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NAF 12: Rush vs Laden PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Cocteau Twins - Song to the Siren. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Hernandez!
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, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler looks to land a combination. Hernandez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyler.
Tyler throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Tyler looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Tyler misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyler tried to score with a low kick but Hernandez checks it.
Tyler stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tyler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Tyler throws a wild body kick that Hernandez sees coming a mile off.
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
Hernandez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler stands up from Hernandez's guard - Tyler perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tyler throws a combination that misses
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernandez lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Tyler can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Hernandez and Tyler drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Hernandez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Staples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raja Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Laid To Rest - Lamb of God. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Staples!
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, Raja Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Staples, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Staples throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Raja Sullivan has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Staples, as that shot connected.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but Staples shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sullivan moves forwards but Staples connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sullivan is rocked!
A jab from Staples misses.
Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Staples finish him?
Staples gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sullivan seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Staples.
Staples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan tries to score a body lock takedown but Staples shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sullivan looking to stall.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staples.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staples throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Staples.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Staples rushes Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Staples lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Staples.
Staples lands a big right hand that drops Sullivan! The killer instinct kicks in and Staples finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Staples!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Staples!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Taft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). General Taft has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron Anderson's chin.
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Anderson!
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, General Taft!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taft backs up against the cage.
Taft misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson feints and as Taft raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taft pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Taft utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson passes into half guard.
Taft kicks off Anderson and gets to his feet.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taft counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson is trying to drag Taft to the mat but Taft just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taft manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Taft is working from the bottom.
Anderson prevents Taft from getting back to his feet.
Taft keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Taft is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Taft tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taft trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anderson wants to stand but Taft has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taft tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taft to the ground. Taft escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taft misses with a low kick.
Taft tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taft closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Taft is controlling him.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taft smiles and moves away.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taft wants a takedown but no success here.
Taft's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taft shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Taft stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taft trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taft might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anderson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Taft throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taft missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taft trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Taft pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taft moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson feints and as Taft raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taft escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taft is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Taft is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taft manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Taft's guard.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taft closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Taft looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taft gets the takedown into side control.
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Taft looks to land a strike but Anderson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Taft looking to pass the guard.
Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anderson is working an open guard so Taft takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Taft tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taft scores with a leg kick.
Taft tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taft somewhat.
Taft slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taft fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a combination. Taft tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taft moves into the clinch successfully.
Taft is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Taft rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Taft is trying to trip Anderson. He has hold of a leg but Anderson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Taft persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Taft is looking to advance position but Anderson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Anderson trying to control but Taft is having none of it.
Anderson avoids the attempt from Taft to control.
Anderson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Taft really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taft is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Anderson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Taft is on top in guard.
Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taft landing some decent shots from guard.
Taft wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taft is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Taft trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Taft stands up from Anderson's guard - Taft perhaps looking for a knockout.
Aaron Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Taft shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Taft content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Anderson has locked up a guillotine! Anderson's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Taft is holding on here and Anderson must be using up a lot of energy. Taft has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Anderson gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aaron Anderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Eggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Welch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stemm's Face The Pain. Dave Eggers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Bryan Welch!
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, Dave Eggers!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Welch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Welch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eggers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Welch throws a hook to the side of Eggers's head but Eggers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Welch throws a hook but Eggers avoids it easily.
Welch misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Eggers.
Eggers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Welch.
Welch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eggers moves away.
Eggers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Welch, pushing him back against the cage.
Welch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eggers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Welch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eggers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eggers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Welch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eggers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Welch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Eggers pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eggers cracks the inside of Welch's front leg.
Welch looks to land a left hand but Eggers moved out of range nicely.
Eggers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Welch!
Welch throws a right hand that Eggers ducks under and follows up with a left that Eggers also avoids with ease.
Bryan Welch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eggers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Welch looks to throw the jab but Eggers is out of range.
Welch misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Welch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Welch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eggers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eggers.
