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INY 58 Turner vs Ronan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shivakamini Somankandarkram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zayed Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdullah has chosen Kalluri Vaanil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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295 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shivakamini Somankandarkram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zayed Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somankandarkram throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah wants to clinch up but Somankandarkram keeps it at a distance.
Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Somankandarkram.
Somankandarkram keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdullah ducks right into an uppercut from Somankandarkram.
Somankandarkram turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abdullah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abdullah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Somankandarkram throws a right and a left that Abdullah avoids nicely.
Abdullah tries to clinch there but Somankandarkram circles away.
Abdullah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Somankandarkram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Somankandarkram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somankandarkram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah tries to clinch up but Somankandarkram circles away and keeps his distance.
Zayed Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdullah is looking to clinch.
Abdullah wants to clinch.
Somankandarkram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abdullah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah has managed to clinch.
Somankandarkram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdullah has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdullah.
Abdullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Somankandarkram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Somankandarkram takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Abdullah tries to throw a body punch but Somankandarkram avoids it by throwing Abdullah back against the cage.
Abdullah working aggressively here.
A short right from Somankandarkram on the inside.
A short left from Abdullah.
Somankandarkram taking a breather.
Somankandarkram lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somankandarkram misses with a body punch.
Abdullah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdullah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somankandarkram lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abdullah or not.
Somankandarkram is struggling to control the position.
Somankandarkram is looking to control Abdullah's arms but Abdullah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Somankandarkram has his back to the cage.
A short right from Somankandarkram on the inside.
Abdullah lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
Somankandarkram looking to slow down the pace here.
Abdullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Somankandarkram.
Abdullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Somankandarkram controls his hands.
Abdullah misses with a punch to the body.
Somankandarkram blocking some punches.
Abdullah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Somankandarkram uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somankandarkram holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Abdullah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abdullah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abdullah lands a hook that snaps the head of Somankandarkram backwards.
Somankandarkram is trying to maintain a safe position but Abdullah gets an underhook and turns Somankandarkram into the cage.
Somankandarkram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Somankandarkram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abdullah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abdullah lands with a short shot to the head.
Somankandarkram blocking some punches.
Abdullah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Somankandarkram is trying to break free.
Abdullah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Somankandarkram backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Somankandarkram.
Abdullah misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
Abdullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Somankandarkram wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abdullah prevents Somankandarkram from breaking the clinch.
Abdullah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Abdullah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Somankandarkram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Somankandarkram.
Somankandarkram misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somankandarkram prevents a body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah misses with an elbow over the top.
Somankandarkram blocking some punches.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zayed Abdullah will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Somankandarkram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdullah tries to clinch there but Somankandarkram circles away.
Somankandarkram misses with a body shot.
Abdullah tries to clinch up but Somankandarkram circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdullah takes the fight into the clinch.
Somankandarkram blocks an elbow strike from Abdullah.
Good body shot from Abdullah.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdullah.
Abdullah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdullah lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Somankandarkram working hard to break the clinch.
Abdullah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Somankandarkram backwards.
Abdullah tries a body shot but Somankandarkram blocks it.
Abdullah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Shivakamini Somankandarkram has been cut.
Abdullah lands an elbow just above Somankandarkram 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somankandarkram blocking some punches.
Abdullah misses with some punches.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Somankandarkram.
Abdullah tries to land knees in the clinch but Somankandarkram avoids the damage to the body.
Abdullah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zayed Abdullah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Somankandarkram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Somankandarkram stalling in the clinch.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Somankandarkram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Somankandarkram's elbow.
Abdullah stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Abdullah prevents a body shot from Somankandarkram.
Somankandarkram misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
Somankandarkram manages to break the clinch.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch but Somankandarkram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Somankandarkram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Somankandarkram is having none of it.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Somankandarkram avoids them all with ease.
Abdullah wants to clinch.
Abdullah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Somankandarkram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Somankandarkram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Somankandarkram missing with a left hand there. Abdullah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Somankandarkram darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Somankandarkram moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah has Somankandarkram up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Somankandarkram.
Abdullah taking a breather.
Abdullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Somankandarkram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Somankandarkram's elbow.
Somankandarkram presses Abdullah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Somankandarkram can't find room to land a body shot as Abdullah controls the action.
Somankandarkram holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Abdullah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Somankandarkram lands a hook that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somankandarkram lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somankandarkram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abdullah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Abdullah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdullah throws an elbow but it misses.
