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YFL 22: Breaking Point PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Buchanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buchanen comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold. 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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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Buchanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Clarke!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Clarke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Buchanen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Buchanen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Clarke is controlling him well.
Sloppy strikes there by Clarke.
Clarke postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Buchanen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Clarke throws an elbow but Buchanen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Clarke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Buchanen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Buchanen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clarke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Buchanen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Clarke but great work by Buchanen.
Clarke is trying to improve his position.
Clarke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buchanen throws an elbow but Clarke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Clarke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Buchanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clarke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Clarke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Buchanen off and has taken his back!
Will Clarke go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clarke misses with an elbow to the head.
Clarke misses with an elbow to the head.
Clarke controls the position.
Clarke throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Clarke is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Clarke punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke controls the position.
Clarke patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Buchanen is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Buchanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Clarke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Clarke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clarke postures up in Buchanen's guard and throws a big left but Buchanen blocks it.
Clarke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clarke with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to free his leg and advance position but Buchanen is retaining full guard.
Clarke trying to control the position from guard on top but Buchanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Buchanen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Clarke has Buchanen in his guard.
Buchanen postures up in Clarke's guard and throws a big left but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke controls Buchanen momentarily but Buchanen frees himself.
Clarke wants to sweep here but Buchanen controlling him for the moment.
Clarke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Clarke 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buchanen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clarke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clarke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buchanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clarke's head backwards.
Clarke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buchanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clarke somewhat.
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Buchanen.
Buchanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Buchanen throws a head kick that misses.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buchanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Clarke. Clarke gets slowly back to his feet.
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
Clarke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clarke there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Kendall Clarke has been cut.
Buchanen throws a head kick that misses.
Buchanen fails to land the takedown.
Buchanen shoots for a double leg takedown but Clarke sprawls well. He's pushed Buchanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clarke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Buchanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clarke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buchanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buchanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buchanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clarke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buchanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buchanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clarke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clarke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clarke tries to break free but Buchanen pushes him back against the cage.
Clarke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buchanen has him pressed against the cage.
Buchanen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Clarke is trying to keep an underhook but Buchanen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Clarke makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clarke.
Buchanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buchanen prevents Clarke from getting back to his feet.
Clarke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Buchanen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Clarke's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is looking to escape.
Buchanen is pressing down on Clarke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clarke is holding on for now.
Clarke wants to control but Buchanen is keeping busy.
Clarke gets full guard.
Clarke has momentary wrist control but Buchanen slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Buchanen defends it easily.
Buchanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buchanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kendall Clarke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buchanen lands a couple of elbows.
Buchanen looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clarke is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Buchanen frees his head nicely. Oh but Clarke has switched to an armbar! Buchanen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kendall Clarke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Canudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Floorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Floorman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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, Sergio Canudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Floorman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floorman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Canudo!
Floorman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Floorman tries to control but Canudo wriggling away.
Floorman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Floorman prevents Canudo from getting the reversal.
Floorman with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canudo can't escape the position.
Canudo is working hard here to advance position.
Canudo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Floorman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Floorman looking to control but Canudo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Canudo can't escape the position.
Floorman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Floorman raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floorman working the ground and pound effectively.
Canudo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Floorman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Canudo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floorman blocks Canudo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Floorman controlling from the full mount.
Floorman unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Canudo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Canudo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Floorman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Floorman blocks Canudo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Canudo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Floorman scoring with strikes but Canudo is staying in there.
Floorman tries to control but Canudo wriggling away.
BOOM! Floorman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Floorman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Floorman landing shots from mount.
Canudo 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canudo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Floorman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floorman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Canudo hang on?
Floorman is landing with some decent strikes but Canudo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Floorman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Canudo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Canudo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Floorman. What's that going to do exactly?
Floorman landing strikes from the mount.
Floorman looking to control but Canudo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Floorman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Canudo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Canudo is trying desperately to improve position.
Floorman working Canudo over with strikes here.
Canudo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Floorman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Canudo's face.
Canudo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Canudo is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Floorman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canudo working to try and regain half guard.
