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MMM 23: Meacham vs Markman II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between bruce cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bruce parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bruce parker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with bruce cunningham's chin.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, bruce cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, bruce parker!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
parker checks a low kick from cunningham.
An inside leg kick from cunningham misses.
cunningham wants to slow parker down by chopping away at his legs.
parker fails to land with a series of punches.
parker checks a low kick from cunningham.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from cunningham 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 parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
cunningham throws out a leg kick but parker moves out of range and cunningham only half commits.
parker loads up on a big right hand but cunningham slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cunningham throws a leg kick but parker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
cunningham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and parker is able to avoid easily.
parker throws a hook but cunningham blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cunningham misses with a low kick as parker jumps back.
parker checks a leg kick nicely.
parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but cunningham manages to avoid it.
cunningham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
cunningham wants to land a leg kick but parker is out of range.
parker misses with an uppercut.
cunningham throws a leg kick but parker sees it coming and moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from parker.
parker misses with a looping left.
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.
parker checks a low kick from cunningham.
cunningham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
parker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
parker checks the leg kick nicely there.
cunningham misses with a low kick.
parker checks a leg kick.
cunningham throws a low kick but parker moves out of range easily.
cunningham tried to score with a low kick but parker checks it.
cunningham misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cunningham tries to work over parker's front leg with a kick but parker checks it.
parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cunningham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
parker scores with a jab.
parker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
parker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
parker cracks cunningham with a good jab.
cunningham checks the leg kick nicely there.
cunningham is looking to score with low kicks.
A cross from parker lands.
That's four 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.
parker checks a leg kick nicely.
parker checks a low kick from cunningham.
cunningham throws a leg kick
and parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
parker throws a hook but cunningham blocks it.
bruce cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
parker moves out of range of the leg kick from cunningham.
cunningham throws a low kick, looking for parker's leg but parker calmly moves out of range.
parker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from parker. cunningham does a little dance to reset his feet.
parker lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bruce parker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
parker throws a jab when cunningham was well out of range.
cunningham misses with a leg kick
enabling parker to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
cunningham blocks a jab.
cunningham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
cunningham thows a leg kick but parker checks it
and parker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cunningham circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
parker misses with a low kick.
parker checks a low kick from cunningham.
cunningham throws a low kick but it's checked well by parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by parker as he checks the leg kick.
cunningham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
cunningham misses with a low kick.
A low kick from cunningham is predictable there
and parker counters with a straight right hand.
parker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. cunningham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
cunningham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
cunningham throws a low kick but parker moves out of range easily.
parker checks a leg kick.
cunningham throws a leg kick
and parker counters with a series of strikes. cunningham will be more careful next time no doubt.
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.
cunningham wants to slow parker down by chopping away at his legs.
parker misses with a wild combination.
cunningham throws a leg kick
and parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
parker looks to score with a jab to the body but cunningham is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as parker blocks the leg kick.
cunningham throws a low kick, looking for parker's leg but parker calmly moves out of range.
parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
cunningham misses with a leg kick
and parker counters with a three punch combo that has cunningham backing up. cunningham nods at parker to acknowledge the strikes.
parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
parker throws a chopping leg kick but cunningham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
cunningham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
parker pivots, looking for a leg kick but cunningham is out of range and parker settles back down.
parker misses with a hook.
parker checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from parker misses the target.
parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
cunningham throws a low kick but parker moves out of range easily.
A low kick from cunningham misses
and parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A leg kick checked by parker.
