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AoC 25 -- Phillips vs. Machida PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Siuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fionn Mac Cumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siuta comes to the cage accompanied by "Rise" by The Flobots. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mac Cumhaill 's choice of entrance music: Doomsword. 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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210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Siuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Siuta misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mac Cumhaill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mac Cumhaill looks to score with a jab to the body but Siuta is just out of range.
Siuta misses with a looping right.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in and bounces Siuta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mac Cumhaill wants to control from the top but Siuta keeps moving.
Mac Cumhaill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Siuta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Siuta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Siuta wants to stand up but Mac Cumhaill is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Siuta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a single leg into guard. Siuta didn't expect that.
Siuta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mac Cumhaill is one step ahead there.
Siuta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siuta looking to control.
Mac Cumhaill trying to control but Siuta is working from the bottom.
Mac Cumhaill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Siuta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Siuta misses with a body kick.
Siuta throws a leg kick that misses.
Mac Cumhaill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Siuta's waist but Siuta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mac Cumhaill off to one side.
Siuta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jay Siuta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Siuta throws the left hand but Mac Cumhaill avoids the punch easily.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Siuta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mac Cumhaill tries for a takedown but Siuta circles away easily
and Siuta counters with a two punch combo.
Siuta throws a shot from downtown. Mac Cumhaill moves away and avoids it.
Mac Cumhaill tries for a takedown but Siuta circles away easily
and Siuta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jay Siuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fionn Mac Cumhaill .
Siuta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Siuta misses with a looping right.
Siuta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice takedown defense from Siuta. No joy for Mac Cumhaill on that attempt.
Siuta lands the left hand.
Siuta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Siuta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mac Cumhaill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siuta manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta throws a sloppy head kick and Mac Cumhaill moves out of range easily.
A big left from Mac Cumhaill misses.
Siuta looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Cumhaill is just out of range.
Siuta throws a combination that misses
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siuta is looking for a sweep. Mac Cumhaill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mac Cumhaill slips a nice elbow through Siuta's hands, connecting with Siuta's forehead.
Siuta works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siuta trying to control the position.
Mac Cumhaill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mac Cumhaill looks gassed!
Siuta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mac Cumhaill passes Siuta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill is thwarting Siuta's attempts to control the position.
Mac Cumhaill 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.
Mac Cumhaill scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Siuta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Siuta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Siuta won't allow Mac Cumhaill to pass to mount.
Mac Cumhaill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Siuta defending well though.
Siuta is trying to get back to full guard.
Mac Cumhaill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Siuta wants to control but Mac Cumhaill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mac Cumhaill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Siuta has managed to free his arm - good work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Siuta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siuta lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fionn Mac Cumhaill dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Siuta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mac Cumhaill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Siuta throws and low kick but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range easily.
Siuta connects with a solid leg kick.
Mac Cumhaill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siuta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mac Cumhaill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab from Siuta.
Siuta misses with a body kick.
Mac Cumhaill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Siuta throws out a powerful jab.
Siuta throws a right and a left that Mac Cumhaill avoids nicely.
Mac Cumhaill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mac Cumhaill tries for a takedown but Siuta circles away easily
and Siuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jay Siuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fionn Mac Cumhaill .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Siuta.
Mac Cumhaill is breathing heavily.
Mac Cumhaill blocks a jab.
Siuta throws a jab but it's blocked by Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Siuta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mac Cumhaill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mac Cumhaill blocks a leg kick.
Siuta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siuta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mac Cumhaill takes one to the side of the head.
Siuta scores with a jab. Mac Cumhaill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Siuta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mac Cumhaill creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Siuta sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Siuta is looking for a sweep.
Mac Cumhaill in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Siuta gets back to half guard.
Mac Cumhaill passes to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac Cumhaill landing shots from mount.
Siuta tries to reverse the position but Mac Cumhaill maintains control.
The referee warns Siuta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Siuta wants to hold on but Mac Cumhaill pushes him away.
Siuta holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mac Cumhaill tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mac Cumhaill wants to control the pace but Siuta is squirming around nicely.
