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DEF 20 - LW Tournament Rd I PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lamberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lamberto looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humphrey Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lamberto!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sloan is going olschool here, as he tries to force Lamberto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lamberto shrugs it off.
Sloan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamberto tries to hold on but Sloan pushes him away.
Sloan is going olschool here, as he tries to force Lamberto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lamberto shrugs it off.
Sloan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sloan has isolated one of Lamberto's arms. Lamberto looking to fight him off but Sloan twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Humphrey Sloan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Smith!
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, Jordan Dick!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dick moves out of range of the body kick.
Dick lands a two punch combo.
Smith throws a series of punches but Dick moves out of range.
Dick avoids the head kick by Smith.
Dick misses with the combination.
Smith rushes Dick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Dick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dick can't get the takedown.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dick to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dick circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith ducks straight into an uppercut from Dick and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Smith maanges to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Travis Smith has been cut.
Dick seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick 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.
Smith wants to stand up but Dick is controlling him.
Dick throws a big right hand that misses.
Dick drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Dick off! Dick jumps back into Smith's guard.
Dick 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.
Dick looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dick off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Travis Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
A combination from Dick does no damage.
Dick throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Dick throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith wants to slow Dick down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith lands with a cross.
Dick misses with a double jab.
Travis Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick drops Smith with a left right combo! Dick follows him down to the ground into side control.
Smith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dick remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dick on the ground.
Dick working the ground and pound from side control.
Dick has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Smith is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dick yanks on the arm and Smith is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan Dick!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between TJ Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tureil Vita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vita's choice of entrance music: Ain't No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tureil Vita!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Allen or perhaps it was just good defense by Vita which made him look bad.
Vita scores with a hook to the body. Allen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
TJ Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Vita.
Vita moves into range and connects with a jab.
Allen avoids the head kick by Vita.
Allen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vita counters with a monster head kick that knocks Allen out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tureil Vita!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juanito Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juanito Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval lands with a nice combination. Quick backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Joe Quick has been cut.
A good leg kick by Quick.
Quick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Quick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quick throws a series of punches but Sandoval avoids them all with ease.
Quick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandoval lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sandoval scores with a nice strike.
Quick throws a leg kick that misses.
Sandoval rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sandoval closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Quick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sandoval chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quick can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quick.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandoval paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quick moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sandoval checks a low kick from Quick.
Quick throws a solid leg kick but Sandoval takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quick misses with a head kick.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Sandoval counter with a right hand.
Quick walks into a straight right hand from Sandoval.
Some wild striking there from Quick.
Quick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donk. Sandoval catches Quick right on the button with a cross.
A shot to de liver by Sandoval. Beautiful body shot.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval avoids a kick to the body.
Sandoval throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Quick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sandoval throws a combination. Quick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Sandoval finds it's way through Quick's defenses.
Joe Quick's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sandoval is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Quick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sandoval drops Quick with a beautiful combination! Quick stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sandoval is looking for the KO!
Sandoval scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from Sandoval lands.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to Quick's body. Quick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sandoval lands a big shot that drops Quick! Can he finish him?
Quick is rocked!
Sandoval sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quick's guard.
Sandoval thows a huge punch but Quick dodges it nicely.
Sandoval seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Quick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sandoval on the ground.
Quick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sandoval.
Sandoval not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sandoval winds up and cracks Quick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quick tries to get out of the position.
Sandoval decides to stand and escape the position.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the head.
Joe Quick's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Sandoval lands.
Sandoval scores with a decent looking hook.
Quick ducks right into an uppercut from Sandoval.
Sandoval digs a good body shot into Quick's ribs.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to Quick's body. Quick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sandoval connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sandoval fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sandoval getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Quick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sandoval throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Sandoval lands.
Jeez, Joe Quick's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Quick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sandoval scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quick in his tracks.
Sandoval moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sandoval lands a jab to Quick's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval Rushes Quick and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Quick is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sandoval Piles on the pressure and Quick crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juanito Sandoval!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jagger Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyde comes to the cage accompanied by Papa Roach - Caught Dead. Dawkins has chosen Mobb Deep - survival of the fittest as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jagger Cyde!
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, Brian Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins wants to clinch up but Cyde keeps it at a distance.
Dawkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dawkins lands a nice short elbow.
Cyde taking some punishment here, with Dawkins in his half guard.
Cyde is trying to stand up here but Dawkins is controlling him well.
Dawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cyde is looking to escape.
