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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Yemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrell Turner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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188 lbs
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187 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrell Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Yemo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner misses with a takedown attempt - Yemo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Yemo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yemo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yemo misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Yemo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turner connects with a looping right hand.
Yemo takes one to the side of the head.
Turner jabs at Yemo's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yemo misses with a looping right.
Yemo wants to land a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yemo looks gassed!
Turner lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Yemo sprawling to the canvas. Turner follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Yemo hang on?
Yemo is rocked!
It looks like Bill Yemo has been cut.
Turner lands a big elbow - Yemo is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Turner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrell Turner!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Irwin Estevez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peppin Larter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larter has chosen Analiese as his entrance music. 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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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Irwin Estevez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peppin Larter!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larter moves out of range as Estevez strikes.
Estevez stuffs the takedown attempt from Larter. Larter gets slowly back to his feet.
Larter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Estevez trying to control the position from guard on top but Larter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Estevez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larter wants to sweep here but Estevez controlling him for the moment.
Estevez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larter looking for a sweep. Not yet Larter, not yet.
Estevez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Estevez just misses with a punch to the body.
Larter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Estevez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Larter.
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.
Estevez is looking to improve his position.
Larter is looking to advance position but Estevez won't allow it.
Estevez wants to control but Larter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Larter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Estevez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Estevez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estevez looking for a sweep. Not yet Estevez, not yet.
Estevez is working hard here to advance position.
Estevez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larter controlling from the top position.
Estevez keeping moving, preventing Larter from controlling successfully.
Larter throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Estevez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Larter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Larter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Estevez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Larter prevents Estevez from improving his position.
Larter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larter not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peppin Larter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Estevez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Larter!
Larter wants to hold on but Estevez pushes him away.
Larter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Estevez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Estevez wants to control the action but instead Larter gets a body lock and reverses into Estevez's guard! Nice work!
Estevez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larter trying to control but Estevez is working from the bottom.
Larter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Larter landing some decent shots from guard.
Estevez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Estevez keeping moving, preventing Larter from controlling successfully.
Larter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Estevez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Larter!
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.
Larter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Larter is controlling Estevez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Estevez trying to control from half guard but Larter is working away.
Larter keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larter is not content to let Estevez control the position.
Larter preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Estevez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Estevez is looking to take a break and control but Larter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Estevez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Estevez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Estevez's back!
Larter throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Larter wants to control but Estevez is keeping busy.
Larter avoiding Estevez 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larter lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Larter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peppin Larter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Larter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Larter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Estevez keeps working.
Estevez trying to control from the bottom.
Estevez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Estevez tries to get to full guard but Larter has control of the leg.
Estevez is looking to control Larter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Estevez avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estevez has his hands clasped together around Larter's back. He's all about the action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Estevez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlos Irwin Estevez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Estevez.
Larter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Larter is trying to control the action in half guard but Estevez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Estevez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Estevez is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Larter 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.
Larter is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Estevez reverses the position - he's now on top in Larter's guard.
Larter wants to get back to his feet but Estevez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estevez trying to control but Larter is working from the bottom.
Estevez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Estevez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Estevez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Larter regains half guard.
Larter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Estevez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estevez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Larter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Estevez slows the pace down in half guard.
Estevez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estevez prevents Larter from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peppin Larter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Larter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Peppin Larter!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Peppin Larter!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Peppin Larter!
Peppin Larter wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Gap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taylor's choice of entrance music: New York - Empire state of mind. Patrick Gap 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Gap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jackson Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor forces Gap back against the cage and clinches.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Gap.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Gap circles away.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gap drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taylor struggling a bit here.
Taylor explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jackson Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Gap shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is positioning himself well to prevent Gap advancing to mount.
Taylor trying to hold on to Gap's head to control him but Gap postures up.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Gap is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Taylor has his hands clasped together around Gap's back. He's all about the action.
Gap wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
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.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gap.
Taylor wants to control but Gap is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor rushes Gap and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Gap tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Gap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor is looking to score with low kicks.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Gap moves out of range easily.
Gap tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gap was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor digs a good hook to Gap's body.
Gap drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Patrick Gap has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gap is trying to defend but Taylor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Taylor wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Gap uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor passes into half guard.
Gap keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gap to regain full guard.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gap is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Gap keeps moving.
