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WCF 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Zion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zion comes to the cage accompanied by Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards - 1%. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Zion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zion connects with a high kick.
It looks like Joe Slaughter has been cut.
Zion throws a shot to the body.
Slaughter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slaughter is looking to clinch.
Slaughter moves into range and clinches up with Zion.
Zion manages to break the clinch.
Slaughter tries to keep at a distance but Zion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slaughter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zion pulls his leg out and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zion.
Zion lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaughter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slaughter circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Zion scores with a four punch combination!
Zion lands a jab-cross combination.
That has opened up Joe Slaughter's cut even more.
Slaughter looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zion wants it to stay on the feet.
Bob Zion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Slaughter.
Slaughter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zion looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zion prevents Slaughter from getting back to his feet.
Zion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zion gets to his feet. Slaughter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Slaughter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Slaughter is trying to control but can't.
Zion gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Zion lands with a nice combination. Slaughter backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zion throws a one two combo.
Slaughter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Slaughter wants to clinch
and Zion holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Slaughter prevents the takedown attempt.
Zion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zion shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zion was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Slaughter tries to hold on but Zion postures up.
Zion blocks Slaughter's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zion controlling his opponent.
Slaughter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter bucks up and throws Zion to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Slaughter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Slaughter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zion prevents Slaughter from getting back to his feet.
Zion wants to stand but Slaughter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slaughter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter pushes Zion off and scrambles back to his feet.
Slaughter fails with the takedown
and Zion counters with an inside leg kick.
Zion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slaughter with a poor takedown
and Zion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slaughter has his takedown stuffed
and Zion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slaughter misses with a takedown attempt
and Zion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slaughter's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slaughter fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Zion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Slaughter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slaughter dives in and grabs Zion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zion pushes down on Slaughter's head and hops out.
Slaughter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zion is trying to defend but Slaughter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zion tries to get out of the position.
Zion tries to roll over but Slaughter keeps him under control.
Zion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zion has his hands on Slaughter's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Zion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaughter won't allow Zion to get back to his feet.
Slaughter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slaughter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zion keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
Zion 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slaughter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zion pinned against the cage. Zion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zion scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slaughter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zion moves into the clinch.
Zion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slaughter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slaughter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zion.
Slaughter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zion tries to avoid it but Slaughter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zion to the ground. Zion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bob Zion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Slaughter.
Zion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slaughter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slaughter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slaughter.
Slaughter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zion swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slaughter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zion is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Slaughter misses with the ground and pound.
Zion regains half guard.
Slaughter prevents Zion from standing back up.
Slaughter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zion trying to control but Slaughter postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slaughter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slaughter shoots in but Zion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zion circles away.
Slaughter scores a takedown into full mount!
Slaughter prevents Zion from getting the reversal.
Zion is trying to stand.
Slaughter raining down shots from the mount!
Zion regains half guard.
Slaughter trying to pass the guard but Zion defending well.
Slaughter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zion's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Slaughter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Slaughter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Slaughter shoots and misses
so Zion counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zion gets to his feet. Slaughter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zion throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Slaughter has his takedown stuffed
and Zion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slaughter won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaughter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zion decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Slaughter shoots and misses
and Zion counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bob Zion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Slaughter.
Slaughter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zion counters with a series of strikes. Slaughter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slaughter closes the distance but Zion moves to the side
and Zion counters with a good low kick that Slaughter was not able to check.
Slaughter has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter tries for a takedown but Zion circles away easily
and Zion counters with a body kick that stops Slaughter in his tracks momentarily.
Zion throws a series of strikes that have Slaughter backpedaling.
Slaughter with a poor takedown
and Zion counters with a left and a right that stings Slaughter.
Slaughter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zion counters with a body kick.
Slaughter closes the distance and clinches.
Zion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zion swinging wilding here.
Slaughter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slaughter misses with a takedown
and Zion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slaughter won't be happy with that.
Zion controls the position from side control.
Slaughter wants to get back to his feet but Zion drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Slaughter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Slaughter wants to control but Zion is keeping busy.
Slaughter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zion in particular looking to stall.
Zion stops Slaughter from getting back to his feet.
Slaughter trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zion stands up from half guard.
Slaughter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zion counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Slaughter can't keep his opponent in guard - Zion advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slaughter can do to turn this around?