A low kick from cunningham misses
and parker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
parker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
parker looks to land a right hand but cunningham moved out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
parker checks the leg kick nicely there.
cunningham throws a leg kick
and parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bruce parker 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!
cunningham tries to work over parker's front leg with a kick but parker checks it.
cunningham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from cunningham misses
and parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from cunningham 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 parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as parker checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cunningham throws a front kick aimed at parker's knee but parker avoids it well.
parker looks to throw the jab but cunningham is out of range.
parker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cunningham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from parker.
parker scores with a jab to the jaw.
parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
cunningham misses with a low kick.
parker looks to score with a jab to the body but cunningham is just out of range.
parker checks a low kick from cunningham.
cunningham throws a leg kick
and parker counters with a nice uppercut.
cunningham throws a leg kick that is checked
and parker counters with a nice uppercut.
parker checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
cunningham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
parker checks a leg kick.
cunningham ducks under a wild hook from parker.
parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good work by parker as he checks the leg kick.
parker throws a lazy right hand but cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
parker misses with a wild body shot.
cunningham pivots, looking for a leg kick but parker is out of range and cunningham settles back down.
parker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
parker checks a low kick from cunningham.
A clash of legs there as parker blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from cunningham 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 parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from cunningham is predictable there
and parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
parker checks a leg kick.
cunningham pivots, looking for a leg kick but parker is out of range and cunningham settles back down.
A leg kick checked by parker.
cunningham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
parker misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
cunningham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
parker throws a leg kick but cunningham moved away.
A big right from parker misses.
cunningham throws a low kick, looking for parker's leg but parker calmly moves out of range.
cunningham misses with a low kick as parker jumps back.
parker misses with an uppercut. cunningham saw that one coming.
parker throws a jab but it's blocked by cunningham.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
parker misses the shot to the body.
bruce cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
cunningham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
bruce parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well parker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bruce parker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chico Lockdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Poehler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Lockdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Poehler!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockdown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lockdown throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lockdown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Poehler, who protects the arm well.
Lockdown misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lockdown prevents Poehler from escaping the position.
Lockdown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lockdown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lockdown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockdown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lockdown tries to score with some ground and pound. Poehler controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lockdown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poehler.
Lockdown is looking to clinch.
Lockdown tries for a takedown but Poehler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poehler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poehler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lockdown fails to pull guard.
Poehler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lockdown.
Poehler prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chico Lockdown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lockdown wants a takedown.
Lockdown is breathing heavily.
Lockdown tries to score a body lock takedown but Poehler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Poehler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lockdown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poehler takes the fight into the clinch.
Poehler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lockdown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poehler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lockdown is trying to drag Poehler to the mat but Poehler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lockdown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poehler smiles and moves away.
Caleb Poehler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poehler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poehler moves in looking to clinch but Lockdown pushes him off.
Poehler tries to clinch but Lockdown moves away
and Lockdown counters by clinching up.
Lockdown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poehler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Poehler lands a hook that snaps the head of Lockdown backwards.
Poehler lands a shoulder strike.
Poehler gets underhooks to prevent Lockdown's takedown attempt.
Poehler leaning against his opponent.
Poehler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lockdown or not.
Lockdown tries for a takedown. No joy.
Poehler lands a nice uppercut.
Poehler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lockdown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Poehler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Poehler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lockdown.
A nice left hand lands by Poehler.
Poehler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poehler digs a right hand into Lockdown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lockdown's gas tank.
Lockdown takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Poehler.
Poehler scores with a shot to the side of Lockdown's head.
Poehler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poehler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poehler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poehler scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poehler.
Poehler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Poehler as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poehler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poehler breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Poehler - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Poehler dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poehler closes the distance but Lockdown moves to the side
and Lockdown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lockdown.
Poehler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lockdown backwards.
Poehler works on Lockdown's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Poehler.
Poehler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Poehler.
Poehler breaks from the clinch.
Poehler drives through and clinches with Lockdown against the cage.
Poehler scores with a shot to the side of Lockdown's head.
Poehler avoiding damage as Lockdown throws knees to the body.
Poehler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poehler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lockdown.
Poehler closes the distance and pushes Lockdown back into the cage.
A short right from Poehler.
Lockdown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poehler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockdown fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chico Lockdown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Poehler.
Poehler punishes Lockdown's body with a nice straight punch.
Poehler has closed the distance and engaged Lockdown in a clinch.