Siuta sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mac Cumhaill has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Siuta defend it? Mac Cumhaill steps over the head and cranks it - Siuta is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mac Cumhaill !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans's entrance music is Roy Jones Jr - Can't Be Touched. A fine choice. 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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215 lbs
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200 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent knees
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pepe Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mendoza throws a head kick that Evans semi-blocks.
Pepe Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans moves into the clinch.
Evans looking for a takedown.
Evans goes for a takedown attempt but Mendoza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza misses with a low kick.
Mendoza throws a jab when Evans was well out of range.
Mendoza with a poor takedown
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a body kick that misses.
Mendoza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but Evans moved away.
Mendoza misses with a body kick.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza tries a low kick but Evans avoids it.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but Evans sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Mendoza moved out of range.
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.
Evans checks the leg kick.
Mendoza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendoza misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mendoza!
Evans throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mendoza because Evans loaded up on that one.
Evans in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Evans in particular looking to stall.
Mendoza looking for submissions off his back.
Mendoza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Evans trying to pass the guard but Mendoza defending well.
Mendoza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans passes to full mount!
Evans lands a big shot there that rocks Mendoza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mendoza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Evans with good strikes from the mount here!
Evans landing punches.
Mendoza is rocked!
Mendoza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mendoza is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
Evans unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mendoza wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Evans celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Evans!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuan Ip Mung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lynard Carlson (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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182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuan Ip Mung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lynard Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Mung with that takedown attempt.
Carlson slaps away a takedown attempt from Mung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carlson.
Carlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuan Ip Mung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carlson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carlson wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mung.
Carlson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mung throws a right hand that Carlson ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlson also avoids with ease.
Carlson lands a high kick!
It looks like Chuan Ip Mung has been cut.
Carlson connects with a high kick.
Mung is rocked!
Carlson lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Carlson is looking to slow Mung down with leg kicks.
Mung is breathing heavily.
Carlson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mung walks straight into a right hand from Carlson - that's dropped him! Carlson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mung from any more punishment! Mung complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lynard Carlson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demyan Kolovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolovski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "War Within a Breath" by Rage Against the Machine. Frank Mir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demyan Kolovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Kolovski.
Kolovski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kolovski is looking to advance position but Mir won't allow it.
Kolovski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mir trying to control but Kolovski postures up.
Kolovski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kolovski.
Kolovski lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kolovski connects with a nice short shot to Mir's temple.
Mir wants to improve his position but Kolovski is controlling well.
Mir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mir tries to roll over but Kolovski keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolovski looks to land a strike but Mir avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kolovski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolovski.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kolovski slaps away a takedown attempt from Mir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kolovski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kolovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir slips under a jab from Kolovski.
Kolovski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kolovski throwing strikes but missing.
Mir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kolovski trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolovski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolovski trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Kolovski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kolovski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolovski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kolovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolovski scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kolovski is one step ahead there.
Mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolovski.
Kolovski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kolovski being controlled here momentarily.
Kolovski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolovski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kolovski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kolovski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kolovski wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir can't keep his opponent in guard - Kolovski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kolovski seems content to control.
Kolovski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mir on the ground.
Mir tries to roll over but Kolovski keeps him under control.
Kolovski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kolovski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kolovski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kolovski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kolovski trying to mount his opponent but Mir defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kolovski shoots in and bounces Mir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demyan Kolovski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kolovski's hands.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kolovski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kolovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mir throws a shot from downtown. Kolovski moves away and avoids it.
Mir cracks a nice hook into Kolovski's ribs.
Mir leaves Kolovski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kolovski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kolovski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mir regains half guard.
Kolovski throwing shots but Mir is blocking nicely.
Kolovski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kolovski wants to take a breather but Mir is having none of it.
Mir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kolovski.
Kolovski trying to control from half guard but Mir is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to hold on to Kolovski's head to control him but Kolovski postures up.
Mir is looking for a sweep. Kolovski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kolovski thows a huge punch but Mir dodges it nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kolovski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mir looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kolovski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kolovski wants to control for a moment but Mir uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Mir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolovski winds up and cracks Mir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolovski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Mir is pressing down on Kolovski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mir is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kolovski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mir's head.
Mir controls Kolovski momentarily but Kolovski frees himself.
Kolovski wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kolovski stacks Mir on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kolovski!
Mir is breathing heavily.
Mir is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kolovski connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolovski lands a nice forearm strike.
