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CRICKET 7: 9/9/09 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Shabadoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Mcbeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Shane Mcbeth enters the ring!
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Shabadoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Mcbeth!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcbeth avoids the body shot from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shabadoo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shabadoo avoids the head kick by Mcbeth.
Mcbeth shoots in looking for a takedown. Shabadoo tries to sprawl out of it but Mcbeth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Shabadoo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shabadoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcbeth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shabadoo as he avoids it easily.
Shabadoo throws a shot from downtown. Mcbeth moves away and avoids it.
Joey Shabadoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shabadoo misses with a two punch combination.
Mcbeth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shabadoo pinned against the cage. Shabadoo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joey Shabadoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Mcbeth.
Shabadoo cracks Mcbeth with an open hand slap.
Shabadoo stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcbeth. Mcbeth gets slowly back to his feet.
Shabadoo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shabadoo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcbeth swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabadoo thuds a left hand into Mcbeth's body.
Mcbeth looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Mcbeth.
Shabadoo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shabadoo throws a head kick that misses.
Mcbeth throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Shabadoo counter with a right hand.
Mcbeth gets caught flat footed, as Shabadoo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcbeth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shabadoo connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcbeth wants to get back to his feet but Shabadoo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mcbeth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mcbeth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcbeth lands a big elbow.
Mcbeth lands a big shot there that rocks Shabadoo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mcbeth looking to control but Shabadoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mcbeth lands a big elbow.
Shabadoo tries to reverse the position but Mcbeth maintains control.
Mcbeth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shabadoo can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcbeth looking to control but Shabadoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shabadoo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mcbeth.
Shabadoo is trying desperately to improve position.
Shabadoo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Shabadoo tries to roll but Mcbeth sticks to his back.
Mcbeth is looking to control Shabadoo but Shabadoo is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shabadoo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shabadoo is looking to get to half guard.
Shabadoo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shabadoo is working to get back to half guard.
Shabadoo is working hard here to advance position.
Mcbeth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mcbeth wants to control the pace but Shabadoo is squirming around nicely.
Shabadoo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shabadoo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mcbeth. What's that going to do exactly?
Mcbeth trying to control but Shabadoo is having none of it.
Mcbeth is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shabadoo is surviving well by controlling Mcbeth's body position as best he can.
Mcbeth working for a guillotine from mount but Shabadoo is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Shabadoo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mcbeth moves away from the strike by Shabadoo.
Shabadoo misses with a looping right.
Mcbeth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shabadoo.
Mcbeth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shabadoo cracks Mcbeth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shabadoo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shabadoo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mcbeth!
Mcbeth tries to reverse the position but Shabadoo maintains control.
Mcbeth is trying to stand up.
Shabadoo has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mcbeth's face.
Mcbeth is breathing heavily.
Shabadoo looking to finish Mcbeth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mcbeth!
Mcbeth wants to control but Shabadoo is having none of it.
Mcbeth is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcbeth has left one of his arms exposed and Shabadoo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Mcbeth screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Shabadoo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey Mystery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mystery comes to the ring accompanied by Booyaka. Nick shannon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple 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, Rey Mystery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick shannon!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mystery.
shannon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mystery.
Mystery misses with a two punch combination.
shannon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - shannon lands in his opponent's guard.
Mystery has momentary wrist control but shannon slips an elbow through the middle.
Mystery working for a triangle but shannon defends it easily.
shannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mystery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
shannon throws a strike but Mystery rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
shannon has his foot on Mystery's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mystery works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shannon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mystery's guard.
shannon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mystery is proving hard to escape from.
Mystery might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mystery looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but shannon is defending well. Mystery quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! shannon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mystery celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rey Mystery!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bohnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miike Roshop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bohnam comes to the ring accompanied by Hair of the Dog. Roshop has chosen cant tell me nothing as his entrance music. Miike Roshop looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Bohnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miike Roshop!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohnam wants to clinch up but Roshop keeps it at a distance.
Roshop avoids the head kick by Bohnam.
Bohnam misses with a head kick.
Roshop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bohnam clinches with his opponent.
Bohnam has Roshop pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Roshop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Roshop on the inside.
Bohnam tries to pull guard but Roshop holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bohnam drops back down to his feet.
Bohnam successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bohnam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roshop postures up in Bohnam's guard and throws a big left but Bohnam blocks it.
Bohnam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roshop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roshop looking to pass the guard.
Roshop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bohnam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bohnam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roshop is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohnam is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roshop distracts Bohnam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roshop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bohnam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roshop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roshop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bohnam is breathing heavily.
Roshop throws a strike but Bohnam rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Roshop holds on and takes a little breather.
Bohnam wants to stand but Roshop is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roshop thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bohnam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roshop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roshop lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bohnam!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bohnam can't escape the position.
Bohnam regains half guard.
Bohnam regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roshop won't allow Bohnam to sweep him here.
Roshop postures up.
Roshop throwing strikes from guard but Bohnam blocks nicely.
Bohnam being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roshop's guard.
Roshop lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bohnam!