Gap wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gap shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Taylor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gap's half guard.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Gap dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gap is looking to improve his position.
Taylor throwing shots but Gap is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Gap's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Gap sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gap blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Patrick Gap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gap throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor shoots in but Gap avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gap drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gap counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Taylor working Gap over with strikes.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gap trying to control from the bottom.
Gap wants to get back to full guard but Taylor has passed into side control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taylor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taylor working the ground and pound effectively.
A big strike lands for Taylor! That's really hurt Gap and he's turned his back - Taylor keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Taylor jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Taylor!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Christoforidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kymani Marley - Warriors. Mike Remington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anton Christoforidis's chin.
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Remington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Christoforidis!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Remington.
Remington wants to clinch up but Christoforidis keeps it at a distance.
Remington throws a head kick that Christoforidis semi-blocks.
Christoforidis throws a right and a left that Remington avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Christoforidis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoforidis throws a jab but it's blocked by Remington.
Remington lands a high kick!
Mike Remington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Remington throws a nice head kick!
Christoforidis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Remington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Christoforidis stuffs the takedown.
Christoforidis misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remington gets a takedown into half guard.
Remington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Remington throwing shots but Christoforidis is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington tries to pass to full mount but Christoforidis defends it.
Remington trying to control from Christoforidis's half guard. Christoforidis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Remington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christoforidis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christoforidis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Remington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Remington slips a jab and a cross from Christoforidis.
Christoforidis swings for the body but Remington moves out of range.
Christoforidis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christoforidis throws a hook to the side of Remington's head but Remington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoforidis throws a right hand that Remington ducks under and follows up with a left that Remington also avoids with ease.
Christoforidis thows a body shot but no joy.
Anton Christoforidis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Christoforidis. No joy for Remington on that attempt.
Christoforidis throws a series of punches but Remington avoids them all with ease.
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.
Christoforidis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Christoforidis wants it to stay on the feet.
Christoforidis blocks a head kick by Remington.
Remington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Remington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Christoforidis lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoforidis looks to land a right hand but Remington moved out of range.
Christoforidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christoforidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Remington doesn't manage to clinch there - Christoforidis circles away.
Christoforidis slaps away a takedown attempt from Remington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Remington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christoforidis avoids the head kick by Remington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Christoforidis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Remington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Remington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christoforidis sprawls well. Christoforidis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Remington gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Remington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christoforidis misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christoforidis misses with a series of wild punches.
Christoforidis swinging wildly here.
Christoforidis throws a body punch but Remington moves out of range.
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.
Christoforidis throws a right hand that Remington ducks under and follows up with a left that Remington also avoids with ease.
Christoforidis misses with the combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Christoforidis throws a hook but Remington blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christoforidis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christoforidis lands a body shot.
Christoforidis leaves Remington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Remington lands but Christoforidis takes it in his stride.
Remington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christoforidis.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christoforidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Remington circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Christoforidis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christoforidis 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Anton Christoforidis!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Anton Christoforidis!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Anton Christoforidis!
Anton Christoforidis wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jak Progresso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sufjan Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Progresso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dance Hall Days. Stevens has chosen They Are Zombies as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jak Progresso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sufjan Stevens!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Progresso. That snapped Stevens's head back.
Progresso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stevens's hands.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Progresso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stevens shoots for a double leg takedown but Progresso sprawls well. He's pushed Stevens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Progresso scores with a nice head shot.
Progresso lands with a good body shot.
Progresso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Progresso thuds his right hand into Stevens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stevens misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Progresso 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 Stevens has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stevens and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A shot to the liver by Progresso. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Progresso scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Progresso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horrible takedown by Stevens or perhaps it was just good defense by Progresso which made him look bad.
Stevens looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Progresso.
Progresso moves into range and clinches up with Stevens.
A left hand lands to the body for Progresso.
Stevens looking for a takedown.
Jak Progresso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sufjan Stevens.
A short left from Progresso.
Progresso pushes Stevens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Progresso.
A nice right hand lands inside from Progresso.
Progresso controlling the action here for a moment.
Progresso manages to break the clinch.
Progresso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jak Progresso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Progresso scores with a punch to the head.
Progresso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Progresso is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Progresso cracks Stevens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Progresso jabs at Stevens's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Progresso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Progresso avoids it really well and circles away.
