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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Austin Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saguru Takada (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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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Austin Daniels!
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, Saguru Takada!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Takada.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Takada keeps it at a distance.
Daniels wants to clinch but Takada slips to the side
and Takada counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Takada looking to finish!
Daniels is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels has his foot on Takada's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Takada works his way back into a safe position though.
Oh Daniels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takada is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Daniels controls Takada momentarily but Takada frees himself.
Daniels looking for a guillotine here but Takada defends easily.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
Takada stands and throws Daniels's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Daniels wants to control but Takada postures up.
Daniels manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada is tying to control. Daniels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daniels makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Daniels.
Daniels looking to control.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takada trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Takada's guard.
Takada doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Daniels stands and throws Takada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Daniels taking a break here but Takada is having none of it and regains half guard.
Takada trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takada's head.
Takada is trying to control but can't.
Daniels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takada trying to control but Daniels postures up.
Takada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takada tries to kick Daniels off but Daniels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takada closes the distance but Daniels moves to the side
and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Daniels trying to control the action but Takada is working from the bottom.
Daniels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daniels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada tries to get to full guard but Daniels has control of the leg.
Daniels throwing shots but Takada is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Takada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Daniels 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.
Daniels thows a huge punch but Takada dodges it nicely.
Daniels performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Takada trying to hold on to Daniels's head to control him but Daniels postures up.
Takada tries to kick Daniels off but Daniels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Daniels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels prevents Takada from improving his position.
Takada trying to control but Daniels postures up.
Takada looks gassed!
Daniels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takada checks it well.
Takada tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Takada's guard.
Takada is trying to control the position but Daniels postures up.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takada is keeping the position for now.
Takada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Daniels dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takada tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Takada takes the fight into the clinch.
Takada comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takada throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
Takada tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Austin Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takada moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Takada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Takada in a clinch.
Takada breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Daniels.
Daniels trying to control the action but Takada is working from the bottom.
Daniels in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control but Takada is keeping him busy.
Takada is trying to get back to half guard.
Daniels looks up at the clock and then as Takada takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Daniels smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Daniels trying to control the action but Takada is working from the bottom.
Daniels works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Daniels has knee on belly momentarily but Takada bucks him off and regains half guard.
Daniels perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Takada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Takada is having none of it.
Takada is trying to maintain the position but Daniels is very close to passing his half guard.
Daniels is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takada is just riding it out for now. Daniels eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takada wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daniels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daniels trying to control the action but Takada is working from the bottom.
Takada tries to roll over but Daniels keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takada pushes Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Takada is blocking nicely.
Takada is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takada has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Takada manages to break the clinch.
Saguru Takada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Takada.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Takada circles away and keeps his distance.
Takada tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.
Takada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
Daniels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daniels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daniels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Austin Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takada keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels is pushing down on Takada's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takada is fighting to maintain full guard but Daniels has managed to sneak the leg through.
Daniels is looking for a kimura here.
Takada trying to control but Daniels postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Daniels dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takada moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daniels, pushing him back against the cage.
Daniels fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Takada.
Daniels tries for a takedown. No joy.
Takada lands a shoulder strike.
Takada lands an elbow inside that Daniels shrugs off.
Takada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takada wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Takada pushes him off.
Takada wants to clinch.
Daniels throws a head kick but Takada moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels with a poor takedown
and Takada counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takada has Daniels pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daniels manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Takada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takada wants to clinch.
Takada is looking to clinch.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses
and Takada counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Daniels tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takada smiles and moves away.
Takada forces Daniels back against the cage and clinches.
Takada breaks the clinch.
Daniels scores a takedown into full mount!
Daniels trying to control but Takada is having none of it.
Daniels looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Daniels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada is desperately trying to improve his position but Daniels has a good base and remains in mount.
Daniels controlling the position easily from mount.
Takada really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Daniels connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Takada is in a horrible position here. Daniels smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Daniels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takada is looking to escape.