Slaughter has one foot on Zion's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Slaughter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zion counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zion being controlled here momentarily.
Slaughter wants to stand and escape but Zion is having none of it.
Zion trying to control the position from guard on top but Slaughter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter has his feet on Zion's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Slaughter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zion counters with a three punch combo that has Slaughter backing up. Slaughter nods at Zion to acknowledge the strikes.
Slaughter fails with the takedown
and Zion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zion.
Slaughter looking to control.
Bob Zion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zion advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zion passes to full mount!
Slaughter can't escape the position.
Zion looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Zion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Zion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between anell Itchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Worth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Worth will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, anell Itchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Worth!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itchy moves into the clinch.
Worth looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Itchy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Worth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Worth managing to block the knees to the body from Itchy.
Itchy looking to throw knees to the head but Worth is blocking nicely.
Itchy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Worth avoids it.
Itchy lands a knee to the head.
Worth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Itchy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Worth avoids it.
Itchy tries to land knees in the clinch but Worth avoids the damage to the body.
Worth working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Itchy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Worth's brow.
Itchy slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itchy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Itchy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Itchy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Itchy breaks from the clinch.
Itchy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itchy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Worth avoids the elbow strike from Itchy, against the cage.
Itchy trying to land knees to the body.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Worth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Worth wants a takedown but no success here.
Itchy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Worth avoiding damage as Itchy throws knees to the body.
Itchy lands a knee to the body.
Itchy crunches a lovely knee into Worth's ribcage.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the head but Worth blocks with his arms.
Itchy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Worth's efforts to push away.
Itchy trying to land knees to the body.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Worth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Itchy landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Itchy tries a knee to the head but Worth blocks it.
Itchy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Itchy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Worth's face.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Worth avoids it.
Itchy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Itchy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Worth managing to block the knees to the body from Itchy.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Worth avoids it.
Itchy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Itchy stops a takedown attempt from Worth.
anell Itchy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Worth.
Itchy manages to break the clinch.
Worth scores with a sloppy right hand. Itchy should have avoided that one.
Itchy moves in looking to clinch but Worth pushes him off.
Worth avoids the head kick by Itchy.
Worth avoids the body shot from Itchy.
Itchy tries to clinch but Worth is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itchy doesn't manage to clinch there - Worth circles away.
Itchy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Worth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Worth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Itchy as he jumps to the side.
Itchy misses with a head kick.
Worth swinging wilding here.
Itchy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Worth avoids it.
Itchy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Worth's face.
Itchy crunches a lovely knee into Worth's ribcage.
Itchy missing with knees to the body.
Itchy looking to throw knees to the head but Worth is blocking nicely.
The is referee keeping an eye on Itchy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Itchy looking to throw knees to the head but Worth is blocking nicely.
Itchy lands a knee to the head.
Worth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Itchy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
anell Itchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Itchy backs up against the cage.
Itchy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Itchy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worth manages to avoid it.
Itchy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Worth.
Itchy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Worth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Itchy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Worth takes a kick to the side of the head.
Itchy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Worth counters with a one-two to the body.
Worth circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
anell Itchy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Itchy slips a jab and a cross from Worth.
Itchy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Itchy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Worth counters with a one-two to the body.
Worth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Worth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Itchy wants to clinch.
Itchy darts in and clinches Worth up against the cage.
Worth managing to block the knees to the body from Itchy.
Itchy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Itchy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Itchy missing with knees to the body.
Itchy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Itchy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Itchy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Worth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worth avoiding damage as Itchy throws knees to the body.
Itchy trying to land knees to the body.
Itchy tries a knee to the head but Worth blocks it.
Itchy missing with knees to the body.
Itchy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Itchy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Itchy tries to clinch but Worth is having none of it.
Worth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Itchy. That one must have hurt.
Worth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Itchy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Worth.
Itchy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itchy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Worth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Worth connects with a single shot there.
Worth swings for the body but Itchy moves out of range.
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.
Itchy tries to clinch but Worth moves out of range.
Itchy clinches up with Worth and pushes him back against the cage.
Itchy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Itchy breaks from the clinch.
Worth lands a slapping body shot.
Itchy darts in trying to clinch
enabling Worth to counter with a crisp jab.
Itchy throws a head kick that misses.
Itchy moves in looking to clinch but Worth pushes him off.