Progresso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Progresso scores with a shot to the body.
Jak Progresso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stevens moves forwards but Progresso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Progresso scores with a jab to the jaw.
Progresso lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Progresso, as that shot connected.
Progresso lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Progresso. That's going to slow Stevens down.
Progresso thumps Stevens with a low kick.
Stevens takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Progresso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stevens moves forwards but Progresso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stevens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Progresso misses with a few strikes there.
Progresso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Progresso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Progresso instigates a clinch.
Progresso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevens.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Progresso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Progresso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Progresso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevens blocks an elbow strike.
Stevens takes a shot to the head.
Progresso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Progresso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Progresso.
Progresso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Progresso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Progresso digs a right hand into Stevens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevens's gas tank.
Progresso'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Progresso digs a right hand into Stevens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevens's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Progresso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
A body shot lands from Progresso.
Progresso lands a hook that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Progresso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Progresso.
Progresso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt - Progresso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot by Progresso.
Good exchange - Progresso coming out on top.
Progresso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Progresso.
Progresso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Progresso lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jak Progresso 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.
Progresso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevens.
Progresso with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Progresso. That's going to slow Stevens down.
Progresso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Progresso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Progresso lands a jab to the nose.
Progresso scores with a jab to the body.
Progresso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Progresso works over Stevens's head and body with a nice combination.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Progresso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevens doesn't seem bothered though.
Progresso lands with a shot to the body.
Stevens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Progresso lands an overhand right.
Progresso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Progresso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Progresso lands with a nice body punch.
Progresso lunges at Stevens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stevens's hand.
Progresso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Progresso dips to his left and cracks Stevens with an uppercut!
Stevens takes a jab right on the kisser.
Progresso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sufjan Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Progresso scores with a nice strike.
Progresso scores with a sloppy right hand. Stevens should have avoided that one.
Progresso rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Progresso has him pressed against the cage.
Progresso lands a shoulder strike.
Stevens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Progresso throws an elbow that misses.
Progresso lands a hook that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Progresso fails to land.
Progresso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Progresso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Progresso presses Stevens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Progresso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Progresso lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Progresso avoids it.
Progresso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevens can do to turn this around?
Progresso lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Progresso pressing his opponent against the cage.
Progresso lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Progresso - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Progresso.
Progresso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevens managing to block the knees to the body from Progresso.
Stevens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Progresso digs a right hand into Stevens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevens's gas tank.
Stevens avoiding damage as Progresso throws knees to the body.
Progresso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Progresso.
Progresso manages to break the clinch.
Progresso with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stevens looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Progresso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevens doesn't seem bothered though.
Progresso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Progresso does it's job there.
Progresso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevens doesn't seem bothered though.
Progresso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevens at a distance.
Progresso lands a jab to the nose.
Jak Progresso is winning the standup battle so far.
Progresso lands with a straight right. Stevens didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Progresso. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Progresso cracks a nice hook into Stevens's ribs.
Stevens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stevens takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Progresso. Beautiful body shot.
Progresso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stevens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Progresso to score with a decent uppercut.
Stevens takes one to the chin there.
Progresso scores with a jab to the body.
Progresso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Progresso scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Progresso lands with a nice body punch.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Progresso.
The fighters circle momentarily. Progresso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens dodges the punch combination from Progresso.
Stevens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jak Progresso dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Progresso tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
Progresso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stevens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Progresso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Progresso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Progresso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens throws a big right hand that misses.
Progresso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevens manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Progresso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Progresso from controlling successfully.
Progresso preventing the sweep.
Progresso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Progresso's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Progresso won't allow Stevens to sweep him here.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Progresso from controlling successfully.
Progresso showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sufjan Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Progresso's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jak Progresso.
Progresso cracks Stevens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Progresso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Progresso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Progresso.
Progresso blocks a head kick by Stevens.
Some bone on bone action there as Progresso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Progresso lands a nice hook to Stevens's body. Stevens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stevens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Progresso lands a jab to the nose.
Progresso lands with a straight right. Stevens didn't see that one coming.
Progresso cracks Stevens with a right hand to the side of the head.
Progresso sizes up Stevens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Progresso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Progresso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Progresso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevens at a distance.
Stevens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Progresso lunges at Stevens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stevens's hand.
Progresso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Progresso tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Progresso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Progresso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Progresso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Progresso is working Stevens over against the cage.
