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EEC 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiril Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiril Demidov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiril Demidov!
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, Matt Rio!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rio clinches up with Demidov and pushes him back against the cage.
Rio is trying to maintain a safe position but Demidov gets an underhook and turns Rio into the cage.
Rio successfully pulls guard.
Demidov stopping the sweep attempt from Rio.
Rio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Demidov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Demidov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Demidov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demidov wants to control from the top but Rio keeps moving.
Demidov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rio on the ground.
Rio had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Demidov is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rio Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Demidov's back instead.
Rio is trying to control but Demidov is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Demidov working to try and regain half guard.
Rio is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rio.
Rio has control of Demidov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Demidov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Demidov is looking to improve his position but Rio isn't that keen on the idea.
Rio unloads with some shots from mount but Demidov bucks and avoids them well.
Demidov is trying to escape the mount.
Demidov has given up his back here.
Rio looking for the choke from the back.
Rio has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Rio looks gassed!
Demidov controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Demidov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Demidov trying to control the action but Rio just sinks the hooks in.
Rio patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Demidov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demidov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rio is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Demidov controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rio looking for the choke from the back.
Demidov wants to escape the position.
Demidov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Demidov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Demidov defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rio's arms.
Will Rio go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Demidov wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rio avoiding Demidov 's attempts to control his hands.
Demidov is trying to break free.
Rio is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Demidov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Demidov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rio.
Demidov tries to roll but Rio sticks to his back.
Rio patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rio tries to get the hooks in deep but Demidov pushed the leg off.
Rio is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Demidov is defending well though. Rio let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Rio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rio shoots in but Demidov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rio shoots in for a double leg but Demidov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rio. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rio tries for a takedown but Demidov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kiril Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Rio.
Demidov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Demidov showed some decent athleticism there.
Demidov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Demidov working Rio over with strikes.
Rio is pressing down on Demidov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Matt Rio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Demidov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Demidov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Demidov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rio is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rio striking off his back but it's not causing Demidov any problems.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demidov preventing the sweep.
Rio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Demidov!
Demidov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rio.
Poor strikes thrown by Rio there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Demidov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rio is looking to stand but Rio has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Demidov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rio looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rio is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Demidov is surviving well by controlling Rio's body position as best he can.
Demidov is desperately trying to improve his position but Rio has a good base and remains in mount.
Rio stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rio with a poor takedown
and Demidov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Demidov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rio's guard.
Rio 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rio is thwarting Demidov's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rio wants to free his trapped foot but Demidov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Demidov keeping hold of Rio's head, controlling as best he can.
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.
Rio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Demidov defends it well.
Rio is working for a kimura but Demidov is defending it quite comfortably.
Demidov tries to get to full guard but Rio has control of the leg.
Rio passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Rio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demidov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rio tries to clinch up but Demidov circles away and keeps his distance.
Rio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Demidov counters with a stiff right hand.
Demidov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rio's guard.
Rio has his feet on Demidov's thighs here. He's pushed Demidov off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Demidov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Rio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Hardonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JT Warwagon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JT Warwagon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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278 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoni Hardonk!
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, JT Warwagon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardonk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Warwagon to the mat! Warwagon manages to get full guard.
Hardonk trying to control the position from guard on top but Warwagon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warwagon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hardonk is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Warwagon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hardonk's back instead.
Warwagon lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hardonk.
Warwagon lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Hardonk has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Hardonk prevents Warwagon from getting a body triangle.
Warwagon is trying to stick to Hardonk's back but Hardonk is turning into Warwagon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Warwagon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hardonk.
Warwagon has control of Hardonk's left arm, preventing Hardonk from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warwagon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardonk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardonk tries to free his leg and advance position but Warwagon is retaining full guard.
Warwagon is trying to control the position but Hardonk postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardonk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Warwagon but Warwagon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardonk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hardonk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Warwagon as Hardonk shoots in.
Warwagon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Warwagon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Warwagon controlling the position easily from mount.
Warwagon scoring with strikes but Hardonk is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warwagon wants to control the pace but Hardonk is squirming around nicely.
Hardonk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Warwagon scoring with strikes but Hardonk is staying in there.
Warwagon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardonk is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Warwagon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardonk hang on?
Hardonk is breathing heavily.
Hardonk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warwagon cracks Hardonk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warwagon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Warwagon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Warwagon looking to finish Hardonk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hardonk!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardonk is in a horrible position here. Warwagon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hardonk tries to lock up and control but Warwagon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Warwagon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Warwagon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Warwagon controlling his opponent.
Warwagon cracks Hardonk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hardonk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardonk is bucking up trying to escape but Warwagon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Warwagon working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warwagon is landing with some decent strikes but Hardonk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hardonk is rocked!
Warwagon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hardonk looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Hardonk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warwagon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warwagon lands a big shot to the head and Hardonk winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). JT Warwagon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Rene Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Rene Roussimoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Rene Roussimoff!
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, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clark tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roussimoff is fending him off so far but Clark persists. Nope, Roussimoff circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark looks gassed!
