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Ground Zero - Initiation PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Majava (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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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
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, Tero Majava!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux shoots in but Majava avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dux looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Majava can do anything to dispel that myth.
Majava is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dux stands and throws Majava's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Majava tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Majava can't do much from the bottom here.
Dux tries for a kimura but Majava is defending well.
Majava is trying to improve his position.
Dux working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dux looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dux tries to advance to mount but Majava denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Majava knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dux is working to tighten is grip on Majava's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Majava has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dux is really squeezing tight and eventually Majava passes out! Dux breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Dux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Z Hackenbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks has chosen Money in the Bank as his entrance music. 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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244 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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, Hugo Z Hackenbush!
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, Devin Banks!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hackenbush drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Banks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hackenbush is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Banks pulls guard successfully.
Hackenbush drops back, looking for a kneebar! Banks looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Banks looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Banks!
Banks tries to stand but Hackenbush is controlling his head.
Hackenbush is looking for a sweep.
Banks wants to stand but Hackenbush has his arm trapped.
Banks is working Hackenbush over with some ground and pound from side control.
Banks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hackenbush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hackenbush manages to work his way to half guard, despite Banks's best efforts.
Hackenbush wants to control but Banks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenbush tries to get to full guard but Banks has control of the leg.
Hackenbush has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Banks is working away from the top position though.
Banks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hackenbush keeps working.
Banks is thwarting Hackenbush's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hackenbush to the mat! Hackenbush manages to get full guard.
Banks wants to pass the guard but Hackenbush is keeping the position.
Hackenbush looking for a sweep. Not yet Hackenbush, not yet.
Banks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Banks scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackenbush has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Banks is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hackenbush.
Hackenbush is trying to control Banks's posture but Banks avoids it.
Banks lands a few punches from side control.
Hackenbush can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hackenbush is looking for a sweep.
Hackenbush is breathing heavily.
Banks stands up and beckons Hackenbush to his feet.
Banks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Banks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hackenbush keeps working.
Hackenbush works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to control from the top but Hackenbush keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hackenbush has his foot on Banks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banks works his way back into a safe position though.
Banks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hackenbush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banks.
Hackenbush tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banks wanted to stand there but Hackenbush had control of the position.
Hackenbush pulls Banks in close to prevent any damage.
Banks stands up over Hackenbush, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hackenbush is rocked!
Banks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Banks scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Hackenbush is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hackenbush can't keep his opponent in guard - Banks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Banks not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Banks has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hackenbush defend it? Banks steps over the head and cranks it - Hackenbush is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Banks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Devin Banks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baby Firefly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Mcfly (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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Firefly!
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, Afro Mcfly!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firefly gets a takedown into half guard.
Firefly is pressing down on Mcfly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcfly is holding on for now.
Firefly passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mcfly!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Firefly has hold of Mcfly's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mcfly manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Firefly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Firefly controlling the position easily from mount.
Firefly is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mcfly can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Firefly has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mcfly's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You get the feeling that Mcfly really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcfly is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Firefly controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfly is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Firefly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcfly is looking to escape.
Mcfly tries to buck Firefly off so he can stand up but Firefly has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Mcfly falls backwards, slamming Firefly to the mat but Firefly holds on tight! Mcfly is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Baby Firefly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giaus Cassius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calle Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen Hate to say I told you so as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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, Giaus Cassius!
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, Calle Machida!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cassius looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cassius passes to side control.
Machida is looking to reverse the position.
Machida tries to escape but Cassius is in control.
Cassius is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Machida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cassius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is not content to let Cassius control the position.
Cassius moves into full mount!
Machida tries to hold on but Cassius postures up.
Cassius controlling his opponent.
Cassius is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Machida can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cassius fails to take his opponent's back.
Cassius wants to finish this one by submission but Machida is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cassius.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cassius.
Machida is controlling an arm, preventing Cassius from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Machida bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cassius wants to sweep here but Machida controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cassius throws his legs up looking for a submission but Machida uses it to pass to side control.
Cassius is breathing heavily.
Cassius can't do much from the bottom here.
Cassius is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Cassius is looking to reverse the position.
Cassius struggling a bit here.
Cassius is looking to regain half guard here but Machida keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four 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.
Cassius gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cassius wants to get back to full guard but Machida has passed into side control.
Machida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cassius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cassius gets back to half guard.
