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CoV 14: The Big One PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oren Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oren Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar Poe!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter blocks a head kick by Poe.
Poe gets caught flat footed, as Hunter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Poe is keeping the position.
Hunter passes into half guard.
Poe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunter uses his free foot to push down on Poe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Poe.
Poe is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hunter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Poe is working to get back to half guard.
Poe defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hunter.
Poe is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunter is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hunter extends the arm and Poe is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oren Hunter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanton Friedmon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Kehoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kehoe tries for a takedown but Friedmon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Friedmon.
Friedmon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedmon just content to control the position.
Friedmon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kehoe down.
Kehoe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kehoe tries to bench press Friedmon off him but Friedmon keeps the position.
Friedmon working the body and head with strikes.
Friedmon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Friedmon lands some shots froms side control.
Friedmon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Friedmon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Friedmon lands some shots froms side control.
Kehoe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kehoe tries to escape but Friedmon is in control.
Friedmon scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon cracks Kehoe with a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Friedmon is putting a hurting on Kehoe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kehoe is not content to let Friedmon control the position.
Kehoe tries to bench press Friedmon off him but Friedmon keeps the position.
Kehoe is trying to buck Friedmon off.
Kehoe is breathing heavily.
Friedmon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kehoe some visible discomfort.
Friedmon wants to control but Kehoe is keeping him busy.
Kehoe throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Friedmon lands a few punches from side control.
Friedmon lands an elbow.
Friedmon is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Friedmon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Friedmon lands a few punches from side control.
Friedmon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kehoe is not content to let Friedmon control the position.
Kehoe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kehoe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Friedmon cracks Kehoe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Friedmon cracks Kehoe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Friedmon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Friedmon prevents Kehoe from escaping the position.
Friedmon is looking to take a break and control but Kehoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kehoe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kehoe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Friedmon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Friedmon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kehoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Friedmon cracks Kehoe with a big right hand but Kehoe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Friedmon working the head with strikes.
Kehoe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Friedmon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kehoe stops Friedmon from passing to mount.
Kehoe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kehoe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kehoe manages to get back to half guard.
Friedmon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kehoe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Friedmon seems content to control.
Friedmon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Friedmon slips a nice elbow through Kehoe's hands, connecting with Kehoe's forehead.
Kehoe trying to control but Friedmon postures up.
Friedmon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kehoe tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe manages to get to full guard.
Friedmon is looking to work some ground and pound but Kehoe has wrist control.
Kehoe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Friedmon is controlling him.
Friedmon won't allow Kehoe to sweep him here.
Kehoe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friedmon's guard.
Kehoe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Friedmon's guard.
Friedmon wants to sweep here but Kehoe controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friedmon has a closed guard, preventing Kehoe from standing up.
Kehoe stays in close to Friedmon's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Friedmon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kehoe looks to land a combination but Friedmon avoids it well.
Kehoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Friedmon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Kehoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kehoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kehoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Friedmon.
Friedmon pushes Kehoe up against the cage in a clinch.
Kehoe tries to break the clinch but Friedmon is controlling the position.
Friedmon prevents Kehoe from breaking the clinch.
Friedmon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kehoe is trying to keep an underhook but Friedmon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Friedmon is keen to just control but Kehoe is a slippery customer.
Friedmon lands strikes from half guard.
Friedmon working the head and body with strikes.
Friedmon trying to control from half guard but Kehoe is working away.
Friedmon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedmon lands a nice short elbow.
Friedmon lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Friedmon working Kehoe over with strikes.
Friedmon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kehoe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kehoe taking some punishment here, with Friedmon in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedmon lands a nice short elbow.
Friedmon trying to control the action but Kehoe is working from the bottom.
Friedmon drops an elbow to the side of Kehoe's head.
Kehoe has hold of Friedmon's hands but Friedmon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Friedmon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kehoe is staying active underneath Friedmon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Friedmon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kehoe is trying to stand up here but Friedmon is controlling him well.
Stanton Friedmon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kehoe tries to get to full guard but Friedmon has control of the leg.
Kehoe is trying to stand back up but Friedmon is controlling him
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kehoe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Friedmon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kehoe!