Floorman looking to control but Canudo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Floorman lands a heavy elbow.
Canudo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Canudo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Floorman blocks Canudo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Canudo is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Floorman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Canudo is looking to improve his position but Floorman isn't that keen on the idea.
Canudo taking shots to the head.
Floorman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Floorman raining down shots from the mount!
Canudo tries to reverse the position but Floorman maintains control.
Canudo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Floorman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Canudo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Floorman lands a nice short elbow.
Canudo missing with punches from the bottom.
Canudo has hold of Floorman's hands but Floorman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Floorman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canudo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Floorman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Canudo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Canudo looking for submissions off his back.
Floorman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Floorman working Canudo over with strikes.
Floorman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Floorman is pressing down on Canudo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Canudo is holding on for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
George Floorman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Floorman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Floorman lands in his opponent's guard.
Floorman lands a couple of elbows.
Canudo wants to stand but Floorman is controlling the position.
Floorman is posturing up here but Canudo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Floorman tries to roll out but it's too tight and Floorman has to tap! Slick submission there by Canudo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergio Canudo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Brooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argus Ayala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donny Brooke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Brooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Argus Ayala!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayala is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brooke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ayala tests Brooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ayala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brooke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ayala moves into range and clinches up with Brooke.
Ayala is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brooke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ayala crunches a lovely knee into Brooke's ribcage.
Brooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ayala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooke can't break the clinch.
Ayala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooke avoids it.
Ayala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ayala can't get the takedown.
Donny Brooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argus Ayala.
Brooke has had enough of the clinch but Ayala keeps him there for the moment.
Ayala missing with knees to the body.
Brooke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooke tries to circle away but Ayala has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ayala obliges.
Brooke is breathing heavily.
Ayala has picked Brooke up - he's going for a ride! Ayala dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ayala seems to be looking for submissions.
Brooke is defending against the submission attempts here by Ayala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala looking for a submission but Brooke manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ayala is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brooke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brooke has escaped and now he's on top!
Ayala working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brooke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brooke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ayala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brooke wants to control from the top but Ayala keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brooke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ayala is working an open guard so Brooke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Donny Brooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooke tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brooke.
Ayala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brooke is fending him off so far but Ayala persists. Nope, Brooke circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ayala.
Nice sprawl there from Brooke as Ayala shoots in.
Ayala shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooke sprawls well. Brooke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ayala gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ayala shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooke sprawls well. Brooke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ayala gets slowly back to his feet.
Brooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ayala shoots in but Brooke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ayala tries for a takedown but Brooke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Argus Ayala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayala shoots in but no luck this time.
Ayala shoots in and drives through. Brooke sprawls well.
Brooke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ayala doesn't seem bothered though.
Brooke misses with a head kick.
Brooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooke scores with a jab. Ayala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brooke throws a low kick but Ayala avoids it.
A nice combination there by Brooke.
Brooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Ayala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot by Brooke.
Brooke scores with a body shot.
Brooke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ayala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooke.
Ayala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brooke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brooke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ayala on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brooke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ayala avoids the head kick by Brooke.
Brooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooke throws a head kick but Ayala moves out of range.
Ayala loads up on a big right hand but Brooke slips the punch.
Brooke tries to score with a low kick but Ayala moves his leg out of the way.
Nice takedown defense from Brooke. No joy for Ayala on that attempt.
Brooke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ayala shoots for a takedown but Brooke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brooke scores with a jab. Ayala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brooke throws a leg kick but Ayala moved away.
Brooke tests Ayala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ayala clinches up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooke is trying to break free.
Ayala trying to land knees to the body.
Ayala misses with a knee strike.
Brooke is trying to push Ayala away but Ayala has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooke avoiding damage as Ayala throws knees to the body.
Ayala trying to land knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Brooke dominated that round.
That's time! Brooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brooke cracks Ayala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ayala tries to clinch but Brooke is having none of it.
Brooke misses with a wild combination.
Ayala shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brooke napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brooke tries to escape but Ayala is in control.
Ayala wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brooke, who protects the arm well.
Brooke manages to get back to half guard.