Mir is not content to let Kolovski control the position.
Mir is being controlled here.
Kolovski is trying to move to mount but Mir reverses beautifully and ends up in Kolovski's guard.
Kolovski keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Kolovski pulls Mir in to control the position.
Mir drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kolovski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mir has Kolovski in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kolovski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kolovski works over Mir with some ground and pound from guard.
Mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolovski.
Kolovski is pushing down on Mir's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mir is fighting to maintain full guard but Kolovski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kolovski thows a huge punch but Mir dodges it nicely.
Kolovski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demyan Kolovski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kolovski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Kolovski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Demyan Kolovski has been cut.
Kolovski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mir but Mir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kolovski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Mir misses with an uppercut. Kolovski saw that one coming.
Kolovski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kolovski throws a hook to the side of Mir's head but Mir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mir scores with a body shot.
Kolovski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kolovski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir slips a jab from Kolovski.
Kolovski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir checks the leg kick.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolovski throws out the jab.
Kolovski misses the body punch
and Mir counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir tries for a kimura but Kolovski is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kolovski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kolovski holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Mir is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kolovski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kolovski keeping his opponent close.
Kolovski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kolovski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kolovski tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kolovski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mir's best efforts.
Kolovski trying to control but Mir postures up.
Mir is working for an americana but Kolovski has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Mir was thinking about the submission.
Kolovski trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolovski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mir!
Kolovski is landing with some decent strikes but Mir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kolovski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mir takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mir in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mir tries to hold on but Kolovski postures up.
Kolovski lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolovski dominating with strikes here.
Demyan Kolovski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolovski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kolovski looking for a guillotine from mount but Mir is having none of it.
Demyan Kolovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kolovski with shots to the head and body - Mir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mir sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frank Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolovski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mir sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Demyan Kolovski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kolovski, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demyan Kolovski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estevan Ledesma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ledesma comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Ronson ft Q-Tip - Bang Bang. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estevan Ledesma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledesma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ledesma showed some decent athleticism there.
Ledesma slows the pace down in half guard.
Ledesma passes to full mount!
Ledesma looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ledesma has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Estevan Ledesma just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ledesma.
Cheese throws a hook but Ledesma blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma slips under a jab.
Ledesma closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ledesma seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cheese for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Estevan Ledesma.
Ledesma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walter Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese throws a hook to the side of Ledesma's head but Ledesma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ledesma.
Ledesma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cheese throws a combination. Ledesma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cheese misses with a combination
and Ledesma counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ledesma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estevan Ledesma dominated that round.
That's time! Ledesma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cheese throws a hook but Ledesma avoids it easily.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ledesma cracks Cheese with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ledesma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheese gets caught flat footed, as Ledesma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ledesma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheese is keeping the position for now.
Cheese wants to stand up but Ledesma is controlling him.
Cheese can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ledesma controls the pace.
Ledesma advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledesma passes to side control.
Ledesma controlling the position from side mount.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Estevan Ledesma.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Cheese.
Cheese throws a combination that misses
and Ledesma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Ledesma controls the action.
Ledesma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cheese.
Ledesma lands a damaging elbow.
Ledesma lands a knee to the body.
Cheese is breathing heavily.
Cheese is working Ledesma over against the cage.
Ledesma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ledesma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ledesma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheese or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ledesma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ledesma blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ledesma.
Good body shot from Ledesma.
Ledesma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ledesma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ledesma lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Ledesma.
Ledesma lands an elbow that stopped Cheese in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Walter Cheese has been cut.
Ledesma lands with a light punch inside.
Cheese takes an elbow to the temple.
Cheese is rocked!
Ledesma tries to land knees in the clinch but Cheese avoids the damage to the body.
Ledesma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cheese is still on wobbly legs! Can Ledesma finish him?
Ledesma prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Cheese seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice left hand lands by Ledesma.
Ledesma lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cheese to his knees! Ledesma keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Estevan Ledesma!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Michaels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hillbilly Deluxe. Vandelay has chosen Street Fighting Man by The Rolling Stones as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Vandelay!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandelay throws a looping overhand right but Michaels ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Michaels.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Vandelay.