Kehoe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Kehoe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kehoe is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Kehoe is trying desperately to improve position.
Kehoe is bucking up trying to escape but Friedmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kehoe is looking to get to half guard.
Friedmon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Friedmon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kehoe throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kehoe's face.
Kehoe taking shots to the head.
Friedmon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kehoe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kehoe wants to hold on but Friedmon pushes him away.
Friedmon with good strikes from the mount here!
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Kehoe is trying to stand up.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Kehoe is rocked!
Kehoe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Kehoe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Friedmon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kehoe's face.
Friedmon with a couple of short strikes.
Friedmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Friedmon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Friedmon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedmon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kehoe is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kehoe taking shots to the head.
Kehoe is looking to get to half guard.
Friedmon dominating with strikes here.
Kehoe is looking to improve his position but Friedmon isn't that keen on the idea.
Kehoe seems to have got his legs back now.
Friedmon breaks from Kehoe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Kehoe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kehoe tries to lock up and control but Friedmon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kehoe throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Kehoe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Kehoe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friedmon postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kehoe bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Friedmon and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanton Friedmon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Go Ninja- Vanilla Ice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Kain!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kain tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.
Mir controlling the pace.
Mir uses his free foot to push down on Kain's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kain.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mir looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mir swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cain Mir!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Vaccaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying David's choice of entrance music: Bring The Pain. The key to victory for Ricardo Vaccaro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Vaccaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David looks for a takedown but Vaccaro sprawls well.
David blocks a head kick by Vaccaro.
David feints and as Vaccaro raises his hands in defense, David changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
David trying to control but Vaccaro is working from the bottom.
David looking to sit in guard and control but Vaccaro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
David wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Vaccaro is now in half guard.
Vaccaro stands up and beckons David to join him on the feet.
David looks for a takedown but Vaccaro sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaccaro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vaccaro tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaccaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaccaro has managed to clinch.
David manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
David is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vaccaro is one step ahead there.
David throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Vaccaro postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David wants to sweep but no luck.
Vaccaro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
David is striking off his back. Vaccaro thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Vaccaro wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vaccaro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
David takes a shot right to the bread basket.
David tries to clinch up.
Vaccaro lands a glancing blow to the side of David's head.
Vaccaro drives through and clinches with David against the cage.
Vaccaro lands a knee to the head.
David lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vaccaro.
David avoiding damage as Vaccaro throws knees to the body.
Vaccaro is pressed up against the cage. David has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vaccaro down to the mat. Vaccaro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ricardo Vaccaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier David.
Vaccaro lands with a shot to the body.
Vaccaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vaccaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Vaccaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David looks gassed!
Vaccaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Vaccaro coming out on top.
David shoots in but Vaccaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vaccaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaccaro looks to land a combination. David sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vaccaro scoring well with a low kick there.
Vaccaro scores with a leg kick.
Xavier David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaccaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vaccaro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches David on the side of the head.
Vaccaro lands a head kick. David smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaccaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaccaro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaccaro pinned against the cage. Vaccaro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vaccaro tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
David is looking to clinch but Vaccaro is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaccaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
David looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vaccaro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vaccaro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vaccaro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
David fails to land the takedown.
David misses with a takedown attempt - Vaccaro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaccaro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
David closes the distance and clinches.
David successfully pulls guard.
David is trying to hold Vaccaro in close to prevent damage but Vaccaro has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Vaccaro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
David chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vaccaro can pounce on him.
Vaccaro stuffs the takedown attempt from David. David gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaccaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vaccaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vaccaro but Vaccaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
David fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ricardo Vaccaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier David.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vaccaro.
David sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vaccaro clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for David to work.
Vaccaro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vaccaro just misses with a elbow thrown towards David's brow.
David tries for a takedown but Vaccaro manages to get underhooks.
David wants a takedown.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vaccaro.
Vaccaro gets underhooks to prevent David's takedown attempt.
Vaccaro lands an elbow just above David 's eye.
David is breathing heavily.
Vaccaro is trying to stall.
Vaccaro misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David has had enough of the clinch but Vaccaro keeps him there for the moment.
Vaccaro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vaccaro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vaccaro trying to stall but David improves his position.
