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UPG 6: Determination PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severino Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hammer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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260 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Severino Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Severino Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Holyfield blocks the low kick.
Holyfield moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer forces Holyfield back against the cage and clinches.
Holyfield avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Holyfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holyfield tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks with his arms.
Hammer throws an elbow that misses.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holyfield's defenses.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Holyfield jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Holyfield around his waist. Holyfield gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hammer lands an elbow inside.
Hammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holyfield looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer lands an elbow just above Holyfield 's eye.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holyfield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hammer closes the distance and pushes Holyfield back into the cage.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer controlling the action here for a moment.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer stalling against the cage.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holyfield's face.
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holyfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holyfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Holyfield shrugs off.
Holyfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holyfield fails to pull guard.
The Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Severino Holyfield.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer slowing the pace effectively.
Holyfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammer is keeping busy.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks it.
Holyfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holyfield avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Holyfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hammer.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holyfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holyfield's defenses.
Holyfield fails to pull guard.
Holyfield jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Holyfield gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holyfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hammer counters by clinching up.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Holyfield avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer stalling against the cage.
Hammer prevents the takedown attempt.
Holyfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hammer slows down the pace here.
Holyfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Holyfield.
Knees to the body from Hammer.
Holyfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Holyfield's ribcage.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Holyfield in his tracks for a moment.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hammer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Holyfield gets to his feet. Hammer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Hammer 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.
Holyfield closes the distance but Hammer moves to the side
and Hammer counters with a nice leg kick.
Holyfield clinches but Hammer breaks the clinch
and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hammer.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
Hammer goes for a takedown attempt but Holyfield pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hammer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Holyfield is trying to defend but Hammer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hammer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holyfield is trying to stand back up but Hammer is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is working for a kimura but Holyfield is defending it quite comfortably.
Hammer prevents Holyfield from standing back up.
Hammer wants to free his trapped foot but Holyfield is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Holyfield trying to hold on to Hammer's head to control him but Hammer postures up.
Holyfield punching from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A lazy body kick from Holyfield
and Hammer counters by clinching up.
Holyfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Hammer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Holyfield tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Holyfield is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holyfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hammer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holyfield tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Holyfield drops back down to his feet.
The Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Severino Holyfield.
Holyfield is trying to break free.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Holyfield is pressed up against the cage. Hammer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holyfield down to the mat. Holyfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hammer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hammer is controlling the pace.
Hammer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Holyfield has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is working for a submission of some sort.
Hammer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holyfield knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hammer is working for a submission of some sort.
Holyfield wants to get back to his feet.
Hammer is looking to advance position but Holyfield won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Holyfield missing with punches from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holyfield has his takedown stuffed
and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
The Hammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holyfield misses with a knee strike.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holyfield.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Holyfield is blocking nicely.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Hammer lands a nice elbow.
Holyfield cracks Hammer with a nice body shot.
Hammer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holyfield gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holyfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holyfield is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hammer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks it.
Holyfield drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holyfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammer can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Hammer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hammer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holyfield avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammer closes the distance and pushes Holyfield back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hammer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holyfield's brow.
Holyfield tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Holyfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammer smiles and moves away.
Hammer moves into range and clinches up with Holyfield.
Hammer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hammer taking a breather.
Holyfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holyfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holyfield tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Holyfield drops back down to his feet.
The Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Severino Holyfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer is struggling to control the position.
Holyfield has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hammer uses from the top position.
Holyfield wants to stand and escape but Hammer is having none of it.
Hammer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hammer trying to control but Holyfield is working from the bottom.
Hammer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Holyfield controls Hammer momentarily but Hammer frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Holyfield wants to clinch but Hammer slips to the side
and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hammer.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hammer tries to stall but Holyfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holyfield.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer stalling in the clinch but Holyfield improves position.
Hammer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holyfield.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Holyfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammer looking to slow down the pace here.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holyfield successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is stalling in the full guard.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Holyfield keeps moving.