Poehler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poehler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lockdown.
Poehler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lockdown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poehler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poehler lands with a nice combination. Lockdown backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poehler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poehler's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Poehler duly obliges.
Poehler moves into range and clinches up with Lockdown.
Poehler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lockdown fails with a takedown attempt.
Lockdown swats away the attempt to clinch by Poehler.
Poehler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poehler doesn't manage to clinch there - Lockdown circles away.
Lockdown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caleb Poehler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poehler looks to land a combination but Lockdown avoids it well.
Lockdown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Poehler tries to clinch there but Lockdown circles away.
A punch combination from Poehler misses.
Poehler tries to clinch up but Lockdown circles away and keeps his distance.
Poehler scores with a one two! Lockdown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lockdown keeps the fight on the outside.
Poehler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lockdown.
Poehler looks to land a combination but Lockdown avoids it well.
Poehler throws a right hand that Lockdown ducks under and follows up with a left that Lockdown also avoids with ease.
Poehler wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poehler instigates a clinch.
Poehler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lockdown or not.
Poehler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poehler is pressed up against the cage. Lockdown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poehler down to the mat. Poehler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Poehler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poehler tries to clinch but Lockdown is having none of it.
Poehler closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lockdown is working for takedown but Poehler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Poehler lands a nice shot to the body.
Poehler lands a right hand.
Poehler is trying to force a seperation but Lockdown has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Poehler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Poehler tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Poehler.
Chico Lockdown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Lockdown or perhaps it was just good defense by Poehler which made him look bad.
Poehler tries to clinch up.
Lockdown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lockdown doesn't manage to clinch there - Poehler circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poehler lands with a nice combination. Lockdown backs away looking to recover.
Lockdown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poehler misses with a few strikes there.
Poehler tries to clinch but Lockdown is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockdown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poehler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lockdown somewhat.
Lockdown fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chico Lockdown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lockdown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lockdown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Poehler's guard.
Lockdown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poehler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poehler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chico Lockdown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lockdown wants to pass the guard but Poehler is keeping the position.
Lockdown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lockdown trying to control the position from guard on top but Poehler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poehler pushes Lockdown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lockdown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poehler's waist but Poehler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lockdown off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poehler throws a nice looking combination but Lockdown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poehler tries to clinch but Lockdown moves out of range.
Poehler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poehler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lockdown.
Lockdown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poehler swivels and escapes.
Poehler tries to clinch but Lockdown is having none of it.
Poehler throws a right and a left that Lockdown avoids nicely.
Poehler clinches up against the cage.
Poehler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poehler.
Caleb Poehler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poehler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poehler smiles and moves away.
Poehler misses with a combination
and Lockdown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Poehler won't be happy with that.
Lockdown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Poehler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lockdown has hold of Poehler's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Poehler seems comfortable defending it but Lockdown has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Poehler is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Poehler is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Lockdown couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chico Lockdown!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Caldeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Caldeira's choice of entrance music: billionaire. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dino Campana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Caldeira!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campana tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caldeira.
Nice sprawl there from Campana as Caldeira shoots in.
Campana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campana tries to clinch but Caldeira moves away
and Caldeira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Campana's guard.
Campana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Caldeira tries to stand but Campana is controlling from the bottom.
Campana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caldeira.
Campana has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Caldeira has passed into side control.
Caldeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campana keeps working.
Campana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caldeira on the ground.
Caldeira decides to stand back up. Caldeira steps back and let's Campana get back to his feet.
Campana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caldeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira moves away from the strike by Campana.
Campana looks to throw the jab but Caldeira is out of range.
Campana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Campana throws an overhand right that lands on Caldeira's shoulder, as Caldeira tries to avoid the shot.
Campana tries to clinch up.
Campana throws a big shot that misses.
Campana clinches.
Campana lands an elbow inside.
Caldeira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caldeira pulls guard successfully.
Caldeira keeping moving, preventing Campana from controlling successfully.