Vaccaro lands an elbow that stopped David in his tracks for a moment.
Vaccaro tries to land knees in the clinch but David avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vaccaro.
David fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vaccaro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
Vaccaro scores with a knee to the head.
Vaccaro throws an elbow but it misses.
Vaccaro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
David avoids the elbow strike from Vaccaro, against the cage.
David tries to score a body lock takedown but Vaccaro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
David on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vaccaro tries to stall but David uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vaccaro tries to land knees in the clinch but David avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Vaccaro.
David pulls guard successfully.
Vaccaro looking to pass the guard.
Vaccaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
David has his foot on Vaccaro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vaccaro works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaccaro stands up from David's guard - Vaccaro perhaps looking for a knockout.
David keeps the fight on the outside.
David shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vaccaro's guard.
Vaccaro trying to control the position.
David is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
David has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vaccaro is proving hard to escape from.
David stopping the sweep attempt from Vaccaro.
Vaccaro keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
David tries to free his leg and advance position but Vaccaro is retaining full guard.
David is looking to work some ground and pound but Vaccaro has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
David shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vaccaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vaccaro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vaccaro with a poor takedown
and David decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vaccaro's guard.
Vaccaro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaccaro is keeping the position for now.
David wants to control from the top but Vaccaro keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaccaro pulls David in to control the position.
David stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaccaro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vaccaro wants to get back to his feet but David is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vaccaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vaccaro controls David momentarily but David frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
David has his takedown stuffed
and Vaccaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Vaccaro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vaccaro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Vaccaro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vaccaro tries to clinch up.
David drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
David decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vaccaro to his feet.
Vaccaro wants to clinch.
Vaccaro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vaccaro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vaccaro lands with a slapping head kick.
David chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vaccaro can pounce on him.
David misses with a takedown attempt
and Vaccaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vaccaro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and David counters with a shoot takedown. Vaccaro fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David trying to control but Vaccaro is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David drops back looking for a leg! Vaccaro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vaccaro manages to kick David off! David jumps back into Vaccaro's guard.
David throws a big right hand that misses.
David stands and throws Vaccaro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vaccaro wants to get back to his feet.
David is looking to take a break and control but Vaccaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
David stands up.
David gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vaccaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David shoots and misses
and Vaccaro counters with a leg kick.
Ricardo Vaccaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier David.
Vaccaro clinches with his opponent.
Vaccaro is trying to stall.
Vaccaro misses with a knee strike.
David tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vaccaro just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Vaccaro.
Vaccaro stalling the fight.
Vaccaro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from David.
David pulls guard effortlessly.
Xavier David has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vaccaro drops back looking for a leg! David is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and David manages to kick Vaccaro off! Vaccaro jumps back into David's guard.
David lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vaccaro!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaccaro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vaccaro moves into full guard.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaccaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
David trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vaccaro pulls David in to control the position.
Vaccaro scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A solid body kick from Vaccaro.
David with a poor takedown
and Vaccaro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Vaccaro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
David doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vaccaro counters with a slapping leg kick.
David fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vaccaro sprawls well initially but David persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
David is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vaccaro defends it well.
Vaccaro keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier David.
I think Vaccaro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Ricardo Vaccaro!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Ricardo Vaccaro!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Ricardo Vaccaro!
Ricardo Vaccaro wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Consuelo Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Storm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Consuelo Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Storm.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Storm has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Storm landing knees to the head.
It looks like Consuelo Lopez has been cut.
Storm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Storm throws an elbow that misses.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Lopez blocks with his arms.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Storm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Storm throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Lance Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
A low kick from Storm misses
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm darts in trying to clinch
and Lopez counters with a solid body kick.
Lopez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Lopez counters with a good, hard body kick but Storm shrugs it off.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm tries to land a body kick
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Storm.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lopez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Storm moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Storm tries a knee to the head but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez stalls.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Storm.
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lopez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Storm misses with a knee to the head.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Storm blocks the elbow strike.
Lopez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fails to pull guard.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez lands a head kick. Storm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Lance Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Storm with an uppercut!
Storm throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lopez duly obliges.