Daniels lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels landing punches.
Daniels lands a heavy elbow.
Daniels tries to control but Takada wriggling away.
Daniels has hold of Takada's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Takada manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Takada working to try and regain half guard.
Saguru Takada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takada blocking the ground and pound.
Takada is trying to escape the mount.
Daniels landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takada?
Takada is desperately trying to improve his position but Daniels has a good base and remains in mount.
Daniels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takada?
Daniels tries to control but Takada wriggling away.
Daniels lands a big elbow.
Daniels throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Takada is bucking up trying to escape but Daniels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Daniels lands with some strikes.
Daniels is landing with some decent strikes but Takada is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Takada throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Daniels wants to control the pace but Takada is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Daniels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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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, Cain Mir!
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, Lance Storm!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm forces Mir back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Storm takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mir has had enough of the clinch but Storm keeps him there for the moment.
Storm breaks the clinch.
Storm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Storm misses with the combination.
Mir walks into a stiff left hand from Storm.
Mir is rocked!
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oh Mir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Storm is keeping the position for now.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.
Mir wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
Mir drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Mir seems to have locked his on tight now - Storm screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Mir, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Cain Mir!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Ramslee (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 bantamweight 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, Clint Lomax!
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, Marlon Ramslee!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomax has Ramslee up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Lomax.
Lomax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramslee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lomax landing knees to the body.
Lomax breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lomax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lomax clinches up against the cage.
Lomax manages to break the clinch.
Ramslee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lomax swivels and escapes.
Ramslee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lomax looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lomax is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lomax is working hard here to advance position.
Ramslee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lomax is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax is trying to control Ramslee's posture but Ramslee avoids it.
Lomax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramslee lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramslee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lomax is trying to get back to half guard.
Ramslee wants to control for a moment but Lomax uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ramslee pushes Lomax off looking to stand but Lomax dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lomax wants to take a breather but Ramslee is having none of it.
Lomax controlling the action here.
Lomax trying to advance position but Ramslee counters by regaining guard.
Ramslee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lomax throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramslee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramslee keeping moving, preventing Lomax from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lomax tries to clinch but Ramslee moves out of range.
Ramslee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lomax gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lomax.
Lomax lands a knee to the head.
Ramslee stalling in the clinch but Lomax improves position.
Lomax pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lomax.
Ramslee looks gassed!
Ramslee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lomax has him pressed against the cage.
Lomax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lomax instigates a clinch.
Lomax keeps control of Ramslee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lomax lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lomax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lomax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lomax fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lomax scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Lomax.
Ramslee wants to get back to striking at distance but Lomax won't allow it.
Ramslee wants to get back to striking at distance but Lomax won't allow it.
Lomax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lomax clinches with his opponent.
Lomax works on Ramslee's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Lomax.
Ramslee tries to score a body lock takedown but Lomax shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clint Lomax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Ramslee.
A right hand to the body from Lomax.
Lomax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lomax blocks an elbow strike.
The is referee keeping an eye on Lomax - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ramslee decides to pull guard.
Ramslee doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lomax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramslee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramslee lands a slapping body shot.
Ramslee shoots in and bounces Lomax off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lomax looking for a sweep. Not yet Lomax, not yet.
Ramslee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lomax keeping moving, preventing Ramslee from controlling successfully.
Ramslee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lomax working a defensive guard here.
Lomax can't keep his opponent in guard - Ramslee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ramslee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramslee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lomax knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lomax wants to get back to full guard.
Ramslee is trying to control the action in half guard but Lomax is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lomax tries to roll over but Ramslee keeps him under control.
Lomax kicks off Ramslee and gets to his feet.
Lomax will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lomax rushes Ramslee and presses him up against the cage.
Ramslee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lomax pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ramslee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax tries to clinch there but Ramslee circles away.
Lomax clinches up against the cage.
Lomax looking to throw knees to the head but Ramslee is blocking nicely.