A big left from Welch misses.
Welch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Welch lands with a right hand.
Welch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Eggers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Welch's calf.
Welch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eggers.
Welch misses with a few strikes there.
Welch misses the shot to the body.
Welch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eggers. Eggers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Welch misses the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Welch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eggers - the referee stops the clock and Welch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eggers. Welch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Welch is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eggers closes the distance and clinches.
Welch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Welch working aggressively here.
Welch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Eggers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eggers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Welch wants to get back to striking at distance but Eggers won't allow it.
Eggers prevents the takedown attempt.
Eggers landing knees to the body.
Welch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eggers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eggers avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Welch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Eggers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Welch misses with a few strikes there.
Welch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eggers in his tracks.
Eggers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Welch misses with a straight left.
Welch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eggers.
Welch misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eggers.
Welch loads up on a big right hand but Eggers slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welch missing with a left hand there. Eggers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eggers clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Welch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Eggers 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.
Welch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bryan Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eggers thuds his shin into the meat of Welch's side.
Welch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Welch throws a lazy right hand but Eggers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eggers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Welch.
A good leg kick by Eggers.
Welch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Welch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eggers moves away.
Welch looks to throw the jab but Eggers is out of range.
Welch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eggers.
Welch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Welch misses with an uppercut. Eggers saw that one coming.
Welch fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eggers throws a leg kick which misses Welch's front leg but catches the back leg as Welch tries to avoid it.
Eggers clinches.
Welch misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welch avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Welch fails to land.
Eggers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Welch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eggers.
The crowd are getting on Eggers's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Eggers prevents a body shot from Welch.
Eggers slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Welch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Welch misses with some punches.
Eggers effectively controlling the action here.
Welch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Eggers stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dave Eggers.
Eggers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Welch throws a nice looking combination but Eggers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Welch misses with a looping right.
Welch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eggers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Welch.
Eggers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Welch cracks Eggers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eggers is looking to slow Welch down with leg kicks.
Welch lands with a straight right. Eggers didn't see that one coming.
Eggers thows a body kick. Welch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Eggers dodges the punch combination from Welch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eggers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Welch throws out the jab.
Eggers connects with a solid leg kick.
Welch looks to score with a jab to the body but Eggers is just out of range.
Welch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Eggers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Welch misses with a straight left.
Eggers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eggers throws a front kick that sends Welch stumbling back into the cage.
Dave Eggers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eggers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Welch.
Welch misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Eggers.
Welch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Welch.
Eggers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eggers dodges the punch combination from Welch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Welch does no damage.
Welch missing with a left hand there. Eggers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Welch throws a looping overhand right but Eggers ducks down to avoid it.
Eggers cracks the inside of Welch's front leg.
Eggers dodges the punch combination from Welch.
Welch misses with a hook. Eggers ducked under it nicely.
Eggers drops his hands momentarily and Welch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eggers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Welch letting Eggers take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Welch is trying to break the clinch but Eggers is controlling him.
Welch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Eggers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Welch misses with an uppercut.
Welch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eggers can pounce on him.
Eggers throws a head kick that Welch semi-blocks.
Eggers has closed the distance and engaged Welch in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Welch tries to break free but Eggers pushes him back against the cage.
Eggers avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
Eggers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eggers.
Welch looking to slow down the pace here.
Welch misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Welch as the two fighters clinch.
Welch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eggers prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Welch is looking to break free of the clinch but Eggers has double underhooks.
Welch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eggers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Eggers prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welch is looking to break free of the clinch but Eggers has double underhooks.
Eggers prevents the takedown attempt.
Welch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Welch avoiding damage as Eggers throws knees to the body.
Welch will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Welch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eggers slowing the pace effectively.
Welch tries to stall but Eggers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Welch letting Eggers take a breather here.
Welch is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Welch can't break the clinch.
Eggers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Welch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Welch working aggressively here.
Eggers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Welch.
Welch misses with some punches.
Welch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eggers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Welch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eggers prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eggers prevents it.