Progresso lands with a short shot to the head.
Jak Progresso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Progresso lands a body punch.
Progresso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevenss head.
A right handed body shot lands from Progresso.
Progresso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jak Progresso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Progresso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Progresso.
Progresso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Progresso scores with a shot to the side of Stevens's head.
Still in the clinch, Progresso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Progresso lands with a light punch inside.
Progresso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevens.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Progresso.
A left hand lands to the body for Progresso.
Progresso lands a shoulder strike.
Progresso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Progresso scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Progresso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Progresso works on Stevens's body with a couple of short punches.
Progresso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevens throws a head kick but Progresso moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jak Progresso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Progresso, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Jak Progresso!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Jak Progresso!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Jak Progresso!
Jak Progresso wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - "Orgasmatron". Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Christopher Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponnaganti clinches up against the cage.
Ponnaganti prevents Fitch from breaking the clinch.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitch's defenses.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow but it misses.
Ponnaganti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fitch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponnaganti's elbow.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti misses with an elbow over the top.
Ponnaganti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fitch blocks the elbow strike.
Fitch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ponnaganti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fitch.
Ponnaganti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitch is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fitch avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ponnaganti looks gassed!
Fitch jumps guard but Ponnaganti stands there with Fitch around his waist. Fitch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fitch blocks an elbow strike.
Fitch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fitch has Ponnaganti pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fitch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ponnaganti tumbling to the mat - Fitch dives into Ponnaganti's guard.
Fitch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ponnaganti is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fitch throws a big right hand that misses.
Fitch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fitch passes into half guard.
Fitch is controlling the pace.
Ponnaganti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fitch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ponnaganti defending well though.
Fitch drops an elbow to the side of Ponnaganti's head.
Fitch is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fitch looking to finish with strikes here!
Fitch wants to control the pace but Ponnaganti is squirming around nicely.
Ponnaganti is looking to improve his position but Fitch isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fitch controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Fitch.
Fitch throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fitch wants to control the pace but Ponnaganti is squirming around nicely.
Ponnaganti is desperately trying to improve his position but Fitch has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Fitch raining down shots from the mount!
Ponnaganti avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fitch.
Ponnaganti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fitch scoring with strikes but Ponnaganti is staying in there.
Ponnaganti can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Fitch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fitch looking to control but Ponnaganti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Fitch 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Fitch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ponnaganti misses with a low kick.
Fitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ponnaganti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice body kick.
Fitch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ponnaganti is trying to defend but Fitch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fitch prevents Ponnaganti from standing back up.
Ponnaganti trying to control from the bottom.
Fitch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Fitch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fitch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fitch is trying to control. Ponnaganti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fitch 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.
Fitch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fitch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ponnaganti's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ponnaganti wants to clinch.
Ponnaganti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitch.
Nice takedown defense from Ponnaganti. No joy for Fitch on that attempt.
Fitch misses with a straight left.
Fitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ponnaganti can pounce on him.
Ponnaganti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ponnaganti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti defending well as Fitch loads up on a big left hand.
Ponnaganti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitch, as that shot connected.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitch is controlling the pace.
Ponnaganti wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Christopher Fitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fitch prevents Ponnaganti from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fitch connects with a nice short shot to Ponnaganti's temple.
Fitch wants to take a breather but Ponnaganti is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Fitch.
Fitch thows a huge punch but Ponnaganti dodges it nicely.
Ponnaganti wants to improve his position but Fitch is controlling well.
Fitch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch is thwarting Ponnaganti's attempts to control the position.
Ponnaganti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fitch.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ponnaganti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ponnaganti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fitch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fitch trying to control but Ponnaganti is working from the bottom.
Fitch passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Fitch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but Ponnaganti shows good takedown defense.
Ponnaganti throws a chopping leg kick but Fitch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Christopher Fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponnaganti motions for Fitch to come forward. Ponnaganti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fitch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fitch looks for a takedown but Ponnaganti sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitch throws a series of punches but Ponnaganti moves out of range.
Fitch looks to land a right hand but Ponnaganti moved out of range.
Fitch looks to land a combination. Ponnaganti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ponnaganti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Fitch 's eye.
Ponnaganti wants to stall.
Fitch pulls guard successfully.