Michaels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vandelay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Michaels doesn't seem bothered though.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vandelay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Michaels throws a head punch that misses.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Michaels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vandelay backwards.
Vandelay lands with a short shot to the head.
Michaels lands a nice knee to the body.
Michaels wants to stall.
Michaels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vandelay stalling in the clinch but Michaels improves position.
Michaels is leaning against Vandelay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Michaels.
Vandelay working aggressively here.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but Vandelay blocks with his arms.
Vandelay jumps guard but Michaels stands there with Vandelay around his waist. Vandelay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Vandelay misses.
Michaels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Michaels lands a left hand.
Michaels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michaels there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels scores with a leg kick.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels misses with a double jab.
Vandelay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Michaels.
Michaels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michaels was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandelay.
Vandelay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vandelay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Vandelay.
Max Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Vandelay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Michaels. Michaels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vandelay circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Michaels lands but Vandelay takes it in his stride.
Michaels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vandelay.
Vandelay takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
Vandelay lands with a cross.
Michaels lands a head kick!
Max Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vandelay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels motions for Vandelay to come forward. Michaels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vandelay avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Michaels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vandelay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Michaels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vandelay.
Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vandelay, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vandelay tries to pull guard but Michaels holds him up against the cage and eventually Vandelay drops back down to his feet.
Vandelay letting Michaels take a breather here.
Vandelay pulls guard effortlessly.
Michaels with a nice head shot there.
Michaels trying to control but Vandelay is working from the bottom.
Vandelay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vandelay has a closed guard, preventing Michaels from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Michaels defends it easily.
Vandelay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Michaels defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Vandelay is retaining full guard.
Michaels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michaels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vandelay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Michaels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vandelay has his foot on Michaels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Michaels works his way back into a safe position though.
Vandelay looks gassed!
Vandelay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Max Michaels will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Michaels clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Michaels.
Michaels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vandelay backwards.
Michaels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Michaels looking to throw knees to the head but Vandelay is blocking nicely.
Vandelay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaels's elbow.
Vandelay takes a shot to the head.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but Vandelay blocks with his arms.
Vandelay throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels wants to stall.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Vandelay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michaels walks away with a smile on his face. Vandelay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michaels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michaels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vandelay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vandelay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Vandelay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Vandelay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michaels slips under a jab.
Vandelay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Michaels throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Vandelay to counter with a crisp jab.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michaels, right into the meat.
Vandelay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Michaels trying to control the position but instead, Vandelay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Michaels into the cage.
A body shot lands from Vandelay.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michaels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.
Michaels lands a nice uppercut.
Michaels is leaning against Vandelay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Michaels lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vandelay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Michaels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Michaels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vandelay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vandelay is breathing heavily.
Michaels is working Vandelay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Michaels with a nice head shot there.
Vandelay working for a triangle but Michaels defends it easily.
Michaels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vandelay has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Michaels has managed to get both his arms back between Vandelay's legs - danger averted.
Michaels distracts Vandelay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandelay is looking for a triangle here but Michaels uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Michaels lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to take a break and control but Vandelay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vandelay is looking for a sweep.
Vandelay is working to avoid the ground and pound but Michaels connects with a decent elbow.
Michaels scoring with punches from side control.
Michaels works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Michaels politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Michaels prefers to stall for the moment though.
Vandelay gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Michaels working over Vandelay with some ground and pound. Vandelay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Michaels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Michaels trying to control the action but Vandelay is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay actively working from the bottom here.
Michaels wants to stand up but Vandelay has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels 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.
Vandelay has hold of Michaels's hands but Michaels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Michaels slows the pace down in half guard.
Vandelay wants to improve his position but Michaels is controlling well.
Michaels is looking to take a break and control but Vandelay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vandelay wants to improve his position but Michaels is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Michaels dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michaels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michaels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vandelay.
Nice shot by Michaels.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vandelay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vandelay connects with a nice looking jab.
Michaels lands the left hand.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Vandelay moved away.
Michaels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vandelay backs up against the cage.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vandelay. That did some damage!
Michaels lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Vandelay avoids them all with ease.
Michaels staying out of range there.
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michaels takes one to the side of the head.
Vandelay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vandelay misses the shot to the body.
Vandelay blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michaels explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Michaels misses with a wild combination.