Eggers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Welch up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eggers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Welch misses with the head strike.
Welch wants a takedown.
Welch tries to score a body lock takedown but Eggers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bryan Welch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Welch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eggers.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Welch avoiding damage as Eggers throws knees to the body.
Eggers stalling the fight.
Eggers receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Eggers continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Eggers prevents Welch from breaking the clinch.
Welch goes for a takedown attempt but Eggers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eggers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Welch.
Welch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eggers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eggers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Welch.
Eggers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eggers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Welch throws out the jab.
Welch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eggers. Eggers obviously looking to wear him down.
Eggers is looking to slow Welch down with leg kicks.
Eggers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eggers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eggers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Welch is trying to break free.
Dave Eggers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eggers slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Eggers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eggers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Eggers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). One Turd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Simpson!
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, One Turd!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Turd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Simpson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Turd manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Simpson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Simpson prevents Turd from improving his position.
Turd actively working from the bottom here.
Turd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Simpson pulls his head out easily.
Turd throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Simpson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd looking for submissions off his back.
Turd tries to roll over but Simpson keeps him under control.
Turd manages to get to full guard.
Turd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turd has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Simpson doesn't defend quickly enough and Turd has managed to lock this one up! Can Simpson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Turd on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). One Turd!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Myers's choice of entrance music: "Firebreather" by Thrice. Gavin Myers 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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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Lyons!
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, Gavin Myers!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers fails with the takedown.
Jake Lyons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyons moves into the clinch successfully.
Lyons scores with a shot to the side of Myers's head.
Myers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lyons gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Myers wants a takedown.
Jake Lyons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Myers.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyons.
Myers letting Lyons take a breather here.
Lyons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myers scores with a takedown into Lyons's guard.
Myers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Myers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Myers thows a big elbow that misses.
Lyons has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Myers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Myers tries for a takedown but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Myers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lyons defends it nicely.
Myers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Myers has a takedown stuffed.
Lyons tries to clinch but Myers is having none of it.
Myers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lyons is fending him off so far but Myers persists. Nope, Lyons circles away and we're back to standing.
Myers looks gassed!
Lyons wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Myers.
Lyons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Myers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lyons tries to avoid it but Myers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lyons to the ground. Lyons escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lyons throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Lyons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lyons rushes Myers and presses him up against the cage.
Myers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lyons walks away with a smile on his face. Myers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lyons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lyons is looking to clinch but Myers is avoiding it.
Lyons is looking to clinch.
Lyons has closed the distance and engaged Myers in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lyons as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Lyons.
Lyons stalls.
Lyons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lyons throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Myers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lyons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lyons throws a series of punches but Myers avoids them all with ease.
Lyons has managed to clinch.
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!
Lyons taking a breather.
Lyons is pressed up against the cage. Myers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lyons down to the mat. Lyons avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers misses with a takedown attempt - Lyons sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Myers ducks right into an uppercut from Lyons.
Lyons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Myers, pushing him back against the cage.
Myers misses with a knee to the head.
Lyons leaning his opponent against the cage.
Myers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lyons gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lyons taking a breather.
Lyons prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Lyons - that landed with a thud.
Lyons breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Myers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lyons misses.
Lyons clinches up against the cage.
Lyons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers shoots for a double leg takedown but Lyons sprawls well. He's pushed Myers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Lyons.
Lyons doesn't manage to clinch there - Myers circles away.
Lyons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Myers tries for a takedown but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Myers keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyons clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyons stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lyons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myers tries for a takedown but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lyons dips to his left and cracks Myers with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lyons dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lyons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Myers.
Lyons is looking to clinch.
Myers shoots for a double leg takedown but Lyons sprawls well. He's pushed Myers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lyons throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Lyons wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lyons.
Lyons throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Myers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Myers is trying to work for a kimura but Lyons is defending well.
Myers trying to mount his opponent but Lyons defends it.