Ponnaganti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fitch wants to sweep here but Ponnaganti controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitch is working an open guard so Ponnaganti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fitch sizes up Ponnaganti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ponnaganti throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ponnaganti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick which misses Fitch's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitch tries to avoid it.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Fitch finds it's target.
Ponnaganti doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitch circles away.
Ponnaganti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitch.
Ponnaganti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponnaganti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitch misses with a double jab.
Fitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ponnaganti.
Fitch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponnaganti moves away.
Ponnaganti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ponnaganti can pounce on him.
Ponnaganti slips under a jab from Fitch.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponnaganti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Ponnaganti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fitch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ponnaganti can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a front kick.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
Ponnaganti feints and then cracks Fitch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitch down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ponnaganti.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ponnaganti. That's going to slow Fitch down.
Ponnaganti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitch's sensitive parts.
Ponnaganti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitch. That did some damage!
Fitch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Fitch misses.
Ponnaganti tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponnaganti is looking to slow Fitch down with leg kicks.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice body kick.
Ponnaganti feints and then cracks Fitch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitch down.
Ponnaganti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitch keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitch fails with a takedown attempt.
Ponnaganti rushes Fitch and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Fitch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fitch looking for a takedown.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitch's defenses.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Fitch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fitch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Fitch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Ponnaganti as Fitch shoots in.
Fitch will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Ponnaganti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ponnaganti stuns Fitch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ponnaganti misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponnaganti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ponnaganti is looking to chop away at Fitch's legs.
Ponnaganti fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fitch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus OShaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr.. OShaughnessy has chosen Black Friday Rule by Flogging Molly as his entrance music. Seamus OShaughnessy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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27
142 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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22
140 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seamus OShaughnessy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShaughnessy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OShaughnessy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
OShaughnessy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
OShaughnessy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. OShaughnessy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans staying out of range there.
OShaughnessy moves away from the strike by Evans.
Evans scores with a jab to the body.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OShaughnessy.
OShaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
OShaughnessy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seamus OShaughnessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OShaughnessy.
OShaughnessy misses with a straight left.
A big right from OShaughnessy misses.
OShaughnessy throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans throws a lazy right hand but OShaughnessy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
OShaughnessy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
OShaughnessy scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
OShaughnessy throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
A looping hook to the body misses from OShaughnessy. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by OShaughnessy.
OShaughnessy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evans rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Evans misses its intended target.
OShaughnessy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evans.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
OShaughnessy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
OShaughnessy throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.
OShaughnessy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
OShaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
OShaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
OShaughnessy clobbers Evans with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
OShaughnessy scores with a body shot.
OShaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from OShaughnessy.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OShaughnessy.
Evans lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Evans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping OShaughnessy at a distance.
OShaughnessy stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from OShaughnessy.
OShaughnessy swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
OShaughnessy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
OShaughnessy scores with a decent looking hook.
OShaughnessy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OShaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
Evans lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
OShaughnessy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OShaughnessy.
OShaughnessy misses with an attempted mid kick.
OShaughnessy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Evans on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
OShaughnessy scores with a body shot.
OShaughnessy swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans swings for the body but OShaughnessy moves out of range.
A shot to the body from OShaughnessy misses
and Evans counters with a nice body shot.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Evans avoids the body shot from OShaughnessy.
Evans connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donk. OShaughnessy catches Evans right on the button with a cross.
OShaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by OShaughnessy - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShaughnessy throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
OShaughnessy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Evans thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
OShaughnessy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OShaughnessy controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
OShaughnessy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus OShaughnessy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
OShaughnessy scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Evans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Evans scores with a sloppy right hand. OShaughnessy should have avoided that one.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by OShaughnessy.
OShaughnessy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OShaughnessy lands a slapping body shot.
OShaughnessy throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
OShaughnessy misses with a head kick.
OShaughnessy throws a combination that misses
and Evans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
OShaughnessy wants to get back to full guard.
Evans is keen to just control but OShaughnessy is a slippery customer.
Evans is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, OShaughnessy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Evans is trying to control. OShaughnessy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShaughnessy is trying to stand up here but Evans is controlling him well.
Evans working over OShaughnessy with some ground and pound. OShaughnessy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans 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.
OShaughnessy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans wants to take a breather but OShaughnessy is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
OShaughnessy takes one to the side of the head.
