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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Noisy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Noisy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bilkington!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilkington instigates a clinch.
Noisy tries to stall but Bilkington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Noisy trying to land knees to the body.
Bilkington has hold of one of Noisy's legs. Noisy is fighting the takedown attempt but Bilkington gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bilkington trying to control but Noisy is working from the bottom.
Bilkington throws a strike but Noisy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Noisy wants to stand but Bilkington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noisy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bilkington closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Noisy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noisy keeping full guard, as Bilkington tries to pass.
Noisy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bilkington is controlling him.
Noisy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Noisy tries to get out of the position.
Noisy pushes Bilkington off and gets back to his feet.
Noisy wants to clinch.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bilkington is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Noisy's head.
Bilkington trying to control from half guard but Noisy is working away.
Bilkington is controlling the pace.
Bilkington is trying to control. Noisy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bilkington stalling away here and it's allowed Noisy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington trying to control but Noisy is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bilkington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Noisy is trying to defend but Bilkington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Noisy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bilkington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Noisy on his heels. He'll look to pass Noisy's guard now, I'm sure.
Bilkington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Noisy wants to stand and escape but Bilkington is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington stands up over Noisy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bilkington wants to control from the top but Noisy keeps moving.
Bilkington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bilkington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bilkington displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bilkington dominated that round.
That's time! Noisy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bilkington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noisy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bilkington, pushing him back against the cage.
Noisy tries a knee to the head but Bilkington blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Noisy.
Noisy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bilkington.
Noisy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bilkington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bilkington is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Noisy can't fight it off and eventually Bilkington manages to take the fight to the floor. Noisy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bilkington tries to free his leg and advance position but Noisy is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilkington trying to control but Noisy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noisy keeping full guard, as Bilkington tries to pass.
Bilkington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Noisy wants to get back to his feet but Bilkington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Noisy tries to clinch up.
Bilkington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noisy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bilkington moves away.
Nick Noisy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noisy avoids the head kick by Bilkington.
Bilkington throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Noisy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bilkington is in Noisy's guard.
Bilkington throws a strike but Noisy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Noisy stands up from Bilkington's guard - Noisy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bilkington drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Noisy wants to get back to his feet but Bilkington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bilkington trying to control but Noisy is working from the bottom.
Noisy is looking to stand up but Bilkington isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisy keeping moving, preventing Bilkington from controlling successfully.
Bilkington is looking to advance position but Noisy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Noisy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Bilkington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Noisy defending against the ground and pound.
Bilkington trying to control the position but Noisy is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington throws an elbow but Noisy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bilkington wants to take a breather but Noisy manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bilkington.
Bilkington wants to control from the top but Noisy keeps moving.
Bilkington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noisy is keeping the position for now.
Bobby Bilkington has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bilkington throws a big right hand that misses.
Bilkington sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bilkington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Noisy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Noisy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noisy tries for a takedown but Bilkington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bilkington tries to counter with a clinch but Noisy shakes him off and moves away.
Noisy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noisy throws a right and a left that Bilkington avoids nicely.
Bobby Bilkington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilkington throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Noisy was covering up waiting for the punch and Bilkington finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bilkington trying to control the position from guard on top but Noisy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington stays in close to Noisy's body and controls the position.
Noisy wants to stand up but Bilkington is controlling him.
Bilkington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bilkington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noisy is keeping the position for now.
Bilkington trying to control the position from guard on top but Noisy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bilkington gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Noisy regains guard.
Noisy is looking to stand up but Bilkington isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bilkington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bilkington won't allow Noisy to get back to his feet.
Bilkington trying to control but Noisy is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bilkington looking to pass the guard.
Bilkington drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Noisy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bilkington has Noisy in his guard.
Noisy prevents Bilkington from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Noisy preventing the sweep.
Noisy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bilkington scores with a takedown into Noisy's guard.
Bilkington trying to control but Noisy is working from the bottom.
Bilkington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bobby Bilkington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nick Noisy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noisy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bilkington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bilkington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bilkington!
Bobby Bilkington 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Corey Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Byers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terror's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Superjoint Ritual - Dress Like A Target. Corey Terror could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hunter Byers's chin.
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194 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Terror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Byers!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Byers at a distance.
Terror lands a big shot that drops Byers! Can he finish him?
It looks like Hunter Byers has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Terror wants to pass the guard but Byers is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Terror manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
Byers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terror has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Byers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Byers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Terror looking for a guillotine here but Byers defends easily.
Byers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Byers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Terror bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Byers's guard.
Byers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Terror can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Byers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Byers controls Terror momentarily but Terror frees himself.
Terror throws a big elbow that misses.
Byers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Byers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Byers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Terror is aware though and is defending well.
Terror drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Terror jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Terror is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byers keeping moving, preventing Terror from controlling successfully.
Terror knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Byers on the ground.
Byers throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Byers throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Byers has a closed guard, preventing Terror from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Terror throws a low kick but Byers moves out of range easily.
Byers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terror.
Terror lands a nice hook to Byers's body. Byers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Terror feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Byerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Terror fakes the body blow, causing Byers to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Byers goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corey Terror!
Corey Terror thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lethal Larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Southern Dissolution. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Darryl Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lethal Larry!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maxwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darryl Maxwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell throws a head kick that misses
and Larry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maxwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maxwell misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Larry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Larry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maxwell in his tracks.
Larry sizes up Maxwell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maxwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maxwell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larry counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxwell looking to score a takedown here. Larry is defending well but Maxwell drives through and ends up in Larry's guard.
Larry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Larry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Larry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Larry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maxwell trying to control from the bottom.
Larry seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Maxwell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Larry is working away from the top position though.