Brooke wants to control but Ayala is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ayala looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brooke pushes Ayala off looking to stand but Ayala dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brooke wants to control but Ayala is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ayala is looking for a kimura but Brooke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ayala to get the leverage.
Brooke pushes Ayala off and gets back to his feet.
Ayala closes the distance and clinches.
Ayala working Brooke over with knees to the body.
Brooke can't break the clinch.
Brooke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ayala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ayala landing knees to the head.
Ayala looking for a takedown.
Brooke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ayala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ayala keeps control of Brooke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayala tries to score a body lock takedown but Brooke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brooke breaks the clinch.
Ayala shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brooke as he avoids it easily.
Donny Brooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argus Ayala.
Ayala checks a low kick from Brooke.
Ayala pushes Brooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Ayala lands a good knee to the midsection. Brooke won't want to take too many of those.
Brooke avoiding damage as Ayala throws knees to the body.
Ayala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooke is trying to break the clinch but Ayala has him pressed against the cage.
Brooke is looking to break free of the clinch but Ayala has double underhooks.
Brooke wants to get back to striking at distance but Ayala won't allow it.
Ayala lands a nice knee to the body.
Ayala is trying to drag Brooke to the mat but Brooke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brooke tries to break the clinch but Ayala is controlling the position.
Brooke is trying to push Ayala away but Ayala has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ayala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ayala drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brooke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brooke is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayala prevents Brooke from breaking the clinch.
Brooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ayala turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Brooke gets back to half guard.
Ayala is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brooke is just riding it out for now. Ayala eventually gives up the hold.
Ayala is working for a kimura but Brooke is defending it quite comfortably.
Ayala is trying to work for a kimura but Brooke is defending well.
Ayala is thwarting Brooke's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooke tries to roll over but Ayala keeps him under control.
Ayala is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brooke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ayala is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brooke sees it coming and defends easily.
Brooke wants to get back to his feet.
Brooke is looking to improve his position.
Ayala is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brooke has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Argus Ayala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ayala shoots in for a takedown but Brooke shows good takedown defense.
Donny Brooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Ayala closes the distance and clinches up with Brooke, looking for a takedown. Ayala pushes Brooke against the cage but Brooke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brooke lands a head shot.
Ayala tries to clinch up but Brooke circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Ayala with that takedown attempt.
Donny Brooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argus Ayala.
Brooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brooke lands a body shot.
Ayala shoots in and gets a takedown into Brooke's guard.
Ayala has gone for a leg lock! Brooke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ayala's guard.
Brooke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ayala looking for a guillotine here but Brooke defends easily.
Brooke wants to control from the top but Ayala keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooke passes into half guard.
Brooke trying to control the action but Ayala is working from the bottom.
Brooke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ayala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooke pulls his head out easily.
Brooke takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ayala with the active half guard here but Brooke passes nicely into side control.
Ayala is looking to regain half guard here but Brooke keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Brooke stands up.
Ayala fails with the takedown.
Brooke lands with a hook. Ayala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brooke throws a right hand that Ayala ducks under and follows up with a left that Ayala also avoids with ease.
Brooke thumps Ayala with a low kick.
Ayala shoots in looking for a takedown but Brooke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ayala's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brooke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brooke looks to land a combination. Ayala sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ayala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooke.
Donny Brooke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ayala throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooke.
Ayala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ayala wants to advance to full mount but Brooke doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayala drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brooke looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brooke looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brooke!
Ayala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brooke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brooke stands up.
Ayala dives in and grabs Brooke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brooke pushes down on Ayala's head and hops out.
Brooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayala shoots in and gets a takedown into Brooke's guard.
Ayala postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brooke is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ayala, into his guard.
Ayala is looking for a triangle but Brooke pushes his legs off easily.
Ayala keeping moving, preventing Brooke from controlling successfully.
Ayala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brooke controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ayala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ayala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brooke is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Brooke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brooke 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Brooke!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Diabate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Villanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diabate's entrance music is The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd. A fine choice. Khalid Villanova will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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18
295 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Diabate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khalid Villanova!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Villanova is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diabate controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diabate wants to pass the guard but Villanova is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villanova throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diabate uses it to pass to side control.
