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INY Fight Night III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony French!
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, Dave Grohl!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
French throws a right hand that Grohl ducks under and follows up with a left that Grohl also avoids with ease.
French misses with a series of wild punches.
Grohl connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Tony French has been cut.
French swings for the body but Grohl moves out of range.
Grohl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grohl misses with the combination.
French moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grohl misses with a takedown attempt - French sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
French just misses with a punch to the body.
French moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
French showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grohl.
French throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grohl.
French throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
French cracks Grohl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tony French seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grohl throws a series of punches but French avoids them all with ease.
French scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grohl is rocked!
French steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grohl.
Grohl is still on wobbly legs! Can French finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl misses with a double jab.
Grohl seems to have recovered his senses.
French pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grohl back to the cage. French follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
French swinging wildly here.
French throws a poor cross that misses
and Grohl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grohl misses with a double jab.
Grohl connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grohl instigates a clinch.
Grohl breaks from the clinch.
Grohl tries to clinch but French moves out of range.
French lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grohl backs up against the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grohl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grohl looks gassed!
Grohl tries to score a power double leg takedown but French sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grohl somewhat.
Tony French has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
French slips a jab and a cross from Grohl.
French throws a series of punches but Grohl moves out of range.
A big left from Grohl misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
French fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
French misses with a few strikes there.
French misses with a jab, cross combination.
French scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
French misses with a wild combination.
French misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grohl misses with a two punch combination.
Tony French is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grohl dodges the punch combination from French.
French just misses with a punch to the body.
Grohl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grohl clinches up with French and pushes him back against the cage.
Grohl is looking to break free of the clinch but French has double underhooks.
Grohl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grohl has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
French throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grohl lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grohl.
French cracks Grohl with a right hand to the side of the head.
French misses with a two punch combination.
Grohl avoids a punch combination nicely.
French rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grohl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grohl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
French misses with a few strikes there.
French misses with a few strikes there.
French on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grohl moves into range and clinches up with French.
Grohl breaks from the clinch.
French throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grohl tries to land a front kick but French steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
French dodges the punch combination from Grohl.
Sloppy strikes from French. Those never looked like landing.
French is working the combinations to good effect here.
French misses with a few strikes there.
Grohl lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grohl dodges the punch combination from French.
Sloppy strikes from French. Those never looked like landing.
French swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grohl looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? French is fending him off so far but Grohl persists. Nope, French circles away and we're back to standing.
French misses with the combination.
French swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grohl misses with a wild combination.
Grohl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from French.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony French will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony French's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grohl misses with a few strikes there.
French throws a right hand that Grohl ducks under and follows up with a left that Grohl also avoids with ease.
Grohl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tony French is winning the standup battle so far.
French fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grohl thuds his right hand into French's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grohl moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
French misses with a wild combination.
French throws a series of punches but Grohl moves out of range.
Grohl shoots in but no luck this time.
Grohl tries to clinch up but French circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grohl throws a leg kick but French checks it.
Grohl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tony French's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grohl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Grohl does no damage.
French throws a combination that misses
and Grohl counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
French swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from French. Those never looked like landing.
Grohl throws a series of punches but French moves out of range.
French connects with a looping right hand.
French dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Grohl misses.
French throws a right and a left that Grohl avoids nicely.
French misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grohl throws a series of strikes that have French backpedaling.
French is looking to wear down Grohl with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
French throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of French 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grohl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
French will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
French throws a right hand that Grohl ducks under and follows up with a left that Grohl also avoids with ease.
Grohl feints a jab promting French to slip. Grohl then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. French slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
French misses with the combination.
French misses with a combination
and Grohl counters with a three punch combo that has French backing up. French nods at Grohl to acknowledge the strikes.
Grohl avoids a punch combination nicely.
French will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
French leaves Grohl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grohl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tony French is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grohl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but French checks it well.
Grohl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grohl throws a series of punches but French avoids them all with ease.
French scores with a sloppy right hand. Grohl should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
French throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
French looks to land a combination but Grohl avoids it well.