Worth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Itchy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
anell Itchy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itchy tries to clinch up but Worth circles away and keeps his distance.
Itchy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Worth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Itchy misses with the combination.
Worth moves out of range as Itchy throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Itchy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Worth avoids the body shot from Itchy.
Itchy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Itchy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
A combination from Itchy does no damage.
Itchy pushes Worth up against the cage in a clinch.
Itchy tries to land knees in the clinch but Worth avoids the damage to the body.
Itchy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worth tries to bum rush Itchy with a series of wild strikes but Itchy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Itchy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Itchy misses with a body punch
and Worth counters with a three punch combo that has Itchy backing up. Itchy nods at Worth to acknowledge the strikes.
Itchy rushes Worth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Itchy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Itchy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Itchy darts in trying to clinch
and Worth counters with a stiff right hand.
Worth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Itchy doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
anell Itchy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Itchy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Worth avoids the head kick by Itchy.
Itchy misses with a head kick.
Itchy throws a combination that misses
and Worth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Itchy misses with a combination
and Worth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Itchy takes a swing at Worth's ribcage but misses.
Itchy swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itchy tries to clinch up but Worth circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Itchy darts in trying to clinch
and Worth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Itchy.
Itchy moves in looking to clinch but Worth pushes him off.
Itchy tries to clinch up.
Itchy throws a series of punches but Worth avoids them all with ease.
Itchy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Itchy forces Worth back against the cage and clinches.
Itchy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Itchy is looking to clinch but Worth is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Itchy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Itchy throws a right hand that Worth ducks under and follows up with a left that Worth also avoids with ease.
Worth fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Itchy misses with a head kick.
Itchy misses with a straight left.
Worth throws a nice looking combination but Itchy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Itchy pushes Worth away with a front kick.
Itchy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Worth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Itchy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worth misses with a two punch combination.
Itchy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Itchy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Worth's face.
Itchy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Worth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Itchy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Worth managing to block the knees to the body from Itchy.
Itchy tries to land knees in the clinch but Worth avoids the damage to the body.
Itchy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Itchy.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Itchy missing with knees to the body.
Worth wants to break free but Itchy has control.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Worth avoids it.
Worth has had enough of the clinch but Itchy keeps him there for the moment.
Itchy tries to land a knee to the head but Worth blocks with his arms.
Itchy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Worth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Itchy has Worth pushed against the cage.
Itchy manages to break the clinch.
Itchy throws a sloppy head kick and Worth moves out of range easily.
Itchy wants to clinch.
Itchy thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Itchy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Worth counters with a straight right hand.
Itchy works Worth's body with a nice hook.
Itchy misses with a few strikes there.
Worth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Worth shoots in looking for a takedown. Itchy tries to sprawl out of it but Worth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Itchy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Itchy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Itchy tries to clinch but Worth moves out of range.
Itchy wants to clinch up but Worth keeps it at a distance.
Christian Worth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
anell Itchy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Itchy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
anell Itchy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Itchy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... anell Itchy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go Into The Water - Dethklok. This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Speedy Gonzales!
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, Ray Philips!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Philips walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzales.
Philips throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Philips swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speedy Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Philips.
Gonzales shoots in and drives through. Philips sprawls well.
Gonzales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Philips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Philips slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzales, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, jab by Philips - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Philips paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzales tries to move into range but Philips moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Gonzales misses.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Philips sprawls well. Philips wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzales ducks right into an uppercut from Philips.
Horrible takedown by Gonzales or perhaps it was just good defense by Philips which made him look bad.
Gonzales dodges the punch combination from Philips.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzales.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzales. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Philips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ray Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips thuds a left hand into Gonzales's body.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Gonzales looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Philips moves into the clinch successfully.
Philips is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gonzales tries to score a body lock takedown but Philips shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Philips creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzales's defenses.
Philips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Philips just stands there and leans against the cage.
Philips is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Philips.
Philips lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the temple.
Philips comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Philips.
Philips lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
Philips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzales jumps guard but Philips stands there with Gonzales around his waist. Gonzales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Philips.
Philips stalls.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the forehead.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Philips.
Philips makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Philips.
Gonzales takes a shot to the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gonzales. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Philips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Philips stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Philips lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Speedy Gonzales has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philips lands a nice uppercut.