Abdullah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Somankandarkram working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abdullah is rocked!
Somankandarkram misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdullah is still on wobbly legs! Can Somankandarkram finish him?
Somankandarkram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Somankandarkram counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
Somankandarkram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Somankandarkram throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
Look low, kick high! Somankandarkram uses the oldest trick in the book to send Abdullah tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Somankandarkram is absolutely delighted - when Abdullah wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shivakamini Somankandarkram!
Post fight, Shivakamini Somankandarkram took to the microphone: 'Zayed! I told you I would destroy you! No go back and complain about not getting the fight you wanted. Your tears fuel me.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Biamonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Great elbows
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Turd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Biamonte!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biamonte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Biamonte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Biamonte misses with an elbow strike.
Turd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Diego Biamonte has been cut.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Biamonte managing to block the knees to the body from Turd.
Turd avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Turd slowing the pace effectively.
Turd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biamonte is defending well for now.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Turd avoids the damage to the body.
Turd landing knees to the head.
Turd misses with a knee to the head.
Biamonte throws an elbow that misses.
Biamonte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turd takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Frank Turd has been cut.
Turd lands a knee to the body.
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!
Turd lands a knee to the body.
Turd lands a knee to the head.
Turd landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turd lands a knee to the body.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turd.
Turd tries a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks it.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turd is defending well for now.
Turd lands a knee to the head.
Biamonte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turd looking to throw knees to the head but Biamonte is blocking nicely.
Turd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Turd - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Turd trying to land knees to the body.
Turd crunches a lovely knee into Biamonte's ribcage.
Turd is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Turd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turd effectively controlling the action here.
Turd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turd.
Turd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turd.
Turd stalling in the clinch.
Biamonte managing to block the knees to the body from Turd.
Turd missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turd is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frank Turd.
Biamonte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biamonte tries to bum rush Turd with a series of wild strikes but Turd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte throws a sloppy head kick
and Turd counters with a solid body kick.
Turd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Biamonte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diego Biamonte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Biamonte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turd manages to avoid it.
Turd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biamonte looks to land a left hand but Turd moved out of range nicely.
Biamonte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turd.
Turd keeps the fight on the outside.
Turd looks to land a right hand but Biamonte moved out of range.
Turd tries a head kick but it misses.
Biamonte moves out of range of the body kick from Turd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte throws a sloppy head kick and Turd moves out of range easily.
Biamonte wants to clinch but Turd slips to the side
and Turd counters with a body kick.
Turd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Biamonte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turd throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Turd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biamonte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biamonte moves into range and clinches up with Turd.
Biamonte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Biamonte.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turd avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Turd putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Biamonte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turd dodges an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Turd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biamonte is defending well for now.
Biamonte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Turd dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Biamonte blocks a head kick by Turd.
Turd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biamonte scores with a spinning back kick!
Turd throws a looping overhand right but Biamonte ducks down to avoid it.
Biamonte moves out of range as Turd throws a body kick.
Turd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Biamonte defending well as Turd loads up on a big left hand.
Biamonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turd was well out of range. Poor timing from Biamonte.
Biamonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Turd is just out of range.
Turd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biamonte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biamonte instigates a clinch.
Biamonte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Turd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Biamonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turd's brow.
Turd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turd.
Biamonte misses with a knee strike.
Biamonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Turd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turd looking to stall.
Turd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turd swats away the attempt to clinch by Biamonte.
Turd checks a low kick from Biamonte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Biamonte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Biamonte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Biamonte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turd throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Biamonte.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Biamonte lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turd misses with a wild body shot.
Biamonte has managed to clinch.
Turd trying to land knees to the body.
Turd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turd looking to throw knees to the head but Biamonte is blocking nicely.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turd avoids it.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte missing with knees to the body.
Turd is pushing Biamonte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turd avoids it.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turd.
Turd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Turd dodges an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte is struggling to control the position.
Turd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Biamonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turd stalling in the clinch but Biamonte improves position.
Turd tries to land a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turd misses with a knee to the head.
Turd misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turd.
Turd tries a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks it.
Turd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turd avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Turd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Biamonte is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside.
Turd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biamonte avoids it.
Turd content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Turd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biamonte is defending well for now.
Turd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turd is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turd lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turd circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Turd dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Turd throws a sloppy head kick and Biamonte moves out of range easily.