French misses with a looping left.
Grohl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grohl tries to clinch up but French circles away and keeps his distance.
French rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grohl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grohl dodges the punch combination from French.
Grohl misses with a series of wild punches.
French scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from French does no damage.
French keeps the fight on the outside.
French misses with a few strikes there.
Grohl throws a head kick that misses.
French throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grohl is looking to clinch but French is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but French is out of range.
French scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grohl throws a one two combo.
French looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grohl scores with a jab. French acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
French tries to bum rush Grohl with a series of wild strikes but Grohl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grohl misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for French, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grohl closes the distance and clinches up with French, looking for a takedown. Grohl pushes French against the cage but French circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tony French has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
French scores with a body shot.
French circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grohl looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? French is fending him off so far but Grohl persists. Nope, French circles away and we're back to standing.
French throws a nice looking combination but Grohl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grohl misses with a series of wild punches.
Grohl misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Grohl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony French'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
French smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grohl wants to clinch up but French keeps it at a distance.
French throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
French lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grohl circles away quickly and effectively.
Grohl shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says French as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from French misses.
Some wild striking there from French.
Grohl misses with the combination.
French throws a nice looking combination but Grohl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grohl slips a jab and a cross from French.
Grohl dips to his left and cracks French with an uppercut!
Grohl shoots in looking for a takedown. French tries to sprawl out of it but Grohl keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. French manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grohl feints a jab promting French to slip. Grohl then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. French slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
French cracks Grohl with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by French.
French throws a right hand that Grohl ducks under and follows up with a left that Grohl also avoids with ease.
Grohl has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grohl clinches up with French and pushes him back against the cage.
Grohl breaks from the clinch.
Grohl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grohl is on the wrong end of a nice combination from French.
French will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grohl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
French lands a jab-cross combination.
Grohl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by French.
Grohl walks into a stiff left hand from French.
French swinging wildly here.
French checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for French, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Grohl.
No joy there for Grohl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grohl dodges the punch combination from French.
Some wild striking there from French.
Grohl misses with a wild combination.
French dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grohl throws a right and a left that French avoids nicely.
Grohl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grohl misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from French misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
French misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grohl gets a clinch.
Grohl is trying to force a seperation but French has the dominant position.
French breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grohl throws a series of punches but French avoids them all with ease.
French tries to bum rush Grohl with a series of wild strikes but Grohl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grohl throws a right and a left that French avoids nicely.
French throws a series of punches but Grohl avoids them all with ease.
French takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
French looks to land a combination but Grohl avoids it well.
Grohl tries to close the distance and clinch but French swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grohl.
Grohl lands with an overhand left.
French changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grohl listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
French slaps away a takedown attempt from Grohl, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tony French has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
Grohl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from French.
Grohl misses with a few strikes there.
French throws a right and a left that Grohl avoids nicely.
Grohl tries to clinch but French moves out of range.
Grohl has taken the fight to the clinch.
French pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
French looks to land a combination but Grohl avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grohl will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grohl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before French has time to react.
French with a nice cross.
French looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grohl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
French misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
French misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Grohl.
I think Grohl has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Grohl!
Our winner, Dave Grohl, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christoph Janetzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Bring out your Dead" by Strung Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Janetzky's choice of entrance music: Escapado - Montgomery Mundtot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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, Kirk Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christoph Janetzky!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Janetzkys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Janetzky tries to clinch
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Christoph Janetzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janetzky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Christoph Janetzky has been cut.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Janetzky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Janetzky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janetzky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janetzky tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Janetzky takes one to the side of the head.
Janetzky tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Janetzky looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Janetzky back to the cage. Hall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Janetzky is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Janetzky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Janetzky is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Hall throws a hook to the side of Janetzky's head but Janetzky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Janetzky misses with a few strikes there.
Janetzky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Janetzky misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Janetzky.
Janetzky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
A big left from Hall misses.
Janetzky slips under a jab.
