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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaberal Gustas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuga Ikeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cant Hold Us. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaberal Gustas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuuga Ikeda!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gustas breaks the clinch.
Ikeda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ikeda.
Ikeda postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ikeda throws a strike aimed at the side of Gustas's head but Gustas avoids it well.
Gustas is pushing Ikeda's head away, looking to escape. Ikeda manages to hold on to the position though.
Ikeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ikeda wants to control but Gustas is keeping him busy.
Ikeda working the head and body with strikes.
Ikeda trying to control the position but Gustas is working away.
Ikeda throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikeda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gustas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Ikeda crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Ikeda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gustas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ikeda.
Ikeda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ikeda misses with the ground and pound.
Ikeda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ikeda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ikeda landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ikeda.
Ikeda connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gustas some visible discomfort.
Gustas defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Ikeda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gustas is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ikeda stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ikeda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gustas quickly recovers to half guard.
Gustas has hold of Ikeda's hands but Ikeda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ikeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ikeda.
Ikeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gustas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gustas taking some punishment here, with Ikeda in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ikeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gustas's head.
Gustas is defending against the submission attempts here by Ikeda.
Ikeda throwing shots but Gustas is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikeda throwing shots but Gustas is blocking nicely.
Gustas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ikeda.
Gustas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ikeda.
Ikeda maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gustas could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ikeda has cracked it and Gustas is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ikeda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuuga Ikeda!
Gaberal Gustas spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back with a win in no time.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Mackaye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Van Godart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Godart is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disturbed-Monster. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Mackaye!
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, Paul Van Godart!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackaye pushes Van Godart up against the cage in a clinch.
Mackaye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mackaye gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Godart.
Mackaye drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Godart trying to control but Mackaye is working from the bottom.
Van Godart might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mackaye haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Van Godart wants to pass the guard but Mackaye is keeping the position.
Mackaye keeping moving, preventing Van Godart from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Van Godart was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mackaye drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mackaye has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Godart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Van Godart keeping moving, preventing Mackaye from controlling successfully.
Van Godart trying to keep a closed guard but Mackaye is proving a slippery customer.
Van Godart is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Van Godart wants to sweep here but Mackaye controlling him for the moment.
Mackaye chips away with some ground and pound.
Mackaye postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mackaye throws a big elbow that misses.
Mackaye stands and throws Van Godart's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mackaye lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mackaye takes a little break here. Van Godart wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mackaye working the ground and pound but Van Godart is defending the strikes.
Van Godart taking a bit of punishment here - Mackaye scoring with strikes.
Van Godart takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Godart is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mackaye lands with a punch from half guard.
Mackaye drops an elbow to the side of Van Godart's head.
Van Godart trying to control but Mackaye postures up.
Van Godart taking some punishment here, with Mackaye in his half guard.
Mackaye working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Mackaye there.
Van Godart is trying to maintain the position but Mackaye is very close to passing his half guard.
Van Godart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Van Godart has hold of Mackaye's hands but Mackaye slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mackaye thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Godart's head.
Mackaye not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Godart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mackaye is working away from the top position though.
Van Godart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mackaye.
Van Godart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mackaye scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackaye scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mackaye lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mackaye throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Godart wants to control but Mackaye is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Van Godart looking for submissions off his back.
Van Godart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mackaye scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Godart wants to control but Mackaye is keeping busy.
Van Godart moves into full guard.
Mackaye trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Godart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Godart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mackaye trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Godart is trying to control. Mackaye wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Godart is working for a kimura but Mackaye is defending it quite comfortably.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Godart wants to control but Mackaye is keeping him busy.
Mackaye regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Godart tries to free his leg and advance position but Mackaye is retaining full guard.
Van Godart preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Mackaye dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Godart throws a right hand that Mackaye ducks under and follows up with a left that Mackaye also avoids with ease.
Van Godart throws a lazy right hand but Mackaye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mackaye stuns Van Godart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Godart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Godart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mackaye counters by clinching up.
Mackaye lands a body punch.