Biamonte wants to clinch up but Turd keeps it at a distance.
Turd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biamonte avoids the head kick by Turd.
Biamonte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turd.
Turd throws the kick towards the body but Biamonte avoids it.
Turd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Biamonte's calf.
Turd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank Turd is winning the standup battle so far.
Turd delivers a nice body kick.
Biamonte moves away from the strike by Turd.
Nice defenses there by Turd.
Biamonte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turd.
Biamonte has closed the distance and engaged Turd in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Biamonte blocks it with crossed arms.
Biamonte tries to stall but Turd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turd tries a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks it.
Turd blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Turd looking to throw knees to the head but Biamonte is blocking nicely.
Turd tries to land knees in the clinch but Biamonte avoids the damage to the body.
Frank Turd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turd tries to land a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks with his arms.
Turd avoiding damage.
Biamonte missing with knees to the body.
Turd managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Turd misses with a knee to the head.
Turd blocks the elbow strike.
Turd trying to stall but Biamonte improves his position.
Turd slows down the pace here.
Diego Biamonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd tries to land a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks with his arms.
Turd avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Turd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Biamonte missing with knees to the body.
Turd managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Turd tries a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks it.
Turd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turd avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turd is defending well for now.
Turd misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turd wants to stall.
Turd landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biamonte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turd obliges.
Turd avoiding damage as Biamonte throws knees to the body.
Turd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turd is looking to break free of the clinch but Biamonte has double underhooks.
Turd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biamonte is defending well for now.
Turd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Biamonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turd blocks it with crossed arms.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turd is looking to control Biamonte's arms but Biamonte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turd has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turd's brow.
Turd dodges an elbow strike from Biamonte.
With the fighters up against the cage, Biamonte throws an elbow but misses.
Turd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Biamonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turd lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turd misses with a knee strike.
Biamonte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turd's defenses.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turd utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turd content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turd is trying to maintain a safe position but Biamonte gets an underhook and turns Turd into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biamonte.
Turd tries a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turd managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turd.
Turd trying to stall but Biamonte improves his position.
Frank Turd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Biamonte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turd's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Turd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Turd!
As Frank Turd got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Frank Turd grabs the microphone and screams "HEY YALL I JUST TURDED ALL OVER HIS FACE!"
He drops the microphone as the crowd goes wild.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brock Landers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Neck of the Woods as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Landers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Landers preventing the sweep.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but Landers is proving a slippery customer.
Landers wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Ross was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ross has his takedown stuffed
and Landers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ross won't be happy with that.
Landers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Landers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ross will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ross keeps working.
Landers sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ross is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Landers tries to advance to mount but Ross instead regains half guard.
Ross is refusing to be controlled, as Landers sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control here.
Landers trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Landers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross gets back to full guard.
Landers looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Landers chips away with some ground and pound.
Landers looking to pass the guard.
Landers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but Landers is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landers tries to free his leg and advance position but Ross is retaining full guard.
Landers scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross has control of Landers's left arm, preventing Landers from doing any damage.
Ross looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landers is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Landers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ross thinking.
Ross scores with a jab. Landers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Landers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Landers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Landers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Landers throws a big right hand that misses.
Ross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ross looking to control but Landers passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers working over Ross with some ground and pound. Ross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Landers wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Ross is in trouble now - Landers has advanced to mount!
Landers looking to finish with strikes here!
Ross wants to control but Landers is having none of it.
Brock Landers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Landers looking to control but Ross is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Landers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Landers is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ross has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ross!
Ross looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ross landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross throwing strikes from guard but Landers blocks nicely.
Ross is looking to work some ground and pound but Landers has wrist control.
Landers working a defensive guard here.
Ross preventing the sweep.
Landers trying to keep a closed guard but Ross is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Landers looking for a sweep. Not yet Landers, not yet.
Landers has Ross pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brock Landers just wasn't active enough.
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross tries to clinch there but Landers circles away.
Ross throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Landers dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ross throws an off balance right hand
and Landers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It looks like Brock Landers has been cut.
Ross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ross.
Landers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Landers scores with a shot to the body.
Ross looks to throw the jab but Landers is out of range.
Ross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Landers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ross because Landers loaded up on that one.
Landers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Landers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Landers wants to control the action but instead Ross gets a body lock and reverses into Landers's guard! Nice work!
Ross throws an elbow that misses. Landers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Landers!