Hammer looking to pass the guard.
Holyfield is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holyfield had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammer defends it easily.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holyfield can do to turn this around?
Hammer content to stall in guard here.
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.
Hammer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of The Hammer.
Holyfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Holyfield looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Severino Holyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holyfield has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Holyfield shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Hammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jafar Mehtmeht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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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, Jafar Mehtmeht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Castro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mehtmeht was covering up waiting for the punch and Castro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Castro stopping the sweep attempt from Mehtmeht.
Castro looking to pass the guard.
Castro controlling from the top position.
Mehtmeht keeping full guard, as Castro tries to pass.
Castro drops back looking for a leg! Mehtmeht is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mehtmeht manages to kick Castro off! Castro jumps back into Mehtmeht's guard.
Mehtmeht might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mehtmeht tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mehtmeht on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mehtmeht tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Castro trying to control but Mehtmeht is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mehtmeht misses with a looping left.
Mehtmeht connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Royce Castro has been cut.
Mehtmeht closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mehtmeht is looking to pass Castro's guard but actually Castro recovers to full guard.
Mehtmeht has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Castro is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mehtmeht wants to stand and escape but instead Castro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mehtmeht is keeping the position for now.
Castro trying to control the position from guard on top but Mehtmeht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro passes Mehtmeht's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mehtmeht is trying to stand.
Castro tries to pass to full mount but Mehtmeht defends it.
Castro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Castro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mehtmeht is surviving well by controlling Castro's body position as best he can.
Mehtmeht squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mehtmeht is squirming around, avoiding Castro's attempts to control the action.
Castro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Castro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mehtmeht manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Castro looks gassed!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mehtmeht closes the distance and clinches.
Mehtmeht breaks the clinch.
Castro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mehtmeht napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Castro wants to control but Mehtmeht is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Mehtmeht dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Castro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mehtmeht misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mehtmeht could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Castro shoots and misses
and Mehtmeht holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mehtmeht tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mehtmeht tries to break free but Castro pushes him back against the cage.
Mehtmeht wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mehtmeht manages to break the clinch.
Castro shoots and misses
and Mehtmeht counters with a straight right hand.
Castro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mehtmeht counters with a left to the body.
Jafar Mehtmeht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Castro.
Mehtmeht throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
Castro shoots and misses
and Mehtmeht counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mehtmeht scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jafar Mehtmeht is winning the standup battle so far.
Mehtmeht cracks Castro with a hook to the temple - Castro is on wobbly legs here! Mehtmeht swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Castro falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mehtmeht wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jafar Mehtmeht!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pinky Promise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and boxer joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pinky Promise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, boxer joe!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Promise closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Promise not doing much here.
Promise seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down joe for as long as he can get away with.
joe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Promise is controlling the pace.
joe tries to kick Promise off but Promise keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
joe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Promise. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Promise is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Promise trying to pass the guard but joe defending well.
Promise is looking to take a break and control but joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
joe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Promise.
joe is in trouble now - Promise has advanced to mount!
joe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Promise.
Promise misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
joe is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Promise wants to finish this one by submission but joe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Promise.
Promise trying to control but joe is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Promise throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pinky Promise dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
joe lands a two punch combo.
joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
joe misses with the combination.
joe fails to land with a series of punches.
joe throws a one two combo.
Promise moves away from the strike by joe.
Promise scores a takedown into full mount!
Promise working for a guillotine from mount but joe is in no mood to give up.
joe is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Promise thowing shots but they're missing.
Promise throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Promise controlling the pace for now.
Promise will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Promise tries to control but joe wriggling away.
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.
Promise looking to finish joe with some ground and pound. This is bad for joe!
Promise tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
joe wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Promise is going oldschool here, as he tries to force joe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so joe shrugs it off.
Promise controlling the pace for now.
Promise thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Promise sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
joe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Promise.
Promise is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Promise moves into the clinch successfully.
