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V.F.C 9: Blackwater Park PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sagdiyev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mamaliga. Gabriel Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borat Sagdiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Silva misses.
Sagdiyev throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Sagdiyev ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Sagdiyev lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Gabriel Silva has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Sagdiyev counters with a big uppercut that knocks Silva off his feet! Sagdiyev dives into side control looking to finish!
Silva is rocked!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sagdiyev prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva wants to control but Sagdiyev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is pressing down on Sagdiyev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sagdiyev preventing the sweep.
Sagdiyev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sagdiyev won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Sagdiyev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is trying to control the position but Sagdiyev postures up.
Sagdiyev stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Borat Sagdiyev wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev scores with a body shot.
Silva looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagdiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagdiyev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sagdiyev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Sagdiyev saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Sagdiyev with a jab.
Silva throws a jab when Sagdiyev was well out of range.
Sagdiyev bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Silva! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Sagdiyev finish him?
Silva controls Sagdiyev momentarily but Sagdiyev frees himself.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Sagdiyev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sagdiyev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Sagdiyev from standing up.
Silva looking to control.
Sagdiyev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sagdiyev is one step ahead there.
Sagdiyev advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sagdiyev is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sagdiyev controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borat Sagdiyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sagdiyev lands a right hook to the body.
Borat Sagdiyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Sagdiyev drops his shoulder and cracks Silva with a huge uppercut! Silva goes down! Can Sagdiyev finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagdiyev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Sagdiyev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sagdiyev looking to pass the guard.
Sagdiyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Borat Sagdiyev.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Sagdiyev and Silva goes tumbling to the canvas! Sagdiyev follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Sagdiyev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Sagdiyev is very close to passing his half guard.
Sagdiyev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva tries to roll over but Sagdiyev keeps him under control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Still in half guard, Sagdiyev seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Borat Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands a jab to the head.
Sagdiyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagdiyev.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagdiyev drops Silva with a big left hand and mounts him. Silva is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagdiyev prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Sagdiyev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva tries to hold on but Sagdiyev postures up.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Sagdiyev maintains control.
Sagdiyev controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Borat Sagdiyev just wasn't active enough.
Good shot there by Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev walks into a left hand.
Sagdiyev scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BAM! Sagdiyev delivers a spinning backfist that drops Silva like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Borat Sagdiyev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjy Bronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjy Bronk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bronk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bronk fails with the takedown
and Tyler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronk is retaining full guard.
Tyler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tyler thows a big elbow that misses.
Tyler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronk is trying to keep Tyler in close.
Tyler is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronk has wrist control.
Bronk is looking to stand back up but Tyler counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bronk.
Bronk wants to control but Tyler is keeping busy.
Bronk is looking to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tyler in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Bronk with that takedown attempt.
Bronk lands with a good body shot.
Bronk misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tyler.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjy Bronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tyler wants to sweep here but Bronk controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyler is on top in guard.
Tyler controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Bronk blocks nicely.
Bronk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bronk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler is squirming around, avoiding Bronk's attempts to control the action.
Tyler is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bronk punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler gets back to half guard.
Bronk is thwarting Tyler's attempts to control the position.
Bronk is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tyler still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tyler has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Tyler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bronk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tyler tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bronk's legs.
Bronk takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bronk is trying to control Tyler's posture but Tyler avoids it.
Tyler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bronk takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tyler looks up at the clock and then as Bronk takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tyler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bronk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler tries for a kimura but Bronk is defending well.
Tyler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronk manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tyler's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Tyler as Bronk shoots in.
A combination from Bronk does no damage.
Bronk misses with a takedown
and Tyler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tyler 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.
Bronk looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tyler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tyler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronk is trying to stand up here but Tyler is controlling him well.
Tyler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bronk is looking to escape.
Tyler controlling the action here.
Tyler wants to work for an arm triangle but Bronk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tyler content to control rather than advance.
Bronk is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is thwarting Bronk's attempts to control the position.
Tyler is working for a submission of some sort.
Tyler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tyler wants to control but Bronk is keeping him busy.
Bronk wants to control but Tyler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Bronk.
Bronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Bronk misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wants to clinch.
Bronk shoots and misses
and Tyler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjy Bronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler is trying to force a seperation but Bronk has the dominant position.
Tyler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronk keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyler has managed to clinch.
Tyler is pressed up against the cage. Bronk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyler down to the mat. Tyler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Benjy Bronk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bronk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bronk looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronk, not yet.
Tyler passes Bronk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tyler passes to full mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tyler unloading with bombs!
Bronk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tyler controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bronk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyler is fending him off so far but Bronk persists. Nope, Tyler circles away and we're back to standing.