Myers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Myers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lyons has one foot on Myers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lyons throws a right hand that Myers ducks under and follows up with a left that Myers also avoids with ease.
Jake Lyons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myers throws a head kick but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Myers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Myers closes the distance and clinches up with Lyons, looking for a takedown. Myers pushes Lyons against the cage but Lyons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lyons sprawls well. Lyons wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Myers gets slowly back to his feet.
Jake Lyons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Myers.
Lyons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Myers is trying to drag Lyons to the mat but Lyons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lyons stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lyons for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Lyons.
Myers takes one to the side of the head.
Lyons with a nice cross.
Lyons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lyons!
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lyons wants to clinch up but Myers keeps it at a distance.
Lyons drives through and clinches with Myers against the cage.
Lyons cracks Myers with a nice body shot.
Myers wants a takedown.
A short right from Lyons on the inside.
Myers jumps guard but Lyons stands there with Myers around his waist. Myers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Myers has Lyons pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lyons manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lyons lands a damaging elbow.
Lyons lands an elbow that stopped Myers in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Lyons scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons is pressed up against the cage. Myers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lyons down to the mat. Lyons avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lyons is looking to clinch but Myers is avoiding it.
Lyons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Myers fails with the takedown.
Myers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lyons finds it's way round the side to connect with Myers's head.
Jake Lyons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lyons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lyons!
Lyons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lyons scores with a jab to the jaw.
Myers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyons lands with a nice combination. Myers backs away looking to recover.
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lyons dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lyons jabs at Myers's body.
Lyons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Myers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lyons tries to clinch there but Myers circles away.
Jake Lyons is winning the standup battle so far.
Lyons closes the distance and clinches.
Myers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Myers is trying to drag Lyons to the mat but Lyons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jake Lyons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Myers.
Lyons lands with a light punch inside.
Lyons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lyons uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myers has time to react.
Lyons throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyons throws a one two combo.
Myers tries to keep at a distance but Lyons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Myers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers is working for takedown but Lyons is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lyons breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Lyons.
Lyons throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyons tries to clinch but Myers is having none of it.
Myers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Myers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lyons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Myers somewhat.
Lyons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Myers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Myers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lyons has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lyons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lyons.
Lyons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Myers's efforts to push away.
Lyons has Myers pressed against the cage.
Lyons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lyons pinned against the cage. Lyons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lyons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lyons lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Lyons.
Lyons works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lyons is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Myers wants a takedown.
Lyons lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myers avoids it.
Lyons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myers can do to turn this around?
Lyons lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lyons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Myers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyons.
Lyons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lyons connects with a body shot.
Lyons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lyons breaks from the clinch.
Myers has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Myers or perhaps it was just good defense by Lyons which made him look bad.
Lyons closes the distance and clinches.
Lyons manages to break the clinch.
Myers closes the distance and clinches up with Lyons, looking for a takedown. Myers pushes Lyons against the cage but Lyons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons digs a good hook to Myers's body.
Lyons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Myers tries for a takedown but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lyons misses with a double jab.
Lyons scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Myers has a takedown stuffed.
Myers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lyons has closed the distance and engaged Myers in a clinch.
Lyons lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lyons.
Myers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gavin Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyons scores with a shot to the side of Myers's head.
Myers tries to pull guard but Lyons won't allow it.
Lyons manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Lyons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lyons, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Lyons!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny TheRotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Vasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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158 lbs
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158 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny TheRotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Vasher!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasher is looking to clinch but TheRotten is avoiding it.
TheRotten throws a jab when Vasher was well out of range.
TheRotten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vasher is looking to clinch but TheRotten is avoiding it.
TheRotten moves out of range of the leg kick from Vasher.
Vasher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasher. That's going to slow TheRotten down.
Vasher tries to clinch but TheRotten is having none of it.
TheRotten keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasher tries to clinch up.
TheRotten misses the shot to the body.
A big head kick from Vasher and TheRotten is sent sprawling to the canvas!
TheRotten is rocked!