Hall misses with a hook. Janetzky ducked under it nicely.
Janetzky slips under a jab from Hall.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Janetzky looks to clinch
and Hall counters with a right hand from hell and Janetzky is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kirk Hall!
A victorious Kirk Hall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Coldcutts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Coldcutts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Logan Duncan!
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, Reggie Coldcutts!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan misses with a hook. Coldcutts ducked under it nicely.
Coldcutts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coldcutts tries to keep at a distance but Duncan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duncan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coldcutts staying out of range there.
Coldcutts throws a shot from downtown. Duncan moves away and avoids it.
Coldcutts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duncan.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Coldcutts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duncan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duncan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duncan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldcutts throws a nice looking combination but Duncan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duncan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Duncan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duncan throws a sloppy head kick and Coldcutts moves out of range easily.
Coldcutts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Coldcutts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duncan throws a nice looking combination but Coldcutts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duncan with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coldcutts ducks under a wild hook from Duncan.
Coldcutts misses with a two punch combination.
Duncan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coldcutts swivels and escapes.
Duncan darts in trying to clinch
and Coldcutts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coldcutts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coldcutts misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan avoids the head kick by Coldcutts.
Coldcutts has managed to clinch.
Duncan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coldcutts jumps guard but Duncan stands there with Coldcutts around his waist. Coldcutts gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duncan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coldcutts pulls guard.
Duncan wants to pass the guard but Coldcutts is keeping the position.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Coldcutts has wrist control.
Coldcutts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duncan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coldcutts is looking for a kimura but Duncan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Coldcutts to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is refusing to be controlled, as Coldcutts sits in half guard.
Coldcutts seems to be looking for submissions.
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!
Duncan is trying to stand.
Coldcutts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coldcutts seems to be looking for submissions.
Coldcutts is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Duncan!
Coldcutts has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Duncan is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reggie Coldcutts!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Dinero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Yaroslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaroslev has chosen Awaken by Dethklok as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Dinero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksander Yaroslev!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaroslev moves into the clinch.
Dinero wants a takedown but no success here.
Yaroslev tightens his grip and picks Dinero up, before dumping him to the ground. Dinero manages to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yaroslev throws a big right hand that misses.
Yaroslev connects with a couple of short punches.
Dinero has Yaroslev pulled in close to control his posture.
Dinero pushes Yaroslev off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Yaroslev blocks a head kick by Dinero.
Yaroslev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinero avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yaroslev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dinero can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero tries to buck Yaroslev off but Yaroslev is having none of it.
Yaroslev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A lull in the action here.
Dinero can't do much from the bottom here.
Dinero prevents Yaroslev from moving into mount.
Yaroslev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dinero to see if he's OK.
Dinero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yaroslev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yaroslev lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinero struggling a bit here.
Yaroslev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Yaroslev wants to control but Dinero is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dinero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yaroslev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dinero struggling a bit here.
Yaroslev gets to mount! Dinero was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Yaroslev landing punches.
Yaroslev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dinero is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dinero is trying desperately to improve position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Yaroslev! Dinero is hurt baaadly! Yaroslev is firing away with more strikes - Dinero is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Yaroslev!
Post fight, an emotional Aleksander Yaroslev said 'Zis vas last time I vill be fighting in ze Immortals. My contract haz been terminated, and I am going to verk on my game. Decide vhat to do zen. Sank you all for zis opportunity. I vill miss dis.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horse Spudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Snipes (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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255 lbs
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275 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Horse Spudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Snipes!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Snipes.
Spudd swats away the attempt to clinch by Snipes.
Spudd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spudd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Snipes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spudd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Spudd or perhaps it was just good defense by Snipes which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horse Spudd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spudd swats away the attempt to clinch by Snipes.
Spudd misses with a body shot
and Snipes counters with a right hand to the body.
Spudd is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snipes rushes Spudd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snipes landing knees to the head.
It looks like Horse Spudd has been cut.
Snipes lands a knee to the body.
Snipes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Snipes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spudd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snipes lands a good knee to the midsection. Spudd won't want to take too many of those.