Ross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landers tries to free his leg and advance position but Ross is retaining full guard.
Landers is working hard here to advance position.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Landers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Landers tries to free his leg and advance position but Ross is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landers wants to pass the guard but Ross is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Ross takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ross throws a right hand that Landers ducks under and follows up with a left that Landers also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brock Landers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ross throws a predictable looking body shot
and Landers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Landers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Landers moves out of range as Ross strikes.
Landers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ross but Ross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ross connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Landers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Landers, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Landers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Learned Astronomer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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23
193 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Learned Astronomer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Whales!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astronomer misses with a low kick.
Astronomer connects with a body shot that sends Whales's belly button to the back.
Astronomer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whales fails with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Whales finds it's target.
Whales tries to clinch up.
Astronomer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Whales is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Astronomer off and has taken his back!
Whales punches the canvas rather than the man.
Astronomer holding on to Whales's left wrist, preventing the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whales wants to control the position but Astronomer frees himself and scrambles - Whales manages to regain control in side control.
Whales fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales wants to control but Astronomer is keeping him busy.
Astronomer struggling a bit here.
Whales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Astronomer keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Whales.
Whales throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Whales in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Whales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whales throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales trying to control the position but Astronomer is working away.
Astronomer is holding Whales down, trying to stall.
Astronomer gets back to half guard.
Whales is trying to control. Astronomer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Whales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Astronomer trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whales tries to pass to full mount but Astronomer defends it.
Whales not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Astronomer trying to control from the bottom.
Astronomer has hold of Whales's hands but Whales slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Astronomer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Whales's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Whales's back!
Whales breaks Astronomer's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Whales's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Astronomer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whales passes Astronomer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astronomer tries to roll over but Whales keeps him under control.
Whales looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Whales is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Astronomer is trying to maintain the position but Whales is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whales looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whales slows the pace down in half guard.
Whales scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Whales looks to score with a jab to the body but Astronomer is just out of range.
Astronomer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whales.
Astronomer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Astronomer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Astronomer throws a nice looking combination but Whales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whales crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Astronomer - the referee stops the clock and Whales gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Astronomer. Whales manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Astronomer misses with a combination
and Whales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Astronomer takes a swing at Whales's ribcage but misses.
Astronomer throws a lazy right hand but Whales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whales just misses with a punch to the body.
Whales throws a jab but it's blocked by Astronomer.
Whales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whales connects with a right hand. Astronomer shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales moves out of range of the body kick.
Astronomer missing with a left hand there. Whales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whales misses with a jab to the body
and Astronomer counters with a straight right hand.
Astronomer scores with a nice body kick.
Whales misses with an uppercut. Astronomer saw that one coming.
Astronomer throws a head kick but Whales moves out of range.
Astronomer is looking to land body kicks.
Astronomer stuns Whales with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whales lands a body shot.
A big left from Astronomer misses.
Whales with a lazy takedown attempt
and Astronomer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whales misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Astronomer. No joy for Whales on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astronomer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Astronomer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whales was well out of range. Poor timing from Astronomer.
Whales wants to clinch
and Astronomer counters with a solid body kick.
Whales thows a body shot but no joy.
Patrick Whales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whales fails with a takedown attempt.
Learned Astronomer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Whales.
Whales misses with a wild body shot.
Astronomer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whales. That did some damage!
Astronomer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whales.
Whales misses with a left hand
and Astronomer counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astronomer lands a leg kick that knocks Whales off balance momentarily.
Astronomer tries to score with a low kick but Whales moves his leg out of the way.
Astronomer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whales.
Whales slips under a jab.
Astronomer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Astronomer shoots in for a double leg but Whales sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Astronomer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Whales is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Astronomer wants to control but Whales is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Whales.
Astronomer wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Whales connects with a nice short shot to Astronomer's temple.
Astronomer wants to control but Whales is keeping busy.
Whales lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Astronomer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whales is working away from the top position though.
Whales trying to control from half guard but Astronomer is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whales is stalling here. Astronomer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Whales seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Astronomer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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 Learned Astronomer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Whales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whales moves away from the strike by Astronomer.
Whales throws a jab but it's blocked by Astronomer.
Whales with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Astronomer to score with a decent uppercut.
Whales lands a nice looking body shot.
Whales shoots for a double leg takedown but Astronomer sprawls well. He's pushed Whales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Astronomer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Astronomer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whales.