Lomax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramslee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lomax tries a knee to the head but Ramslee blocks it.
Ramslee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lomax is keeping busy.
Lomax is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lomax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lomax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramslee swats away the attempt to clinch by Lomax.
Ramslee tries for a takedown but Lomax circles away easily
and Lomax counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ramslee is breathing heavily.
Ramslee tries to roll over but Lomax keeps him under control.
Ramslee is looking to control Lomax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ramslee avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lomax throwing shots but Ramslee is blocking nicely.
Lomax thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramslee's head.
Lomax not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ramslee is refusing to be controlled, as Lomax sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lomax instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Lomax.
Lomax has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramslee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lomax goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramslee prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Lomax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramslee fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Lomax.
Lomax lands a damaging elbow.
Ramslee is looking to break free of the clinch but Lomax has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax lands a nice knee to the body.
Lomax breaks from the clinch.
Lomax misses with a hook to the body
and Ramslee moves into the clinch.
Ramslee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramslee is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lomax is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ramslee to the mat. Ramslee regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lomax tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramslee is retaining full guard.
Ramslee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lomax has passed into side control.
Ramslee is not content to let Lomax control the position.
Ramslee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramslee is keen to just control but Lomax is a slippery customer.
Ramslee controlling the pace.
Ramslee tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramslee tries to clinch
and Lomax counters by moving into the clinch.
Lomax leaning against his opponent.
Lomax throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramslees head.
Ramslee manages to pull guard.
Ramslee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lomax tries to stand but Ramslee is controlling from the bottom.
Ramslee had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lomax is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ramslee Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lomax's back instead.
Lomax fending off the submission attempt from Ramslee.
Ramslee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramslee is riding his opponent, not letting Lomax buck him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lomax's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lomax trying to control the action but Ramslee just sinks the hooks in.
Ramslee looking for the choke but no joy.
Lomax breaks Ramslee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lomax scoring with some ground and pound.
Lomax content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lomax controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lomax wants to pass the guard but Ramslee is keeping the position.
Lomax advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Lomax.
A lull in the action here as Lomax stalls from top position.
Ramslee prevents Lomax from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Lomax crashes against the mat.
Ramslee is trying to get back to half guard.
Lomax tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ramslee's legs.
Lomax decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ramslee to his feet.
Lomax tries to clinch there but Ramslee circles away.
Ramslee tries to keep at a distance but Lomax has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lomax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lomax closes the distance and clinches.
Lomax leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lomax seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lomax landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lomax moves into range and clinches up with Ramslee.
Lomax with a knee to the head.
Lomax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramslee wants to clinch but Lomax slips to the side
so Lomax counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ramslee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lomax showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lomax stopping the sweep attempt from Ramslee.
Ramslee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marlon Ramslee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramslee throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Lomax showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lomax 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Lomax!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sousa has chosen Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 - Batucada as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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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, Adam Jones!
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, Mario Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Sousa slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sousa.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sousa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Jones.
Jones lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sousa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sousa throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Sousa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horrible takedown by Sousa or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Sousa tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sousa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Sousa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sousa trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Sousa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jones!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sousa wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sousa.
Jones bucks Sousa off and manages to get back to his feet!
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!
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sousa moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sousa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Sousa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Sousa shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adam Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Sousa.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Sousa looks gassed!
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones wants to clinch up but Sousa keeps it at a distance.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sousa slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Sousa is having none of it.
Sousa moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sousa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Sousa staying out of range there.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sousa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sousa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones tries to clinch up but Sousa circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones pushes Sousa up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sousa dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jones 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.
Jones tries to clinch but Sousa moves out of range.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Sousa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Sousa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sousa swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Adam Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to clinch up but Sousa keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sousa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sousa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Sousa is controlling the position.
Sousa trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones keeping full guard, as Sousa tries to pass.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sousa on the ground.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sousa passes into half guard.