Diabate taking a breather here.
Villanova is trying to improve his position.
Villanova looks to move to half guard but instead Diabate has passed into mount! Damn!
Diabate connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Villanova is looking to get to half guard.
Diabate controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Samuel Diabate.
Diabate shoots in and gets a takedown into Villanova's guard.
Diabate might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diabate controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabate has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Villanova keeping full guard, as Diabate tries to pass.
Villanova is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diabate not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Samuel Diabate just wasn't active enough.
Villanova lands a glancing blow to the side of Diabate's head.
Villanova stuns Diabate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diabate closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diabate is breathing heavily.
Villanova looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabate stalling.
Diabate is looking to advance position but Villanova won't allow it.
Diabate keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Villanova looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Diabate is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diabate drops an elbow to the side of Villanova's head.
Villanova is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diabate pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diabate keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Villanova looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Villanova regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diabate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diabate is working Villanova over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Villanova had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diabate defends it easily.
Villanova wants to improve his position but instead Diabate has moved into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Diabate 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.
Diabate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Villanova sprawls well initially but Diabate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diabate in particular looking to stall.
Villanova pushes Diabate off but Diabate dives into side control.
Diabate is working Villanova over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Diabate stalls from top position.
Villanova is trying to improve his position.
Diabate is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Villanova's shoulder. That is not cool.
Villanova is trying to get back to half guard.
Villanova is breathing heavily.
Diabate lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Villanova trying to remain calm as Diabate controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanova is looking to reverse the position.
Diabate working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Samuel Diabate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diabate lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Villanova down.
Villanova is looking to get back to his feet here but Diabate is keeping cool and he's managed to take Villanova's back.
Diabate controls the action.
Villanova tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Diabate tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Villanova regains half guard.
Diabate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diabate tries to pass to full mount but Villanova defends it.
Diabate is controlling the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Samuel Diabate wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diabate fails with the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Villanova!
It looks like Samuel Diabate has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villanova keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Villanova scores with a hook to the body. Diabate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanova lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Villanova scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Villanova throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diabate stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villanova lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Villanova lands a jab to Diabate's midsection.
Villanova misses with a head kick.
Villanova lands a nice shot that snaps Diabate's head back.
Villanova leaves Diabate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Villanova scores with a one two! Diabate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Villanova displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diabate.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Diabate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diabate shoots in for a takedown but Villanova shows good takedown defense.
Diabate takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Villanova scores with a head kick.
Diabate is rocked!
Villanova is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Diabate hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khalid Villanova!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by Muffin man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanislav Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanov's shoulder, as Ivanov tries to avoid the shot.
Fernandez misses with a body shot.
Fernandez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandez misses with a body shot.
Fernandez looks to clinch
and Ivanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fernandez being controlled against the cage.
Fernandez lands with a light punch inside.
Fernandez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivanov'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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fernandez as Ivanov tries to tie him up.
Fernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
It looks like Stanislav Ivanov has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fernandez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
Ivanov prevents Fernandez from breaking the clinch.
Fernandez lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Fernandez.
A bit of stalling here from Fernandez.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Fernandez.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Fernandez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernandez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fernandez stalls.
Fernandez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Fernandez as the two fighters clinch.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandez blocks with his arms.
Fernandez scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fernandez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fernandez lands with a short shot to the head.
Fernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Fernandez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fernandez cracks Ivanov with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Fernandez.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernandez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez works on Ivanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Fernandez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ivanov avoiding damage as Fernandez throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Fernandez as the two fighters clinch.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the temple.
Fernandez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fernandez trying to land knees to the body.
Fernandez tries to stall but Ivanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ivanov blocks the elbow strike.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Fernandez.
Fernandez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fernandez lands an elbow that stopped Ivanov in his tracks for a moment.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fernandez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ivanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Fernandez.
Fernandez is leaning against Ivanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fernandez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fernandez lands an elbow that stopped Ivanov in his tracks for a moment.
