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RCJ 23: Nagurski vs. Murdoch PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gio Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Donovan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gio Jazz!
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, Mike Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jazz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donovan's waist but Donovan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jazz off to one side.
Donovan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jazz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jazz working a defensive guard here.
Donovan won't allow Jazz to get back to his feet.
Donovan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jazz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Donovan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Donovan drops back looking for a leg! Jazz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jazz manages to kick Donovan off! Donovan jumps back into Jazz's guard.
Donovan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz keeping full guard, as Donovan tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jazz fails with the takedown
so Donovan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jazz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jazz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jazz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Donovan throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jazz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jazz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jazz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Donovan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Jazz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jazz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jazz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Donovan has passed into half guard!
Donovan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jazz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donovan on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is trying to control the action in half guard but Jazz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Donovan is controlling the pace.
Donovan looks gassed!
Jazz actively working from the bottom here.
Jazz trying to control from the bottom.
Donovan trying to mount his opponent but Jazz defends it.
Jazz trying to control but Donovan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donovan is looking to take a break and control but Jazz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jazz misses the shot to the body.
Donovan has his takedown stuffed
and Jazz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donovan thinking.
Jazz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Donovan was covering up waiting for the punch and Jazz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donovan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jazz.
Jazz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jazz thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Donovan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donovan slaps away a takedown attempt from Jazz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jazz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Donovan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jazz!
Jazz is squirming around, avoiding Donovan's attempts to control the action.
Jazz wants to hold on but Donovan pushes him away.
Donovan prevents Jazz from getting the reversal.
Jazz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jazz wants to control but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Donovan looking to control but Jazz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jazz is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jazz?
Donovan blocks Jazz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jazz wants to control but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan content just to control the position here.
Jazz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jazz is working hard here to advance position.
Donovan avoids the attempt from Jazz to control.
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.
Donovan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jazz to take his back!
Jazz holding both Donovan 's hands and preventing any damage.
Donovan biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jazz trying to control the action but Donovan just sinks the hooks in.
Donovan keeps control of the position easily here as Jazz tries to buck him off.
Jazz can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jazz can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donovan is not going to allow Jazz to sit and survive in this position.
Jazz is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donovan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jazz is really stuck here.
Donovan is trying to stick to Jazz's back but Jazz is turning into Donovan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Donovan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jazz.
Jazz wants to stand but Donovan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jazz shoots and misses
enabling Donovan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Jazz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Donovan misses with a takedown attempt - Jazz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jazz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jazz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Donovan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Donovan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jazz smiles and moves away.
Jazz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Donovan sprawls well initially but Jazz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Donovan is refusing to be controlled, as Jazz sits in half guard.
Jazz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Donovan controls his leg.
Donovan moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Donovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jazz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jazz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jazz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donovan defending well though.
Donovan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Donovan manages to get to full guard.
Jazz cracks Donovan with a solid left hand.
Donovan is looking to stand up but Jazz isn't so interested in that idea.
Donovan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jazz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jazz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jazz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jazz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donovan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Jazz from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jazz looks for a takedown but Donovan sprawls well.
Jazz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jazz throws an elbow but Donovan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jazz is looking to take a break and control but Donovan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gio Jazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Donovan struggling a bit here.
Donovan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jazz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mike Donovan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Jazz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jazz lands with a nice combination. Donovan backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Mike Donovan has been cut.
Jazz misses with a takedown attempt - Donovan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gio Jazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jazz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Jazz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jazz dives in and grabs Donovan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donovan pushes down on Jazz's head and hops out.
Donovan has closed the distance and engaged Jazz in a clinch.
Donovan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jazz walks away with a smile on his face. Donovan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jazz fails with the takedown
and Donovan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jazz thinking.
Nice takedown defense from Donovan. No joy for Jazz on that attempt.
Donovan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jazz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazz is staying active underneath Donovan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jazz is trying to get back to full guard.
Donovan is trying to control. Jazz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donovan wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Jazz uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jazz keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
Jazz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jazz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donovan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donovan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mike Donovan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jazz keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gio Jazz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donovan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Donovan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Mathyus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and andrew spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for King Mathyus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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299 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Mathyus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, andrew spencer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathyus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
spencer tries to bum rush Mathyus with a series of wild strikes but Mathyus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mathyus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mathyus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from spencer.
No joy there for spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
spencer blocks a head kick by Mathyus.