It looks like Johnny TheRotten has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasher is looking to stand up but TheRotten won't let him.
Oh TheRotten is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
TheRotten seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasher gets to his feet. TheRotten looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
TheRotten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasher moves in looking to clinch but TheRotten pushes him off.
Vasher tries to clinch but TheRotten moves out of range.
Vasher moves into the clinch successfully.
Vasher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
TheRotten has had enough of the clinch but Vasher keeps him there for the moment.
Vasher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but TheRotten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasher is trying to stall.
Vasher is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and TheRotten has denied him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasher is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Vasher misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Vasher.
Vasher misses with a knee strike.
TheRotten wants to get back to striking at distance but Vasher won't allow it.
Vasher misses with a punch to the body.
Vasher is leaning against TheRotten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
TheRotten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vasher's efforts to push away.
TheRotten breaks the clinch.
Vasher throws a series of punches but TheRotten avoids them all with ease.
Vasher tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasher darts in and clinches TheRotten up against the cage.
Vasher scores a nice knee to the body.
Vasher unloads a knee to the mid-section. TheRotten lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheRotten wants to break free but Vasher has control.
TheRotten avoiding damage as Vasher throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasher.
TheRotten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
TheRotten tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vasher smiles and moves away.
Nice defenses there by TheRotten.
TheRotten throws a right and a left that Vasher avoids nicely.
Vasher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
TheRotten circles away from the clinch attempt.
TheRotten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasher tries to clinch up but TheRotten circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasher dodges the punch combination from TheRotten.
TheRotten lands a head kick. Vasher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on TheRotten. That did some damage!
Vasher fails in his attempt to clinch.
TheRotten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vasher throws a looping overhand right but TheRotten ducks down to avoid it.
TheRotten misses with a straight left.
Vasher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vasher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TheRotten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
TheRotten swings for the body but Vasher moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasher throws a body kick that misses.
TheRotten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vasher throws a push kick but TheRotten slaps the foot to one side.
Vasher misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Vasher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny TheRotten's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vasher keeps the fight on the outside.
TheRotten throws a one two combo.
TheRotten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasher, right into the meat.
Vasher throws a sloppy head kick and TheRotten moves out of range easily.
TheRotten lands with a cross.
Vasher wants to clinch but TheRotten slips to the side
and TheRotten counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johnny TheRotten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
TheRotten misses with a jab to the body
and Vasher counters by moving into the clinch.
TheRotten fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but TheRotten is keeping busy.
TheRotten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasher struggles to land a body shot inside as TheRotten controls his hands.
Vasher is breathing heavily.
Vasher tries a knee to the head but TheRotten blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheRotten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasher throws a leg kick but TheRotten checks it.
Vasher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from TheRotten.
TheRotten tries to bum rush Vasher with a series of wild strikes but Vasher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marcus Vasher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from TheRotten does no damage.
Vasher tries a head kick but it misses.
TheRotten lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from TheRotten misses its intended target.
Vasher just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasher is looking to clinch but TheRotten is avoiding it.
TheRotten thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasher misses with a low kick.
Vasher needs to keep his hands up - TheRotten had a free shot at his head there.
TheRotten keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcus Vasher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
TheRotten looks to land a right hand but Vasher moved out of range.
Vasher tries to close the distance and clinch up but TheRotten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vasher tries to close the distance and clinch but TheRotten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
TheRotten tries to bum rush Vasher with a series of wild strikes but Vasher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Vasher.
Vasher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but TheRotten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
TheRotten wants to clinch.
TheRotten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
TheRotten misses the body punch
and Vasher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
TheRotten with a jab.
TheRotten misses with the combination.
TheRotten swings for the body but Vasher moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and TheRotten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
TheRotten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasher can pounce on him.
Vasher is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Vasher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
TheRotten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from TheRotten.
Vasher connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasher tries to close the distance and clinch but TheRotten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasher misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasher.
Vasher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
TheRotten misses the body punch
and Vasher counters with a leg kick.