Fernandez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fernandez lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez breaks the clinch.
Fernandez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fernandez throws a one two combo.
Ivanov is rocked!
Fernandez lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Fernandez does it's job there.
Oh Ivanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fernandez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fernandez throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Ivanov colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Fernandez as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Ivanov is left battered and dazed whilst Fernandez and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rodney Couture's chin.
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Couture!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Couture working the ground and pound.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Couture is trying to move to mount but Johnson reverses beautifully and ends up in Couture's guard.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Couture looking for a sweep. Not yet Couture, not yet.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
Couture looking to control but Johnson passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Couture is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is thwarting Couture's attempts to control the position.
Couture looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Couture is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johnson jumps into side control!
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.
Couture tries to improve position but can't.
Couture wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Couture is trying to get back to half guard.
Couture stops Johnson from passing to mount.
Couture tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Couture struggling a bit here.
Couture is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Couture regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to get back to full guard.
Couture is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Johnson wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Couture on the ground.
Couture scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Couture with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Couture gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Couture scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Johnson is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Couture! Johnson is hurt baaadly! Couture is firing away with more strikes - Johnson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rodney Couture!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hale Tommasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Sipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommasson comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch Please 3. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sipowicz's choice of entrance music: Highway to Hell. Gegard Sipowicz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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169 lbs
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24
166 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hale Tommasson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Sipowicz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sipowicz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sipowicz wants it to stay on the feet.
Sipowicz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tommasson shoots in and gets a takedown into Sipowicz's guard.
Tommasson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sipowicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tommasson postures up and lands a big shot to Sipowicz's brow.
Sipowicz wants to get back to his feet but Tommasson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sipowicz keeping moving, preventing Tommasson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tommasson stays in close to Sipowicz's body and controls the position.
Tommasson wants to control from the top but Sipowicz keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sipowicz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tommasson.
Tommasson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sipowicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hale Tommasson.
Tommasson forces Sipowicz back against the cage and clinches.
Tommasson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sipowicz backwards.
Tommasson presses Sipowicz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Sipowicz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sipowicz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sipowicz breaks from the clinch.
Tommasson throws a lazy right hand but Sipowicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sipowicz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tommasson takes a swing at Sipowicz's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Sipowicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tommasson ducks under a wild hook from Sipowicz.
Tommasson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tommasson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sipowicz.
Gegard Sipowicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Sipowicz. Those never looked like landing.
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.
Nice defenses there by Tommasson.
Sipowicz throws a nice looking combination but Tommasson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tommasson looks for the body kick but Sipowicz saw that one coming.
Sipowicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tommasson scores with a hook.
Tommasson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sipowicz looks gassed!
A jab from Tommasson finds it's way through Sipowicz's defenses.
A combination from Sipowicz does no damage.
Tommasson darts in and clinches Sipowicz up against the cage.
Sipowicz is trying to push Tommasson away but Tommasson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tommasson tries for a takedown but Sipowicz manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hale Tommasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tommasson looking to slow down the pace here.
Tommasson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sipowicz backwards.
Tommasson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sipowicz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tommasson wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sipowicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tommasson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sipowicz's head.
Sipowicz is rocked!
Sipowicz misses with a hook. Tommasson ducked under it nicely.
Sipowicz is still on wobbly legs! Can Tommasson finish him?
Tommasson gets a big slam - oh, Sipowicz is out! Sipowicz is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Hale Tommasson!
Hale Tommasson is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Al Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Rossi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Corey Jr's chin.
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142 lbs
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137 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Corey Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi tries to sprawl but Corey Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rossi wants to control but Corey Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Corey Jr stalling.
Rossi wants to get back to full guard.
Rossi is working hard here to advance position.
Corey Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Rossi defends the submission attempt.
Corey Jr trying to pass the guard but Rossi defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Corey Jr trying to mount his opponent but Rossi defends it.
Rossi tries to get to full guard but Corey Jr has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corey Jr stalling.
Mike Corey Jr has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Corey Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corey Jr misses with a double jab.
Rossi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corey Jr.
Al Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr lands with a straight right. Rossi didn't see that one coming.
