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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Entreri (ranked 2163 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Red (ranked 24004 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Artemis Entreri has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Red!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red takes a kick to the side of the head.
Entreri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Red if he has to take too many more of those.
Artemis Entreri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entreri misses with a few strikes there.
Entreri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Red follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Entreri lands a head kick!
Entreri throws a sloppy head kick and Red moves out of range easily.
Red misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Entreri swats away the attempt to clinch by Red.
Entreri connects with an inside leg kick.
Entreri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Red shoots in and gets a takedown into Entreri's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Entreri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Red trying to control but Entreri is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Red stopping the sweep attempt from Entreri.
Entreri keeping moving, preventing Red from controlling successfully.
Entreri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Red really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Entreri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Entreri throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Red working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Entreri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Red defends it easily.
Red has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Entreri is proving hard to escape from.
Entreri working for a triangle but Red defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Red escapes and throws Entreri's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Entreri tries to improve position but can't.
Red just content to control the position.
Entreri is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Entreri gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Entreri is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Red's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Red's back!
Entreri is hanging on to Red's back as he tries to escape.
Entreri working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Red fending off the submission attempt from Entreri.
Red just trying to survive but Entreri is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
We've been informed that Red has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Red trying to get back to his feet but Entreri is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entreri struggling to keep hold of the position.
Entreri keeps control of the position as Red tries to break free.
Red trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red is having to fend off submission attempts from Entreri, who is looking to sink in the choke. Entreri doesn't have the hooks in though and Red manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Red keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Entreri's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Entreri is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Entreri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Entreri throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice sprawl there from Entreri as Red shoots in.
Entreri lets loose with a powerful body kick. Red will feel that in the morning.
Red fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Entreri avoids it really well and circles away.
Entreri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri throws a head kick that Red semi-blocks.
Entreri throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Entreri lands with a kick to the temple. Red shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Entreri throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artemis Entreri is winning the standup battle so far.
Red fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Entreri avoids it really well and circles away.
Artemis Entreri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Red.
A head kick misses from Entreri.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Entreri.
Entreri throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Entreri throws a sloppy head kick and Red moves out of range easily.
Entreri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Red's head.
Red has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Entreri.
Entreri thows a body kick. Red tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Entreri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Entreri lands with a right hand.
Entreri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Entreri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri tries to keep at a distance but Red has taken the fight into the clinch.
Red pulls guard effortlessly.
Entreri trying to control the position from guard on top but Red is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Red looking for subs off his back but Entreri has passed one foot through into half guard.
Entreri is looking for a kimura here.
Red is positioning himself well to prevent Entreri advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Red manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Entreri tries to free his leg and advance position but Red is retaining full guard.
Entreri passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Entreri tries to move into full mount but can't pass Red's legs.
Red tries to bench press Entreri off him but Entreri keeps the position.
Entreri works to advance to full mount. Red defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Entreri unloading with bombs!
Artemis Entreri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Entreri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Red is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entreri goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Red turns into him and now he's in Entreri's guard.
Entreri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Red trying to control the position from guard on top but Entreri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Entreri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Red is looking to work some ground and pound but Entreri has wrist control.
Entreri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Red throws a head kick that misses
and Entreri counters with a three punch combo that has Red backing up. Red nods at Entreri to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick from Entreri lands but Red takes it in his stride.
Entreri misses with a two punch combination.
Entreri scores with a nice strike.
Entreri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red can do to turn this around?
Entreri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Red blocks a head kick by Entreri.
Red wants to counter with a clinch but Entreri pushes him away.
Entreri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Red shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Entreri is looking for a triangle here but Red uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Red trying to control the action but Entreri is working from the bottom.
Entreri looking for a sweep but Red has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri is trying to escape the mount.
Red can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Entreri is looking to escape.
Red putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Red takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Entreri tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Red trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Red dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri tries to reverse the position but Red maintains control.
Entreri tries to hold on but Red postures up.
Entreri is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Red is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Red tries to control but Entreri wriggling away.
Entreri is trying to escape the mount.
Entreri throwing hammer fists to the chest of Red. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Entreri tries to hold on but Red pushes him away.
Entreri is squirming around, avoiding Red's attempts to control the action.
Entreri tries to hold on but Red postures up.
Entreri tries to reverse the position but Red maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entreri is squirming around, avoiding Red's attempts to control the action.
Red lands a couple of good shots and Entreri has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
What can Entreri do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Entreri trying to control the hands but Red won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Entreri is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Red comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Entreri 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artemis Entreri!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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