Philips lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonzales.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Philips throws knees to the body.
Philips lands a nice elbow.
Philips lands a nice uppercut.
Philips lands a nice elbow.
Philips trying to land knees to the body.
Philips unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Philips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Philips just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Philips obliges.
A short right from Philips.
Philips comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Philips throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzaless head.
Philips lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
The is referee keeping an eye on Philips - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Philips is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzales is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Philips.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the forehead.
Philips lands a left hand.
Philips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Philips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Speedy Gonzales's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Philips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Philips listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from Philips does no damage.
Speedy Gonzales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzales closes this distance looking for a takedown but Philips circles away.
Gonzales takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gonzales takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips scores with a nice right hand.
Philips throws a nice looking combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Philips cracks Gonzales with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Philips has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gonzales to stand back up!
Gonzales is rocked!
Philips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzales switches off momentarily and Philips cracks him with a monster right hand! Gonzales topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Philips dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Philips!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Philips!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas L (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas L looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas L!
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, Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a body kick that misses.
Loose Mooseknuckle looks to land a combination but L avoids it well.
L lets loose with a powerful body kick. Loose Mooseknuckle will feel that in the morning.
Loose Mooseknuckle fails with the takedown.
L throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
L takes one to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loose Mooseknuckle.
Loose Mooseknuckle doesn't manage to clinch there - L circles away.
Loose Mooseknuckle tries to clinch up but L circles away and keeps his distance.
Loose Mooseknuckle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loose Mooseknuckle tries to clinch up.
L scores with a decent looking hook.
Loose Mooseknuckle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Loose Mooseknuckle is trying to break the clinch but L is controlling him.
Loose Mooseknuckle has had enough of the clinch but L keeps him there for the moment.
Loose Mooseknuckle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loose Mooseknuckle tries to land a front kick but L steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
L throws a head kick but Loose Mooseknuckle moves out of range.
Loose Mooseknuckle wants to clinch up but L keeps it at a distance.
Loose Mooseknuckle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Loose Mooseknuckle takes one to the side of the head.
L swats away the attempt to clinch by Loose Mooseknuckle.
L misses with a jab, cross combination.
L is breathing heavily.
L steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Loose Mooseknuckle. That one must have hurt.
L throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
L misses with an uppercut. Loose Mooseknuckle saw that one coming.
Loose Mooseknuckle catches L with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andreas L is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loose Mooseknuckle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loose Mooseknuckle closes the distance and clinches up with L, looking for a takedown. Loose Mooseknuckle pushes L against the cage but L circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andreas L has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle.
Loose Mooseknuckle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for L, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loose Mooseknuckle misses with the combination.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a low kick but it's checked well by L.
Loose Mooseknuckle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling L to score with a decent uppercut.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a leg kick that misses.
L stuffs the takedown.
L throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
L moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Loose Mooseknuckle swinging wilding here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by L.
L cracks Loose Mooseknuckle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
L on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loose Mooseknuckle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by L!
L works Loose Mooseknuckle's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
L stuffs the takedown attempt from Loose Mooseknuckle. Loose Mooseknuckle gets slowly back to his feet.
L moves away from the strike by Loose Mooseknuckle.
Good shot there by Loose Mooseknuckle.
L swings for the body but Loose Mooseknuckle moves out of range.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a series of punches but L avoids them all with ease.
Loose Mooseknuckle looks to throw the jab but L is out of range.
Loose Mooseknuckle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loose Mooseknuckle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A solid leg kick lands there for L.
Loose Mooseknuckle tries to clinch but L moves out of range.
L takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
L plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Loose Mooseknuckle misses with a double jab
and L counters with a head kick. That will keep Loose Mooseknuckle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loose Mooseknuckle moves in looking to clinch but L pushes him off.
Loose Mooseknuckle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
L is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
L misses with a series of wild punches.
Loose Mooseknuckle wants to clinch.
Loose Mooseknuckle fails with a takedown attempt.
L scoring well with a low kick there.
Loose Mooseknuckle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from L.
Loose Mooseknuckle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with L, pushing him back against the cage.
L has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loose Mooseknuckle tries to pull guard but L holds him up against the cage and eventually Loose Mooseknuckle drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas L dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loose Mooseknuckle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a series of punches but L moves out of range.
Loose Mooseknuckle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Loose Mooseknuckle does no damage.
L throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
L lands a high kick!
L throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Loose Mooseknuckle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loose Mooseknuckle clinches.
Loose Mooseknuckle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. L just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
L has had enough of the clinch but Loose Mooseknuckle keeps him there for the moment.
Loose Mooseknuckle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
L breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loose Mooseknuckle moves into the clinch successfully.
L breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loose Mooseknuckle misses with a wild combination.
L avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loose Mooseknuckle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Loose Mooseknuckle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
L scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loose Mooseknuckle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loose Mooseknuckle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Loose Mooseknuckle takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loose Mooseknuckle wants to clinch.
L throws a combination that misses
and Loose Mooseknuckle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
L throws a nice looking combination but Loose Mooseknuckle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
L takes one to the chin there.
Loose Mooseknuckle lands with a cross.
L goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
L keeps the fight on the outside.
L throws a right hand that Loose Mooseknuckle ducks under and follows up with a left that Loose Mooseknuckle also avoids with ease.
Andreas L is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
L lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Loose Mooseknuckle blocks a head kick by L.
Loose Mooseknuckle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
L buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andreas L is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
L is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Loose Mooseknuckle wants a takedown but no success here.
Andreas L has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle.
Loose Mooseknuckle keeps control of L as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loose Mooseknuckle jumps into guard, dragging L to the mat.
Loose Mooseknuckle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
L has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Loose Mooseknuckle is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Loose Mooseknuckle trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andreas L will probably get the nod.
That's time! L's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
L fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
L bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loose Mooseknuckle's head backwards.
L has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Loose Mooseknuckle finds it's way round the side to connect with L's head.
Loose Mooseknuckle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
L takes a swing at Loose Mooseknuckle's ribcage but misses.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a leg kick that is checked
and L counters with a straight right hand.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loose Mooseknuckle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has L pinned against the cage. L gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
L lands a nice shot to the body.
L lands a head kick!
L keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from L lands but Loose Mooseknuckle takes it in his stride.
Loose Mooseknuckle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
L has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Loose Mooseknuckle finds it's way round the side to connect with L's head.
Loose Mooseknuckle moves in looking to clinch but L pushes him off.
L blocks a low kick nicely.
L scoring well with a low kick there.
L throws a lazy head kick
and L takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loose Mooseknuckle fails with the takedown
and L makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Loose Mooseknuckle really felt that one!
Andreas L has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle.
L moves out of range as Loose Mooseknuckle strikes.
Loose Mooseknuckle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
L showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loose Mooseknuckle.
Jab, jab by L - just one landing.
L takes one to the chin there.
A jab from L finds it's way through Loose Mooseknuckle's defenses.
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.
A punch combination from Loose Mooseknuckle misses.
L misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from L.
Loose Mooseknuckle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loose Mooseknuckle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with L, pushing him back against the cage.
L is trying to break the clinch but Loose Mooseknuckle is controlling him.
L has had enough of the clinch but Loose Mooseknuckle keeps him there for the moment.
Loose Mooseknuckle pulls L into guard.
Loose Mooseknuckle pulls L in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loose Mooseknuckle trying to keep a closed guard but L is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Loose Mooseknuckle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control L kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
L wanted to stand there but Loose Mooseknuckle had control of the position.
Nchadanadaa Loose Mooseknuckle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andreas L is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loose Mooseknuckle thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andreas L.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for L, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas L!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Chapron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapron comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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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 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcel Chapron!
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, PJ Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chapron.
Chapron has managed to clinch.
Chapron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones prevents Chapron from breaking the clinch.
Chapron breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Chapron on the inside.
Chapron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Chapron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chapron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chapron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chapron throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chapron has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Chapron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chapron moves into the clinch.
Chapron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chapron is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Chapron circles away and we're back to standing.
Chapron smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapron goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chapron is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Chapron circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcel Chapron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of PJ Jones.
Chapron lands a head kick!
Jones looks gassed!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Chapron is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chapron lands with a right to the head.
Chapron scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Chapron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Chapron has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chapron wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Chapron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chapron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chapron prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for takedown but Chapron is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chapron lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chapron breaks the clinch.
Chapron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Chapron breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Chapron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chapron scores with a three punch combo!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Chapron is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chapron keeps working.
