but Anas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa throws a shot from downtown. Anas moves away and avoids it.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anas as he avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Anas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anas moves in looking to clinch but Taalasmaa pushes him off.
Anas tries to clinch up but Taalasmaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Anas tries to clinch but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Anas moves out of range.
Anas wants to clinch.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut
and Anas counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Anas misses.
A low kick from Taalasmaa misses
and Anas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Taalasmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anas manages to avoid it.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and clinches up with Anas, looking for a takedown. Taalasmaa pushes Anas against the cage but Anas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Anas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Nice cross by Taalasmaa.
Anas is looking to clinch but Taalasmaa is avoiding it.
Taalasmaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Anas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws an off balance right hand
and Anas counters with a left and a right that stings Taalasmaa.
A head kick misses from Anas.
Anas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anas misses with a head kick.
Anas thuds his shin into the meat of Taalasmaa's side.
Anas throws a head kick that misses.
Taalasmaa avoids the head kick by Anas.
Anas throws a head kick that misses.
Taalasmaa gets a takedown into half guard.
Anas is breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Taalasmaa raining down shots from the mount!
Anas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa 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.
Taalasmaa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Taalasmaa slows the pace down in half guard.
Taalasmaa working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taalasmaa in particular looking to stall.
Taalasmaa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Taalasmaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taalasmaa content to control rather than advance.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but Anas is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa content to control rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anas is looking to clinch.
John Anas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anas slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
Anas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anas tries to clinch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Anas throws a head kick but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Anas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taalasmaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anas throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anas tries to clinch there but Taalasmaa circles away.
Anas lands a nice looking body kick.
Anas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taalasmaa throws out the jab.
Taalasmaa fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anas is looking to clinch.
Anas tries to clinch there but Taalasmaa circles away.
Anas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anas slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
Anas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taalasmaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anas tries a head kick but it misses.
Taalasmaa lands a nice hook to Anas's body. Anas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taalasmaa throws a front kick aimed at Anas's knee but Anas avoids it well.
Taalasmaa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Taalasmaa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa wants to control but Anas is keeping him busy.
Anas wants to get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anas down.
Taalasmaa scores with punches from side control.
Taalasmaa is trying to ground and pound but Anas uses the momentary lack of control by Taalasmaa to regain half guard.
Anas is looking to escape.
Taalasmaa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taalasmaa with shots to the head and body - Anas looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa wants to control the pace but Anas is squirming around nicely.
Taalasmaa content just to control the position here.
Taalasmaa landing strikes from the mount.
Taalasmaa looking to finish Anas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anas!
Taalasmaa working the ground and pound effectively.
Seppo Taalasmaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anas is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anas hang on?
Taalasmaa unloading with bombs!
Taalasmaa looking to finish Anas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anas!
Taalasmaa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anas taking shots to the head.
Anas is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taalasmaa with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Anas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taalasmaa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taalasmaa landing strikes from the mount and Anas is in trouble!
Taalasmaa lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa is landing with some decent strikes but Anas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Taalasmaa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crack! Taalasmaa connects with the perfect overhand right and Anas falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Taalasmaa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rud Groz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rud Groz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Henderson!
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, Rud Groz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Henderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Groz looks gassed!
Henderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Groz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henderson lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Groz is rocked!
Henderson lands with a right and another and another! Groz is in big trouble! Henderson lands again and this time it's lights out for Groz! A quality knockout there for Henderson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hercules Henderson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Runaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Carbide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carbide is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Raised In The Projects. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Viktor Carbide was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Peter Runaway!
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, Viktor Carbide!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Runaway shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carbide is trying to stand back up but Runaway is controlling him
Carbide wants to improve his position but Runaway is controlling well.
Runaway seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runaway is keen to just control but Carbide is a slippery customer.
Runaway stops Carbide from getting back to his feet.
Carbide wants to improve his position but Runaway is controlling well.
Carbide has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Runaway is working away from the top position though.
Carbide is staying active underneath Runaway, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Runaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Runaway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Runaway drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Runaway taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carbide tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Runaway smiles and moves away.
Runaway moves in looking to clinch but Carbide pushes him off.
Runaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Carbide swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Runaway fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carbide's corner calls for a 1-2. Carbide obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Runaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runaway pushes Carbide up against the cage in a clinch.
Runaway is breathing heavily.
Carbide goes for a takedown attempt but Runaway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Runaway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Runaway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice takedown defense from Carbide. No joy for Runaway on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Runaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Carbide.
Runaway is rocked!
Horrible takedown by Runaway or perhaps it was just good defense by Carbide which made him look bad.
Oh Runaway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carbide fakes the body blow, causing Runaway to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Runaway goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Carbide!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Gatling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox has chosen Star 69 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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, Stephen Gatling!
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, Francisco Fox!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatling scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fox is trying to get back to full guard.
Gatling passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fox!
Gatling tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fox reaches up to try and control the position but Gatling seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Fox rolls and tries to escape and now Gatling has his back!
Fox is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gatling.
Gatling trying to control momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Fox's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gatling missing with strikes.
Gatling has Fox flattened out and is raining down punches.
Fox wants to escape the position.
Fox 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.
Gatling controls the position.
Gatling has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gatling is breathing heavily.
I really don't envy Fox right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Gatling. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Gatling is not going to allow Fox to sit and survive in this position.
Fox tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fox trying to control the action but Gatling just sinks the hooks in.
Gatling working for a choke but Fox is defending well.
Fox is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fox breaks Gatling's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatling keeping full guard, as Fox tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gatling holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fox tries to score a body lock takedown but Gatling shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gatling gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fox.
Stephen Gatling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Fox.
Gatling lands a takedown into guard.
Fox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gatling manages to get himself to full guard.
Gatling working a defensive guard here.
Gatling uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gatling bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatling working the head with strikes.
Gatling slows the pace down.
Gatling advances nicely into full mount.
Gatling forces the positional change into back control.
Gatling avoiding Fox 's attempts to control his hands.
Gatling really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Gatling 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.
Fox with a poor takedown
and Gatling counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fox's guard now.
Fox working a defensive guard here.
Fox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fox is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gatling rolls with it to try and escape but Fox cranks on the arm and Gatling is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francisco Fox!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baroni has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Phil Baroni has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
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180 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Intelligent |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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, Phil Baroni!
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, Austin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith fails to take his opponent's back.
Baroni is breathing heavily.
Baroni has given up his back.
Baroni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Baroni is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Smith is working for a rear naked choke. Baroni is not defending it well and Smith has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Baroni refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Baroni's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Austin Smith!
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