Promise manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Promise is trying to keep joe in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Promise is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pinky Promise dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Promise closes the distance and clinches.
Promise looking for a takedown.
Promise fails to pull the fight into his guard.
joe throws a punch but it's blocked by Promise.
joe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Promise is keeping busy.
Promise is trying to break free.
joe has a couple of punches blocked by Promise.
joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Promise tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pinky Promise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Promise manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Promise has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
joe wants to stand but Promise is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
joe won't allow Promise to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
joe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed 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.
joe preventing the sweep.
joe wants to get up but he can't break Promise's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Promise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
joe stuffs the takedown attempt from Promise. Promise gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Promise.
joe misses with a body shot.
boxer joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
joe lands an overhand right.
Promise tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and joe is able to avoid easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Promise.
joe is pushing Promise's head away, looking to escape. Promise manages to hold on to the position though.
Pinky Promise is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
joe is not content to let Promise control the position.
Promise stands up and beckons joe to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from joe.
joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from joe finds it's way through Promise's defenses.
joe misses with a wild combination.
Pinky Promise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
joe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
joe misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
joe misses with a double jab.
joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Promise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinky Promise showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Promise, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinky Promise!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Goines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Roman Riquelme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goines kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Neon Genesis Evangelion - Eva Goes Mental AMV. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Goines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Roman Riquelme!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riquelme throws a low kick, looking for Goines's leg but Goines calmly moves out of range.
Riquelme tries to clinch but Goines is having none of it.
Riquelme throws a leg kick but Goines moved away.
Goines jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riquelme leaves Goines with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riquelme looks to land a combination but Goines avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goines.
Riquelme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goines.
Riquelme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goines throws the left hand but Riquelme avoids the punch easily.
Goines has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Goines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riquelme slips under a jab.
Goines misses with a hook. Riquelme ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riquelme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goines moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riquelme keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riquelme misses with a series of wild punches.
Goines throws a body punch but Riquelme moves out of range.
Goines shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Riquelme's guard.
Goines looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riquelme is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goines passes Riquelme's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Goines not doing much here.
Riquelme is trying to stand up here but Goines is controlling him well.
Goines not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goines trying to control the action but Riquelme is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goines prevents Riquelme from standing back up.
Riquelme has one foot on Goines's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Goines lands a slapping body shot.
Goines shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riquelme sprawls well. Riquelme wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goines gets slowly back to his feet.
Riquelme swinging wildly here.
Riquelme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riquelme ducks under a wild hook from Goines.
Goines shoots in and bounces Riquelme off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goines trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goines looking to sit in guard and control but Riquelme gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riquelme would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goines controls Riquelme momentarily but Riquelme frees himself.
Riquelme stands up and waves to Goines to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeffrey Goines will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goines shoots in for a double leg but Riquelme sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riquelme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riquelme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goines circles away quickly and effectively.
Juan Roman Riquelme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Goines with that takedown attempt.
Riquelme misses with a series of wild punches.
Riquelme on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riquelme fails to land with a series of punches.
Riquelme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riquelme stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Goines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riquelme takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goines shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riquelme but Riquelme pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riquelme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goines shoots in for a takedown but Riquelme shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goines misses with a looping left.
Jeffrey Goines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goines shoots in for a takedown but Riquelme shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riquelme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goines.
Riquelme is looking to clinch but Goines is avoiding it.
Goines shoots in and drives through. Riquelme sprawls well.
Goines misses with an uppercut. Riquelme saw that one coming.
Goines fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riquelme manages to avoid it.
Riquelme gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riquelme tries to break the clinch but Goines is controlling the 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.
Goines looking to slow down the pace here.
Riquelme landing knees to the body.
Riquelme has had enough of the clinch but Goines keeps him there for the moment.
Riquelme controlling the action here for a moment.
Goines is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riquelme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goines closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riquelme circles away.
Juan Roman Riquelme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riquelme doesn't manage to clinch there - Goines circles away.