Mackaye gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Van Godart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mackaye chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mackaye lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mackaye connects with a couple of short punches.
Mackaye trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Godart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mackaye keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Godart's head.
Mackaye lands a couple of digs.
Mackaye might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mackaye lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mackaye landing with the ground and pound.
Mackaye is in close to Van Godart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackaye wants to control from the top but Van Godart keeps moving.
Mackaye postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mackaye advances position into side control!
Mackaye working away.
Van Godart manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Van Godart is breathing heavily.
Mackaye moves into full guard.
Van Godart trying to control but Mackaye is working from the bottom.
Mackaye wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Godart trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackaye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackaye looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mackaye looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Godart is one step ahead there.
Mackaye keeping moving, preventing Van Godart from controlling successfully.
Paul Van Godart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Mackaye.
Van Godart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Godart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Godart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mackaye on the side of the head.
Mackaye closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van Godart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackaye working the ground and pound.
Van Godart is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mackaye off and has taken his back!
Mackaye is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mackaye rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mackaye wants to control but Van Godart is keeping busy.
Van Godart trying to control from half guard but Mackaye is working away.
Van Godart looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Van Godart trying to mount his opponent but Mackaye defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackaye is pressing down on Van Godart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mackaye keeping moving, preventing Van Godart from controlling successfully.
Mackaye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mackaye looking for a sweep. Not yet Mackaye, not yet.
Van Godart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Godart keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Mackaye 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!
Mackaye takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Godart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mackaye ducks under a wild hook from Van Godart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Godart. Mackaye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ian Mackaye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Godart throws an overhand right that lands on Mackaye's shoulder, as Mackaye tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Van Godart misses its intended target.
Mackaye scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Godart should have avoided that one.
Van Godart tries to bum rush Mackaye with a series of wild strikes but Mackaye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Godart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mackaye manages to avoid it.
Mackaye takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mackaye slips under a jab from Van Godart.
Mackaye shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Godart is trying to defend but Mackaye finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Van Godart trying to control here.
Van Godart is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mackaye is staying active.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mackaye trying to control the action but Van Godart is working from the bottom.
Van Godart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Mackaye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackaye slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Mackaye there.
Van Godart is looking to control Mackaye's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Godart avoid being mounted?
Mackaye lands strikes from half guard.
Mackaye scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mackaye takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Godart punching from the bottom.
Mackaye landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mackaye working Van Godart over with strikes.
Van Godart is rocked!
Mackaye working over Van Godart with some ground and pound. Van Godart looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Godart is still in real trouble! Can Mackaye finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mackaye scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Van Godart taking some punishment here, with Mackaye in his half guard.
Van Godart is looking to control Mackaye's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Godart avoid being mounted?
Mackaye is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Godart taking some punishment here, with Mackaye in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackaye working Van Godart over with strikes.
Mackaye lands a big elbow - Van Godart is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Mackaye!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Mackaye!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Alkadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasan The Asassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Alkadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jasan The Asassin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkadis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Asassin eats them both and turns towards Alkadis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Asassin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice straight punches there by Alkadis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alkadis.
The Asassin darts in looking for a takedown but Alkadis gets double underhooks and turns The Asassin into the cage.
Alkadis stops a takedown attempt from The Asassin.
Jason Alkadis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasan The Asassin.
The Asassin wants to take the fight to the mat but Alkadis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alkadis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - The Asassin has eaten all the pies!
A frustrated look appears on Alkadis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Asassin wants a takedown.
Alkadis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alkadis tries to land a front kick but The Asassin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Asassin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alkadis counters with a leg kick.
The Asassin throws a lazy right hand but Alkadis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Asassin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alkadis will feel that in the morning.
The Asassin feints and then cracks Alkadis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alkadis down.
The Asassin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alkadis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Asassin somewhat.
Jason Alkadis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Asassin tries a head kick but it misses.
Alkadis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alkadis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Asassin shoots in for a takedown but Alkadis shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Asassin 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 Alkadis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alkadis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alkadis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Asassin looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Asassin just misses with a punch to the body.