Cassius trying to control but Machida postures up.
Cassius tries to roll over but Machida keeps him under control.
Cassius is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giaus Cassius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cassius fails to land the takedown.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Cassius or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
Machida is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Cassius changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Machida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cassius wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Machida, who protects the arm well.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Machida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cassius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cassius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cassius wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
Cassius working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassius looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cassius tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cassius trying to control the action but Machida is working from the bottom.
Cassius is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Machida has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassius looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cassius tries to advance to mount but Machida denies him.
Cassius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cassius is staying tight to Machida's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cassius moves into full mount!
Machida tries to hold on but Cassius pushes him away.
Cassius is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Cassius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Giaus Cassius!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Brogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Totenhosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Totenhosen has chosen Zehn klein Jägermeister as his entrance music. 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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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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, Lorenzo Brogan!
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, Cosmo Totenhosen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Totenhosen throws a series of punches but Brogan avoids them all with ease.
Brogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Totenhosen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Totenhosen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brogan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brogan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brogan lands an elbow that stopped Totenhosen in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Cosmo Totenhosen has been cut.
Totenhosen is looking to control Brogan's arms but Brogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Totenhosen has his back to the cage.
Totenhosen lands a body punch.
Totenhosen is looking to control Brogan's arms but Brogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Totenhosen has his back to the cage.
Brogan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Totenhosen.
Brogan managing to block the knees to the body from Totenhosen.
Brogan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Totenhosen is trying to stall.
Brogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Totenhosen or not.
Totenhosen cracks Brogan with a nice body shot.
Totenhosen trying to stall but Brogan improves his position.
A hook to the body from Totenhosen.
Brogan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Totenhosen blocks it with crossed arms.
Totenhosen scores with a shoulder strike.
Brogan lands an uppercut.
Totenhosen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Totenhosen scores with a hook to the body.
Brogan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Totenhosen is keeping busy.
Totenhosen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brogan backwards.
Brogan stalling the fight.
A short right from Totenhosen.
Brogan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brogan lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan trying to land knees to the body.
Totenhosen gets through Brogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brogan misses with a knee strike.
Brogan tries for a takedown but Totenhosen manages to get underhooks.
Brogan lands a nice knee to the body.
Totenhosen is trying to maintain a safe position but Brogan gets an underhook and turns Totenhosen into the cage.
Brogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Totenhosen throws a leg kick
and Brogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Brogan misses with a wild combination.
Brogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Totenhosen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cosmo Totenhosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Totenhosen clinches but Brogan breaks the clinch
and Brogan counters with a left to the body.
Brogan tries to clinch up.
Brogan closes the distance but Totenhosen moves to the side
and Totenhosen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brogan fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Brogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brogan is breathing heavily.
Brogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Totenhosen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Totenhosen swings widly with a right hand
and Brogan counters by moving into the clinch.
Totenhosen gets through Brogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Totenhosen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Totenhosen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brogan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brogan takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogan scores with a hook to the body.
Brogan lands a damaging elbow.
Brogan lands a shoulder strike.
Brogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brogan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Totenhosen.
Brogan instigates a clinch.
Brogan wants a takedown.
Totenhosen stalling in the clinch but Brogan improves position.
Brogan lands an elbow inside that Totenhosen shrugs off.
Brogan lands an elbow just above Totenhosen 's eye.
Brogan lands a nice knee to the body.
Brogan stops a takedown attempt from Totenhosen.
Brogan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Totenhosen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Totenhosen is trying to stall.
Totenhosen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Totenhosen prevents a body shot from Brogan.
Totenhosen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brogan is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Totenhosen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Totenhosen.
Totenhosen blocks an uppercut.
Totenhosen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brogans head.
Totenhosen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Totenhosen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brogans head.
Totenhosen wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totenhosen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Totenhosen wants a takedown.
Brogan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Totenhosen.
Brogan breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Totenhosen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brogan is rocked!
A punch combination from Brogan misses.
Brogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Totenhosen throws a combination that misses
and Brogan counters by moving into the clinch.
Brogan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Totenhosen trying to stall but Brogan improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Totenhosen fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Totenhosen.
Brogan is pressed up against the cage. Totenhosen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brogan down to the mat. Brogan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Totenhosen misses with a takedown attempt - Brogan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Totenhosen rushes Brogan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brogan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brogan manages to break the clinch.
Totenhosen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Totenhosen slips a jab and a cross from Brogan.