The crowd cheers as Mathyus lands an impressive looking overhand right. spencer doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like andrew spencer has been cut.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Mathyus throws an absolute beast of a head kick! spencer is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). King Mathyus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Difelco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). has chosen Move Along as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Difelco!
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, Genesis !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Difelco.
Difelco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has pinned against the cage. gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Difelco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Difelco is trying hard to land a takedown here. sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Difelco shoots in and drives through. sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Difelco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Difelco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
connects with the punch.
scores with the left hand. Difelco knows he should have avoided that one.
Difelco fails to land the takedown.
will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Difelco on the side of the head.
Difelco dives in and grabs 's left leg, looking for a takedown. pushes down on Difelco's head and hops out.
Difelco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has pinned against the cage. gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Difelco is breathing heavily.
rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Difelco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Genesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Difelco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Difelco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has pinned against the cage. gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Difelco dodges the punch combination from .
Difelco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by .
throws a right and a left that Difelco avoids nicely.
drops Difelco with a beautiful combination! Difelco stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - is looking for the KO!
Difelco is rocked!
It looks like Jake Difelco has been cut.
Difelco blocks the body kick.
Oh Difelco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bone on bone clash there as Difelco blocks the leg kick.
lands with a big right hook that stumbles Difelco - he's out on his feet here! follows up with another monster hook that separates Difelco from consciousness! Difelco falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Genesis !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marx comes to the cage accompanied by Ramstein - Du Hast. Jonathan Marx has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Marx!
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, Scott Wright!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marx as he avoids it easily.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright rushes Marx and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marx prevents the takedown attempt.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
Marx tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
Marx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wright fails to pull guard.
Jonathan Marx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Wright.
Wright looking for a takedown.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
Marx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Marx is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wright.
Marx tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Marx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wright lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wright is looking for a kimura but Marx is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wright to get the leverage.
Wright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright wants to work for an arm triangle but Marx is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wright looks gassed!
Marx tries to roll over but Wright keeps him under control.
Wright is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marx wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Marx slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wright postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marx is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wright, into his guard.
Marx looking to pass the guard.
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.
Wright has his foot on Marx's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marx works his way back into a safe position though.
Marx has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marx looking to pass the guard.
Wright looking for a guillotine here but Marx defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marx avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx wants to stand but Wright is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marx showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wright is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marx is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wright looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wright thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx is trying to buck Wright off.
Marx tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marx struggling a bit here.
Wright is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marx has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Wright dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marx forces Wright back against the cage and clinches.
Wright avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Marx avoids the elbow strike from Wright, against the cage.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Marx tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Wright throws an elbow that misses.
Marx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wright avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Marx tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Marx gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wright.
Wright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wright is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marx gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marx landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright successfully pulls guard.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Wright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marx doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marx manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wright is looking for a triangle but Marx pushes his legs off easily.
Wright looking for a guillotine here but Marx defends easily.
Wright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marx can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Marx 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marx throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Scott Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Wright dives in and grabs Marx's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marx pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Jonathan Marx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Wright.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Marx shows good takedown defense.
Marx rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but Marx blocks with his arms.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx blocks an elbow strike.
Wright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
Marx connects with a knee to the head.
Wright is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
Wright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marx just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marx.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
Marx looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
Marx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wright tries a knee to the head but Marx blocks it.
Wright is working for takedown but Marx is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marx misses with a knee strike.
Marx prevents the takedown attempt.
Marx takes an elbow to the temple.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wright has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marx uses from the top position.
Wright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marx can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marx wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marx content to stall in guard here.
Wright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marx defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Marx dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright dives in and grabs Marx's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marx pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Wright clinches but Marx breaks the clinch
and Marx counters by moving into the clinch.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marx with a knee to the head.
It looks like Scott Wright has been cut.
Marx is pressed up against the cage. Wright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marx down to the mat. Marx avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wright fails with the takedown
and Marx counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jonathan Marx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright fails with the takedown
and Marx holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
Wright misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Marx.
Wright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
Marx managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.
Wright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
Marx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marx lands a knee to the head.
Wright wants to stall.
Marx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marx takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marx blocks an elbow strike from Wright.
Marx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but Marx blocks with his arms.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Marx is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Wright avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Wright pulls guard.
Marx avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marx is aware though and is defending well.
Wright throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Marx cracks Wright with a solid left hand.
Wright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marx is aware though and is defending well.