Vandelay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michaels sprawls well. Michaels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vandelay gets slowly back to his feet.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Vandelay moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels slips under a jab from Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a right and a left that Michaels avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Vandelay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vandelay jabs Michaels right on the nose. Michaels blinks but takes it well.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Vandelay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michaels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vandelay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vandelay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vandelay tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Art Vandelay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Vandelay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vandelay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vandelay scores with a three punch combo!
Vandelay misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Vandelay saw that one coming.
A big left from Vandelay misses.
Michaels slaps away a takedown attempt from Vandelay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Max Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Art Vandelay.
Vandelay misses with a looping left.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Vandelay counter with a right hand.
Vandelay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vandelay throws a hook but Michaels avoids it easily.
Max Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vandelay avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Vandelay is working for takedown but Michaels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vandelay leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vandelay misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michaels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Max Michaels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vandelay misses with some punches.
Michaels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vandelay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michaels will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vandelay up against the cage.
Vandelay dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Michaels.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michaels, 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 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Michaels!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julien Abessera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Almost Famous. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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20
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julien Abessera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Bell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bell misses.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Abessera saw that one coming.
Bell throws a right and a left that Abessera avoids nicely.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Bell misses the jab.
Abessera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell throws a right hand that Abessera ducks under and follows up with a left that Abessera also avoids with ease.
Abessera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abessera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abessera to score with a decent uppercut.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abessera dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Abessera steps into range and cracks Bell with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bell flops backwards and Abessera dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Archie Bell has been cut.
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!
Bell is looking to stand up but Abessera isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abessera wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abessera won't allow Bell to get back to his feet.
Abessera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abessera has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bell wants to stand but Abessera is controlling the position.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julien Abessera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Archie Bell'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.
Abessera throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Abessera lands with a shot to the body.
Abessera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abessera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
Abessera misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Bell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abessera moves into the clinch.
Abessera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abessera backwards.
Abessera blocking some punches.
Bell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abessera lands a knee to the body.
Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abessera throws a series of punches but Bell avoids them all with ease.
Bell swinging wildly here.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abessera drives through and clinches with Bell against the cage.
Abessera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abessera.
A short left from Abessera.
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!
Bell tries to break free but Abessera pushes him back against the cage.
Bell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abessera can't get the takedown.
Bell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abessera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abessera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abessera scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Abessera.
Abessera stalling.
Abessera lands a left hand.
Abessera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abessera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abessera moves away from the strike by Bell.
Bell avoids the head kick by Abessera.
Abessera dodges the punch combination from Bell.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bell throws the left hand but Abessera avoids the punch easily.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Julien Abessera is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abessera tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.
Abessera rushes Bell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abessera misses with a punch on the inside.
Abessera tries to land a knee to the head but Bell blocks with his arms.
Bell is working Abessera over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abessera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abessera stalling in the clinch.
Abessera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abessera lands a damaging elbow.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abessera backwards.
Abessera is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bell can't fight it off and eventually Abessera manages to take the fight to the floor. Bell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Abessera stops Bell from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abessera throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Abessera is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abessera trying to move into half guard but instead Bell has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julien Abessera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Archie Bell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice combination there by Bell.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bell connects with the punch.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Abessera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abessera counters with a head kick that drops Bell!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abessera tries to free his leg and advance position but Bell is retaining full guard.
Abessera wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell wants to stand up but Abessera is controlling him.
Abessera is standing up over Bell. Bell looks to escape but Abessera dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abessera moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abessera throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bell works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julien Abessera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abessera 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julien Abessera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead-King of Kings. Machida has chosen Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah? as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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196 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diamond Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
A telegraphed right hand from Machida misses the target.
Machida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diamond Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips scoring well with a low kick there.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips defending well as Machida loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Phillips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips slips a straight right by Machida.
Machida misses with an uppercut.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Machida throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
Machida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phillips. Phillips circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Machida moved away.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Phillips!
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Phillips jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Machida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phillips doesn't seem bothered though.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida works Phillips's body with a nice hook.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Machida scores with a body shot.
Machida looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Machida lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida lands a two punch combo.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Machida! Phillips is backing up but he can't get away as Machida lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Phillips and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lyoto Machida!
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