Totenhosen darts in trying to clinch
and Brogan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totenhosen tries to break the clinch but Brogan is controlling the position.
Brogan breaks from the clinch.
Totenhosen works the jab nicely.
Oh Brogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Brogan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Brogan tries to clinch but Totenhosen is having none of it.
Totenhosen moves into the clinch.
Totenhosen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brogan takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Totenhosen.
Totenhosen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Totenhosen lands an uppercut.
Totenhosen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Totenhosen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Totenhosen misses with the head strike.
Totenhosen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Totenhosen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Totenhosen throws an elbow but it misses.
Totenhosen looking to slow down the pace here.
Brogan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Totenhosen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Brogan.
Brogan takes a shot to the head.
Totenhosen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Totenhosen lands with a right to the head.
Brogan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Totenhosen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brogan backwards.
Brogan manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Totenhosen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cosmo Totenhosen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Totenhosen darts in trying to clinch
and Brogan counters with a left and a right that stings Totenhosen.
Totenhosen throws a leg kick
and Brogan counters by clinching up.
Cosmo Totenhosen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Totenhosen as the two fighters clinch.
Brogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Totenhosen gets a clinch.
Brogan breaks from the clinch.
Brogan moves in looking to clinch but Totenhosen pushes him off.
Totenhosen drops Brogan with a left and a right! Oh, Brogan is hurt - Totenhosen dives into side control looking to finish!
Brogan is looking to reverse the position.
Brogan is working hard here to advance position.
Brogan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Totenhosen connects with a decent elbow.
Totenhosen is putting a hurting on Brogan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Totenhosen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brogan is not content to let Totenhosen control the position.
Totenhosen prevents Brogan from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Totenhosen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brogan tries to buck Totenhosen off but Totenhosen is having none of it.
Brogan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brogan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Totenhosen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Totenhosen prevents Brogan from getting back to his feet.
Brogan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brogan has Totenhosen pulled in close to control his posture.
Totenhosen won't allow Brogan to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Totenhosen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Totenhosen won't allow Brogan to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Totenhosen wants to clinch
and Brogan counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogan clinches up with Totenhosen and pushes him back against the cage.
Totenhosen tries a body shot but Brogan blocks it.
Brogan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Totenhosen or not.
Totenhosen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brogan prevents it.
Brogan tries to throw a body punch but Totenhosen avoids it by throwing Brogan back against the cage.
Totenhosen stalling in the clinch but Brogan improves position.
Totenhosen slows down the pace here.
Totenhosen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brogan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Totenhosen.
Totenhosen scores with a shot to the side of Brogan's head.
Totenhosen lands a shoulder strike.
Totenhosen scores with a shot to the side of Brogan's head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Totenhosen is trying to maintain a safe position but Brogan gets an underhook and turns Totenhosen into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brogan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Totenhosen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Totenhosen.
Brogan tries to pull guard but Totenhosen won't allow it.
A short left from Totenhosen.
Brogan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Totenhosen.
Brogan looking to slow down the pace here.
Totenhosen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Brogan.
Brogan breaks from the clinch.
Totenhosen clinches but Brogan breaks the clinch
and Brogan counters by clinching up.
Brogan slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Totenhosen fails to land.
Totenhosen trying to stall but Brogan improves his position.
Totenhosen lands a nice shot to the body.
Brogan scores a nice knee to the body.
Totenhosen wants a takedown but no success here.
Totenhosen is looking to control Brogan's arms but Brogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Totenhosen has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Totenhosen takes a shot to the head.
Brogan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Totenhosen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brogan is keeping busy.
Brogan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Totenhosen blocks it with crossed arms.
Totenhosen looking to slow down the pace here.
Totenhosen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brogan backwards.
Totenhosen lands with a left to the head.
Totenhosen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Totenhosen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brogan.
Totenhosen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totenhosen lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Totenhosen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brogan tries to land a knee to the head but Totenhosen blocks with his arms.
Totenhosen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Totenhosen as the two fighters clinch.
Totenhosen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brogan is pressed up against the cage. Totenhosen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brogan down to the mat. Brogan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lorenzo Brogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cosmo Totenhosen.
Totenhosen tries to clinch but Brogan moves away
and Brogan counters by clinching up.
Totenhosen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Totenhosen is stalling here.
Brogan is trying to stall.
Totenhosen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brogan lands an uppercut.