OShaughnessy lands with a shot to the body.
OShaughnessy tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OShaughnessy stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evans dodges the punch combination from OShaughnessy.
OShaughnessy takes one to the chin there.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShaughnessy is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
OShaughnessy misses with a hook to the body
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
OShaughnessy slips under a jab from Evans.
OShaughnessy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
OShaughnessy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the body from OShaughnessy misses
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from OShaughnessy does no damage.
Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. OShaughnessy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
OShaughnessy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but OShaughnessy keeps working.
OShaughnessy tries to improve position but can't.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShaughnessy tries to escape but Evans is in control.
Evans looks up at the clock and then as OShaughnessy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Evans smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
OShaughnessy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Evans is trying to get an arm triangle but OShaughnessy is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OShaughnessy wants to control but Evans postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, OShaughnessy has escaped the position, nice work there.
OShaughnessy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Evans.
OShaughnessy is looking for a sweep.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but OShaughnessy keeps working.
OShaughnessy is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Evans wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by OShaughnessy, who protects the arm well.
Evans looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
OShaughnessy can't do much from the bottom here.
OShaughnessy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Evans is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Evans looking to secure an arm triangle but OShaughnessy defends it well.
OShaughnessy wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OShaughnessy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Evans looking to control but OShaughnessy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Evans connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Evans dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
OShaughnessy lands a slapping body shot.
OShaughnessy misses with a shot to the body
and Evans counters with a single leg into guard. OShaughnessy didn't expect that.
Evans works a leg free and moves into half guard.
OShaughnessy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
OShaughnessy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
OShaughnessy wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Evans is keen to just control but OShaughnessy is a slippery customer.
OShaughnessy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
Evans trying to control from half guard but OShaughnessy is working away.
OShaughnessy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OShaughnessy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Evans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but OShaughnessy swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShaughnessy throws a right and a left that both miss.
OShaughnessy misses with a jab, cross combination.
OShaughnessy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
OShaughnessy misses with a body punch
and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in OShaughnessy's guard now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
OShaughnessy working for submissions but it's allowed Evans to get to half guard.
Evans prevents OShaughnessy from improving his position.
OShaughnessy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
OShaughnessy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evans is looking for a kimura but OShaughnessy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evans to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShaughnessy is staying active underneath Evans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OShaughnessy actively working from the bottom here.
Evans frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
OShaughnessy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Evans fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
OShaughnessy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Evans tries to control but OShaughnessy wriggling away.
OShaughnessy taking shots to the head.
Evans moves to take his opponent's back.
Evans is not going to allow OShaughnessy to sit and survive in this position.
Evans is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged OShaughnessy with him. OShaughnessy is trying to defend but Evans has an arm under the chin now! OShaughnessy grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Freddy Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Pharaoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Want War by Pastor Troy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
170 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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24
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Pharaoh!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves tries to clinch but Pharaoh moves out of range.
Graves tries to clinch but Pharaoh moves out of range.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pharaoh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch but Pharaoh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pharaoh.
Pharaoh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves misses with a kick to the body.
Graves throws a series of punches but Pharaoh moves out of range.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pharaoh throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Graves tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pharaoh counters with a shoot takedown. Graves fights it but they end up in guard.
Pharaoh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pharaoh thows a big elbow that misses.
Graves wants to get back to his feet but Pharaoh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pharaoh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Graves dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharaoh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pharaoh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Graves passes into side control.
Pharaoh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Pharaoh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pharaoh is looking for a sweep.
Pharaoh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Pharaoh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves swings around for an armbar but Pharaoh sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Graves's guard.
Pharaoh forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Graves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pharaoh is working away from the top position though.
Pharaoh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graves is just riding it out for now. Pharaoh eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh 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.
Pharaoh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Graves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Graves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Graves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pharaoh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pharaoh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Graves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Pharaoh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pharaoh throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
James Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pharaoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
A head kick by Graves misses
and Pharaoh counters with a leg kick.
Graves fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Pharaoh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Graves throws a nice looking combination but Pharaoh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Pharaoh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Pharaoh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Graves misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Pharaoh.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Pharaoh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
James Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graves moves out of range as Pharaoh throws a body kick.
Nice body kick from Pharaoh.