Goines will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goines shoots in but no luck this time.
Goines is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riquelme.
A big right from Goines misses.
A good leg kick by Riquelme.
Riquelme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Riquelme tries to bum rush Goines with a series of wild strikes but Goines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goines lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Riquelme throws a right and a left that Goines avoids nicely.
Riquelme is looking to clinch but Goines is avoiding it.
Riquelme misses with a few strikes there.
Riquelme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goines moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goines looks to score with a jab to the body but Riquelme is just out of range.
Riquelme has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Riquelme to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riquelme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Roman Riquelme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Riquelme instigates a clinch.
Riquelme is looking to break free of the clinch but Goines has double underhooks.
Riquelme wants to get back to striking at distance but Goines won't allow it.
Riquelme breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goines.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goines. Riquelme does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goines tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riquelme swivels and escapes.
Riquelme tries to clinch but Goines is having none of it.
Goines looks to land a right hand but Riquelme moved out of range.
Goines fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Goines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goines misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goines scores with a takedown into Riquelme's guard.
Goines prevents Riquelme from getting back to his feet.
Riquelme manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Goines throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riquelme's waist but Riquelme gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goines off to one side.
Goines shoots in looking for a takedown. Riquelme tries to sprawl out of it but Goines keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riquelme manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riquelme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riquelme slips a straight right by Goines.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goines throws a jab when Riquelme was well out of range.
A slow jab from Goines misses its intended target.
Riquelme scores with a jab to the head.
Riquelme throws a jab but it's blocked by Goines.
Goines shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Goines trying to control but Riquelme is working from the bottom.
Riquelme wants to get back to his feet but Goines is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Riquelme keeping moving, preventing Goines from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goines controls from within his opponent's guard.
Goines throws a big right hand that misses.
Goines won't allow Riquelme to get back to his feet.
Goines looking to sit in guard and control but Riquelme gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goines has a closed guard, preventing Riquelme from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goines darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Goines wants to work for an arm triangle but Riquelme is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Goines keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Riquelme is trying to stand back up but Goines is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Goines showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goines has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jeffrey Goines!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Richard Powell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Powell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bennet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennet circles away.
Powell tries to clinch there but Bennet circles away.
No joy there for Bennet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bennet closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Powell did well to prevent Bennet getting side control.
Bennet working over Powell with some ground and pound. Powell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bennet thows a huge punch but Powell dodges it nicely.
Bennet drops an elbow to the side of Powell's head.
Bennet thows a huge punch but Powell dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Bennet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bennet scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bennet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bennet thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powell's head.
Bennet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bennet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bennet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bennet is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bennet.
Bennet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bennet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Powell wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Bennet.
Bennet working Powell over with strikes.
Bennet working over Powell with some ground and pound. Powell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bennet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bennet.
Powell taking some punishment here, with Bennet in his half guard.
Powell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powell defending well though.
Powell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bennet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Powell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bennet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bennet lands with a punch from half guard.
Powell has hold of Bennet's hands but Bennet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Powell is defending against the submission attempts here by Bennet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bennet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bennet.
Bennet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bennet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bennet 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.
Bennet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bennet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bennet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Bennet there.
Bennet wants to pass to mount but Powell is defending the position.
Bennet thows a huge punch but Powell dodges it nicely.
Powell has hold of Bennet's hands but Bennet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bennet lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bennet is nestled in close to Powell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bennet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Bennet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Bennet does it's job there.
Bennet shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bennet scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bennet landing some decent shots from guard.
Bennet landing with the ground and pound.
Bennet landing with the ground and pound.
Earl Bennet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennet.
Bennet lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennet stands up over Powell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bennet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bennet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bennet lands a couple of elbows.
Powell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bennet connects with a couple of short punches.
Bennet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bennet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennet.
Powell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bennet is in close to Powell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Powell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bennet scores with a takedown into Powell's guard.
Bennet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennet with a nice head shot there.