Bronk throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bronk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyler tries to clinch but Bronk is having none of it.
Tyler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyler drives through and clinches with Bronk against the cage.
Bronk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bronk tries to break free but Tyler pushes him back against the cage.
Bronk jumps guard but Tyler stands there with Bronk around his waist. Bronk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjy Bronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tyler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bronk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tyler tries to circle away but Bronk has him pinned against the cage.
Tyler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyler pulls guard successfully.
Jake Tyler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bronk throws and elbow that misses. Tyler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bronk's guard. Nice move by Tyler!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyler content to stall in guard here.
Bronk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bronk trying to control the position.
Tyler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Tyler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyler tries to clinch up
and Bronk counters with a right hand to the body.
Bronk is looking to clinch but Tyler is avoiding it.
Bronk moves in looking to clinch but Tyler pushes him off.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bronk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyler tries to clinch but Bronk is having none of it.
Bronk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyler checks a leg kick nicely.
Bronk gets tackled into the cage by Tyler. Tyler maintains the clinch.
Tyler tries to break the clinch but Bronk is controlling the position.
Tyler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bronk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wants to break free but Bronk has control.
Tyler working hard to break the clinch.
Bronk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Tyler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Tyler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lack comes to the cage accompanied by red nation- the game, lil wayne. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Lack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lack drops his hands momentarily and Chavez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lack has a takedown stuffed.
Chavez tries to bum rush Lack with a series of wild strikes but Lack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Chavez coming out on top.
Lack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chavez if he has to take too many more of those.
Lack moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Lack avoids them all with ease.
Lack lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lack jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chavez walks away with a smile on his face. Lack gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Lack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chavez is trying to defend but Lack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chavez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lack lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lack keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chavez is staying active underneath Lack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lack works his way into side control.
Lack scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from Lack seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lack lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lack sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chavez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lack in side control, throwing shots but Chavez defends.
You can see the frustration on Chavez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chavez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lack is staying active.
Lack misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lack landing strikes.
Lack wants to control but Chavez is keeping him busy.
Chavez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lack cracks Chavez with a big elbow.
Chavez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lack landing strikes.
Chavez is still in real trouble! Can Lack finish him?
Lack scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Chavez is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lack can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Lack!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Tinsdell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Souwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Tinsdell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Souwer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinsdell throws a low kick, looking for Souwer's leg but Souwer calmly moves out of range.
Souwer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tinsdell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Souwer's guard now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tinsdell wants to pass the guard but Souwer is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinsdell wants to control from the top but Souwer keeps moving.
Tinsdell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tinsdell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Souwer tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Tinsdell has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tinsdell wants to finish this one by submission but Souwer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tinsdell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsdell looking for a guillotine from mount but Souwer is having none of it.
Tinsdell has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Souwer is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Tinsdell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaroslav Jez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jez comes into the arena with Face the pain - Stemm blaring out of the sound system. Renato has chosen I'll whip ya head as his entrance music. Jaroslav Jez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaroslav Jez!
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, Artur Renato!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Renato is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Renato blocks a low kick nicely.
Jez swings for the body but Renato moves out of range.
Jez blocks a head kick by Renato.
A solid body kick from Jez.
Jez blocks a head kick by Renato.
Jez connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Renato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Renato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Renato misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jez scores with a nice strike.
Renato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jez counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato throws a lazy head kick
and Jez counters with an inside leg kick.
Renato looks gassed!
Jez pushes Renato up against the cage in a clinch.
Jez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renato is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Jez.
Jez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jez scores a nice knee to the body.
Jez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jez lands an elbow inside.
Jez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Renato's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jez just leaning against Renato, taking a breather.
Jez misses with a knee strike.
Jez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jez.
Jez has Renato pressed against the cage, preventing Renato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jez stalling in the clinch.
Jez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jez lands an elbow inside that Renato shrugs off.
Jez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jez lands an elbow that stopped Renato in his tracks for a moment.
Renato has had enough of the clinch but Jez keeps him there for the moment.
Jez lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Renato tries to break the clinch but Jez is controlling the position.
Renato managing to block the knees to the body from Jez.
Renato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jez lands a nice elbow.
Jez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Artur Renato has been cut.
Jez lands a damaging elbow.
Renato has had enough of the clinch but Jez keeps him there for the moment.
Jez stalling the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jez obliges.
Renato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Jez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renato is defending well for now.
Renato throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Renato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jez.
Jez trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaroslav Jez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artur Renato's cut.
That's time! Jez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Renato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Renato misses with a low kick as Jez jumps back.
Renato misses with a straight right.
Jez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Renato.
Jez cracks Renato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jez throws a head kick that misses.
Renato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jez.
Jez checks the leg kick.
Jez moves out of range as Renato throws a body kick.