Clark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like John Clark has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roussimoff is fending him off so far but Clark persists. Nope, Roussimoff circles away and we're back to standing.
Andre Rene Roussimoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Clark.
Roussimoff throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark defending well as Roussimoff loads up on a big left hand.
Roussimoff throws an uppercut from hell that sends Clark clean off his feet! He's out cold! Roussimoff stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Rene Roussimoff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Sansario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Sansario is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Gunderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Sansario!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansario loads up on a big right hand but Gunderson slips the punch.
Sansario stuffs the takedown.
Sansario closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sansario connects with a knee to the head.
Sansario breaks from the clinch.
Gunderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sansario tries to avoid it but Gunderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sansario to the ground. Sansario escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
BOOM! Sansario lands a beautiful left hook that drops Gunderson. Gunderson tries to recover but Sansario is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Gunderson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Sansario!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Gokudera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Goode is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hayato Gokudera!
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, Dominic Goode!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goode closes the distance and clinches up with Gokudera, looking for a takedown. Goode pushes Gokudera against the cage but Gokudera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Goode.
Gokudera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gokudera passes to full mount!
Gokudera is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Goode is surviving well by controlling Gokudera's body position as best he can.
Gokudera fails to advance to Goode's back.
Goode is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gokudera looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gokudera punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gokudera wants to control the pace but Goode is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goode tries to hold on but Gokudera pushes him away.
Gokudera looking for a guillotine from mount but Goode is having none of it.
Gokudera with shots to the head and body - Goode looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gokudera working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Goode really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gokudera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gokudera seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Goode is holding on tight.
Gokudera raining down shots from the mount!
Goode is squirming around, avoiding Gokudera's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode is trying to escape the mount.
Gokudera is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Goode can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Goode is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gokudera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gokudera working for a guillotine from mount but Goode is in no mood to give up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goode is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gokudera jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Goode manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gokudera wants to control but Goode is keeping him busy.
Gokudera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Goode knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Goode manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gokudera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Goode doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gokudera.
Gokudera seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Goode is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hayato Gokudera!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmine Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Six Million Dollar Man. Rose has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers- Can't Stop as his entrance music. Steve Austin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carmine Rose!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Austin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Rose checks a leg kick.
Austin drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rose doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Austinis looking to pass into half guard but Rose pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rose is in guard.
Austin looking for a sweep. Not yet Austin, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Austin is on top in guard.
Austin looking to pass the guard.
Austin postures up in Rose's guard and throws a big left but Rose blocks it.
Austin 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.
Rose controls Austin momentarily but Austin frees himself.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.
Rose doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Austin scoring well with a low kick there.
Austin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Austin settles back down.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Austin pushes Rose away with a front kick.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rose is looking to clinch but Austin is avoiding it.
Austin throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Good shot there by Austin.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Decent striking displayed by Austin there.
Austin throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Austin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Austin lands in his opponent's guard.
Rose manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rose looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to lock up and control but Rose gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rose landing shots from mount.
Austin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rose. What's that going to do exactly?
Austin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rose wants to get back to his feet.
Austin moves into full guard.
Rose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Austin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rose should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Austin has tightened it up now! Rose should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steve Austin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen "This Is War" by Il Nino as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gabriel Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Quick!
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, Gabriel Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quick pinned against the cage. Quick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab from Quick.
Quick moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Dos Santos goes down! Can Quick finish him!?
Dos Santos is rocked!
Quick would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Can Quick finish him?
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Dos Santos has his foot on Quick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quick works his way back into a safe position though.
Dos Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quick's guard.
Quick keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Quick kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dos Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quick keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quick's guard.
Quick is staying active underneath Dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quick's head.
Dos Santos trying to control the action but Quick is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quick is trying to stand.
Quick is refusing to be controlled, as Dos Santos sits in half guard.
Quick is looking to escape.
Dos Santos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Quick is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Dos Santos has taken his back!
Quick holding both Dos Santos 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Quick defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dos Santos is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Quick has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Dos Santos has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Quick taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Dos Santos doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berdo Haaasik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Stinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barney Stinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Berdo Haaasik!
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, Barney Stinson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinson swinging wilding here.
Haaasik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haaasik just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stinson misses with the combination.
Haaasik misses with the combination.
Haaasik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stinson.
Haaasik throws a series of punches but Stinson avoids them all with ease.
Stinson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haaasik dodges the punch combination from Stinson.
Haaasik slips a jab and a cross from Stinson.
Stinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haaasik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stinson won't be happy with that.
Stinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haaasik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haaasik tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Haaasik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haaasik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stinson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haaasik tries for a kimura but Stinson is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haaasik tries for a kimura but Stinson is defending well.
Stinson is pushing Haaasik's head away, looking to escape. Haaasik manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haaasik tries for a kimura but Stinson is defending well.
Haaasik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stinson keeps working.
Haaasik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haaasik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaasik wants to control but Stinson is keeping him busy.
Stinson stops Haaasik from passing to mount.
Haaasik is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stinson is not content to let Haaasik control the position.