Jones is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sousa is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sousa gets a takedown into half guard.
Sousa is breathing heavily.
Sousa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Sousa is controlling him well.
Sousa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Sousa prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Sousa.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Sousa is controlling him
Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jones cracks Sousa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sousa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sousa has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adam Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Sousa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones stalling.
Jones pushes Sousa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Sousa shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adam Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones scores with a jab.
Sousa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sousa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sousa slips a jab from Jones.
Sousa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sousa.
Jones tries to clinch there but Sousa circles away.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Sousa's defenses.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Sousa moved out of range.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sousa ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones looks to land a combination but Sousa avoids it well.
Sousa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sousa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Adam Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jones dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sousa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sousa misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a right and a left that Sousa avoids nicely.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sousa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sousa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adam Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Sousa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones has Sousa up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Jones.
Sousa looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Sousa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sousa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Sousa.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Sousa fails with the takedown.
Sousa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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.
Sousa staying out of range there.
Sousa swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Sousa misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sousa swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones works Sousa's body with a nice hook.
Sousa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Sousa.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jones.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Sousa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adam Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones with a jab.
Mario Sousa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sousa on the side of the head.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Sousa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Sousa moves away
and Sousa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Sousa trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Sousa won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sousa from controlling successfully.
Sousa looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones wants to stand but Sousa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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!
Jones throws a series of punches but Sousa moves out of range.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Sousa shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Paelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Paelon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Paelon!
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, Terrell Turner!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paelon misses with a wild combination.
Paelon throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Paelon looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paelon throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Paelon fails with a takedown attempt.
Paelon tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paelon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner throws a chopping leg kick but Paelon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paelon cracks Turner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paelon misses with a low kick.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paelon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paelon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paelon looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
Paelon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paelon counters with a leg kick.
Turner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paelon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paelon is breathing heavily.
Turner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paelon's head.
Turner trying to control but Paelon is working from the bottom.
Turner scoring with some ground and pound.
Turner stands up and waves to Paelon to follow him.
Paelon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paelon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paelon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paelon throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Turner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Turner lands a big shot there that rocks Paelon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turner lands a big shot there that rocks Paelon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paelon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Turner breaks from Paelon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paelon is rocked!
Paelon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paelon wants to hold on but Turner pushes him away.
Paelon is trying to escape the mount.
Paelon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paelon regains half guard.
Paelon wants to control but Turner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paelon gets full guard.
Paelon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Turner!
Paelon wants to take Turner's back here but Turner is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Paelon wants to stand but Paelon is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Paelon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turner is looking to escape.
Turner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paelon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paelon looking to control but Turner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Turner is squirming around, avoiding Paelon's attempts to control the action.
Turner tries to hold on but Paelon postures up.
Turner tries to reverse the position but Paelon maintains control.
Paelon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Turner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Turner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terrell Turner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paelon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paelon wants to land a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paelon.
Paelon tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paelon tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Frank Paelon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner clinches with his opponent.
Paelon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paelon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner clinches with his opponent.
Turner pulls guard.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paelon's guard.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paelon trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Paelon has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paelon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turner gets to his feet - Paelon follows without any prompting.
Paelon tries for a takedown but Turner circles away easily
and Turner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paelon's guard.
Turner landing some decent shots from guard.
Turner passes into half guard.
Paelon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Paelon is defending well.
Paelon is trying to get back to full guard.
Paelon wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is keen to just control but Paelon is a slippery customer.
Paelon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turner is working away from the top position though.
Paelon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Paelon wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paelon misses with a few strikes there.
Paelon throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paelon throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Paelon gets caught flat footed, as Turner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Paelon working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paelon is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paelon preventing the sweep.
Paelon advances to half guard.
Terrell Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paelon is looking to stall here but Turner recovers full guard.
Turner is trying to hold Paelon in close to prevent damage but Paelon has managed to pass into half guard.