Chapron wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones is trying to move to mount but Chapron reverses beautifully and ends up in Jones's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chapron would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chapron manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Chapron is defending the position.
Chapron is looking to escape.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Chapron is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Chapron dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chapron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Chapron plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like PJ Jones has been cut.
Jones looks for a takedown but Chapron sprawls well.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chapron sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chapron is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Chapron keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Chapron has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chapron tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Chapron defends it.
Jones wants to take a breather but Chapron is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chapron lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chapron drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Chapron breaks from the clinch.
Chapron misses with the combination.
Chapron keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcel Chapron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of PJ Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chapron avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick from Chapron lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chapron was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chapron wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Chapron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chapron is keeping the position for now.
Jones stands and throws Chapron's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chapron seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
Chapron tries to escape but Jones is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Chapron is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jones yanks on the arm and Chapron is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). PJ Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Leamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Leamy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Machine Man!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leamy keeps the fight on the outside.
Man feints and as Leamy raises his hands in defense, Man changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leamy 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.
Man drops back looking for a leg! Leamy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leamy manages to kick Man off! Man jumps back into Leamy's guard.
Man drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Man jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man wants to control from the top but Leamy keeps moving.
Leamy looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.
Leamy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Leamy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
Leamy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to pass the guard but Leamy is keeping the position.
Leamy keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Leamy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leamy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leamy is breathing heavily.
Man content to stall in guard here.
Man thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leamy keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Leamy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leamy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leamy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leamy is looking for a triangle but Man pushes his legs off easily.
Man stands and throws Leamy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Man has hold of Leamy's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Leamy tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Man cranks the arm and Leamy screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Leamy, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Machine Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederik Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muller comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederik Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller has managed to clinch.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
Muller decides to pull guard.
Muller is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to stand but Muller is controlling from the bottom.
Muller is adopting a defensive guard.
Muller uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Henderson clinches but Muller breaks the clinch
and Muller counters with a single leg into guard. Henderson didn't expect that.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Muller isn't so interested in that idea.
Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller stops Henderson from standing up.
Henderson looks gassed!
Muller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Muller slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Henderson.
Muller trying to control from half guard but Henderson is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muller in particular looking to stall.
Henderson tries to kick Muller off in order to stand up. Muller Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Muller moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Muller taking a breather here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Frederik Muller just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Muller darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
Muller goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Muller instigates a clinch.
Muller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muller avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Muller has picked Henderson up - he's going for a ride! Muller dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Muller passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller controlling the pace for now.
Muller looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Muller looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Muller controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Henderson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Muller controlling from the full mount.
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.
Muller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Muller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Muller is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Henderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Muller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muller 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 stands the fighters back up. Frederik Muller just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Henderson clinches but Muller breaks the clinch
and Muller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Muller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederik Muller dominated that round.
That's time! Muller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Muller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Muller.
Muller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Muller wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Muller isn't so interested in that idea.
Muller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henderson is looking for a triangle here but Muller uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Muller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Henderson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller decides to stand back up.
Henderson wants to clinch but Muller slips to the side
and Muller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henderson won't be happy with that.
Muller controlling the position.
Muller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Henderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Muller has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Muller advances to mount.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
Henderson trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller controlling from mount.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Frederik Muller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muller with a couple of short strikes.
Muller controlling the pace for now.
Muller is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Henderson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Muller has control of Henderson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Henderson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Henderson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Muller looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
Muller controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henderson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Muller punishing his opponent with strikes.
Muller scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Muller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Henderson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Muller lands with some strikes.
Muller controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederik Muller dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson throws a head kick that misses
and Muller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henderson!
Muller controlling from mount.
Muller won't let Henderson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Henderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Muller has a good base and remains in mount.
Muller looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Frederik Muller just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Muller drives through with a takedown into guard.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Muller is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Henderson has his foot on Muller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muller works his way back into a safe position though.
Muller stays in close to Henderson's body and controls the position.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muller.
Muller is stalling in the full guard.
Henderson has an active guard here but Muller has managed to pass into half guard.
Muller trying to control the pace.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Muller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Muller gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Muller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Muller dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muller.
Henderson wants to clinch but Muller slips to the side
and Muller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muller in particular looking to stall.
Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Henderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muller pulls his head out easily.