Bennet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bennet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bennet postures up and lands a big shot to Powell's brow.
Powell wants to stand and escape but Bennet is having none of it.
Bennet advances position into side control!
Powell is trying to improve his position.
Bennet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bennet's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bennet cracks Powell with a big right hand but Powell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bennet works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bennet works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Powell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bennet connects with a decent elbow.
Bennet scores with punches from side control.
Powell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bennet has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Powell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bennet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Bennet are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Powell down.
Bennet scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Powell to see if he's OK.
Bennet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bennet is putting a hurting on Powell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bennet throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bennet scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bennet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bennet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Powell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bennet.
Bennet looks up at the clock and then as Powell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bennet smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Bennet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Powell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bennet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Powell's half guard.
Bennet 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.
Powell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bennet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Powell is looking to escape.
Powell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bennet winds up and cracks Powell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bennet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bennet 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bennet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bennet's corner calls for a 1-2. Bennet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Powell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powell tries for a takedown but Bennet circles away easily
and Bennet counters with a one-two to the body.
Bennet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Powell's half guard.
Bennet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bennet thows a huge punch but Powell dodges it nicely.
Bennet lands strikes from half guard.
Bennet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richard Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Earl Bennet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell missing with punches from the bottom.
Bennet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bennet throws a strike but Powell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bennet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bennet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bennet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Powell's head.
Bennet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bennet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bennet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell wants to stand and escape but Bennet is having none of it.
Bennet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bennet wants to pass the guard but Powell is keeping the position.
Bennet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bennet circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bennet counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Powell's guard now.
Bennet works over Powell with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Bennet from controlling successfully.
Bennet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bennet lands a couple of elbows.
Powell is looking for a triangle but Bennet pushes his legs off easily.
Bennet works over Powell with some ground and pound from guard.
Bennet landing some decent shots from guard.
Powell wants to stand and escape but Bennet is having none of it.
Bennet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Powell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Bennet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bennet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earl Bennet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Sit Hirun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geronimo Sit Hirun is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
230 lbs
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250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Very confident |
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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, Brandon Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geronimo Sit Hirun !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sit Hirun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moss looking for a guillotine here but Sit Hirun defends easily.
Moss has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sit Hirun 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 Moss.
Moss wants to control but Sit Hirun postures up.
Moss is trying to escape the position but Sit Hirun is controlling the position.
Moss tries to bench press Sit Hirun off him but Sit Hirun keeps the position.
Sit Hirun has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sit Hirun takes the fight into the clinch.
Sit Hirun prevents Moss from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sit Hirun looking to stall.
Moss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sit Hirun can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sit Hirun throws an elbow but misses.
Sit Hirun 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sit Hirun shoots in for a takedown but Moss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moss thows a body shot but no joy.
Sit Hirun doesn't manage to clinch there - Moss circles away.
Sit Hirun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sit Hirun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sit Hirun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sit Hirun tries to close the distance and clinch but Moss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moss misses with a hook. Sit Hirun ducked under it nicely.
Sit Hirun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moss avoids it really well and circles away.
Brandon Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo Sit Hirun .
Sit Hirun slips a jab and a cross from Moss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sit Hirun moves in looking to clinch but Moss pushes him off.
Sit Hirun fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sit Hirun , right into the meat.
Sit Hirun is looking to clinch but Moss is avoiding it.
Moss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moss keeps the fight on the outside.
Sit Hirun tries to close the distance and clinch but Moss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sit Hirun tries to clinch up.
Sit Hirun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moss tries to avoid it but Sit Hirun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moss to the ground. Moss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sit Hirun fails with a takedown attempt.
Sit Hirun looks gassed!
Sit Hirun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss swats away the attempt to clinch by Sit Hirun .
Sit Hirun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sit Hirun tries to clinch up.
A combination from Moss does no damage.
Sit Hirun thumps Moss with a low kick.
Moss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sit Hirun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sit Hirun tries to clinch but Moss moves out of range.