Vasher throws a lazy head kick
and TheRotten counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheRotten takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
TheRotten moves into range and clinches up with Vasher.
Vasher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasher tries to clinch up.
TheRotten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
TheRotten walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vasher.
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!
Vasher closes the distance and pushes TheRotten back into the cage.
Vasher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vasher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnny TheRotten's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasher tries to stall but TheRotten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vasher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny TheRotten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny TheRotten's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
TheRotten misses with a two punch combination.
TheRotten tries to keep at a distance but Vasher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
TheRotten throws a shot from downtown. Vasher moves away and avoids it.
Vasher lands a right hook to the body.
Vasher tries to clinch but TheRotten moves out of range.
Vasher tries to clinch up but TheRotten circles away and keeps his distance.
TheRotten blocks a head kick by Vasher.
A swing and a miss from TheRotten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheRotten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
TheRotten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vasher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
TheRotten keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasher wants to clinch up but TheRotten keeps it at a distance.
Vasher tries to clinch up but TheRotten circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheRotten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and TheRotten counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from TheRotten. Vasher does a little dance to reset his feet.
TheRotten misses with a straight right.
TheRotten closes the distance and pushes Vasher back into the cage.
Vasher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
TheRotten takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vasher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vasher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vasher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and TheRotten avoids it.
Vasher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasher effectively controlling the action here.
TheRotten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from TheRotten. Vasher does a little dance to reset his feet.
TheRotten punishes Vasher's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasher wants to clinch
and TheRotten counters with a left to the body.
TheRotten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
TheRotten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasher is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down TheRotten rather than just go for the knockout.
TheRotten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
TheRotten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vasher counters with a two punch combo.
TheRotten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vasher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vasher lands with a slapping head kick.
TheRotten checks a low kick from Vasher.
Left hook, right uppercut from TheRotten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasher darts in trying to clinch
and TheRotten counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
TheRotten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
TheRotten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
TheRotten lands with a right hand.
TheRotten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vasher wants to clinch
and TheRotten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
TheRotten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasher clinches but TheRotten breaks the clinch
and Vasher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
TheRotten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasher.
TheRotten connects with a crisp jab.
Vasher misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheRotten lands with a nice combination. Vasher backs away looking to recover.
TheRotten just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasher avoids the body shot from TheRotten.
Vasher looks to clinch
and Vasher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vasher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on TheRotten. That did some damage!
Vasher fails with an attempt to clinch.
TheRotten thuds a left hand into Vasher's body.
Vasher forces TheRotten back against the cage and clinches.
Vasher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vasher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through TheRotten's defenses.
TheRotten is trying to break the clinch but Vasher is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasher landing knees to the head.
TheRotten takes a shot to the head.
Vasher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny TheRotten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think TheRotten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny TheRotten!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wrestling Law!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Peter!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Law or perhaps it was just good defense by Peter which made him look bad.
Peter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Law fails with a takedown attempt.
Peter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peter doesn't manage to clinch there - Law circles away.
Peter tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Peter.
Law shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Law showed some decent athleticism there.
Law is taking a breather. Peter 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law works his way into side control.
The referee asks Law politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Law prefers to stall for the moment though.
Peter pushes Law away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Law gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peter seems a little lost for a moment, as Law dominates the positioning.
Peter wants to get back to his feet but Law drags him back down.
Law throws an elbow but Peter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Peter is being controlled here.
Law is breathing heavily.
Peter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Wrestling Law just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Peter wants to clinch.
Law shoots in for a takedown but Peter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peter lands a nice shot to the body.
Peter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mark Peter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peter throws a nice looking combination but Law bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peter misses with a wild combination.
Peter has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Law.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestling Law dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peter scores with a punch to the head.
Peter doesn't manage to clinch there - Law circles away.
Peter scores with a one two! Law had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Peter throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Peter.
Law showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peter.
Peter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wrestling Law is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peter wants to clinch up but Law keeps it at a distance.
Law drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law prevents Peter from escaping the position.