Brogan lands an elbow that stopped Totenhosen in his tracks for a moment.
Brogan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Totenhosen.
Totenhosen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brogan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brogan wants to clinch.
Totenhosen clinches up with Brogan and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brogan misses with an elbow over the top.
Brogan is stalling here.
Totenhosen lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cosmo Totenhosen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cosmo Totenhosen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Totenhosen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brogan moves into the clinch.
Totenhosen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brogan is keeping busy.
Totenhosen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brogan backwards.
Totenhosen managing to block the knees to the body from Brogan.
Brogan connects with a knee to the head.
Brogan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Totenhosen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brogan scores with a hook to the body.
Brogan is trying to maintain a safe position but Totenhosen gets an underhook and turns Brogan into the cage.
A hook to the body from Brogan.
Totenhosen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Totenhosen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brogan backwards.
Totenhosen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Totenhosen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Totenhosen.
A short right from Totenhosen.
Totenhosen is leaning against Brogan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Totenhosen avoiding damage as Brogan throws knees to the body.
Totenhosen lands a shoulder strike.
Totenhosen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Totenhosen lands a hook that snaps the head of Brogan backwards.
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!
Brogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Totenhosen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Totenhosen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brogan or not.
Totenhosen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brogan lands a damaging elbow.
Totenhosen is trying to break the clinch but Brogan has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brogan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Totenhosen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brogan.
Brogan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Totenhosen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Totenhosen misses with a double jab
and Brogan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brogan.
A body shot lands from Totenhosen.
Totenhosen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brogan stalling in the clinch but Totenhosen improves position.
Brogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Totenhosen lands an overhand right.
Brogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Totenhosen circles away.
Brogan rushes Totenhosen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brogan works on Totenhosen's body with a couple of short punches.
Totenhosen gets through Brogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Totenhosen scores with a shot to the side of Brogan's head.
Totenhosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brogan.
Brogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brogan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right handed body shot lands from Totenhosen.
Brogan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Brogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brogan works on Totenhosen's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Totenhosen wants to get back to striking at distance but Brogan won't allow it.
Totenhosen lands an uppercut.
Totenhosen cracks Brogan with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Brogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totenhosen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brogan prevents Totenhosen from breaking the clinch.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Totenhosen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brogan tries to clinch but Totenhosen moves out of range.
Totenhosen closes the distance but Brogan moves to the side
and Brogan moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Totenhosen.
Totenhosen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brogan backwards.
Brogan looking to stall.
Brogan prevents Totenhosen from breaking the clinch.
Brogan tries to land a knee to the head but Totenhosen blocks with his arms.
A short left from Totenhosen.
Totenhosen trying to stall but Brogan improves his position.
Brogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Totenhosen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Totenhosen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brogan lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Cosmo Totenhosen's cut even more.
Brogan is working for takedown but Totenhosen is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Brogan fails to land.
Totenhosen lands a right hand.
Totenhosen lands a big right hand! Brogan is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cosmo Totenhosen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shamwow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Rodrigo Santos!
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, Frank Shamwow!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shamwow misses with a hook.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamwow which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamwow is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Shamwow circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos throws a series of punches but Shamwow avoids them all with ease.
Shamwow scores with a nice right hand.
Shamwow throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamwow tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamwow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamwow tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamwow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamwow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos tries for a takedown but Shamwow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamwow.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos tries to clinch there but Shamwow circles away.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shamwow but Shamwow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frank Shamwow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamwow misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Shamwow misses the shot to the body.
Shamwow slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Shamwow looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Shamwow lands a jab to the head.
Shamwow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Shamwow throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamwow throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shamwow as he avoids it easily.
Shamwow fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamwow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamwow jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Shamwow throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Shamwow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamwow.
Shamwow misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamwow as he connects with a hook.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamwow tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamwow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamwow.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamwow.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shamwow tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shamwow to the ground. Shamwow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks a jab.
Shamwow waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Shamwow.
Shamwow 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.
Shamwow stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos striking off his back but it's not causing Shamwow any problems.
Shamwow wants to stand but Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shamwow tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos working for a triangle but Shamwow defends it easily.
Shamwow won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.
Santos keeping busy on the bottom but Shamwow has passed one foot through into half guard.
Shamwow trying to control the pace.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Shamwow dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shamwow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamwow misses with a looping right.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Shamwow.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Shamwow counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamwow.