Sit Hirun fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hirun throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Brandon Moss has been cut.
Moss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moss wants it to stay on the feet.
Moss looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sit Hirun !
Moss looking to finish Sit Hirun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sit Hirun !
You get the feeling that Sit Hirun really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Moss landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss scoring with strikes but Sit Hirun is staying in there.
Moss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sit Hirun hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moss cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sit Hirun is working to get back to half guard.
Moss scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sit Hirun ?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo Sit Hirun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Moss's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sit Hirun tries to clinch there but Moss circles away.
Sit Hirun moves in looking to clinch but Moss pushes him off.
Moss throws a lazy head kick
and Sit Hirun moves into the clinch.
Moss working hard to break the clinch.
Moss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sit Hirun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moss's efforts to push away.
Moss can't break the clinch.
Sit Hirun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sit Hirun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moss just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sit Hirun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sit Hirun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sit Hirun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sit Hirun with a poor takedown
and Moss counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moss 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.
Sit Hirun is looking for a sweep. Moss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sit Hirun tries to kick Moss off but Moss keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Moss seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sit Hirun looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sit Hirun makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sit Hirun .
Sit Hirun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sit Hirun wants to sweep but no luck.
Sit Hirun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moss controls the pace.
Sit Hirun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moss.
Sit Hirun looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Moss puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Moss seems content to control.
Sit Hirun is trying to maintain the position but Moss is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sit Hirun is trying to stand.
Sit Hirun has a hand on Moss's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Moss takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Moss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sit Hirun hang on?
Moss swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sit Hirun is now in Moss's guard. A big mistake from Moss there, giving up the dominant position!
Sit Hirun tries to stand but Moss is controlling from the bottom.
Sit Hirun stands up from Moss's guard - Sit Hirun perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sit Hirun tries to clinch
and Moss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hirun throws a sloppy head kick and Moss moves out of range easily.
Sit Hirun clinches but Moss breaks the clinch
and Moss decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sit Hirun 's guard.
Brandon Moss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sit Hirun keeping moving, preventing Moss from controlling successfully.
Sit Hirun manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sit Hirun throwing strikes here but Moss is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Moss is in a horrible position here. Sit Hirun smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sit Hirun looking to ground and pound but Moss is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hirun working the ground and pound effectively.
Sit Hirun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sit Hirun scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sit Hirun looking to secure an arm triangle but Moss defends it well.
Sit Hirun throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Moss because Sit Hirun loaded up on that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sit Hirun looking to finish Moss with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moss!
Sit Hirun working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Moss slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Moss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Moss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moss counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sit Hirun is trying to get back to full guard.
Sit Hirun tries to kick Moss off but Moss keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sit Hirun is looking for a sweep. Moss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sit Hirun looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moss is working for a submission of some sort.
Moss wants to control but Sit Hirun is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sit Hirun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moss is working away from the top position though.
Sit Hirun is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sit Hirun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sit Hirun drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sit Hirun is looking to stand up but Moss won't let him.
Sit Hirun postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.
Moss pushes Sit Hirun off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sit Hirun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moss as he jumps to the side.
Moss takes a swing at Sit Hirun 's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hirun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sit Hirun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brandon Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo Sit Hirun .
Moss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moss moves into the clinch.
Moss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sit Hirun 's efforts to push away.
Sit Hirun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sit Hirun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moss counters with a single leg into guard. Sit Hirun didn't expect that.
Moss prevents Sit Hirun from getting back to his feet.
Moss is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hirun controls Moss momentarily but Moss frees himself.
Sit Hirun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moss is controlling him.
Moss content to stall in guard here.
Sit Hirun wants to stand but Moss is controlling the position.
Moss is working Sit Hirun over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moss is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sit Hirun wants to stand up but Moss is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sit Hirun is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Moss dives into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sit Hirun is trying to control Moss's posture but Moss avoids it.