Corey Jr walks into a jab.
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rossi circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Corey Jr drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Rossi follows Corey Jr to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Rossi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bestigor Tazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes into the arena with Onward To Victory blaring out of the sound system. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Banks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bestigor Tazar!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks lands a nice looking body shot.
Banks tests Tazar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vladimir Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks fails with the takedown.
Banks fails with a takedown attempt.
Tazar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Banks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banks lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tazar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tazar lands a two punch combo.
Tazar doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tazar connects with a body shot.
Banks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tazar looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Tazar. No joy for Banks on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks misses the jab.
Tazar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Banks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tazar.
Bestigor Tazar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Banks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tazar circles away quickly and effectively.
Tazar tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks throws a big shot that misses.
Tazar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banks.
Banks lands with an overhand left.
Banks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tazar avoids it really well and circles away.
Tazar rushes Banks and presses him up against the cage.
Banks wants to break free but Tazar has control.
Tazar misses with a knee strike.
Banks takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Banks working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Tazar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tazar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tazar.
Tazar landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tazar stops a takedown attempt from Banks.
Banks takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Vladimir Banks has been cut.
Tazar lands a knee to the body.
Tazar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Tazar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tazar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banks takes a shot to the head.
Tazar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tazar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from Tazar.
Tazar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tazar working Banks over with knees to the body.
Tazar crunches a lovely knee into Banks's ribcage.
Tazar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Tazar misses with a knee strike.
Tazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Banks won't want to take too many of those.
Tazar scores a nice knee to the body.
Tazar digs a right hand into Banks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banks's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Tazar.
A hook to the body from Tazar.
Tazar effectively controlling the action here.
Tazar lands a nice knee to the body.
Tazar lands a body shot.
Tazar landing knees to the body.
Tazar scores a nice knee to the body.
Tazar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks is trying to force a seperation but Tazar has the dominant position.
Tazar with a knee to the head.
Banks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tazar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Banks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tazar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tazar blocks a body shot from Banks.
Tazar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Banks's face.
Banks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tazar'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.
Banks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tazar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tazar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tazar looking to throw knees to the head but Banks is blocking nicely.
Tazar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tazar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tazar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Tazar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tazar tries to land knees in the clinch but Banks avoids the damage to the body.
Banks tries to pull guard but Tazar won't allow it.
Tazar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banks blocks it with crossed arms.
Tazar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bestigor Tazar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Banks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Banks lands a jab-cross combination.
Banks shoots in for a takedown but Tazar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tazar ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Banks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tazar has Banks up against the cage in a clinch.
Tazar controlling the action here for a moment.
Banks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tazar prevents the takedown attempt.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tazar scores with a shoulder strike.
Banks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tazar tries to land knees in the clinch but Banks avoids the damage to the body.
Tazar prevents a body shot from Banks.
Tazar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tazar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tazar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banks takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tazar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Banks won't want to take too many of those.
Tazar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tazar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tazar.
Bestigor Tazar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Tazar.
Tazar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tazar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banks.
A knee to the head by Tazar.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tazar.
Come on Tazar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from Tazar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tazar.
Tazar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tazar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tazar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tazar scores with a knee to the head.
Tazar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tazar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banks tries to pull guard but Tazar holds him up against the cage and eventually Banks drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tazar with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Tazar.
Good body shot from Tazar.
Banks can't break the clinch.
Tazar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tazar is pressed up against the cage. Banks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tazar down to the mat. Tazar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tazar scores with a hook to the body. Banks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tazar scores with a three punch combo!
Tazar clinches with his opponent.
Tazar landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tazar.
A right handed body shot lands from Tazar.
Tazar stalling.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Tazar controls the action.
Tazar lands a knee to the body.
Tazar landing knees to the body.
Banks wants to break free but Tazar has control.
Tazar landing knees to the body.
Tazar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tazar has Banks pushed against the cage.
Tazar trying to land knees to the body.
Tazar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tazar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banks.
Tazar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tazar tries a knee to the head but Banks blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to stall but Tazar improves his position.