Graves is looking to wear down Pharaoh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pharaoh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick
and Pharaoh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharaoh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Graves tries to get to full guard but Pharaoh has control of the leg.
Pharaoh tries to pass to full mount but Graves defends it.
Pharaoh is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pharaoh trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Pharaoh looking to pass the guard.
Pharaoh has gone for a leg lock! Graves slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pharaoh's guard.
Graves throwing strikes from guard but Pharaoh blocks nicely.
Pharaoh wants to sweep here but Graves controlling him for the moment.
Graves passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves seems to be working for a kimura but Pharaoh defends the submission attempt.
Graves is just content to waste time from the top position. Pharaoh takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Graves landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves lands a couple of elbows.
Graves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pharaoh looking for a sweep. Not yet Pharaoh, not yet.
Graves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pharaoh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graves has managed to get both his arms back between Pharaoh's legs - danger averted.
Pharaoh is looking for a triangle but Graves pushes his legs off easily.
Pharaoh is breathing heavily.
Pharaoh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graves trying to control but Pharaoh is working from the bottom.
Pharaoh has a closed guard, preventing Graves from standing up.
Graves stopping the sweep attempt from Pharaoh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Pharaoh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Pharaoh pushes him off.
Graves swings for the body but Pharaoh moves out of range.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that misses.
Graves misses with a double jab
and Pharaoh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Graves looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pharaoh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves gets full guard.
Pharaoh looking to pass the guard.
Steve Pharaoh has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharaoh trying to move into half guard but instead Graves has managed to sweep!
Graves is pushing down on Pharaoh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pharaoh is fighting to maintain full guard but Graves has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pharaoh looking for subs from the bottom but Graves mounts him!
Pharaoh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pharaoh is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Graves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Graves working for a submission but Pharaoh is keeping him at bay.
Pharaoh tries to reverse the position but Graves maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pharaoh is desperately trying to improve his position but Graves has a good base and remains in mount.
Pharaoh 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.
Graves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Graves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pharaoh keeps working.
Pharaoh has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Graves escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Graves!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Pharaoh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Graves throws a right hand that Pharaoh ducks under and follows up with a left that Pharaoh also avoids with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pharaoh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Graves - the referee stops the clock and Pharaoh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Graves. Pharaoh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pharaoh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pharaoh throws a front kick that sends Graves stumbling back into the cage.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pharaoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a body punch
and Pharaoh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graves lands a high kick!
Pharaoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves tries to clinch but Pharaoh is having none of it.
James Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pharaoh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pharaoh.
Pharaoh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graves throws a head kick that misses
and Pharaoh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pharaoh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Graves doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pharaoh.
Graves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pharaoh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pharaoh's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Graves.
I think Pharaoh 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 for Steve Pharaoh!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Steve Pharaoh!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Steve Pharaoh!
Steve Pharaoh wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kris Marsh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyler Jung!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jung is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Marsh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jung regains half guard, as Marsh was trying to land strikes.
Marsh drops an elbow to the side of Jung's head.
Marsh is trying for a kimura here. Jung looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Marsh wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kris Marsh!
Kris Marsh is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen has chosen Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Lomax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Lomax blocks the leg kick.
Lomax changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Lomax lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mullen doesn't seem phased though.
Mullen throws a head kick but Lomax moves out of range.
Lomax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mullen.
Mullen walks into a straight right hand from Lomax.
Good standup being displayed there by Mullen as he connects with a hook.
Mullen throws a chopping leg kick but Lomax manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lomax lands a big head kick that sends Mullen tumbling to the mat! Lomax takes a step backwards and waves Mullen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mullen is rocked!
Mullen throws a one two combo.
Mullen is still on wobbly legs! Can Lomax finish him?
Chris Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mullen seems to have recovered his senses.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lomax moves out of range as Mullen throws a body kick.
Lomax connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mullen. Mullen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lomax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lomax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick
and Lomax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Lomax sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lomax throws a sloppy head kick
and Mullen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mullen swings for the body but Lomax moves out of range.
Lomax misses with an uppercut.
Lomax throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mullen's head.
Lomax moves out of range of the body kick from Mullen.
Mullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lomax throws out the jab.
Lomax lands a brutal head kick. Mullen looks out on his feet and Lomax throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Clint Lomax!
Clint Lomax retains his bantamweight title!
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