Renato is breathing heavily.
Renato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jez drives through and clinches with Renato against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jez has Renato pushed against the cage.
Jez crunches a lovely knee into Renato's ribcage.
Jez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renato can do to turn this around?
Jez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Renato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jez is defending well for now.
Jez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renato avoids it.
Renato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jez misses with a knee to the head.
Renato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Renato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jez lands an elbow that stopped Renato in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Renato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jez.
Jez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jez lands an elbow that stopped Renato in his tracks for a moment.
Jez lands an elbow inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Renato takes an elbow to the temple.
Jez stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renato.
Jez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jaroslav Jez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Renato wants to break free but Jez has control.
Jez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renato avoids it.
Jez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Renato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Jez.
Jez lands a nice elbow.
Jez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Renato's defenses.
Jez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Renato's defenses.
Renato is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jez just leaning against Renato, taking a breather.
Renato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jez has him pressed against the cage.
Jez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Renato is still on wobbly legs! Can Jez finish him?
Jez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Renato's efforts to push away.
Renato seems to have recovered his senses.
Renato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renato.
Renato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renato avoiding damage as Jez throws knees to the body.
Jez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jez prevents Renato from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaroslav Jez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Artur Renato's cut.
That's time! Jez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Renato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jez thows a body shot but no joy.
Jez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renato is defending well for now.
Jez lands an elbow just above Renato 's eye.
Nice elbow from Jez.
Renato is trying to push Jez away but Jez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renato avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jez lands an elbow that stopped Renato in his tracks for a moment.
Renato takes an elbow to the temple.
Jez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renato.
Jez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Renato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jez has him pressed against the cage.
Jez missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jez lands a knee to the body.
Jez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Renato has had enough of the clinch but Jez keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jez.
Jez lands an elbow inside that Renato shrugs off.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jez.
Renato managing to block the knees to the body from Jez.
Jez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jez.
Jez lands an elbow inside that Renato shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jez.
That has opened up Artur Renato's cut even more.
Renato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato tries to stall but Jez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jez.
Clinched against the cage, Jez lands a big elbow that drops Renato! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Renato is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaroslav Jez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaggy Dope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
270 lbs
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20
255 lbs
1 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaggy Dope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schultz circles away quickly and effectively.
Dope lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dope.
Dope scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Schultz misses with an uppercut. Dope saw that one coming.
Dope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dope looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dope throws a right hand that Schultz ducks under and follows up with a left that Schultz also avoids with ease.
Dope dives in and scores a takedown into Schultz's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dope postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schultz wants to get back to his feet but Dope is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schultz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Schultz misses the target.
Dope throws a right hand that Schultz ducks under and follows up with a left that Schultz also avoids with ease.
Dope misses with a series of wild punches.
Dope swinging wildly here.
Schultz looks to land a left hand but Dope moved out of range nicely.
Dope bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schultz wants to get back to his feet but Dope drags him back down.
Schultz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dope.
Dope is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schultz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dope remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dope tries for a kimura but Schultz is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Dope stalls from top position.
Dope tries for a kimura but Schultz is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz wants to get back to his feet but Dope drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dope is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Schultz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Schultz wants to control but Dope postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaggy Dope dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dope darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dope thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schultz's head.
Schultz wants to control the action here but instead Dope manages to pass to full mount!
Dope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dope looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dope looking to ground and pound but Schultz is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dope working for a guillotine from mount but Schultz is in no mood to give up.
Schultz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dope cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Schultz is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schultz tries to improve his position but instead Dope has taken his back!
Schultz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dope is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Schultz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dope is landing with strikes from the back.
Schultz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dope gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz tries to escape but Dope has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Schultz has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Can Schultz hold on?! Dope is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaggy Dope dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dope moves into the clinch successfully.
Schultz breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Schultz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dope punishes Schultz's body with a nice straight punch.
Schultz throws a lazy uppercut
and Dope counters with a one-two to the body.
Dope throws a right and a left that Schultz avoids nicely.
Dope thuds a left hand into Schultz's body.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz throws a looping overhand right but Dope ducks down to avoid it.
Schultz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dope misses with a double jab.
Dope forces Schultz back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dope is trying to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling him.
Dope decides to pull guard.
Dope working for a triangle but Schultz defends it easily.
Dope is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Schultz frees his head nicely. Oh but Dope has switched to an armbar! Schultz is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Shaggy Dope!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teras Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes into the arena with YLHCSD - Softer Cell blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nyrkki's choice of entrance music: Metallica Fade to Black. Teras Nyrkki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Sakuraba!
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, Teras Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nyrkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Nyrkki tries to clinch up.
Sakuraba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nyrkki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sakuraba prevents a body shot from Nyrkki.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nyrkki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Nyrkki presses Sakuraba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nyrkki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakuraba prevents a body shot from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakuraba controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nyrkki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nyrkki misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nyrkki working aggressively here.