Wright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marx is aware though and is defending well.
Wright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marx doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marx manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marx knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wright on the ground.
Wright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wright fails with the takedown
and Marx holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marx tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Marx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marx just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wright misses with a knee strike.
Marx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marx looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright stalling in the clinch but Marx improves position.
Marx looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marx working Wright over with knees to the body.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
Marx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marx misses with a knee strike.
Wright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marx pulls his leg out and moves away.
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.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marx counters by moving into the clinch.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
Wright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wright misses with a knee to the head.
Marx tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Marx avoids the damage to the body.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright drags the fight down to the ground.
Wright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wright had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Marx is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wright Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Marx's back instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Marx is defending well though. Wright let's go of the attempt for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Marx showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marx has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Marx!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoshin Hajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Chucky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hajo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gypsy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoshin Hajo!
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, Little Chucky!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chucky wants to clinch.
Hajo throws a sloppy head kick and Chucky moves out of range easily.
Hajo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chucky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hajo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hajo throws a sloppy head kick and Chucky moves out of range easily.
Hajo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hajo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hajo drops Chucky with a beautiful combination! Chucky stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hajo is looking for the KO!
It looks like Little Chucky has been cut.
Little Chucky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chucky looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hajo throws a right hand that Chucky ducks under and follows up with a left that Chucky also avoids with ease.
Hajo connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hajo. Chucky shrugs it off though.
Donk. Hajo catches Chucky right on the button with a cross.
Hajo lands a big uppercut and Chucky crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chucky looks OK. Hajo waves Chucky back to his feet!
Chucky is rocked!
Hajo steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Chucky is out on his feet! Hajo sets himself and nearly takes Chucky's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hoshin Hajo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean has chosen Gravemakers & Gunslingers as his entrance music. Dennis Reynolds could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Dean's chin.
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Dean!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dean closes the distance and clinches.
Reynolds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Dean.
Reynolds shoots in for a double leg but Dean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
Dean tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eddie Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.
Reynolds shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dean pushes Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reynolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dean's brow.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dean tries to clinch
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean looks to clinch
and Reynolds counters with a left and a right that stings Dean.
Dean tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dean instigates a clinch.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reynolds's efforts to push away.
Reynolds is trying to drag Dean to the mat but Dean just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reynolds goes for a takedown attempt but Dean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reynolds takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dean drives through and clinches with Reynolds against the cage.
Reynolds can't break the clinch.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Dean is controlling him.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reynolds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Dean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dean is keeping busy.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dean tightens his grip and picks Reynolds up, before dumping him to the ground. Reynolds manages to land in guard.
Dean stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dean pushes Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
Dean digs a right hand into Reynolds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reynolds's gas tank.
Dean lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Dean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Dean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dean.
Dean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dean content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Dean controlling the action here for a moment.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Dean.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean looks to clinch
and Reynolds counters with a left and a right that stings Dean.
Dean lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Reynolds can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Dean and Reynolds drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Dean.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Dean!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jessiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jessiman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny Cash - God is Gonna Cut You Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Jessiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Malone!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone clinches with his opponent.
Jessiman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malone lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone.
It looks like Hugh Jessiman has been cut.
Malone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jessiman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jessiman throws a nice looking combination but Malone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jessiman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malone clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malone.
Jessiman is breathing heavily.
Jessiman tries to break free but Malone pushes him back against the cage.
Malone lands with a light punch inside.
Malone lands a hook that snaps the head of Jessiman backwards.
Jessiman is rocked!
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Jessiman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malone scores with a shot to the side of Jessiman's head.
Jessiman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malone throws a head punch that misses.
Malone lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Jessiman senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodney Malone!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daizu Mitsusada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsusada comes to the cage accompanied by A-Punk. Samuel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring The Goons Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daizu Mitsusada!
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, Eli Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel defending well as Mitsusada loads up on a big left hand.
Mitsusada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitsusada connects with a jab.
Samuel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitsusada's waist but Mitsusada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samuel off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Samuel.
Samuel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mitsusada did well to prevent Samuel getting side control.
Samuel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samuel trying to control the action but Mitsusada is working from the bottom.
Samuel is stalling here. Mitsusada is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Samuel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mitsusada has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Samuel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitsusada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Samuel wants to get back to his feet but Mitsusada drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsusada misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mitsusada tries to score with some ground and pound. Samuel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mitsusada connects with a solid leg kick.