Lopez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm throws a lazy head kick
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Storm instigates a clinch.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Lopez blocks with his arms.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Storm.
Storm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Storm lands a knee to the body.
Storm breaks the clinch.
Storm looks to throw a body kick
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Storm.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Storm is looking to score with low kicks.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm misses with a body kick.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm knocks Lopez to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Lopez is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Storm finish him?
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a big head kick but Storm shrugs it off.
Storm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
Storm lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Storm is controlling the position.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez throws a head kick that Storm semi-blocks.
Storm tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lopez throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Storm misses
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Storm fakes the leg kick and cracks Lopez in the body.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Storm.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lopez instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.
Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Consuelo Lopez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Storm throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands with a kick to the temple. Storm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Storm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopez.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
Lance Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez lands with a kick to the temple. Storm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick by Storm misses
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Storm's knee momentarily.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez lands with a cross.
Storm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Lopez catches Storm right on the button with a cross.
Lopez connects with a high kick.
Lopez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Storm throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Storm.
Storm is rocked!
Storm takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Storm moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Storm stumbling backwards into the cage! Storm bounces back off the cage towards Lopez, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Lopez lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Lopez celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Consuelo Lopez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Slutskaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamar Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Slutskaya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamar Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Slutskaya looking to stall.
Slutskaya jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Slutskaya around his waist. Slutskaya gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Slutskaya tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Slutskaya tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Slutskaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slutskaya dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Slutskaya circles away.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Slutskaya circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Slutskaya is out of range.
Slutskaya shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Slutskaya tries to pass.
Slutskaya pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Slutskaya tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Slutskaya thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slutskaya trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Slutskaya prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Slutskaya is looking for a kimura here.
Slutskaya is looking to stall here but Johnson recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slutskaya trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Slutskaya clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Slutskaya counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slutskaya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Slutskaya is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slutskaya sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slutskaya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Slutskaya dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Slutskaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Slutskaya counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Slutskaya working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Slutskaya's attempts to control the action.
Slutskaya is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Johnson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Johnson!
Slutskaya working for submissions but it's allowed Johnson to get to 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.
Slutskaya regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slutskaya pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Slutskaya's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Slutskaya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slutskaya working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnson has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand up but Slutskaya has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Slutskaya works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slutskaya lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Slutskaya is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Johnson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Slutskaya!
Ivan Slutskaya retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Withers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wiggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Withers comes to the cage accompanied by Who was in my room last night. John Wiggs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Withers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wiggs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Withers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wiggs has one foot on Withers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wiggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiggs throws a right hand that Withers ducks under and follows up with a left that Withers also avoids with ease.
Wiggs throws a jab when Withers was well out of range.
Wiggs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Withers is looking to reverse the position.
Withers misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Wiggs wants to control but Withers is keeping him busy.
Wiggs throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Withers holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Wiggs fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wiggs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wiggs misses with a looping right.
Withers throws a lazy right hand but Wiggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggs has his takedown stuffed
and Withers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Withers feints and then cracks Wiggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wiggs down.
Withers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wiggs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Withers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Withers working the ground and pound.
Wiggs is looking to regain half guard here but Withers keeps moving and retains side control.
Withers trying to control the action but Wiggs is working from the bottom.
Withers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Withers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withers grinds an elbow into Wiggs's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiggs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Withers cracks Wiggs with a big elbow.
Withers is looking to take a break and control but Wiggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wiggs tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Withers wants to control but Wiggs is keeping him busy.
Wiggs is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Withers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Withers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wiggs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Withers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiggs is keeping the position for now.
Withers is working hard here to advance position.
Withers chips away with some ground and pound.
Withers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wiggs keeping moving, preventing Withers from controlling successfully.
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.
Withers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Withers stopping the sweep attempt from Wiggs.
Withers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Withers's corner calls for a 1-2. Withers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wiggs works Withers's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Wiggs.
Wiggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Withers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wiggs taking shots to the head.
Wiggs regains half guard.
Withers is looking to advance position but Wiggs won't allow it.
Withers is breathing heavily.