Astronomer throws a hook to the side of Whales's head but Whales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whales takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astronomer. Whales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Astronomer is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Whales catches Astronomer right on the button with a cross.
Whales dips to his left and cracks Astronomer with an uppercut!
Whales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Astronomer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Whales misses.
Whales wants to clinch but Astronomer slips to the side
and Astronomer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astronomer was well out of range. Poor timing from Whales.
Whales looks to score with a jab to the body but Astronomer is just out of range.
Whales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Astronomer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Astronomer is looking to land body kicks.
Astronomer misses with a body kick.
Astronomer slaps away a takedown attempt from Whales, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales throws a body punch but Astronomer moves out of range.
Whales tries to bum rush Astronomer with a series of wild strikes but Astronomer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whales swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Astronomer counters with a good, hard body kick but Whales shrugs it off.
Whales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whales throws out a loose jab but Astronomer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whales misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Learned Astronomer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Whales.
Astronomer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whales.
Whales drives through and clinches with Astronomer against the cage.
Whales keeps control of Astronomer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whales.
Astronomer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Astronomer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astronomer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astronomer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Astronomer moves away.
Astronomer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Astronomer.
A thudding body kick lands there by Astronomer!
Sloppy strikes from Astronomer. Those never looked like landing.
Whales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Astronomer tried to score with a low kick but Whales checks it.
Whales shoots in looking for a takedown. Astronomer tries to sprawl out of it but Whales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Astronomer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whales moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales misses with some punches.
Whales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Astronomer backwards.
Whales throws a head punch that misses.
Whales turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Whales throws a strike aimed at the side of Astronomer's head but Astronomer avoids it well.
Whales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Astronomer keeps working.
Astronomer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Whales seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whales trying to mount his opponent but Astronomer defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Whales.
I think Whales has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Whales!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Basileo Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knowshon Zavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallegos comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like A Bitch!! . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Basileo Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knowshon Zavier!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knowshon Zavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zavier connects with a body shot.
Gallegos dives in and grabs Zavier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zavier pushes down on Gallegos's head and hops out.
Zavier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zavier takes a swing at Gallegos's ribcage but misses.
Zavier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallegos's calf.
Zavier digs a good hook to Gallegos's body.
Gallegos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zavier to score with a decent uppercut.
Gallegos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gallegos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gallegos is working to tighten is grip on Zavier's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Zavier has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gallegos is really squeezing tight and eventually Zavier passes out! Gallegos breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Basileo Gallegos!
Basileo Gallegos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dre Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franky Young will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dre Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franky Young!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with the takedown
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young tests Johnson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Young counters with a slapping leg kick.
Young drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Young prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Young wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Young prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young stops Johnson from standing up.
Young slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Young keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Young wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Young is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Young.
Young takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Young prevents Johnson from standing back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Young is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Young thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young controlling the action here.
Johnson pushes Young off but Young dives into side control.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Young has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Young postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Young working the ground and pound.
Johnson is not content to let Young control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Young dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Young lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Young counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson 's head.
Young lands a jab to Johnson 's midsection.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Young finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Young connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young cracks a nice hook into Johnson 's ribs.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Young finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Young counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Young clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Young moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Young with a hook.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson 's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young slips nicely into half guard.
Young seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Young stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Young passes into half guard.
Young has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Franky Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Young is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Johnson is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Young 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. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Young has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Young lands a right hand.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson 's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson 's side.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body kick from Young.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnson . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a right hand to the body.
Dre Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Young closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Young digs a right hand underneath Johnson 's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young lands a body punch.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Young is defending well.
Franky Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young is looking for a takedown.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Young gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Young.
Young breaks the clinch.
Young bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franky Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young scores with a kick to the midsection.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Young as he connects with a hook.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Young.
Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Young thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson 's side.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Young.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Young!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Beretta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer comes to the cage accompanied by Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme. Beretta has chosen Hed Pe Raise Hell as his entrance music. Ben Roofer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dylan Beretta's chin.
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194 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Beretta!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roofer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
Beretta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roofer as he jumps to the side.
Beretta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roofer.
Beretta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roofer's waist but Roofer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beretta off to one side.
Beretta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beretta misses with a takedown
and Roofer counters with a good low kick that Beretta was not able to check.
Ben Roofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Beretta.
Roofer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beretta.
Roofer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roofer connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beretta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roofer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beretta looks winded!