The Asassin walks into a left hand.
Alkadis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Asassin tries to land a body kick
and Alkadis counters with a body kick.
Alkadis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alkadis moves into the clinch.
Alkadis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alkadis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Asassin has time to react.
Alkadis misses with a body kick.
The Asassin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkadis scores with a push kick.
Alkadis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Asassin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alkadis throws a right hand that The Asassin ducks under and follows up with a left that The Asassin also avoids with ease.
The Asassin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alkadis.
Alkadis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Asassin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alkadis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Asassin.
No luck for The Asassin with that takedown attempt.
Alkadis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Asassin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Asassin showed some decent athleticism there.
Alkadis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Asassin is working for a submission of some sort.
Alkadis is controlling The Asassin's trapped leg to prevent The Asassin from advancing to side control.
Alkadis actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Asassin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Alkadis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alkadis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Asassin.
The Asassin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alkadis.
Alkadis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alkadis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Asassin throws a nice looking combination but Alkadis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alkadis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alkadis wants it to stay on the feet.
The Asassin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jason Alkadis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alkadis stuffs the takedown attempt from The Asassin. The Asassin gets slowly back to his feet.
Alkadis misses with a double jab.
Alkadis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Asassin drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Asassin is breathing heavily.
Alkadis is looking to stand up but The Asassin isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Asassin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Asassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Alkadis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alkadis pulls The Asassin in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alkadis keeping full guard, as The Asassin tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Asassin shoots in but no luck this time.
Jason Alkadis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasan The Asassin.
The Asassin shoots in but Alkadis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alkadis slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Alkadis. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Asassin. That's going to slow Alkadis down.
Alkadis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Asassin closes the distance and clinches up with Alkadis, looking for a takedown. The Asassin pushes Alkadis against the cage but Alkadis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alkadis scoring well with a low kick there.
The Asassin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alkadis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkadis clinches up with The Asassin and pushes him back against the cage.
Alkadis breaks the clinch.
Alkadis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alkadis moves in looking to clinch but The Asassin pushes him off.
Alkadis lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Alkadis. No joy for The Asassin on that attempt.
Alkadis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alkadis cracks The Asassin with an open hand slap.
Alkadis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Asassin backs up against the cage.
Alkadis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Asassin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alkadis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Asassin slips a jab and a cross from Alkadis.
The Asassin fails to land the takedown.
Alkadis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Asassin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alkadis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alkadis lands with a nice body punch.
Alkadis misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Asassin throws a leg kick which misses Alkadis's front leg but catches the back leg as Alkadis tries to avoid it.
The Asassin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Alkadis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The Asassin moves out of range of the body kick.
The Asassin shoots in and drives through. Alkadis sprawls well.
The Asassin throws a body punch but Alkadis moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Alkadis. Those never looked like landing.
Jason Alkadis is winning the standup battle so far.
The Asassin slips a jab and a cross from Alkadis.
A low kick from The Asassin is predictable there
and Alkadis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The Asassin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alkadis moves into the clinch.
Alkadis breaks the clinch.
Alkadis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Asassin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alkadis checks it well.
Alkadis swinging wildly here.
The Asassin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Alkadis as The Asassin shoots in.
The Asassin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alkadis.
Alkadis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Asassin can pounce on him.
Alkadis misses with a low kick.
The Asassin throws a hook but Alkadis blocks it.
Alkadis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Alkadis.
The Asassin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alkadis connects with a leg kick. The Asassin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkadis moves out of range as The Asassin throws a body kick.
The Asassin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alkadis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Asassin is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Alkadis as The Asassin shoots in.
Jason Alkadis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasan The Asassin.
Alkadis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alkadis throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Asassin blocks a head kick by Alkadis.
The Asassin walks into a left hand.
Alkadis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkadis doesn't manage to clinch there - The Asassin circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alkadis.
A head kick misses from Alkadis.
The Asassin throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Asassin throws out a leg kick but Alkadis moves out of range and The Asassin only half commits.
The Asassin shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab lands there for Alkadis.