Wiggs is staying active underneath Withers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luke Withers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wiggs misses with a takedown attempt
and Withers counters with a right hand to the body.
Wiggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Withers. Withers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wiggs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Withers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Withers there.
Withers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Withers.
Withers cracks Wiggs with a good jab.
Wiggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Withers.
Wiggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Withers.
Withers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wiggs gets back to half guard.
Withers prevents Wiggs from standing back up.
Wiggs is trying to control but can't.
Wiggs is breathing heavily.
Wiggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Withers.
Withers winds up and cracks Wiggs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wiggs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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. Withers connects with a nice short shot to Wiggs's temple.
Wiggs gets full guard.
Withers trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Withers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wiggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Withers.
Withers preventing the sweep.
Withers forces his way into half guard.
Withers slips a nice elbow through Wiggs's hands, connecting with Wiggs's forehead.
Wiggs is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Withers lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withers is landing with some decent strikes but Wiggs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Withers wants to finish this one by submission but Wiggs is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Withers.
Wiggs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Withers lands a big elbow.
Withers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Withers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Withers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wiggs regains half guard.
Wiggs moves into full guard.
Wiggs is trying to control the position but Withers postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wiggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Withers slips nicely into half guard.
Wiggs is looking to control Withers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wiggs avoid being mounted?
Wiggs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Withers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wiggs tries to kick Withers off but Withers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wiggs gets full guard.
Wiggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Luke Withers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Withers trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Withers looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wiggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Withers counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John Wiggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggs throws a hook but Withers avoids it easily.
Wiggs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luke Withers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wiggs.
Wiggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Withers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Withers wants to slow Wiggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Wiggs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Withers counters with a thumping low kick.
Withers cracks Wiggs with a good jab.
Wiggs looks to throw a body kick
enabling Withers to counter with a crisp jab.
Withers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Withers with the ground and pound but Wiggs regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wiggs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Withers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Withers's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Withers turns into Wiggs and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Withers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Withers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Withers dodges the punch combination from Wiggs.
An inside leg kick lands from Withers.
Wiggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wiggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Withers can pounce on him.
Wiggs misses with a double jab
and Withers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiggs misses with a takedown attempt
and Withers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wiggs's guard.
Withers trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Withers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wiggs keeping full guard, as Withers tries to pass.
Withers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Withers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wiggs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggs keeping moving, preventing Withers from controlling successfully.
Wiggs is striking off his back. Withers thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Withers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Withers trying to control from Wiggs's half guard. Wiggs has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wiggs keeping full guard, as Withers tries to pass.
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.
Wiggs looking to control.
Wiggs wants to sweep here but Withers controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Withers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Withers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Withers tries to free his leg and advance position but Wiggs is retaining full guard.
Withers won't allow Wiggs to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Withers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wiggs's head.
Withers clobbers Wiggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Withers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wiggs throws a lazy head kick
and Withers counters with an inside leg kick.
Withers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Withers scores with a punch to the head.
Wiggs misses with an uppercut
and Withers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wiggs won't be happy with that.
Withers looks up at the clock and then as Wiggs takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Withers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Withers lands a few punches from side control.
Wiggs taking a bit of punishment here - Withers scoring with strikes.
Withers lands a nice forearm strike.
Wiggs is trying to improve his position.
Withers cracks Wiggs with a big right hand but Wiggs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Withers lands a decent elbow from side control.
Withers wants to control but Wiggs is keeping him busy.
Withers is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withers working the ground and pound.
Wiggs takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Withers scores with punches from side control.
Wiggs taking punishment in the form of punches.
Withers looks up at the clock and then as Wiggs takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Withers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Withers advances to mount.
Wiggs gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Withers misses with a head shot. Wiggs uses the momentum to regain guard.
Withers stopping the sweep attempt from Wiggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Withers clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Withers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wiggs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Withers is rocked!
Withers seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Wiggs shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Withers is backing up but Wiggs catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Withers covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Wiggs Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wiggs! John Wiggs retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malloy's choice of entrance music: Was It True. 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Lewandowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Malloy!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Malloy is looking to escape.