Peter explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Peter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Law's calf.
Peter tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Peter as he connects with a hook.
Peter connects with a solid leg kick.
Peter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Law.
Peter throws a right and a left that Law avoids nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Peter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter fails to land with a series of punches.
Law shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peter but Peter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peter misses with a two punch combination.
Peter jabs at Law's body.
Peter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peter is looking to slow Law down with leg kicks.
Law avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peter throws a head kick that Law semi-blocks.
Peter fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Peter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Law avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peter throws a head kick that half lands.
Mark Peter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Law closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peter circles away.
Peter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Peter tries to close the distance and clinch but Law swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter lands with a kick to the temple. Law shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Law shoots in for a takedown but Peter shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peter looks to land a combination but Law avoids it well.
Peter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Law if he has to take too many more of those.
Peter with a hook.
Peter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Law on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Peter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Peter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Law backs up against the cage.
Peter connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheers as Peter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Law doesn't seem phased though.
Peter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Law. Law circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice sprawl there from Peter as Law shoots in.
Law fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Law takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peter tries to clinch but Law is having none of it.
Peter moves into range and clinches up with Law.
Peter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Law's defenses.
It looks like Wrestling Law has been cut.
Peter scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter breaks the clinch.
Peter throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice shot by Peter.
Law blocks a head kick by Peter.
Law takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peter lands with a kick to the temple. Law shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Peter misses with the combination.
Peter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peter tries to clinch but Law moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peter. That's going to slow Law down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter scores with a head kick.
Law takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Law takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peter throws a leg kick which misses Law's front leg but catches the back leg as Law tries to avoid it.
Peter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Law walks into a jab.
Peter throws a series of punches but Law moves out of range.
Peter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter rushes Law and presses him up against the cage.
Peter breaks from the clinch.
Law is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Peter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot lands for Peter.
Peter works Law's body with a nice hook.
Peter looks to land a combination. Law sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peter connects with a solid leg kick.
Peter throws a head kick but Law moves out of range.
Peter tries to clinch there but Law circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Peter finds it's way through Law's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mark Peter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peter lands a two punch combo.
Peter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Peter misses with a wild body shot.
Peter throws a nice looking combination but Law bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Peter really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wrestling Law's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Peter. Law shrugs it off though.
Peter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Law on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Law paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peter scoring well with a low kick there.
Peter lands with a nice body punch.
Peter lands with a kick to the temple. Law shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Peter lands a head kick!
Peter lands a head kick. Law smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Peter lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Peter throws a head kick but Law moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Peter.
Peter swinging wildly here.
Peter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peter scores with a head kick.
Law takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peter tries to clinch but Law is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Law.
Law takes a kick to the side of the head.
Law looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peter moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Peter does no damage.
Peter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peter lands with a shot to the body.
Peter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peter lands with a hook. Law tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peter moves in looking to clinch but Law pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter is looking to clinch.
Peter throws a head kick that misses.
Peter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peter wants to clinch up but Law keeps it at a distance.
Peter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Peter duly obliges.
Peter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peter.
Peter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peter is looking to clinch but Law is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Law.
Peter lands with a kick to the temple. Law shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Peter wants to clinch up but Law keeps it at a distance.
Peter is looking to clinch.
Peter wants to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Peter.
Peter throws a nice looking combination but Law bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Peter dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Wrestling Law'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. This is the final round!
Law shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peter is trying to defend but Law finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Law with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law prevents Peter from standing back up.
Law controlling the action here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law is stalling here. Peter is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Law seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Peter has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Peter tries to stand but Law is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peter stands up and beckons Law to his feet.
A solid body kick from Peter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Peter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mark Peter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peter wants to clinch.
Peter lands with a kick to the temple. Law shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Peter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Law circles away quickly and effectively.
Law walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peter lands a nice looking body kick.
Law swats away the attempt to clinch by Peter.
Law circles away from the clinch attempt.