Mitsusada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samuel looks gassed!
Samuel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Eli Samuel has been cut.
Mitsusada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Samuel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitsusada scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitsusada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mitsusada tries to pass to full mount but Samuel defends it.
Samuel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitsusada stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel is trying to stand up here but Mitsusada is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Mitsusada.
Mitsusada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samuel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mitsusada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Samuel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mitsusada will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mitsusada sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Samuel pushes Mitsusada off looking to stand but Mitsusada dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsusada perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mitsusada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samuel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mitsusada swats away the attempt to clinch by Samuel.
Samuel blocks a head kick by Mitsusada.
Samuel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samuel lands in his opponent's guard.
Samuel trying to control but Mitsusada is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsusada is controlling Samuel's posture.
Samuel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samuel looking to sit in guard and control but Mitsusada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitsusada stops Samuel from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daizu Mitsusada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Samuel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mitsusada misses with a takedown attempt - Samuel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitsusada scores with a three punch combo!
Samuel throws a lazy head kick
and Mitsusada counters with a stiff right hand.
Samuel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitsusada misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Samuel shoots for a takedown but Mitsusada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mitsusada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samuel throws a low kick, looking for Mitsusada's leg but Mitsusada calmly moves out of range.
Samuel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitsusada tries to avoid it but Samuel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitsusada to the ground. Mitsusada escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mitsusada misses with a two punch combination.
Mitsusada blocks a head kick by Samuel.
Daizu Mitsusada is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel wants to clinch but Mitsusada slips to the side
and Mitsusada counters with a nice double leg into side control. Samuel won't be happy with that.
Mitsusada goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Samuel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mitsusada's guard! Nice work there by Samuel!
Mitsusada is controlling Samuel's posture.
Mitsusada is working an open guard so Samuel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mitsusada throws out a leg kick but Samuel moves out of range and Mitsusada only half commits.
Samuel throws a leg kick but Mitsusada moved away.
Samuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daizu Mitsusada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel tries for a takedown but Mitsusada circles away easily
and Mitsusada counters with a nice body shot.
Daizu Mitsusada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Samuel.
Samuel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mitsusada thuds his shin into the meat of Samuel's side.
Mitsusada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitsusada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samuel misses with a takedown
and Mitsusada counters with a three punch combo that has Samuel backing up. Samuel nods at Mitsusada to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samuel misses with a takedown attempt
and Mitsusada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Samuel is looking to escape.
Mitsusada 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.
Mitsusada in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Samuel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mitsusada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daizu Mitsusada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Mimms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ANIT NO REST FOR THE WICKED. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durden!
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, Wes Mimms!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mimms pushes Durden up against the cage in a clinch.
Durden manages to break the clinch.
Mimms fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durden, pushing him back against the cage.
Durden wants to break free but Mimms has control.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Mimms keeps him there for the moment.
Mimms working hard to break the clinch.
Mimms prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
Mimms manages to pull guard.
Mimms is trying to control the position but Durden postures up.
Mimms has a closed guard, preventing Durden from standing up.
Durden preventing the sweep.
Mimms keeping full guard, as Durden tries to pass.
Mimms is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Durden is aware though and is defending well.
Durden is looking to stand up but Mimms won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mimms is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Durden stands up and waves to Mimms to follow him.
Mimms shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durden defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimms swats away the attempt to clinch by Durden.
Mimms shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Durden as he avoids it easily.
Durden stalks Mimms and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mimms's face. Mimms staggers backwards, shaken.
Mimms shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyler Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Mimms.
Durden moves out of range of the leg kick from Mimms.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Mimms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mimms shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Durden's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimms thows a big elbow that misses.
Mimms is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Durden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Durden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mimms preventing the sweep.
Mimms scoring with some ground and pound.
Mimms postures up and lands a big shot to Durden's brow.
Mimms 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.
Durden wants to stand and escape but Mimms is having none of it.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Durden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mimms gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimms advances to half guard.
Mimms working Durden over with strikes.
Mimms lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Durden wants to improve his position but Mimms is controlling well.
Durden has hold of Mimms's hands but Mimms slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mimms is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ground and pound from Mimms.
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. Mimms connects with a nice short shot to Durden's temple.
Mimms uses his free foot to push down on Durden's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Durden.
Mimms wants to finish this one by submission but Durden is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mimms.
BOOM! Mimms connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Durden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Durden sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mimms is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mimms thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durden's head.