Campana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caldeira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Caldeira, not yet.
Caldeira has his feet on Campana's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Campana throws a big shot that misses.
Campana is looking to clinch.
Campana throws out a loose jab but Caldeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campana throws a hook but Caldeira avoids it easily.
Caldeira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dino Campana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Caldeira.
Campana forces Caldeira back against the cage and clinches.
Caldeira wants to stall.
Caldeira gets control of Campana's arms and successfully pulls guard. Caldeira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Campana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campana wants to get up but he can't break Caldeira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Campana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caldeira is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana trying to control but Caldeira is working from the bottom.
Caldeira keeping full guard, as Campana tries to pass.
Caldeira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Caldeira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Campana tries to hold on but Caldeira pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Caldeira looking to control but Campana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Campana tries to reverse the position but Caldeira maintains control.
Campana wants to hold on but Caldeira pushes him away.
Caldeira looking to control but Campana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Caldeira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Caldeira looks gassed!
Campana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Campana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Campana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Caldeira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campana closes the distance and pushes Caldeira back into the cage.
Caldeira takes a shot to the head.
Campana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caldeira avoids a wild elbow strike from Campana.
Caldeira is trying to drag Campana to the mat but Campana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Campana lands an elbow that stopped Caldeira in his tracks for a moment.
Campana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Campana throws an elbow that misses.
Campana lands an elbow inside.
Caldeira misses with a punch to the body.
Caldeira fails to pull guard.
Caldeira avoids a wild elbow strike from Campana.
Campana lands an elbow that stopped Caldeira in his tracks for a moment.
Caldeira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Campana lands a damaging elbow.
Caldeira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Campana walks away with a smile on his face. Caldeira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dino Campana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Caldeira.
Campana throws a jab but it's blocked by Caldeira.
Campana misses with a looping left.
Caldeira is breathing heavily.
A big right from Campana misses.
Campana clinches with his opponent.
Campana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira trying to control the position but instead, Campana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caldeira into the cage.
Caldeira drags the fight down to the ground.
Campana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Campana has gone for a leg lock! Caldeira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Campana's guard.
Campana wants to sweep here but Caldeira controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caldeira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Caldeira stopping the sweep attempt from Campana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Campana trying to keep a closed guard but Caldeira is proving a slippery customer.
Campana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caldeira is one step ahead there.
Caldeira stops Campana from standing up.
Campana trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caldeira.
Campana tries to clinch but Caldeira moves away
and Caldeira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Campana!
Caldeira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Caldeira trying to control but Campana is having none of it.
Campana regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Campana knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Campana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Caldeira is working away from the top position though.
Campana regains full guard. Nicely done.
Caldeira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Campana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caldeira is one step ahead there.
Campana is pulling down on Caldeira's head. It's preventing any offense from Caldeira, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Campana manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Campana gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Caldeira swats away the attempt to clinch by Campana.
Arturo Caldeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Campana misses.
Dino Campana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campana throws a right and a left that Caldeira avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Campana.
Caldeira dives in and grabs Campana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Campana pushes down on Caldeira's head and hops out.
Campana is looking to clinch but Caldeira is avoiding it.
Campana looks to land a right hand but Caldeira moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dino Campana will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Caldeira is looking to clinch but Campana is avoiding it.
Campana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caldeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campana misses with an uppercut.
Campana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campana misses with a hook.
Campana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caldeira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campana.
Campana tries to clinch up.
Caldeira ducks under a wild hook from Campana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campana misses with a straight right.
Campana lands with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caldeira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caldeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campana pushes Caldeira up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Campana throws an elbow that misses.
Caldeira dodges an elbow strike from Campana.
Campana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caldeira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Campana!
Campana just holding on.
Caldeira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Caldeira's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Campana has given up his back here.
Campana is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Caldeira has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira is not going to allow Campana to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Campana right now.
Caldeira trying to control momentarily.
Campana trying to control but not successfully.