Banks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banks is trying to break the clinch but Tazar is controlling him.
Banks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Banks is trying to break the clinch but Tazar has him pressed against the cage.
Tazar scores a nice knee to the body.
Tazar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banks tries to break the clinch but Tazar is controlling the position.
Tazar lands with a light punch inside.
Tazar scores with a knee to the head.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tazar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vladimir Banks is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tazar swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tazar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vladimir Banks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tazar thuds a left hand into Banks's body.
Tazar lands a slapping body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bestigor Tazar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Banks's cut.
That's time! Banks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tazar leaves Banks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tazar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tazar darts in and clinches Banks up against the cage.
Tazar stalling.
Banks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tazar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tazar landing knees to the body.
Banks wants to get back to striking at distance but Tazar won't allow it.
Banks wants to break free but Tazar has control.
Tazar lands with a right to the head.
Banks wants to break free but Tazar has control.
Tazar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tazar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tazar lands a knee to the head.
Tazar scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Tazar.
Tazar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tazar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Tazar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tazar tries a knee to the head but Banks blocks it.
Tazar lands a body shot.
Tazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Banks won't want to take too many of those.
Tazar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tazar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tazar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tazar avoiding damage.
Banks tries to break free but Tazar pushes him back against the cage.
Tazar prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tazar lands with a short shot to the head.
Tazar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banks.
Banks wants to break free but Tazar has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Tazar.
Banks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tazar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tazar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tazar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banks blocks it with crossed arms.
Tazar misses with a knee to the head.
Tazar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tazar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banks is defending well for now.
Tazar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Banks avoiding damage as Tazar throws knees to the body.
Banks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tazar just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tazar.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banks goes for a takedown attempt but Tazar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Banks misses with a kick to the body.
Tazar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banks misses with a hook.
Banks lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tazar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Tazar.
Tazar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tazar pushes Banks up against the cage in a clinch.
Banks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tazar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tazar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tazar clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Banks.
Banks blocks a body shot from Tazar.
A frustrated look appears on Banks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Banks managing to block the knees to the body from Tazar.
Banks tries to pull guard but Tazar holds him up against the cage and eventually Banks drops back down to his feet.
Tazar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banks.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tazar avoiding damage.
Banks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tazar rushes Banks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tazar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tazar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tazar moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Tazar. Beautiful body shot.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Tazar is out of range.
Banks fails to land the takedown.
Tazar blocks a jab.
Banks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tazar to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Tazar - just one landing.
Banks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bestigor Tazar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Banks's cut.
That's time! Banks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tazar lands a glancing blow to the side of Banks's head.
Banks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tazar but Tazar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tazar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tazar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tazar fails to land with a series of punches.
Tazar throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tazar scores with a jab to the head.
Banks avoids the body shot from Tazar.
Tazar scores with a jab to the body.
Banks misses with a low kick.
Tazar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Tazar.
Tazar clinches up with Banks and pushes him back against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Banks can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tazar.
Tazar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tazar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Tazar finds it's way through Banks's defenses.
Tazar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Tazar.
A left hand lands to the body for Tazar.
Tazar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tazar obliges.
Tazar landing knees to the head.
Tazar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tazar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tazar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tazar landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tazar.
Tazar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Tazar.
Tazar scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tazar lands with a right to the head.
Tazar keeps control of Banks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tazar lands a body punch.
Banks tries to pull guard but Tazar holds him up against the cage and eventually Banks drops back down to his feet.
Banks tries to pull guard but Tazar won't allow it.
Banks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tazar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tazar just leaning against Banks, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Tazar.
A left hand lands to the body for Tazar.
Banks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Banks tries to break the clinch but Tazar is controlling the position.
Tazar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tazar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banks blocks it with crossed arms.
Banks tries to break free but Tazar pushes him back against the cage.
Tazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks tries to score a body lock takedown but Tazar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tazar lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tazar misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Tazar.
Tazar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tazar connects with a knee to the head.
Banks is trying to push Tazar away but Tazar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Tazar.
Tazar stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Banks jumps guard but Tazar stands there with Banks around his waist. Banks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banks managing to block the knees to the body from Tazar.