The Asassin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alkadis pinned against the cage. Alkadis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Asassin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alkadis.
Alkadis scores with a spinning back kick!
The Asassin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alkadis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jasan The Asassin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkadis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Asassin throws a leg kick
and Alkadis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alkadis looks for the body kick but The Asassin saw that one coming.
Alkadis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
The Asassin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alkadis is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Asassin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alkadis - the referee stops the clock and The Asassin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alkadis. The Asassin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jason Alkadis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alkadis looks for the body kick but The Asassin saw that one coming.
The Asassin looks to throw a body kick
and Alkadis counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alkadis lands a nice looking body kick.
Alkadis lands a head kick!
Alkadis clobbers The Asassin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Alkadis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alkadis, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Alkadis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brigg Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Trimbole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Trimbole acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brigg Taylor!
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, Robert Trimbole!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a right hand that Trimbole ducks under and follows up with a left that Trimbole also avoids with ease.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Trimbole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Brigg Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trimbole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trimbole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taylor is out of range and Trimbole settles back down.
Trimbole throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Taylor checks a low kick from Trimbole.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trimbole manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Trimbole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taylor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Trimbole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trimbole.
Taylor with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trimbole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trimbole throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Trimbole scores with a kick to the midsection.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Trimbole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trimbole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trimbole looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Trimbole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trimbole throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Trimbole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trimbole scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.
Taylor throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trimbole delivers a nice body kick.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trimbole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trimbole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Trimbole scoring well with a low kick there.
Trimbole throws a leg kick which misses Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
Trimbole defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Trimbole moved out of range nicely.
Trimbole swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trimbole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trimbole scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick from Trimbole.
Trimbole jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Trimbole throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trimbole. Trimbole obviously looking to wear him down.
Trimbole scores with a jab to the body.
Trimbole stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimbole lands a big uppercut and Taylor crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Taylor looks OK. Trimbole waves Taylor back to his feet!
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Trimbole! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Trimbole!
Robert Trimbole spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Taments (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Straight Outta Compton-N.W.A. Taments has chosen A$AP Ferg-Work as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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145 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Taments!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taments with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Montana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taments throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana tries to clinch but Taments moves out of range.
Taments misses with a series of wild punches.
Montana shoots in looking for a takedown. Taments tries to sprawl out of it but Montana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taments manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Montana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taments sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montana dives in for a single leg takedown but Taments sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Taments tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Montana smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taments keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Montana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taments circles away.
Taments drives through and clinches with Montana against the cage.
Taments wants a takedown but no success here.
Montana jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taments walks away with a smile on his face. Montana gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taments. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taments lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taments.
Montana looks for a takedown but Taments sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Taments, who protects the arm well.
Taments is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Taments is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Montana!
An out of breath George Montana thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Drew Taments stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for having me on the card! I will be back! Thank you fans! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokozuna Asashoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Mayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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291 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Mayor!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mayor with a jab.
Mayor ducks under a wild hook from Asashoryu.
Asashoryu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mayor under the eye.
It looks like Tommy Mayor has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asashoryu.
Mayor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asashoryu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Asashoryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayor swings widly with a right hand
and Asashoryu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asashoryu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mayor connects with a jab.
Asashoryu ducks under a wild hook from Mayor.
Mayor throws a shot to the body.
Mayor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mayor lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Asashoryu falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mayor dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Mayor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bruny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Hayway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Hayway will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Bruny!
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, Nathan Hayway!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayway.
Nathan Hayway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayway lands a jab to the nose.
Hayway delivers a nice body kick.
Bruny avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruny lands a slapping body shot.
Bruny scores with a jab. Hayway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bruny drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruny is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayway is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruny not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bruny trying to move into half guard but instead Hayway has managed to sweep!
Bruny seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayway being controlled here momentarily.
Bruny keeping full guard, as Hayway tries to pass.
Hayway is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hayway must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bruny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hayway gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hayway postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bruny is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hayway, into his guard.