Arturo Caldeira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caldeira missing with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana is trying to get back to his feet but Caldeira has full control of the position and if anything, Campana has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Caldeira controlling well, preventing Campana from escaping the position.
Caldeira scores with punches to the body.
Campana is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Caldeira wants to control but Campana is keeping busy.
Caldeira has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Campana's body.
Caldeira is controlling the position but Campana somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caldeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dino Campana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campana moves in looking to clinch but Caldeira pushes him off.
Campana tries to clinch there but Caldeira circles away.
Campana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caldeira circles away quickly and effectively.
Caldeira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Campana keeping moving, preventing Caldeira from controlling successfully.
Campana looking for a sweep. Not yet Campana, not yet.
Campana pulls Caldeira in close to prevent any damage.
Campana wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Caldeira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caldeira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Caldeira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moni Cvetkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cvetkov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Teletubbies. Moni Cvetkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Holmes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moni Cvetkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cvetkov avoids it really well and circles away.
Holmes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cvetkov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cvetkov lands in his opponent's guard.
Cvetkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cvetkov passes into half guard.
Holmes is not content to let Cvetkov control the position.
Cvetkov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cvetkov winds up and cracks Holmes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Holmes is trying to stand up here but Cvetkov is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is refusing to be controlled, as Cvetkov sits in half guard.
Holmes trying to control but Cvetkov postures up.
Cvetkov trying to control from Holmes's half guard. Holmes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cvetkov won't allow Holmes to sweep him here.
Cvetkov looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holmes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holmes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Holmes wants to get up but he can't break Cvetkov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cvetkov holds on and takes a little breather.
Cvetkov has a closed guard, preventing Holmes from standing up.
Cvetkov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cvetkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt
so Cvetkov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cvetkov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cvetkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cvetkov!
Holmes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cvetkov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
Holmes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Holmes landing strikes from the mount.
Holmes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Holmes wants to control the pace but Cvetkov is squirming around nicely.
Holmes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cvetkov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cvetkov!
Cvetkov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Holmes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moni Cvetkov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cvetkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cvetkov trying to control but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes tries to reverse the position but Cvetkov maintains control.
Cvetkov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cvetkov avoids the attempt from Holmes to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes working to try and regain half guard.
Holmes wants to hold on but Cvetkov pushes him away.
Holmes tries to control Cvetkov's head but Cvetkov pushes him back down and moves quickly to lock up an arm here - he's swung around for an armbar! Will he get it??? Yes! Holmes is tapping out! Lovely Jiu Jitsu there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (armbar). Moni Cvetkov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veta Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go To Sleep. Drew Harrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Veta Too!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Too closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Too lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harrison prevents Too from improving position.
Harrison regains half guard.
Harrison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Too pulls his head out easily.
Too trying to pass the guard but Harrison defending well.
Harrison tries to get to full guard but Too has control of the leg.
Too looks to land a strike but Harrison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Too stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harrison is trying to control the position but Too postures up.
Too really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Too accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Too changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrison looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Too creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harrison sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harrison manages to get back to half guard.
Harrison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harrison trying to hold on to Too's head to control him but Too postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Too working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Too is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Too is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Too must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harrison keeping full guard, as Too tries to pass.
Harrison is looking for a triangle but Too pushes his legs off easily.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Too doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Too manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Too landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Too tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Too passes Harrison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Too takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harrison tries to roll over but Too keeps him under control.
Too is pressing down on Harrison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harrison is holding on for now.
Too takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Too looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Too lands strikes from half guard.
Too wants to pass the guard but Harrison is defending well.
Too takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harrison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harrison gets full guard.
Harrison looking to control.
Too is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Too throws a strike but Harrison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Too wants to stand but Harrison is controlling the position.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Too is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.
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.
Harrison pushes down on Too's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Too looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Too is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Too shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrison but Harrison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harrison gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Too to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Too trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veta Too dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Too has a takedown stuffed.
Too fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Too on that attempt.
Drew Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veta Too.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Too on that attempt.