Spudd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snipes landing knees to the body.
Spudd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snipes lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snipes lands a knee to the head.
Snipes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spudd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snipes working Spudd over with knees to the body.
Snipes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Snipes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Snipes working Spudd over with knees to the body.
Snipes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snipes.
Snipes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Snipes.
Snipes working Spudd over with knees to the body.
Spudd avoids the elbow strike from Snipes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snipes leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Snipes.
Stalling in the clinch from Snipes.
Snipes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spudd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snipes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snipes rushes Spudd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snipes with a knee to the head.
Spudd is rocked!
Horse Spudd's cut is getting worse.
Snipes has Spudd pressed against the cage. He pushes Spudd back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Snipes throws a beautiful elbow that sends Spudd crashing to the floor! Snipes piles on the pressure with more strikes! Spudd is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Snipes!
Wesley Snipes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, L.A. Elite Clothing Co ($10 shorts and shirt) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Turner!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ross avoids the head kick by Turner.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ross tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Ross does no damage.
Turner tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ross throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turner.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Ross. Beautiful body shot.
Ross swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Ross is looking to land body kicks.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Ross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
Ross's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ross duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Ross throws a combination. Turner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Randy Turner has been cut.
Ross throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Turner - that will leave a mark!
Turner blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a few strikes there.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ross throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ross.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Turner has Ross pressed against the cage, preventing Ross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ross's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ross blocks the elbow strike.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as Turner tries to tie him up.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turner misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rick Ross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Turner'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.
Ross looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Ross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rick Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
Ross lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Turner is controlling him.
Turner missing with knees to the body.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Ross misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turner counters with a big head kick but Ross shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross tries to land a front kick but Turner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with a double jab.
Turner clinches up against the cage.
Turner tries to stall but Ross uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turner keeps control of Ross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ross wants to break free but Turner has control.
Turner prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Turner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
Turner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turner wants to stall.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ross swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turner misses with an uppercut
and Ross counters with a straight right hand.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Ross stalks Turner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turner's face. Turner staggers backwards, shaken.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Ross.
Ross misses with a leg kick
and Turner counters with a good low kick that Ross was not able to check.
Turner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ross will feel that in the morning.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ross. That did some damage!
Turner scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ross. That did some damage!
A combination from Turner does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner thows a body kick. Ross tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Turner slams his shin into Ross's torso.
Turner lands with a kick to the temple. Ross shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Turner thumps Ross with a low kick.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Turner.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ross takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turner tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Ross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Ross.
Turner thuds a left hand into Ross's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Turner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ross misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Ross blocks the leg kick.
Ross throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Turner tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turner!
Turner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ross. That did some damage!
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turner backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turner counters with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Turner.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross misses with a double jab.
Turner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
Whack! Turner lands a heavy head kick that drops Ross. The ref tackles Turner to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ross was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Randy Turner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ng Andu Magande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magande comes to the cage accompanied by Familia-What we Do. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ng Andu Magande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magande throws a front kick aimed at Franklin's knee but Franklin avoids it well.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
Franklin is leaning against Magande and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Franklin lands a body shot.
Franklin cracks Magande with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin lands a nice uppercut.
Magande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Franklin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Franklin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magande backwards.
Franklin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magande up against the cage.
Franklin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Magande has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franklin scores with a shot to the side of Magande's head.
Franklin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Magande backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Franklin.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
Magande tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.
Magande breaks from the clinch.
Franklin forces Magande back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Franklin.
Magande is breathing heavily.
Magande slows down the pace here.
Franklin swings wildly with an uppercut but Magande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magande with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magande wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franklin blocking some punches.
Magande is trying to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Franklin.
Magande is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franklin keeps control of Magande as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magande is trying to break the clinch but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin lands an uppercut.
Franklin lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magande throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
Franklin is looking to clinch but Magande is avoiding it.
Franklin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magande being controlled against the cage.
Magande's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magande throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin tries to clinch up but Magande circles away and keeps his distance.