Sit Hirun explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Sit Hirun wants to clinch but Moss slips to the side
and Moss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sit Hirun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sit Hirun pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sit Hirun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sit Hirun looking to slow down the pace here.
Moss working hard to break the clinch.
Sit Hirun misses with a knee to the head.
Moss can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Moss showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moss has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Moss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Millit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maltinga Piririca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millit comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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25
254 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Millit!
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, Maltinga Piririca!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Piririca.
Millit tries to clinch but Piririca moves out of range.
Piririca scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Millit gets full guard.
Millit is adopting a defensive guard.
Piririca trying to control but Millit is working from the bottom.
Millit looking to control.
Millit wants to sweep but no luck.
Millit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Millit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Millit tries to get out of the position.
Millit manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Piririca is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millit is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Piririca throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Millit was covering up waiting for the punch and Piririca finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Millit wriggles free and stands up.
Millit wants to clinch.
Millit tries to clinch up but Piririca circles away and keeps his distance.
Millit tries to clinch there but Piririca circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piririca tries to clinch up but Millit circles away and keeps his distance.
Piririca looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Millit tries to close the distance and clinch but Piririca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piririca dodges the punch combination from Millit.
Millit tries to close the distance and clinch but Piririca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Millit clinches but Piririca breaks the clinch
and Piririca counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Millit!
Millit tries to reverse the position but Piririca maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piririca trying to control but Millit is having none of it.
Piririca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Millit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Millit tries to hold on but Piririca pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millit trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Piririca has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Millit's face.
A nice elbow there by Piririca.
BOOM! Piririca connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Piririca landing punches.
Millit is breathing heavily.
Piririca pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Millit is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big strike lands for Piririca! That's really hurt Millit and he's turned his back - Piririca keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Piririca jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maltinga Piririca!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vnature Borcuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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22
300 lbs
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22
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bentley Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vnature Borcuha!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks fails to land with a series of punches.
Banks looks to land a combination but Borcuha avoids it well.
Banks shoots in for a double leg but Borcuha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Banks tries to clinch but Borcuha is having none of it.
Banks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borcuha looks gassed!
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Borcuha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borcuha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borcuha swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Nice takedown defense from Borcuha. No joy for Banks on that attempt.
Banks looks to land a combination but Borcuha avoids it well.
Banks tries for a takedown but Borcuha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bentley Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Banks.
Banks tries to clinch there but Borcuha circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Borcuha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Banks somewhat.
Banks throws a right and a left that Borcuha avoids nicely.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banks fails to land the takedown.
Borcuha changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Banks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Borcuha has hold of Banks's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Banks seems comfortable defending it but Borcuha has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Banks is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Banks is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Borcuha couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vnature Borcuha!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Smith has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
290 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Redding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redding lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Redding tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Redding to the ground. Redding escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Redding thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Redding throws a one two combo.
It looks like Travis Smith has been cut.
Smith looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redding lands with an overhand left.
Redding lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Smith - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Redding!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Redding!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Visconti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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199 cm
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Visconti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaze Spencer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visconti shoots for a double leg takedown but Spencer sprawls well. He's pushed Visconti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Visconti.
Visconti shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Visconti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Visconti gets the takedown into side control.
Visconti advances to mount.
Visconti moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Spencer has worked his arm free - good work by Spencer!
Visconti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spencer tries to escape but Visconti is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Visconti tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Spencer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Visconti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visconti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Visconti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spencer tries to escape but Visconti is in control.
Visconti is looking to take a break and control but Spencer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spencer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Visconti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spencer as he avoids it easily.
Spencer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spencer.
Visconti is breathing heavily.
Visconti shoots in but Spencer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Visconti really is a fat lump.
A punch lands to the side of Visconti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Visconti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Visconti.
Michael Visconti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Visconti drops his hands momentarily and Spencer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spencer thuds his right hand into Visconti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spencer drops Visconti with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Visconti! Spencer dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Blaze Spencer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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