Haaasik is trying to ground and pound but Stinson uses the momentary lack of control by Haaasik to regain half guard.
Haaasik trying to pass the guard but Stinson defending well.
Haaasik controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stinson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berdo Haaasik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haaasik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stinson throws a one two combo.
Stinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haaasik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haaasik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haaasik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haaasik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haaasik counters with a stiff right hand.
Haaasik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Haaasik jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stinson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stinson prevents Haaasik from improving position.
Haaasik tries for a kimura but Stinson is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Haaasik crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haaasik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stinson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haaasik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stinson throws Haaasik to one side and escapes!
Berdo Haaasik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Stinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haaasik lands a jab to the nose.
Haaasik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haaasik.
Barney Stinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Stinson misses.
Haaasik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haaasik throws a one two combo.
Stinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haaasik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haaasik feints and as Stinson raises his hands in defense, Haaasik changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haaasik slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaasik looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stinson is not content to let Haaasik control the position.
Haaasik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haaasik trying to pass the guard but Stinson defending well.
Haaasik wants to work for an arm triangle but Stinson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haaasik is working for a submission of some sort.
Haaasik tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berdo Haaasik 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. This is the final round!
Stinson misses with a combination
and Haaasik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haaasik throws a right hand that Stinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stinson also avoids with ease.
Haaasik misses with a few strikes there.
Stinson dodges the punch combination from Haaasik.
Stinson throws a jab when Haaasik was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Stinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haaasik scores with a body shot.
Haaasik lands a jab to the head.
Stinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haaasik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haaasik closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haaasik counters with a left to the body.
Haaasik feints and then cracks Stinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stinson down.
Haaasik looks to land a combination. Stinson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stinson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Haaasik knocks Stinson out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Berdo Haaasik!
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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 redheaded Step Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Step Child has chosen Nacho Libre Iam Iam as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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19
130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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18
130 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dolores Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, redheaded Step Child!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haze changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Step Child looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Step Child stops Haze from passing to mount.
Step Child is looking for a sweep.
Haze throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Haze throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Haze crashes against the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haze tries to clinch but Step Child is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Step Child tries for a takedown but Haze circles away easily
and Haze counters with a single leg into guard. Step Child didn't expect that.
Step Child is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Step Child is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Haze postures up in Step Child's guard and throws a big left but Step Child blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze pushes down on Step Child's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Step Child is not content to let Haze control the position.
Step Child moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.
Haze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Step Child looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haze doesn't manage to clinch there - Step Child circles away.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Step Child manages to avoid it.
Dolores Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Step Child gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Haze passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Haze trying to control the position but Step Child is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze tries to move to mount but Step Child blocks the move with his legs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Haze decides to stand back up.
Haze shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Haze is looking for a kimura here.
Haze is looking for a kimura but Step Child is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haze to get the leverage.
Haze prevents Step Child from improving his position.
Step Child slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Step Child has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Step Child wants to sweep here but Haze controlling him for the moment.
Step Child keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Step Child is looking for a triangle but Haze pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Step Child looks gassed!
Haze slips nicely into half guard.
Haze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haze has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Step Child?
Haze looking to control but Step Child is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Step Child is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haze wants to take Step Child's back here but Step Child is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Haze sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Haze prevents Step Child from getting the reversal.
Haze takes Step Child's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Step Child is in trouble.
Haze is hanging on to Step Child's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolores Haze dominated that 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.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Step Child manages to avoid it.
Haze closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Step Child to the mat! Step Child manages to get full guard.
Haze is working Step Child over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Step Child is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze drops back looking for a leg! Step Child is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Step Child manages to kick Haze off! Haze jumps back into Step Child's guard.
Step Child keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
Step Child looking for a guillotine here but Haze defends easily.
Step Child working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Step Child is breathing heavily.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Step Child works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haze sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Step Child's guard.
Dolores Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Step Child looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Step Child is looking for a sweep. Haze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Step Child moves into full guard.
Haze is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Haze forces his way into half guard.
Haze thows a huge punch but Step Child dodges it nicely.
Haze uses his free foot to push down on Step Child's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Step Child.
Haze looking to control but Step Child is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Step Child working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze punching from mount but Step Child doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Haze lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Step Child hang on?
Haze looking to ground and pound but Step Child is blocking nicely.
Haze fails to advance to Step Child's back.
Haze throwing strikes here but Step Child is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Haze is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Step Child has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Haze content just to control the position here.
Step Child is trying desperately to improve position.
Haze throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Haze looking to secure an arm triangle but Step Child defends it well.
Haze looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to control but Step Child wriggling away.
Haze unloads with some shots from mount but Step Child bucks and avoids them well.
Haze throws some wild stikes that Step Child manages to avoid easily.
Step Child is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Haze there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Haze throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Step Child regains half guard.
Haze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Step Child tries to roll over but Haze keeps him under control.
Step Child is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Haze thows a huge punch but Step Child dodges it nicely.
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.
Haze prevents Step Child from improving his position.
Haze is looking for a kimura here.
Haze is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Step Child is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dolores Haze!
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