Turner trying to control here.
Turner wants to get back to full guard.
Paelon wants to pass to mount but Turner is defending the position.
Paelon tries to stand but can't do so whilst Turner controls his leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Paelon finds it's way through Turner's defenses.
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.
Paelon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paelon misses with the combination.
Paelon throws a solid leg kick but Turner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paelon.
Paelon looks to land a combination. Turner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Turner working the body and head with strikes.
Paelon wants to get back to his feet but Turner is dominant here and he's now got Paelon's back!
Turner with good strikes from the mount here!
Paelon wants to control but Turner is having none of it.
Paelon is looking to improve his position but Turner isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paelon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Paelon gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Turner 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! This is the final round!
Oooh a lovely combination from Paelon sends Turner down but not out. Paelon dives into side control looking to finish.
Turner is rocked!
Paelon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Turner is still in real trouble! Can Paelon finish him?
Paelon trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner parries the strikes from Paelon easily there. Paelon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Turner to escape.
Turner throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Paelon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
Turner throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paelon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Paelon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is desperately trying to improve his position but Paelon has a good base and remains in mount.
Turner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Paelon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Turner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Paelon wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Paelon looking to secure an arm triangle but Turner defends it well.
Paelon looking to secure an arm triangle but Turner defends it well.
Turner regains half guard.
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.
Paelon trying to control from half guard but Turner is working away.
Paelon seems to be working for a kimura but Turner defends the submission attempt.
Paelon is pressing down on Turner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turner is holding on for now.
Paelon wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
Turner is in trouble now - Paelon has advanced to mount!
Paelon wants to control the pace but Turner is squirming around nicely.
Turner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is squirming around, avoiding Paelon's attempts to control the action.
Turner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paelon tries to control but Turner wriggling away.
Turner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paelon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Turner wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Turner defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Paelon's arms.
Paelon keeps control of the position as Turner tries to break free.
Turner fending off the submission attempt from Paelon.
Turner breaks Paelon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Paelon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner won't allow Paelon to sweep him here.
Frank Paelon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paelon controls Turner momentarily but Turner frees himself.
Paelon is looking for a triangle but Turner pushes his legs off easily.
Paelon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paelon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paelon is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Paelon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Turner has passed into half guard!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Paelon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Turner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Dreamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guss Griswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tommy Dreamer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Dreamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guss Griswald!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswald moves into range and clinches up with Dreamer.
Dreamer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Griswald fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dreamer fails with the takedown.
Dreamer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griswald closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Griswald thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griswald has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dreamer!
Griswald looking for a guillotine from mount but Dreamer is having none of it.
Dreamer is trying to escape the mount.
Griswald controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreamer regains half guard.
Dreamer is trying to get back to full guard.
Dreamer taking some punishment here, with Griswald in his half guard.
Griswald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dreamer keeps working.
Dreamer trying to get back to full guard but Griswald takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dreamer is breathing heavily.
Griswald content just to control the position here.
Griswald wants to control the pace but Dreamer is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dreamer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Griswald is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dreamer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griswald controlling from the full mount.
Griswald with shots to the head and body - Dreamer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griswald lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswald can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dreamer is looking to escape.
Griswald working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Dreamer turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Griswald off and cradles Dreamer's limp body as Griswald celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Guss Griswald!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuki Hilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Slutskaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kuki Hilli!
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, Ivan Slutskaya!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slutskaya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hilli scores with a takedown into Slutskaya's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hilli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slutskaya working for a triangle but Hilli defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilli won't allow Slutskaya to sweep him here.
Slutskaya looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hilli has picked Slutskaya up and slammed him! Slutskaya can't keep hold of the triangle and Hilli manages to pass to side control!
Hilli is looking to take a break and control but Slutskaya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hilli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slutskaya is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Slutskaya is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hilli lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hilli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slutskaya on the ground.
Slutskaya gets back to half guard.