Durden manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mimms accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mimms postures up in Durden's guard and throws a big left but Durden blocks it.
Durden wants to sweep here but Mimms controlling him for the moment.
Durden is working hard here to advance position.
Mimms keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Durden's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Mimms dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mimms shoots in but Durden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mimms tries to land a leg kick but Durden saw it coming and moves away.
Mimms shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durden sprawls well. Durden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mimms gets slowly back to his feet.
Mimms throws a wild body kick that Durden sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden stuffs the takedown attempt from Mimms. Mimms gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Mimms.
Mimms fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mimms is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mimms pushes Durden up against the cage in a clinch.
Mimms tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mimms breaks the clinch.
Mimms is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Durden's half guard.
Durden is trying to stand up here but Mimms is controlling him well.
Durden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mimms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durden is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mimms lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimms lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mimms throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mimms scoring with some ground and pound.
Durden wants to sweep here but Mimms controlling him for the moment.
Mimms drops back looking for a leg! Durden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durden manages to kick Mimms off! Mimms jumps back into Durden's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Durden is on top in guard.
Mimms can't keep his opponent in guard - Durden advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mimms looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Durden trying to mount his opponent but Mimms defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimms is looking to control Durden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mimms avoid being mounted?
Durden is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mimms has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mimms prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Durden is working for a guillotine from mount but Mimms frees his head quite easily.
Wes Mimms has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mimms is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mimms is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Durden get's back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mimms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mimms throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Durden was covering up waiting for the punch and Mimms finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mimms postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mimms postures up in Durden's guard and throws a big left but Durden blocks it.
Mimms 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.
Mimms working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Durden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mimms stands up over Durden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Durden wants to sweep here but Mimms controlling him for the moment.
Mimms postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wes Mimms will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Mimms instigates a clinch.
Durden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durden tries to circle away but Mimms has him pinned against the cage.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mimms has him pressed against the cage.
Mimms can't break the clinch.
Mimms wants the takedown. Durden is fighting it off but Mimms persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Durden's guard against the cage.
Mimms is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mimms stands and throws Durden's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Durden manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mimms's best efforts.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mimms lands a nice short elbow.
Durden tries to roll over but Mimms keeps him under control.
Mimms is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mimms is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimms thows a huge punch but Durden dodges it nicely.
Durden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mimms seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Durden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mimms passes to full mount!
Mimms lands a big elbow.
Durden is in a horrible position here. Mimms smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Durden tries to reverse the position but Mimms maintains control.
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.
Mimms lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wes Mimms is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mimms postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Durden looks a forlorn figure.
Durden is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mimms cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mimms sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Durden is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mimms looking to secure an arm triangle but Durden defends it well.
Durden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mimms wants to finish this one by submission but Durden is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mimms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimms postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Durden looks a forlorn figure.
Durden is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mimms working the ground and pound effectively.
Mimms working for a guillotine from mount but Durden is in no mood to give up.
Durden is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mimms wants to finish this one by submission but Durden is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mimms.
Mimms landing strikes from the mount and Durden is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden is looking to get to half guard.
Mimms breaks from Durden's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mimms lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Durden working to try and regain half guard.
Mimms controlling his opponent.
Durden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mimms looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durden throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mimms. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Mimms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mimms winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Mimms!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronco Nagurski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronco Nagurski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Murdoch!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdoch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagurski.
Nagurski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murdoch. Murdoch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Jack Murdoch has been cut.
Nagurski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murdoch wants to clinch.
Nagurski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nagurski pushes Murdoch up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagurski.
Nagurski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murdoch.
Murdoch lands a nice uppercut.
Nagurski wants to get back to striking at distance but Murdoch won't allow it.
Murdoch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murdoch lands with a right to the head.
Murdoch misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Murdoch.
Murdoch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagurski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdoch lands a right hand.
Nagurski pushes Murdoch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagurski drags the fight down to the ground.
Murdoch wants to stand but Nagurski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nagurski is looking to stand up but Murdoch isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdoch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nagurski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murdoch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murdoch.
Murdoch scores with a shoulder strike.
Nagurski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nagurski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murdoch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nagurski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagurski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagurski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagurski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdoch tries to clinch up.
Nagurski doesn't manage to clinch there - Murdoch circles away.
Murdoch doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagurski circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murdoch closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Nagurski out cold! Nagurski corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Murdoch!
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