Bruny cracks Hayway with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hayway works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruny throwing strikes from guard but Hayway blocks nicely.
Hayway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruny.
Hayway can't keep his opponent in guard - Bruny advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bruny trying to control from half guard but Hayway is working away.
Bruny seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayway is looking for a sweep. Bruny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hayway!
Bruny lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Hayway that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hayway is trying to escape the mount.
Bruny landing strikes from the mount and Hayway is in trouble!
Bruny landing shots from mount.
Hayway tries to hold on but Bruny pushes him away.
Bruny scoring with strikes but Hayway is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bruny cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruny landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hayway looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bruny jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hayway is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hayway and Bruny has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruny grinds an elbow into Hayway's temple.
Bruny is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hayway is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hayway is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruny is working Hayway over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hayway's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Bruny dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruny moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruny digs a good body shot into Hayway's ribs.
Hayway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayway.
Hayway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bruny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayway closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bruny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruny throws a leg kick that misses.
Hayway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayway is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruny moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayway throws the kick towards the body but Bruny avoids it.
Hayway closes the distance and pushes Bruny back into the cage.
Hayway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Bruny catches Hayway right on the button with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hayway.
Hayway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hayway gets caught flat footed, as Bruny shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hayway keeping moving, preventing Bruny from controlling successfully.
Bruny landing with the ground and pound.
Bruny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bruny lands a couple of elbows.
Hayway working a defensive guard but Bruny manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayway tries to bench press Bruny off him but Bruny keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Hayway's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jerome Bruny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayway is looking for a sweep.
Bruny lands a nice forearm strike.
Hayway manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bruny's best efforts.
Hayway wants to control the action here but instead Bruny manages to pass to full mount!
BOOM! Bruny connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hayway bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bruny 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.
Bruny looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hayway passes into side control.
Bruny might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny struggling a bit here.
Hayway wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruny keeps working.
Hayway working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bruny isn't going anywhere.
Bruny struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bruny moves into full guard.
Hayway won't allow Bruny to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruny keeping moving, preventing Hayway from controlling successfully.
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 Jerome Bruny will probably get the nod.
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.
Bruny defending well as Hayway loads up on a big left hand.
Bruny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayway.
Hayway ducks under a wild hook from Bruny.
Bruny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayway throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hayway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruny walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hayway.
Hayway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruny throws a wild body kick that Hayway sees coming a mile off.
Hayway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hayway looks to throw a body kick
letting Bruny counter with a right hand.
Hayway throws a head kick but Bruny moves out of range.
Bruny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny misses with an uppercut.
Bruny lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Hayway as he checks the leg kick.
Hayway lands with a nice body kick.
Hayway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayway tries to land a front kick but Bruny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bruny blocks the body kick.
Hayway misses with a low kick.
Bruny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hayway has time to react.
Hayway looks to land a body kick but Bruny moved away.
Hayway looks to land a left hand but Bruny moved out of range nicely.
Hayway lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bruny cracks Hayway with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Hayway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny ducks under a wild hook from Hayway.
Nathan Hayway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayway misses with a kick to the body.
Bruny blocks a head kick by Hayway.
Hayway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayway scores with a leg kick.
Hayway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayway wants to clinch
and Bruny counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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. Bruny connects with a nice short shot to Hayway's temple.
Hayway is looking to improve his position.
Hayway is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bruny scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bruny controlling the pace.
Bruny lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hayway still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hayway has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Bruny tries to improve position but can't.
Bruny wants to control but Hayway postures up.
Bruny is trying to improve his position.
Bruny sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bruny is pressing down on Hayway's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bruny has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hayway drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bruny dives on top into guard.
Jerome Bruny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hayway controls Bruny momentarily but Bruny frees himself.
Bruny throwing strikes from guard but Hayway blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruny wants to control from the top but Hayway keeps moving.
Nathan Hayway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruny got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hayway has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bruny has managed to get both his arms back between Hayway's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jerome Bruny.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruny, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Bruny!