Magande takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
Franklin with a jab.
It looks like Ng Andu Magande has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magande swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Magande misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magande keeps the fight on the outside.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franklin tries to clinch but Magande moves out of range.
Franklin scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franklin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magande throws a right hand that Franklin ducks under and follows up with a left that Franklin also avoids with ease.
Franklin is looking to clinch.
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franklin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Magande counters with a three punch combo that has Franklin backing up. Franklin nods at Magande to acknowledge the strikes.
Magande throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magande.
Franklin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Franklin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ng Andu Magande's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Franklin tries to clinch there but Magande circles away.
Franklin has Magande up against the cage in a clinch.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franklin is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Franklin.
Magande is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Franklin fails to land.
Oh Magande is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Magande to his knees! Franklin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Franklin!
Aaron Franklin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that L.A. Elite Clothing Co ($10 shorts and shirt) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Basileo Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mick Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basileo Gallegos!
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, Mick Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallegos throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones throws a body punch but Gallegos moves out of range.
Jones throws a right and a left that Gallegos avoids nicely.
Jones is looking to clinch but Gallegos is avoiding it.
Gallegos walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallegos with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gallegos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gallegos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Basileo Gallegos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallegos tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Gallegos fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a solid body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gallegos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallegos tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gallegos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gallegos in his tracks.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallegos dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Gallegos's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Gallegos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Gallegos on that attempt.
Gallegos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gallegos is working away from the top position though.
Gallegos is looking for a kimura here.
Gallegos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Gallegos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos is looking for a kimura here.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jones preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gallegos is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to improve his position but Gallegos is controlling well.
Gallegos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gallegos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Gallegos eventually gives up the hold.
Gallegos seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Gallegos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Gallegos eventually gives up the hold.
Gallegos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is looking to control Gallegos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Gallegos is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gallegos to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Gallegos has control of the leg.
Gallegos wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Gallegos seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Basileo Gallegos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gallegos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gallegos throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Gallegos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Gallegos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gallegos looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is trying to control. Gallegos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gallegos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones working Gallegos over with strikes.
Gallegos moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallegos pushes a forearm under Jones's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jones is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Basileo Gallegos!
Basileo Gallegos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wellman Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Not Afraid. Wellman Junior has chosen speakers on blast- the game as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Wellman Junior!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellman Junior throws a right and a left that Benson avoids nicely.
Benson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wellman Junior was covering up waiting for the punch and Benson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Benson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wellman Junior has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benson has managed to get both his arms back between Wellman Junior's legs - danger averted.
Benson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Benson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wellman Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benson is fighting to break Wellman Junior's control of his arms but Wellman Junior is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Junior escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benson pushing down on Wellman Junior's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wellman Junior trying to control from the bottom.
Wellman Junior tries to roll over but Benson keeps him under control.
Wellman Junior actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Junior tries to get to full guard but Benson has control of the leg.
Wellman Junior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wellman Junior is refusing to be controlled, as Benson sits in half guard.
Wellman Junior is trying to stand back up but Benson is controlling him
Wellman Junior is looking for a sweep. Benson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wellman Junior gets full guard.
Wellman Junior is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson trying to control but Wellman Junior is working from the bottom.
Benson preventing the sweep.
Benson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wellman Junior is keeping the position for now.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wellman Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benson 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.
Wellman Junior wants to stand but Benson is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Benson.
Benson takes one on the button.
Benson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wellman Junior swivels and escapes.
Wellman Junior misses with a double jab.
Wellman Junior lands with a nice body punch.
Benson walks into a jab.
Benson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benson there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellman Junior lands a really nice looking cross but Benson seems unphased.
Shane Wellman Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benson.
Wellman Junior connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Wellman Junior 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.
Wellman Junior throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wellman Junior connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wellman Junior drops Benson with a beautiful combination! Benson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wellman Junior is looking for the KO!
Benson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson tries for a takedown but Wellman Junior circles away easily
and Wellman Junior counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Wellman Junior!
Shane Wellman Junior decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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