Nyrkki has a couple of punches blocked by Sakuraba.
Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakuraba controls his hands.
Nyrkki misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakuraba controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki prevents the takedown attempt.
Nyrkki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nyrkki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nyrkki tries a body shot but Sakuraba blocks it.
Nyrkki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nyrkki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nyrkki trying to stall but Sakuraba improves his position.
Sakuraba has Nyrkki pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sakuraba pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nyrkki tumbling to the mat - Sakuraba dives into Nyrkki's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sakuraba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nyrkki's guard.
Sakuraba lands strikes from half guard.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but Nyrkki defending well.
Sakuraba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nyrkki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sakuraba works his way into full mount!
Nyrkki just holding on.
Sakuraba looking to control but Nyrkki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teras Nyrkki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nyrkki scores with a jab.
Nyrkki scores with a hook.
Sakuraba gets a double leg takedown into Nyrkki's guard.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Nyrkki has wrist control.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Nyrkki is keeping the position.
Nyrkki wants to stand and escape but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound from side control.
Takeshi Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakuraba advances to full mount.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
Sakuraba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nyrkki hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nyrkki is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sakuraba postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Nyrkki in real trouble here! The ref calls for Nyrkki to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Sakuraba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almanez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Electric Feel by MGMT kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almanez wants to clinch.
Almanez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Jd Almanez has been cut.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jones manages to end up in side control.
Almanez tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almanez tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Almanez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Almanez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Almanez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Almanez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Almanez's back!
Jones punches the canvas rather than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almanez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Almanez trying to control the hands but Jones breaks the grip.
Almanez has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jones.
Good control from Jones.
Almanez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jones lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almanez covering up well under a series of strikes from Jones.
Almanez can't escape the position.
Jones missing with strikes from the back.
Jones trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Almanez doesn't escape.
Almanez covering up well under a series of strikes from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez is really stuck here.
Jones doesn't have the hooks in and Almanez manages to turn into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Almanez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Almanez pulls his head out easily.
Almanez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almanez.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Almanez wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Almanez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Almanez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almanez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Almanez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Almanez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Almanez in his half guard.
Almanez is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Almanez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jones is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jd Almanez!
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FIGHT
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Mentoleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Mario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mentoleo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Złota rybka. Mario Mario is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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176 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Decent boxing
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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, Krzysztof Mentoleo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Mario!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mentoleo wants to clinch but Mario slips to the side
and Mario counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mentoleo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mentoleo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mario counters with a nice body shot.
Mentoleo looks to clinch
and Mario counters with a one-two to the body.
Mario scores with a hook.
Mentoleo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mario but Mario pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mario throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krzysztof Mentoleo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mentoleo is defended easily by Mario.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Mentoleo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentoleo darts in trying to clinch
and Mario counters with a nice uppercut.
Mentoleo feints a jab promting Mario to slip. Mentoleo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mario slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mario lands with a nice body punch.
Mario stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mario wants it to stay on the feet.
Mario waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Mentoleo. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Mentoleo to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Mentoleo is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mario stopping the sweep attempt from Mentoleo.
Oh Mentoleo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mentoleo is breathing heavily.
Mario drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mentoleo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mentoleo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mentoleo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mentoleo trying to control the position but Mario is working away.
Mentoleo seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mentoleo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mario is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Krzysztof Mentoleo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiberio Celentano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celentano comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather Theme Song. Bob Ferdinand told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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219 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiberio Celentano!
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, Bob Ferdinand!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celentano connects with a jab.
Celentano throws a right and a left that Ferdinand avoids nicely.
Celentano throws a right hand that Ferdinand ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferdinand also avoids with ease.
Celentano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Celentano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferdinand.
Celentano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferdinand checks a leg kick.
A combination from Celentano does no damage.
Celentano misses with a combination
and Ferdinand counters with a shoot takedown. Celentano fights it but they end up in guard.
Celentano is breathing heavily.
Ferdinand passes Celentano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferdinand is taking a breather. Celentano says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Celentano is trying to stand back up but Ferdinand is controlling him
Ferdinand takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Celentano defends it well.
Ferdinand looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ferdinand keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Ferdinand might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ferdinand is working for a kimura but Celentano is defending it quite comfortably.
Ferdinand has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ferdinand swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Celentano is now in Ferdinand's guard. A big mistake from Ferdinand there, giving up the dominant position!
Ferdinand escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Celentano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferdinand has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Celentano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Celentano tries to stand but Ferdinand is controlling from the bottom.
Ferdinand pushes a forearm under Celentano's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Celentano is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Ferdinand!
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FIGHT
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