Roofer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beretta's head.
Beretta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roofer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beretta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roofer parries the strikes from Beretta easily there. Beretta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Roofer to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Beretta seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Roofer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beretta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beretta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Roofer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beretta is trying to get an arm triangle but Roofer is defending well.
Beretta sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Roofer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Beretta working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beretta throws an elbow but Roofer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Roofer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beretta on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beretta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Roofer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Beretta working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Beretta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Roofer to see if he's OK.
Beretta lands an elbow.
Roofer is trying to improve his position.
Beretta wants to control but Roofer is keeping him busy.
Beretta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roofer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beretta working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beretta is chipping away with strikes.
Beretta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Roofer to see if he's OK.
Beretta throwing strikes but Roofer manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Beretta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roofer blocks the strikes from Beretta.
Roofer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beretta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beretta has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Roofer. Oh but Beretta has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Roofer goes limp - he's gone! Beretta jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dylan Beretta!
Dylan Beretta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Optimus Rimes!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland throws a good cross that connects.
Rimes misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Rimes. Beautiful body shot.
Rimes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Kirkland is out of range and Rimes settles back down.
Rimes scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Kirkland should have avoided that one.
Van Kirkland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rimes's waist but Rimes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Kirkland off to one side.
Rimes works Van Kirkland's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rimes!
Rimes is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Kirkland has a good base and remains in mount.
Rimes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rimes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Van Kirkland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rimes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rimes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Kirkland's guard.
Van Kirkland has a closed guard, preventing Rimes from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rimes stands and steps away. Van Kirkland gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Van Kirkland has a takedown stuffed.
Van Kirkland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland 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!
Van Kirkland closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Van Kirkland is trying to control the action in half guard but Rimes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rimes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Kirkland's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Kirkland's back!
What's going on here? Rimes has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rimes swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Van Kirkland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Kirkland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Kirkland checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rimes connects with a solid leg kick.
Rimes throws a good cross that connects.
Rimes cracks Van Kirkland with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rimes jabs at Van Kirkland's body.
Van Kirkland is breathing heavily.
Rimes lands a jab to the head.
A left lands for Rimes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rimes was covering up waiting for the punch and Van Kirkland finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Van Kirkland stopping the sweep attempt from Rimes.
Van Kirkland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rimes has momentary wrist control but Van Kirkland slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rimes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rimes keeping moving, preventing Van Kirkland from controlling successfully.
Rimes controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Rimes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rimes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rimes misses with a body shot.
Rimes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rimes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rimes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for Rimes. That snapped Van Kirkland's head back.
Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut is getting worse.
Van Kirkland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rimes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Kirkland scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rimes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Van Kirkland sprawling to the canvas! Van Kirkland rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rimes finish him?!
Van Kirkland is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Rimes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Optimus Rimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rimes slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Kirkland, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rimes connects with a right hand. Van Kirkland shakes it off.
Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rimes lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Rimes.
Rimes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes throws a monster overhand right that drops Van Kirkland! Rimes follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Optimus Rimes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milton Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Milton Knight has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Milton Knight seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meyers cracks Knight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meyers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Charlie Meyers has been cut.
Meyers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight misses with a combination
and Meyers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Knight!
Meyers thowing shots but they're missing.
Meyers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Knight turns into him and now he's in Meyers's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyers is striking but Knight is not phased and passes to half guard.
Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Meyers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knight pulls his head out easily.
Meyers is looking to control Knight's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meyers avoid being mounted?
Meyers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Meyers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Knight's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Knight's back!
Meyers missing with punches from the back.
Knight rolls, trying to escape but Meyers keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers throws a series of strikes and Knight wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Meyers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Meyers working the ground and pound effectively.
Meyers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meyers postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Knight bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Meyers and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Meyers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan has chosen Promised Land as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Ronan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turner throws a leg kick but Ronan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ronan misses the shot to the body.
Ronan misses with a wild body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ronan.
Ronan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ronan tries for a kimura but Turner is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronan grinds an elbow into Turner's temple.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ronan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ronan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Turner to see if he's OK.
Ronan throws a strike aimed at the side of Turner's head but Turner avoids it well.
Ronan tries to advance to mount but Turner denies him.
Ronan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Turner, who protects the arm well.
Ronan is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Turner is trying to escape and Ronan transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Turner is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ronan! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elvis Ronan!
Elvis Ronan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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