Law takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Peter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Peter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrestling Law has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Peter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 44:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 44:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Peter!
Mark Peter is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between georges Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush comes to the cage accompanied by Gsp´s Entrance. georges Rush has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, georges Rush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laden slaps away a takedown attempt from Rush, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laden is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rush's half guard.
Laden controlling the pace.
Laden wants to control but Rush is keeping him busy.
Laden keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rush looking for submissions off his back.
Laden prevents Rush from improving his position.
Rush on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rush tries to get out of the position.
Laden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rush doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Laden.
Rush is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush trying to hold on to Laden's head to control him but Laden postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Laden misses with a series of wild punches.
Laden with a poor takedown
and Rush moves into the clinch.
Rush wants a takedown but no success here.
Rush keeps control of Laden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rush drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for georges Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rush is working for takedown but Laden is calmly controlling the position for now.
Laden has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rush clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Laden is looking to control Rush but Rush is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Rush tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush staying busy and making it hard for Laden to control.
Laden biding his time, controlling Rush.
Laden tries to keep control of the position but Rush is staying busy.
Rush is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Laden.
Rush is trying to break free.
Rush turns into Laden and is now in his guard.
Rush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rush throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Laden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rush was well out of range. Poor timing from Laden.
Laden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laden looks gassed!
Rush bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laden's guard.
Rush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laden's head.
Rush drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laden looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laden looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laden!
Rush is looking to reverse the position.
Laden controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laden scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Rush's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rush is looking to reverse the position.
Laden working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laden stands up.
Laden throws a series of punches but Rush moves out of range.
Rush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Laden counters with a thumping low kick.
Rush fails with the takedown
and Laden counters with a low kick, right behind Rush 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bin Laden dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laden scores with a shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rush.
Rush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Laden is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rush looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Laden is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laden tries to escape but Rush is in control.
Rush wants to control but Laden is keeping him busy.
Rush goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Laden has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rush but great work by Laden.
Laden works to advance to full mount. Rush defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Laden unloading with bombs!
Laden with a couple of short strikes.
Laden tries to control but Rush wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Laden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rush is in all sorts of trouble here.
Laden is landing with some decent strikes but Rush is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Laden working for a guillotine from mount but Rush is in no mood to give up.
Rush tries to hold on but Laden pushes him away.
Rush gets back to half guard.
Rush wants to control but Laden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
Rush is looking to control Laden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rush avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laden blocks the strikes from Rush.
Rush wants to get back to full guard.
Laden postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rush to stand up.
Rush fails with the takedown
and Rush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rush misses with a takedown
and Laden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rush with a poor takedown
and Laden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for georges Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rush has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laden slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rush does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rush is trying to get back to full guard.
Laden is trying to control the action in half guard but Rush is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rush manages to get to full guard.
Laden trying to control the position from guard on top but Rush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rush swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bin Laden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rush is defended easily by Laden.
Laden is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rush's half guard.
Laden is thwarting Rush's attempts to control the position.
Laden is nestled in close to Rush, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Laden prevents Rush from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rush does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rush looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush tries to roll over but Laden keeps him under control.
Laden wants to free his trapped foot but Rush is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rush looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rush takes one on the button.
Laden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rush takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rush fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Laden sprawls well initially but Rush persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rush slips a nice elbow through Laden's hands, connecting with Laden's forehead.
Laden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laden makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rush throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Laden was covering up waiting for the punch and Rush finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Laden pushes Rush off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rush with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laden counters with a low kick, right behind Rush 's knee.
Laden throws a shot from downtown. Rush moves away and avoids it.
Laden lands a jab-cross combination.
Rush dodges the punch combination from Laden.
Laden throws a solid leg kick but Rush takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Laden's half guard.
Laden tries to kick Rush off but Rush keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rush works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Rush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush cracks Laden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rush putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rush is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Laden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rush is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Rush!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). georges Rush!
georges Rush retains his welterweight title!
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