Shamwow misses with a looping right.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamwow misses with a straight left.
Shamwow misses with a looping left.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shamwow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamwow.
Shamwow throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Shamwow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Shamwow counters with a straight right hand.
Shamwow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shamwow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Shamwow counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos tries to bum rush Shamwow with a series of wild strikes but Shamwow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shamwow misses with a hook.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Shamwow counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamwow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shamwow takes one to the side of the head.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamwow.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shamwow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamwow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamwow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamwow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shamwow!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Shamwow is having none of it.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shamwow because Santos loaded up on that one.
Santos tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Shamwow is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamwow squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a head shot.
Santos won't let Shamwow get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Santos wants to control the pace but Shamwow is squirming around nicely.
Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shamwow is surviving well by controlling Santos's body position as best he can.
Santos has control of Shamwow's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Shamwow regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Shamwow turns into him and now he's in Santos's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamwow wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos 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.
Santos had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Shamwow is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Santos Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Shamwow's back instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos gets his hands free as Shamwow looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Shamwow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Shamwow counters with a nice body shot.
Santos slips under a jab from Shamwow.
Shamwow throws a big shot that misses.
Shamwow lands with a shot to the body.
Shamwow looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamwow.
Shamwow throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shamwow circles away.
Shamwow stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shamwow counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos looks to clinch
and Shamwow counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Shamwow slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos tries for a takedown but Shamwow circles away easily
and Shamwow counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamwow's head.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamwow which made him look bad.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Shamwow pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Shamwow. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Shamwow. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamwow tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamwow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos is looking to clinch but Shamwow is avoiding it.
Shamwow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamwow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamwow throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shamwow counters with a straight right hand.
Frank Shamwow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Shamwow counters with a left to the body.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Shamwow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamwow misses with a looping right.
Santos tries for a takedown but Shamwow circles away easily
and Shamwow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shamwow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamwow which made him look bad.
Shamwow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamwow throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a jab. Shamwow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Shamwow sprawls well.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shamwow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Shamwow counters with a one-two to the body.
Shamwow misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamwow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Shamwow misses the jab.
Shamwow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shamwow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Shamwow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamwow throws an off balance right hand
and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shamwow's guard.
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!
Shamwow pulls Santos in to control the position.
Rodrigo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamwow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shamwow wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shamwow manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santos has Shamwow in his guard.
Shamwow won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Shamwow postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shamwow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shamwow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Shamwow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamwow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Shamwow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Firefly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nutty Poe (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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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiny Firefly!
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, Nutty Poe!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Firefly misses.
Firefly looks to score with a jab to the body but Poe is just out of range.
Firefly throws a nice looking combination but Poe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Firefly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Firefly is looking to clinch.
Firefly fails to land with a series of punches.
Poe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Firefly tries to avoid it but Poe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Firefly to the ground. Firefly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Firefly misses with a wild combination.
Firefly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Firefly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poe 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.
Poe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poe trying to control but Firefly is working from the bottom.
Poe works over Firefly with some ground and pound from guard.
Poe trying to control the position from guard on top but Firefly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poe looking to pass the guard.
Poe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Firefly dives on top into guard.
Poe 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.
Firefly wanted to stand there but Poe had control of the position.
Poe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Firefly has passed into half guard!
Poe is holding on to half guard well.
Poe trying to control here.
Poe wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Poe kicks off Firefly and gets to his feet.
Poe looks gassed!
Firefly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Firefly misses with a hook.
Poe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Firefly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Firefly throws a right and a left that Poe avoids nicely.
Firefly misses with a few strikes there.
Poe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Poe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Poe tries to control but Firefly wriggling away.
Poe controlling his opponent.
Firefly really wants to buck Poe off and get back to his feet.
Firefly is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe get's back to his feet.
Firefly throws a lazy right hand but Poe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Firefly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poe swats away the attempt to clinch by Firefly.
Firefly connects with the punch.
Firefly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Firefly throws an overhand right that lands on Poe's shoulder, as Poe tries to avoid the shot.
Firefly tries to clinch but Poe moves out of range.
Firefly is looking to chop away at Poe's legs.
A choreographed right hand from Firefly misses the target.
Firefly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Firefly tries to clinch up but Poe circles away and keeps his distance.
Firefly misses with a looping left.
Poe clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe pulls guard successfully.
Firefly stopping the sweep attempt from Poe.