Too is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harrison showed some decent athleticism there.
Too is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison wants to take a breather but Too is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Too can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrison wants to free his trapped foot but Too is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harrison content to control rather than advance.
Harrison is looking to advance position but Too won't allow it.
Harrison is looking for a kimura here.
Too pushes Harrison off looking to stand but Harrison dives back in and keeps control.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Too gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harrison counters with a nice body kick.
Too with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harrison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harrison jumps guard.
Harrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harrison looking for a guillotine here but Too defends easily.
Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Too defends it easily.
Harrison has his foot on Too's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Too works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Too tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Harrison has his foot on Too's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Too works his way back into a safe position though.
Harrison keeping full guard, as Too tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Too has his takedown stuffed
and Harrison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Too scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Harrison manages to mount him!
Too is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Harrison is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Too is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drew Harrison!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Andersen!
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, Abraham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lincoln pinned against the cage. Lincoln gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andersen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Andersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincoln.
Andersen is looking to clinch but Lincoln is avoiding it.
Andersen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lincoln sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andersen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersen shoots in and drives through. Lincoln sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Andersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lincoln drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lincoln controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lincoln scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lincoln really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lincoln looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lincoln postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lincoln controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Lincoln has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andersen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincoln scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Andersen is trying to control Lincoln's posture but Lincoln avoids it.
Lincoln lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln in side control, throwing shots but Andersen defends.
Lincoln taking a breather here.
Lincoln lands a few punches from side control.
Andersen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lincoln scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Andersen to see if he's OK.
Lincoln content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here as Lincoln stalls from top position.
Lincoln is working Andersen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lincoln cracks Andersen with a big elbow.
Lincoln lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Andersen down.
Lincoln controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Andersen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Andersen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lincoln lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lincoln remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andersen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Lincoln dominated that round.
That's time! Andersen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lincoln drops Andersen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lincoln follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Lincoln!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasheed Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Strength Within blaring out of the sound system. Rasheed Marquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Marquez's head and hops out.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marquez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Marquez controlling from mount.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Marquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marquez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Marquez maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marquez throwing strikes here but Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Marquez maintains control.
Marquez content just to control the position here.
Marquez looks gassed!
Johnson tries to hold on but Marquez pushes him away.
Marquez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to hold on but Marquez postures up.
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.
Marquez wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson tries to hold on but Marquez pushes him away.
Marquez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Marquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Marquez is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Marquez is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Marquez seems content to control.
That's four 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rasheed Marquez.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marquez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marquez is stalling here. Johnson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Marquez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Johnson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Marquez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marquez to see if he's OK.
Johnson is working Marquez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Marquez taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Marquez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marquez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson breaks from Marquez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working Marquez over with strikes here.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marquez's face.
Marquez taking shots to the head.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marquez hang on?
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marquez looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Marquez is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marquez hang on?
Marquez is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Marquez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marquez's face.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marquez's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing punches.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marquez is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marquez hang on?
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Marquez is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Marquez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Marquez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marquez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marquez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson working Marquez over with strikes here.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marquez on the ground.
Marquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around?
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Marquez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson prevents Marquez from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Marquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marquez's waist but Marquez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Marquez misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson is in close to Marquez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson cracks Marquez with a solid left hand.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marquez's head.
Marquez wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Marquez is retaining full guard.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Marquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Marquez's hands, connecting with Marquez's forehead.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marquez defending well though.
Marquez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marquez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marquez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Steve Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but Marquez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Marquez looking to control but instead Johnson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Marquez trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Johnson controlling the position.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Rasheed Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson is controlling Marquez's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Johnson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Meacham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Meacham!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meacham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Markman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Markman stands up over Meacham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Markman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Markman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meacham looking for a guillotine here but Markman defends easily.
Meacham working for a triangle but Markman defends it easily.
Markman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Markman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Markman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Meacham's head.
Markman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markman trying to control but Meacham is working from the bottom.