Roshop is landing with some decent strikes but Bohnam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roshop fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bohnam manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Roshop works his foot free and advances to mount.
Roshop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bohnam slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bohnam wants to sweep but no luck.
Roshop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roshop postures up.
Bohnam manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roshop tries to improve his position but Bohnam has taken his back! Bohnam has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Roshop tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Bohnam pushes Roshop away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jon Bohnam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandrukas Ozdemir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandrukas Ozdemir!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a one two combo.
Ozdemir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Ozdemir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ozdemir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Ozdemir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ozdemir is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Ozdemir is rocked!
Nice shot by Penn.
Ozdemir is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Ozdemir has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). TJ Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Peppers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat Pong!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pong tries a head kick but it misses.
Pong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pong breaks the clinch.
Peppers fails to land the takedown.
Peppers looks to land a combination but Pong avoids it well.
Peppers throws a hook but Pong avoids it easily.
Pong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pong throws a head kick that misses.
Peppers swinging wilding here.
Pong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pong's guard.
Peppers pushes down on Pong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Peppers is trying for a kimura here. Pong looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Peppers wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Peppers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Thibeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thibeau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amazing - Kanye West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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135 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Thibeau!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel throws a sloppy head kick and Thibeau moves out of range easily.
Gabriel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thibeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Gabriel.
Gabriel throws a sloppy body shot
and Thibeau counters with a left and a right that stings Gabriel.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thibeau.
Thibeau scores with a body shot.
Thibeau lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gabriel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thibeau tries to avoid it but Gabriel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thibeau to the ground. Thibeau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nicholas Thibeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabriel clinches.
Thibeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
Thibeau can't break the clinch.
Gabriel pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Gabriel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thibeau gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gabriel jumps guard but Thibeau stands there with Gabriel around his waist. Gabriel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gabriel manages to break the clinch.
Gabriel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thibeau sprawls well initially but Gabriel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to pass to mount but Thibeau is defending the position.
Thibeau is staying active underneath Gabriel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thibeau scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gabriel manages to mount him!
Gabriel manages to capitalize on a mistake by Thibeau to take his back!
Gabriel controlling the position well here. Thibeau rolled but Gabriel kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gabriel avoiding Thibeau 's attempts to control his hands.
Thibeau is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
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.
Thibeau punishes Gabriel's body with a nice straight punch.
Gabriel closes the distance and clinches up with Thibeau, looking for a takedown. Gabriel pushes Thibeau against the ropes but Thibeau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thibeau closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gabriel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thibeau won't be happy with that.
Thibeau is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thibeau is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gabriel wants to control but Thibeau is keeping him busy.
Thibeau is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Gabriel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gabriel working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thibeau pushes Gabriel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gabriel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gabriel working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gabriel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gabriel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gabriel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thibeau looking for a guillotine here but Gabriel defends easily.
Gabriel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Thibeau keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibeau is trying to control the position but Gabriel postures up.
Gabriel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thibeau is trying to control Gabriel's posture but Gabriel avoids it.
Gabriel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thibeau can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibeau is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gabriel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thibeau doesn't manage to clinch there - Gabriel circles away.
Thibeau throws a series of strikes that have Gabriel backpedaling.
It looks like Eli Gabriel has been cut.
Thibeau lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Gabriel misses
and Thibeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gabriel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thibeau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gabriel at a distance.
Gabriel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thibeau wants to clinch
and Gabriel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thibeau!
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!
Gabriel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thibeau tries to control the position but Gabriel now has his back.
Thibeau tries to escape the position.
Gabriel punches the canvas rather than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thibeau is trying to get back to his feet but Gabriel has full control of the position and if anything, Thibeau has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibeau looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Thibeau wants to get back to his feet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Thibeau has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gabriel is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Thibeau is defending well though. Gabriel let's go of the attempt for now.
Thibeau is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thibeau covering up well and avoiding damage.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Gabriel throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Thibeau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gabriel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thibeau is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel looking to break Thibeau's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Thibeau remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gabriel will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gabriel controlling from the back.
Gabriel looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Thibeau taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eli Gabriel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lord Humungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spenser May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humungus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is My Speech. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Lord Humungus!
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, Spenser May!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from May misses.
May misses with a jab, cross combination.
Humungus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. May checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Humungus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
May tries a head kick but it misses.
May drops Humungus with a right and a left! May comes rushing in but Humungus regains his composure and manages to keep May in guard.
Humungus is rocked!
May trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oh Humungus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
May wanted to stand there but Humungus had control of the position.
Humungus wants to sweep but no luck.
Humungus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Humungus seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
May tries to stand but Humungus is controlling from the bottom.
Humungus throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
May wants to control from the top but Humungus keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
May lands with a nice combination. Humungus backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humungus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Humungus avoids a punch combination nicely.
May throws a head kick but Humungus moves out of range.
May pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May looks gassed!
Humungus gets a clinch.
Humungus has had enough of the clinch but May keeps him there for the moment.
Humungus ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Humungus no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
May is looking to stand up but Humungus won't let him.