Firefly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Poe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Firefly!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Firefly is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Poe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Poe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poe controlling from mount.
Firefly can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nutty Poe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Firefly throws a lazy right hand but Poe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Firefly tries to bum rush Poe with a series of wild strikes but Poe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Firefly wants to clinch
and Poe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Poe successfully pulls guard.
Poe looking for a sweep. Not yet Poe, not yet.
Firefly postures up.
Poe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poe looking to control.
Poe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Firefly preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Poe is looking to sweep but instead, Firefly has passed into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poe is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firefly tries to stand but can't do so whilst Poe controls his leg.
Poe is trying to maintain the position but Firefly is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Firefly to score with a decent uppercut.
Firefly misses with a hook
and Poe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Firefly's guard now.
Poe wants to control from the top but Firefly keeps moving.
Poe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Poe in side control lands a decent elbow.
Firefly is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Poe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Firefly is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firefly is trying to control Poe's posture but Poe avoids it.
Firefly pushes Poe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Poe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Poe with the ground and pound but Firefly regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Poe is looking for a kimura but Firefly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Poe to get the leverage.
Firefly wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Firefly misses with an uppercut
and Poe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Poe stands and steps away. Firefly gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Firefly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firefly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Firefly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Firefly misses with a double jab
and Poe counters by moving into the clinch.
Firefly tries to break the clinch but Poe is controlling the position.
Poe pulls Firefly into guard.
Firefly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Poe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Firefly has passed into side control.
Firefly tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Firefly wants to get back to his feet.
Firefly trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Firefly is not content to let Poe control the position.
Poe prevents Firefly from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Firefly misses with a combination
and Poe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Poe looking for a takedown.
Poe jumps into guard, dragging Firefly to the mat.
Poe has a closed guard, preventing Firefly from standing up.
Firefly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Poe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firefly wants to stand but Poe has his arm trapped.
Poe is looking to reverse the position.
Firefly wants to stand but Poe has his arm trapped.
Poe manages to get back to half guard.
Firefly tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Poe.
Firefly trying to control from half guard but Poe is working away.
Firefly wants to stand up but Poe has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Firefly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Firefly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Firefly stops a takedown attempt from Poe.
Poe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Firefly smiles and moves away.
Tiny Firefly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nutty Poe.
Firefly throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nutty Poe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Firefly throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease.
It looks like Nutty Poe has been cut.
Firefly falls off balance throwing a combination
so Poe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Poe trying to move into half guard but instead Firefly has managed to sweep!
Firefly tries to stand but Poe is controlling from the bottom.
Poe is trying to keep Firefly in close.
Firefly has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Poe to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Firefly is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Poe pulls down on the head and he's put Firefly to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nutty Poe!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Mountbatten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diago Beltran SR (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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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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, William Mountbatten!
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, Diago Beltran SR!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountbatten scores with a nice head shot.
Mountbatten cracks Beltran SR with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Mountbatten.
Beltran SR on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mountbatten lands a right hook to the body.
Beltran SR ducks right into an uppercut from Mountbatten.
Mountbatten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beltran SR is looking to clinch.
No luck for Beltran SR with that takedown attempt.
Mountbatten darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beltran SR takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mountbatten lands a nice hook to Beltran SR's body. Beltran SR takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beltran SR shoots for a double leg takedown but Mountbatten sprawls well. He's pushed Beltran SR's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mountbatten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beltran SR.
Beltran SR showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mountbatten.
Nice shot by Mountbatten.
Beltran SR scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mountbatten wants to control but Beltran SR is keeping busy.
Beltran SR stops Mountbatten from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran SR trying to control the pace.
Beltran SR wants to take a breather but Mountbatten is having none of it.
Mountbatten wants to get back to his feet.
Beltran SR wants to control but Mountbatten is keeping him busy.
Mountbatten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beltran SR lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Mountbatten crumples to the floor! Beltran SR milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diago Beltran SR!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Powers (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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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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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 New York, Johnny Quest!
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, Max Powers!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quest gets a takedown into half guard.
Quest looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Powers pushes Quest off looking to stand but Quest dives back in and keeps control.
Quest is trying to work for a kimura but Powers is defending well.
Powers won't allow Quest to pass to mount.
Powers tries to kick Quest off but Quest keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Quest is trying for a kimura here. Powers looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Quest wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Quest!
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