Muller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muller is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Frederik Muller just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Muller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Muller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henderson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Frederik Muller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muller breaks from the clinch.
Muller avoids the head kick by Henderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Muller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Muller sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederik Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederik Muller!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang comes to the cage accompanied by Cemetary Gates. Daniel Cack 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Cack!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cack.
Cack looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lang wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sloppy strikes there by Cack.
Cack prevents Lang from escaping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lang keeps the fight on the outside.
Cack takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lang instigates a clinch.
Lang is working for takedown but Cack is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Lang.
Cack looking for a takedown.
Lang wants the takedown. Cack is fighting it off but Lang persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cack's guard against the cage.
Cack throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lang drops back looking for a leg! Cack is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cack manages to kick Lang off! Lang jumps back into Cack's guard.
Lang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cack is proving hard to escape from.
Lang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lang defends well.
Lang wants to get up but he can't break Cack's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lang ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lang no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lang wants to stand up but Cack is controlling him.
Cack throws a strike but Lang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lang with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cack working for a triangle but Lang defends it easily.
Lang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cack escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lang throws a series of punches but Cack moves out of range.
Lang lands a head kick!
Lang closes the distance and clinches.
Lang scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lang.
Lang scores a nice knee to the body.
Lang ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lang no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cack postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lang is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cack, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cack keeping full guard, as Lang tries to pass.
Cack has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lang is looking to work some ground and pound but Cack has wrist control.
Lang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cack trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cack looking for a guillotine here but Lang defends easily.
Cack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Lang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lang moves into the clinch.
Cack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
Lang lands an elbow that stopped Cack in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Daniel Cack has been cut.
Lang pulls Cack into guard.
Lang kicks Cack off and gets to his feet.
Lang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang sizes up Cack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cack looks to clinch
and Lang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lang has Cack up against the cage in a clinch.
Lang working Cack over with knees to the body.
Lang lands an elbow just above Cack 's eye.
Lang gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lang throwing shots but Cack is blocking nicely.
Lang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cack tries to get to full guard but Lang has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Cack to get to his feet.
A head kick from Lang lands but Cack takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cack misses with a takedown
and Lang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lang moves into the clinch successfully.
Lang gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lang defends well.
Lang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cack has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lang has managed to get both his arms back between Cack's legs - danger averted.
Cack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Cack is tightening it up a little... Lang has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lang reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lang taps out! nice BJJ there by Cack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Daniel Cack!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall comes to the cage accompanied by Kool Moe Dee - I Go To Work. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Kendall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong shoots in but no luck this time.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.
Armstrong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kurt Kendall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Armstrong.
Kendall lands a nice looking body kick.
Armstrong throws a one two combo.
Kendall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Kendall.
Kendall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kendall showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kendall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armstrong's head.
Armstrong is trying to stand.
Kendall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Armstrong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kendall works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Armstrong regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kendall's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Armstrong pushes Kendall off and gets back to his feet.
Kendall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Armstrong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kendall is stalling in the full guard.
Armstrong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kendall defends well.
Kendall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armstrong on the ground.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Kendall wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall forces his way into half guard.
Kendall works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kendall controlling from mount.
Armstrong is in a horrible position here. Kendall smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kendall controlling the pace for now.
Kendall tries to control but Armstrong wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying desperately to improve position.
Kendall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kendall controlling from the full mount.
Kendall scoring with strikes but Armstrong is staying in there.
Kendall controlling the pace for now.
Kendall trying to control but Armstrong is having none of it.
Kendall with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to lock up and control but Kendall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kendall trying to control but Armstrong is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kurt Kendall just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kendall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kendall trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kendall is really struggling to control Armstrong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Armstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Kendall dominated that round.
That's time! Kendall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armstrong has his takedown stuffed
and Kendall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kendall is stalling here. Armstrong is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kendall seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Armstrong has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kendall throws Armstrong to one side and escapes!
Kendall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kendall jumps into guard, dragging Armstrong to the mat.
Armstrong prevents Kendall from getting back to his feet.
Kendall working a defensive guard here.
Kendall tries to strike from the bottom.
Kendall is looking to sinch up a triangle. Armstrong throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kendall's body to avoid the submission. Kendall has instead reached around Armstrong's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kendall arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kurt Kendall!
Kurt Kendall is the new middleweight champion!
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