Humungus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
May wanted to stand there but Humungus had control of the position.
Humungus looking for a triangle here. May is fighting it but it looks tight! Humungus pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, May is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lord Humungus!
Lord Humungus is the new lightweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carmine Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lowrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Red Hot Chili Peppers- Can't Stop. Lowrey has chosen Inner Circle - Bad Boys as his entrance music. Mike Lowrey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Carmine Rose!
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, Mike Lowrey!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lowrey throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carmine Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lowrey sprawls well initially but Rose persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lowrey tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Lowrey trying to control here.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lowrey is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Lowrey holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rose passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowrey taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rose wants to control but Lowrey is keeping him busy.
Lowrey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rose lands a nice short elbow.
Lowrey is trying to control but can't.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lowrey keeps working.
Rose tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lowrey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rose working over Lowrey with some ground and pound. Lowrey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lowrey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rose is working away from the top position though.
Rose seems to be working for a kimura but Lowrey defends the submission attempt.
Rose is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lowrey if he has to take too many more of those.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lowrey circles away.
A choreographed right hand from Lowrey misses the target.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowrey stalling the fight.
Rose is looking to break free of the clinch but Lowrey has double underhooks.
Lowrey decides to pull guard.
Lowrey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lowrey tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowrey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rose is refusing to be controlled, as Lowrey sits in half guard.
Lowrey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lowrey lands strikes from half guard.
Lowrey controlling the action here.
Lowrey trying to control from half guard but Rose is working away.
Rose makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rose.
Lowrey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.
Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowrey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lowrey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Lowrey from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lowrey throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose tries to clinch there but Lowrey circles away.
Lowrey lands a jab to the nose.
Lowrey stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmine Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose pushes Lowrey up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lowrey trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Lowrey keeps control of Rose as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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 Carmine Rose will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
Lowrey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lowrey's knee momentarily.
Rose tries to clinch there but Lowrey circles away.
Lowrey works over Rose's head and body with a nice combination.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carmine Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowrey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rose's hands.
Rose stuffs the takedown attempt from Lowrey. Lowrey gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Lowrey.
Lowrey throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lowrey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lowrey misses the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Lowrey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rose tries to clinch but Lowrey moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Lowrey catches Rose right on the button with a cross.
Rose tries to clinch but Lowrey is having none of it.
Rose looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lowrey!
Lowrey slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lowrey scores with a few weak punches.
Rose is looking for a kimura here.
Rose seems to be looking for submissions.
Lowrey is controlling Rose's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rose prevents Lowrey from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowrey is in trouble now - Rose has advanced to mount!
Rose landing punches.
Lowrey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lowrey tries to lock up and control but Rose gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rose working the ground and pound effectively.
Rose connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rose with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Rose connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rose blocks Lowrey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rose unloading with bombs!
Rose punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rose lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lowrey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose landing punches.
Lowrey is rocked!
Lowrey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rose throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lowrey is trying to escape the mount.
Lowrey tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Lowrey is desperately trying to improve his position but Rose has a good base and remains in mount.
Lowrey manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lowrey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lowrey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.
Lowrey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowrey stands and throws Rose's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowrey is working Rose over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lowrey working the head with strikes.
Lowrey is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rose takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lowrey has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rose!
Rose really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lowrey lands a big shot there that rocks Rose but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lowrey with shots to the head and body - Rose looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rose takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lowrey cracks Rose with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Lowrey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lowrey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rose shoots and misses
and Lowrey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rose!
Rose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mike Lowrey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lowrey working the ground and pound effectively.
Rose is looking to get to half guard.
Rose is squirming around, avoiding Lowrey's attempts to control the action.
Lowrey landing strikes from the mount.
Rose is working to get back to half guard.
Rose throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lowrey. What's that going to do exactly?
Lowrey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lowrey cracks Rose with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lowrey on the ground.
Rose really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lowrey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rose?
Rose throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lowrey blocks Rose's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rose tries to reverse the position but Lowrey maintains control.
Lowrey cracks Rose with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lowrey trying to control but Rose is having none of it.
Lowrey has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rose's face.
Lowrey cracks Rose with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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.
Lowrey thowing shots but they're missing.
Lowrey throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rose has his hands clasped together but Lowrey breaks the hold and Rose is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Lowrey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Lowrey!
Mike Lowrey is the new featherweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dolores Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Krunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marcus Krunov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight 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, Dolores Haze!
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, Marcus Krunov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krunov scores a takedown into full mount!
Krunov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Krunov gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Krunov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haze looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Krunov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Haze is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Haze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Haze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Krunov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haze is trying to get back to half guard.
Krunov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Haze gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Haze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haze is looking for a triangle but Krunov pushes his legs off easily.
Haze throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Krunov wanted to stand there but Haze had control of the position.
Krunov looking to pass the guard.
Haze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haze is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Krunov rolls with it to try and escape but Haze cranks on the arm and Krunov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dolores Haze!
Dolores Haze is the new bantamweight champion!
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