Markman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Meacham's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Markman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Markman is looking to work some ground and pound but Meacham has wrist control.
Markman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Markman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Meacham looking for a guillotine here but Markman defends easily.
Markman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Markman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Markman working some strikes from top position.
Meacham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Markman is aware though and is defending well.
Markman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Markman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Markman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meacham has his foot on Markman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markman works his way back into a safe position though.
Meacham looks gassed!
Meacham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Markman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meacham's head.
Meacham keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman landing some decent shots from guard.
Markman landing with the ground and pound.
Meacham being controlled here, momentarily.
Markman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Markman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Markman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Meacham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Markman has managed to get both his arms back between Meacham's legs - danger averted.
Markman landing some decent shots from guard.
Markman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meacham keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Markman lands a couple of elbows.
Meacham looking for a guillotine here but Markman defends easily.
Markman scoring with some ground and pound.
Markman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Markman wants to control from the top but Meacham keeps moving.
Markman stands up over Meacham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Markman wants to control from the top but Meacham keeps moving.
Markman is really struggling to control Meacham but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Markman lands a couple of elbows.
Markman scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Markman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Markman distracts Meacham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Markman trying to control but Meacham is working from the bottom.
Markman works over Meacham with some ground and pound from guard.
Markman stands up over Meacham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Meacham has his foot on Markman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markman works his way back into a safe position though.
Markman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Markman distracts Meacham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Markman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Meacham keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markman distracts Meacham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Markman trying to control but Meacham is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Markman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Markman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Meacham is working to avoid the ground and pound but Markman connects with a decent elbow.
Markman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Meacham down.
Meacham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Markman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Markman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Markman scores with punches from side control.
Meacham takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rory Markman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meacham manages to get back to half guard.
Markman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Meacham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Meacham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Markman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Meacham is breathing heavily.
Markman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Meacham is looking to improve his position.
Meacham looking for submissions off his back.
Meacham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Markman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Meacham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Markman pulls his head out easily.
Meacham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Markman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Markman working the head and body with strikes.
Markman is trying to control the action in half guard but Meacham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Markman wants to pass to mount but Meacham is defending the position.
Markman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Markman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Markman lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meacham actively working from the bottom here.
Markman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Markman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Markman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Markman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meacham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Markman drops an elbow to the side of Meacham's head.
Markman slips a nice elbow through Meacham's hands, connecting with Meacham's forehead.
Markman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meacham keeps working.
Markman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Markman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meacham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Markman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Markman working Meacham over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meacham actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Markman seems content to control.
Markman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meacham keeps working.
Markman lands strikes from half guard.
Markman controlling the action here.
Markman lands strikes from half guard.
Markman lands with a punch from half guard.
Meacham taking some punishment here, with Markman in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Markman there.
Meacham looking for submissions off his back.
Meacham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Markman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Markman lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman trying to control the action but Meacham is working from the bottom.
Markman working Meacham over with strikes.
Markman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meacham can do to turn this around?
Meacham is in trouble now - Markman has advanced to mount!
Meacham is looking to get to half guard.
Markman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Meacham?
Markman landing shots from mount.
Markman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Markman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meacham hang on?
Markman prevents Meacham from getting the reversal.
Markman scoring with strikes but Meacham is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Markman prevents Meacham from getting the reversal.
Markman scoring with strikes but Meacham is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markman lands a heavy elbow.
Markman prevents Meacham from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Markman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meacham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Markman chips away with some ground and pound.
Markman trying to control the position from guard on top but Meacham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Meacham has his foot on Markman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markman works his way back into a safe position though.
Markman working some strikes from top position.
Markman works over Meacham with some ground and pound from guard.
Markman landing with the ground and pound.
Markman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Markman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Markman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Markman with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Markman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Markman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Markman tries to free his leg and advance position but Meacham is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meacham has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Markman should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Meacham has tightened it up now! Markman should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Meacham!
John Meacham is the new middleweight champion!
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