Banks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tazar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Banks jumps guard but Tazar stands there with Banks around his waist. Banks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tazar lands a shoulder strike.
Banks has had enough of the clinch but Tazar keeps him there for the moment.
Banks wants to break free but Tazar has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks can't break the clinch.
Banks fails to pull guard.
Banks avoiding damage as Tazar throws knees to the body.
Tazar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banks is defending well for now.
Tazar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banks takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tazar.
Tazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Banks won't want to take too many of those.
Tazar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tazar missing with knees to the body.
Tazar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tazar working Banks over with knees to the body.
Tazar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Banks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks tries to break free but Tazar pushes him back against the cage.
Banks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tazar.
Banks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Banks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bestigor Tazar dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Banks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Banks misses with a takedown attempt - Tazar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tazar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks tries to clinch up
and Tazar counters with a one-two to the body.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
Tazar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banks.
Banks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banks clinches but Tazar breaks the clinch
and Tazar counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tazar scores with a decent looking hook.
Tazar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Banks, pushing him back against the cage.
Tazar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tazar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tazar landing knees to the head.
Tazar lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Tazar.
Tazar working Banks over with knees to the body.
Tazar with a knee to the head.
Tazar lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Tazar.
Tazar scores with a hook to the body.
Tazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Banks won't want to take too many of those.
Tazar scores with a hook to the body.
Tazar crunches a lovely knee into Banks's ribcage.
Tazar landing knees to the head.
Banks has had enough of the clinch but Tazar keeps him there for the moment.
Tazar misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tazar.
Banks wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tazar obliges.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tazar misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Banks throws a combination that misses
and Tazar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banks throws a hook to the side of Tazar's head but Tazar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tazar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tazar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tazar clinches with his opponent.
Banks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Banks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Tazar to work.
Banks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tazar missing with knees to the body.
Tazar presses Banks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tazar has him pressed against the cage.
Banks tries to pull guard but Tazar holds him up against the cage and eventually Banks drops back down to his feet.
Banks wants to break free but Tazar has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to score a body lock takedown but Tazar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tazar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Banks won't want to take too many of those.
Tazar slows down the pace here.
Tazar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banks takes a shot to the head.
Banks can't get the takedown.
Tazar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Banks won't want to take too many of those.
Tazar lands a knee to the body.
Tazar presses Banks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tazar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tazar is working Banks over against the cage.
Tazar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tazar's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tazar gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tazar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tazar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Banks won't want to take too many of those.
Tazar cracks Banks with a nice body shot.
Tazar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tazar is pushing Banks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tazar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banks has had enough of the clinch but Tazar keeps him there for the moment.
Banks can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Tazar.
Tazar missing with knees to the body.
Tazar lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tazar pushes Banks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tazar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vladimir Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Banks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tazar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tazar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bestigor Tazar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tazar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 43:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 43:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bestigor Tazar!
Bestigor Tazar is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Velvet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Big Pimpin. Welch has chosen Stemm's Face The Pain as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Velvet Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Welch!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones slips under a jab.
Welch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Welch scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones throws a series of punches but Welch moves out of range.
Jones cracks Welch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Welch throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones slips a straight right by Welch.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Welch throws a big shot that misses.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Welch to score with a decent uppercut.
Welch cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Welch throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Welch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Welch moves away and avoids it.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Welch saw that one coming.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Welch.
Welch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Welch.
Welch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Welch finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
A punch combination from Welch misses.
Welch lands a lovely overhand right.
Bryan Welch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Welch moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Welch.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Welch ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Welch.
Jones digs a good body shot into Welch's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Welch.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Welch's defenses.
Jones throws a head kick but Welch moves out of range.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Welch.
Welch misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones slips a jab from Welch.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Welch is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Welch. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Welch coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Welch misses
and Jones counters with a crisp one two that drops Welch! Jones thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Welch to his feet! Welch is in big trouble!
Welch is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welch drops his hands momentarily. Jones doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Welch staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Welch doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Velvet Jones!
Velvet Jones retains his middleweight title!
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