Hilli seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Slutskaya has recovered full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slutskaya escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hilli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Slutskaya looking for a sweep. Not yet Slutskaya, not yet.
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.
Hilli wants to stand but Slutskaya has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Slutskaya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slutskaya is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hilli throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Slutskaya's body to avoid the submission. Slutskaya has instead reached around Hilli's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Slutskaya arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Slutskaya!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Vaccaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by that go- keak da sneak. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Green!
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, Ricardo Vaccaro!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaccaro thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Green moves out of range as Vaccaro throws a body kick.
Green shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vaccaro's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green throws and elbow that misses. Vaccaro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by Vaccaro!
Green had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vaccaro is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Green Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vaccaro's back instead.
Green 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.
Vaccaro is keeping busy.
Green throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Vaccaro takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Vaccaro is rocked!
Green throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Vaccaro looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Vaccaro is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaccaro looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Green working for the choke.
Vaccaro rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Vaccaro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Green is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vaccaro defends it well.
Vaccaro wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vaccaro is trying to stand back up but Green is controlling him
Vaccaro trying to control from the bottom.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vaccaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaccaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaccaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Green or perhaps it was just good defense by Vaccaro which made him look bad.
Vaccaro lands with a nice body kick.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vaccaro but Vaccaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vaccaro.
No luck for Green with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaccaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vaccaro swivels and escapes.
Vaccaro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vaccaro misses with a body shot.
Vaccaro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaccaro throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vaccaro is trying to control Green's posture but Green avoids it.
Vaccaro is pushing Green's head away, looking to escape. Green manages to hold on to the position though.
Vaccaro wants to control but Green postures up.
Green working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Green goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vaccaro rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Green's guard! Nice work there by Vaccaro!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Green dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Green looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vaccaro misses with a double jab.
Vaccaro cracks the inside of Green's front leg.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Green.
Vaccaro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Green asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Vaccaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaccaro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Green prevents Vaccaro from standing back up.
Green seems to be working for a kimura but Vaccaro defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaccaro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.
Vaccaro pushes Green off looking to stand but Green dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green fails to land the takedown.
Green blocks a head kick by Vaccaro.
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.
Green takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaccaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaccaro pinned against the cage. Vaccaro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vaccaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Vaccaro as Green shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaccaro lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Vaccaro.
Jeffrey Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green misses with a takedown attempt - Vaccaro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaccaro.
Green closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vaccaro to the mat! Vaccaro manages to get full guard.
Vaccaro is looking to stand up but Green isn't so interested in that idea.
Green drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vaccaro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Green has Vaccaro in his guard.
Vaccaro trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vaccaro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vaccaro manages to get himself to full guard.
Vaccaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Green throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Vaccaro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vaccaro as he avoids it easily.
Vaccaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vaccaro.
Green scores a takedown into full mount!
Green lands with some strikes.
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vaccaro is trying desperately to improve position.
Green lands a big elbow.
Vaccaro is still in real trouble! Can Green finish him?
Green is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vaccaro can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Green trying to control but Vaccaro is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Green is working for a guillotine from mount but Vaccaro frees his head quite easily.
Green pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Vaccaro seems to have recovered his senses.
Green raining down shots from the mount!
Green goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vaccaro is on top in guard.
Green doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Vaccaro defends easily.
Green is looking for a triangle here but Vaccaro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Green manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vaccaro's best efforts.
Green wants to control but Vaccaro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vaccaro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jeffrey Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green wants to improve his position but Vaccaro is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaccaro wants to get back to his feet.
Green throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Green looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vaccaro tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Green scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vaccaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Green is looking to advance position but Vaccaro won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaccaro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.
Vaccaro controlling the position for now.
Vaccaro is trying to maintain the position but Green is very close to passing his half guard.
Green throwing shots but Vaccaro is blocking nicely.
Green lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vaccaro is defending against the submission attempts here by Green.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vaccaro lands with a slapping head kick.
Green feints and as Vaccaro raises his hands in defense, Green changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Green 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Green!
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