Dawkins slips a nice elbow through Cyde's hands, connecting with Cyde's forehead.
Dawkins working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Dawkins there.
Dawkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins stops Cyde from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins slips a nice elbow through Cyde's hands, connecting with Cyde's forehead.
Dawkins is looking to advance position but Cyde won't allow it.
Cyde tries to kick Dawkins off but Dawkins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cyde is breathing heavily.
Cyde has hold of Dawkins's hands but Dawkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dawkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cyde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cyde tries to kick Dawkins off but Dawkins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dawkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dawkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cyde is trying to stand back up but Dawkins is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyde is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dawkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cyde is trying to stand up here but Dawkins is controlling him well.
Dawkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Cyde is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dawkins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dawkins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins is landing with some decent strikes but Cyde is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Dawkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins landing punches.
Dawkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dawkins working Cyde over with strikes here.
BOOM! Dawkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cyde is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dawkins with a couple of short strikes.
Dawkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyde taking shots to the head.
Dawkins with shots to the head and body - Cyde looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dawkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dawkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Cyde is rocked!
Dawkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Cyde is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins landing strikes from the mount.
Dawkins working Cyde over with strikes here.
Dawkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cyde hang on?
Dawkins breaks from Cyde's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cyde seems to have got his legs back now.
Dawkins landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Dawkins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cyde?
Cyde takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cyde really wants to buck Dawkins off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cyde looks a forlorn figure.
Dawkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cyde looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Dawkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cyde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawkins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cyde's guard.
Cyde is looking to stand up but Dawkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Dawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cyde is keeping the position for now.
Dawkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawkins advances to half guard.
Brian Dawkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Dawkins there.
Dawkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dawkins connects with a nice short shot to Cyde's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde pushes Dawkins off looking to stand but Dawkins dives back in and keeps control.
Dawkins wants to pass the guard but Cyde is defending well.
Dawkins slows the pace down in half guard.
Dawkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cyde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dawkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dawkins moves into full mount! Cyde won't be happy about that!
Dawkins working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dawkins lands with some strikes.
Dawkins lands a big elbow.
Dawkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dawkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dawkins is working for a guillotine from mount but Cyde frees his head quite easily.
Dawkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Dawkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyde is in a horrible position here. Dawkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dawkins landing punches.
Dawkins scoring with strikes but Cyde is staying in there.
Dawkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cyde?
Cyde is bucking up trying to escape but Dawkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dawkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cyde looks a forlorn figure.
Dawkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cyde is looking to escape.
Cyde is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cyde has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dawkins landing punches.
Cyde in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dawkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cyde can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dawkins working Cyde over with strikes here.
Dawkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You get the feeling that Cyde really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawkins working Cyde over with strikes here.
Cyde is in a horrible position here. Dawkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dawkins dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Dawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dawkins jabs at Cyde's body.
Cyde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brian Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins tries to clinch but Cyde is having none of it.
Dawkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Cyde off the cage and back into rage.
Cyde misses the jab.
Dawkins lands a nice shot that snaps Cyde's head back.
Dawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.
Dawkins tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cyde throws a head punch that misses.
Cyde is pressed up against the cage. Dawkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cyde down to the mat. Cyde avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dawkins tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
Nice shot lands for Dawkins.
Dawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawkins tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawkins is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Dawkins scores with a hook to the body. Cyde takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dawkins is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jagger Cyde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dawkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Dawkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jagger Cyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Dawkins.
Dawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cyde throws a right hand that Dawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawkins also avoids with ease.
Dawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawkins tries to clinch but Cyde is having none of it.
Dawkins jabs Cyde right on the nose. Cyde blinks but takes it well.
Dawkins with a jab.
Dawkins wants to clinch up but Cyde keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawkins scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawkins works over Cyde's head and body with a nice combination.
Dawkins tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
Dawkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dawkins showed some decent athleticism there.
Dawkins stops Cyde from getting back to his feet.
Dawkins wants to pass the guard but Cyde is defending well.
Cyde kicks Dawkins off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cyde throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Cyde.
Dawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.
Dawkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dawkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cyde tries to move into range but Dawkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cyde tries to move into range but Dawkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawkins moves into range and clinches up with Cyde.
Dawkins blocks an elbow strike.
Dawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dawkins is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cyde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cyde wants to get back to his feet but Dawkins drags him back down.
Cyde is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cyde taking a bit of punishment here - Dawkins scoring with strikes.