A very excited looking Jerome Bruny made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Rick Ross Ft Jay Z - The Devil is a lie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jorge Steel looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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27
265 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Mengel!
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, Jorge Steel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mengel throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Steel throws a combination that misses
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel avoids the head kick by Mengel.
A jab from Mengel misses.
Steel throws a series of punches but Mengel avoids them all with ease.
Mengel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mengel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Jorge Steel has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Mengel misses its intended target.
Mengel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mengel takes one on the button.
Steel misses with a straight left.
Mengel misses with a leg kick.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Mengel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mengel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mengel lands an overhand right.
Steel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mengel counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mengel tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mengel scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steel is rocked!
That has opened up Jorge Steel's cut even more.
Mengel lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Steel up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Mengel from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Steel's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Mengel!
George Mengel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Mcdevett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saulo Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcdevett comes to the cage accompanied by I Walk Alone - Saliva. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Mcdevett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saulo Riberio!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riberio tries to clinch but Mcdevett moves out of range.
Mcdevett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riberio is trying to pull guard but Mcdevett turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mcdevett lands an elbow inside that Riberio shrugs off.
It looks like Saulo Riberio has been cut.
Mcdevett with a knee to the head.
Mcdevett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Riberio has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mcdevett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riberio's defenses.
Riberio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mcdevett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcdevett scores with a knee to the head.
Mcdevett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Saulo Riberio's cut even more.
Mcdevett lands an elbow inside.
Riberio is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdevett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riberio is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcdevett finish him?
The cut above Saulo Riberio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've been hearing reports that Mcdevett has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Riberio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcdevett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stan Mcdevett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saulo Riberio.
Mcdevett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcdevett has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Riberio - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Mcdevett, and another! Riberio is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Stan Mcdevett!
After winning the bout, Stan Mcdevett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkilla Tapettava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bojan comes to the cage accompanied by Burn it Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Bojan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nyrkilla Tapettava!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bojan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tapettava counters with a shoot takedown. Bojan fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bojan is trying to keep Tapettava in close.
Bojan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tapettava!
Tapettava is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tapettava wants to control but Bojan is having none of it.
Tapettava is desperately trying to improve his position but Bojan has a good base and remains in mount.
Bojan avoids the attempt from Tapettava to control.
Tapettava keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bojan is working for a guillotine from mount but Tapettava frees his head quite easily.
Tapettava tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapettava wants to control but Bojan is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tapettava trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bojan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tapettava because Bojan loaded up on that one.
Tapettava's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bojan is working for a guillotine from mount but Tapettava frees his head quite easily.
Bojan misses with a head shot.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bojan is working for a guillotine from mount but Tapettava frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapettava sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tapettava is looking to control Bojan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tapettava avoid being mounted?
Bojan is keen to just control but Tapettava is a slippery customer.
Bojan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan thows a huge punch but Tapettava dodges it nicely.
Tapettava is trying to maintain the position but Bojan is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tapettava manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bojan preventing the sweep.
Tapettava is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bojan is fighting to break Tapettava's control of his arms but Tapettava is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tapettava is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bojan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tapettava is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bojan clinches with his opponent.
Bojan jumps into guard, dragging Tapettava to the mat.
Tapettava connects with a couple of short punches.
Tapettava throws a big right hand that misses.
Tapettava must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tapettava trying to control the position from guard on top but Bojan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan wants to sweep but no luck.
Bojan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tapettava with a nice head shot there.
Tapettava makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tapettava throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tapettava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bojan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bojan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tapettava got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bojan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tapettava has managed to get both his arms back between Bojan's legs - danger averted.
Bojan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tapettava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bojan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bojan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tapettava sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bojan's guard.
Bojan is refusing to be controlled, as Tapettava sits in half guard.
Tapettava lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tapettava scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tapettava working Bojan over with strikes.
Bojan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tapettava is working Bojan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bojan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tapettava lands a couple of elbows.
Bojan is rocked!
Tapettava loads up on a big left hand. Bojan felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Tapettava looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bojan can't hide his disappointment, as Tapettava celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyrkilla Tapettava!
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