Malloy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewandowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Malloy tries to roll over but Lewandowski keeps him under control.
Lewandowski lands strikes from half guard.
Malloy taking some punishment here, with Lewandowski in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lewandowski prevents Malloy from standing back up.
Lewandowski stands up from half guard.
Malloy tries to clinch there but Lewandowski circles away.
Malloy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewandowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malloy tries to clinch up but Lewandowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Malloy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malloy moves in looking to clinch but Lewandowski pushes him off.
Lewandowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malloy moves in looking to clinch but Lewandowski pushes him off.
Malloy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Malloy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malloy is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malloy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malloy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewandowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewandowski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Malloy!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewandowski unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Malloy gets back to half guard.
Lewandowski drops an elbow to the side of Malloy's head.
Lewandowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Malloy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lewandowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Malloy wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Lewandowski.
Malloy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malloy is trying to stand.
Malloy looks gassed!
Lewandowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski is looking for a kimura here.
Lewandowski working over Malloy with some ground and pound. Malloy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski drops an elbow to the side of Malloy's head.
Lewandowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lewandowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Lewandowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Malloy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Malloy tries to clinch up but Lewandowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Malloy tries to clinch but Lewandowski moves out of range.
Lewandowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Malloy.
Lewandowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malloy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski can't break the clinch.
Lewandowski lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lewandowski is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Malloy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Malloy pushes Lewandowski off and gets back to his feet.
Malloy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lewandowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lewandowski misses with a low kick.
Lewandowski misses with a wild body shot.
Malloy tries to clinch up
and Lewandowski counters with a single leg into guard. Malloy didn't expect that.
Malloy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lewandowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malloy's head.
Malloy being controlled here, momentarily.
Malloy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lewandowski is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Malloy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lewandowski's back instead.
Lewandowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lewandowski manages to reverse the position and now he's in Malloy's guard. Nice work there by Lewandowski.
Malloy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Malloy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malloy is looking for a triangle but Lewandowski pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lewandowski stops Malloy from standing up.
Malloy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lewandowski is one step ahead there.
Malloy looking for a guillotine here but Lewandowski defends easily.
Lewandowski with a nice head shot there.
Lewandowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewandowski lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lewandowski misses with a hook. Malloy ducked under it nicely.
Malloy looks to clinch
and Lewandowski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Malloy won't be happy with that.
Malloy is rocked!
Malloy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lewandowski connects with a decent elbow.
Malloy is still in real trouble! Can Lewandowski finish him?
Lewandowski in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Malloy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anton Lewandowski!
Anton Lewandowski is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jones (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrell Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Jones!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Turner showed some decent athleticism there.
Turner blocks the strikes from Jones.
Jones pushes Turner off looking to stand but Turner dives back in and keeps control.
Turner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Turner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Turner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones won't allow Turner to pass to mount.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Turner is controlling him
Turner 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turner tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Turner.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Turner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Jones avoids the head kick by Turner.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Turner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Turner decides to stand up.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Turner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones looks gassed!
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!
Jones blocks a head kick by Turner.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Turner or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Jones fails with the takedown
so Turner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Terrell Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Jones.
Turner chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones wants to stand up but Turner is controlling him.
Turner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones is trying to keep Turner in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turner won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones 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.
Jones avoids the head kick by Turner.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Jones works over Turner's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Turner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Turner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Turner moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones tries to clinch but Turner moves away
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Adam Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Turner scores a takedown into full mount!
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Turner. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones is looking to improve his position but Turner isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Turner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Turner maintains control.
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Turner unloading with bombs!
Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turner looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Terrell Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner landing shots from mount.
Turner looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones tries to hold on but Turner postures up.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Turner is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones stands up from Turner's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Turner tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones tries to clinch
and Turner moves into the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turner is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Jones misses with a hook
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand up but Turner isn't so interested in that idea.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Turner prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Turner passes into half guard.
Turner prevents Jones from standing back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones works over Turner's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Turner sprawls well.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Turner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Turner avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones Rushes Turner and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Turner is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Jones Piles on the pressure and Turner crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Jones! Adam Jones retains his middleweight title!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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