Jagger Cyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawkins lands a nice forearm strike.
Cyde gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cyde flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Dawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dawkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Dawkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Okano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli- Time to Say Goodbye. Okano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aalto - Resolution. Miyamoto Musashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koji Okano!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okano tries to clinch up.
Musashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Musashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Okano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Okano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okano throws a head kick but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi gets the takedown into side control.
Okano is not content to let Musashi control the position.
Musashi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Okano has escaped the position, nice work there.
Musashi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi is looking to take a break and control but Okano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Musashi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Okano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Musashi trying to control the action but Okano is working from the bottom.
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.
Okano stops Musashi from passing to mount.
Musashi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Okano to see if he's OK.
Musashi trying to control the action but Okano is working from the bottom.
Musashi has hold of Okano's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Okano tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Musashi cranks the arm and Okano screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Okano, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Miyamoto Musashi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evander Ali!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evander Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali drops Martinez with a left and a right! Oh, Martinez is hurt - Ali dives into side control looking to finish!
Martinez is rocked!
It looks like Oscar Martinez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez looks to move to half guard but instead Ali has passed into mount! Damn!
Oh Martinez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Martinez because Ali loaded up on that one.
Ali content just to control the position here.
Martinez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ali tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez tries to hold on but Ali pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ali can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
Ali postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Martinez bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ali and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evander Ali!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Stroud 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Maloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maloney to the mat! Maloney manages to get full guard.
Maloney keeping moving, preventing Stroud from controlling successfully.
Maloney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maloney escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stroud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maloney is looking for a triangle but Stroud pushes his legs off easily.
Maloney working for a triangle but Stroud defends it easily.
Stroud decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maloney, up you get!
Stroud looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stroud perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stroud lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maloney is trying to maintain the position but Stroud is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stroud manages to pass to mount!
Stroud landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Stroud.
Maloney is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stroud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stroud is working for a guillotine from mount but Maloney frees his head quite easily.
Maloney is in a horrible position here. Stroud smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stroud throwing strikes here but Maloney is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney regains half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maloney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maloney is breathing heavily.
Stroud frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stroud breaks from Maloney's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maloney taking shots to the head.
Stroud raining down shots from the mount!
Stroud looking to finish Maloney with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maloney!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroud controlling from the full mount.
Stroud looking to finish Maloney with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maloney!
Maloney is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Stroud.
Maloney gets back to half guard.
Maloney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stroud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maloney trying to control but Stroud postures up.
Maloney actively working from the bottom here.
Stroud wants to take a breather but Maloney is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maloney manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maloney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud slips nicely into half guard.
Maloney is controlling Stroud's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Maloney actively working from the bottom here.
Maloney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stroud is working for a submission of some sort.
Stroud seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stroud is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Stroud dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stroud shoots in for a takedown but Maloney shows good takedown defense.
Stroud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maloney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Lee Stroud has been cut.
Stroud shoots for a takedown but Maloney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stroud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maloney circles away.
Steve Maloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Stroud.
Stroud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maloney avoids the body shot from Stroud.
Steve Maloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maloney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroud avoids the body shot from Maloney.
Maloney drops Stroud with a left and a right! Oh, Stroud is hurt - Maloney dives into side control looking to finish!
Stroud is rocked!
A lull in the action here as Maloney stalls from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maloney trying to control the position but Stroud is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud is looking for a sweep.
Maloney trying to control the action but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Maloney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stroud manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maloney is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stroud regains half guard.
Stroud wants to improve his position but Maloney is controlling well.
Maloney wants to control but Stroud is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud tries to roll over but Maloney keeps him under control.
Maloney is keen to just control but Stroud is a slippery customer.
Stroud is looking to control Maloney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stroud avoid being mounted?
Stroud looking for submissions off his back.
Maloney controlling the action here.
Maloney is trying to control the action in half guard but Stroud is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stroud blocks a jab.
A big left from Maloney misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud blocks a jab.
Maloney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maloney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maloney lands a nice looking body shot.
Maloney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That has opened up Lee Stroud's cut even more.
Maloney lands with a shot to the body.
Maloney jabs Stroud right on the nose. Stroud blinks but takes it well.
Maloney looks to land a left hand but Stroud moved out of range nicely.
Stroud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maloney.
Stroud changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maloney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maloney is looking for a sweep.
Stroud working the ground and pound from side control.
Stroud has an Americana. Maloney didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Stroud is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Stroud hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lee Stroud!
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