Maxwell tries to roll over but Larry keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell makes his way to full guard, as Larry worked for a kimura.
Maxwell can't keep his opponent in guard - Larry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Larry wants to pass the guard but Maxwell is defending well.
Maxwell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Larry forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larry wants to work for an arm triangle but Maxwell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Larry tries to pass to full mount but Maxwell defends it.
Maxwell is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Larry trying to pass the guard but Maxwell defending well.
Maxwell is in trouble now - Larry has advanced to mount!
Maxwell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Larry wants to take his opponent's back but Maxwell doesn't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larry takes Maxwell's back.
Maxwell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Larry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lethal Larry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Larry misses with a wild combination.
Larry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maxwell throws a sloppy head kick
and Larry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Maxwell throws a head kick that misses.
Larry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maxwell misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maxwell scores with a jab.
Lethal Larry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Larry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a head kick that misses.
Maxwell looks for a takedown but Larry sprawls well.
Maxwell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Larry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Larry lands a leg kick that knocks Maxwell off balance momentarily.
Larry blocks a head kick by Maxwell.
Darryl Maxwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maxwell misses with a combination
enabling Larry to counter with a crisp jab.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Maxwell misses
and Larry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maxwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lethal Larry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larry cracks the inside of Maxwell's front leg.
Maxwell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick by Maxwell misses
and Larry counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Larry.
Larry lands a big right hand that sends Maxwell crashing to the mat! Larry stays standing though and waves Maxwell back to his feet!
Larry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maxwell is rocked!
Larry cracks Maxwell with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lethal Larry!
During a confident post fight interview, Lethal Larry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nixy Souch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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182 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nixy Souch!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolton cracks Souch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Souch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bolton counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ground Zero, Las Vegas (LOD) in the buildup to the fight.
Souch shoots and misses
and Bolton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Souch! Bolton lets Souch back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bolton throws an overhand right that drops Souch like a sack of potatoes! Bolton dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bolton!
In his post fight interview, Charles Bolton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Gsp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and L Manning Vines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Gsp has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Gsp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, L Manning Vines!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gsp scores with a three punch combo!
We've been informed that Vines has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vines scores with a punch to the head.
Gsp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vines.
Vines closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gsp quickly recovers to half guard.
Vines not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vines is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gsp doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vines.
Gsp looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vines performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gsp is looking to control Vines's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gsp avoid being mounted?
Vines trying to control the pace.
Gsp pushes Vines off looking to stand but Vines dives back in and keeps control.
Vines controlling the action here.
Gsp wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vines is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gsp doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vines.
Vines is looking for a kimura here.
Vines not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vines looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vines is trying to control the action in half guard but Gsp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vines works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vines trying to control but Gsp is having none of it.
Gsp takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gsp is looking to get to half guard.
Vines sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vines working for a submission but Gsp is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
L Manning Vines dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vines blocks a leg kick.
Gsp throws a nice looking combination but Vines bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vines scores with a takedown into Gsp's guard.
Vines has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vines tries to free his leg and advance position but Gsp is retaining full guard.
Vines engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vines passes Gsp's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vines seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gsp is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). L Manning Vines!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Jone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Marks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Willie Jone's chin.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Jone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Marks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marks misses with a straight right.
It looked like Jone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marks throws an overhand right that lands on Jone's shoulder, as Jone tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Jone misses.
A big left from Marks misses.
Marks misses with an uppercut.
Marks misses with a lunging right hand
and Jone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Jone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jone.
Marks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Jeff Marks has been cut.
Nice shot by Jone.
Jone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jone appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jone moves away from the strike by Marks.
Jone is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Marks there.
Jeff Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Marks misses its intended target.
It looked like Jone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marks 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.
Marks throws a right and a left that Jone avoids nicely.
Jone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jone counters with a nice right hand that sends Marks toppling to the canvas! Marks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jone finish him?!
That has opened up Jeff Marks's cut even more.
Marks looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Marks.
Jone throws an off balance right hand
and Marks counters with a nice uppercut.
Jone defending well as Marks loads up on a big left hand.
Jone slips a straight right by Marks.
Jone throwing a counter right hand but Marks manages to avoid it.
Marks misses with a double jab
and Jone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jone drops Marks with a big left hand! Marks is injured, injured bad! Jone jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Jone!
Willie Jone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxx Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxx Elorde could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Homer Thompson's chin.
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205 lbs
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212 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxx Elorde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Homer Thompson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Elorde does it's job there.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elorde.
As Thompson looks to move away, Elorde throws a big counter combo bu Thompson just gets out of the way.
Thompson lands a nice hook to Elorde's body. Elorde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Elorde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elorde gets in close and tags Thompson with a short punch that almost sends Thompson to the mat! Oh Thompson is in big trouble! He turns his back on Elorde, trying to create some distance but Elorde rushes him, striking wildly and Thompson goes down! The referee tackles Elorde into the cage to end the fight! Elorde is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxx Elorde!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Elsner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sin Cara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Elsner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Elsner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sin Cara!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cara moves into the clinch.
Cara jumps into guard, dragging Elsner to the mat.
Cara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elsner throws a big right hand that misses.
Elsner with a nice head shot there.
Cara 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cara is on top in guard.
Elsner keeping moving, preventing Cara from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elsner is on top in guard.
Elsner postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elsner stands and throws Cara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Cara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Elsner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elsner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Elsner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cara tries to bench press Elsner off him but Elsner keeps the position.
Elsner 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.
Cara is trying to control Elsner's posture but Elsner avoids it.
Elsner tries for a kimura but Cara is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsner is trying to get an arm triangle but Cara is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Cara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Elsner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Elsner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Elsner seems to be working for a kimura but Cara defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cara trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cara is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Elsner is staying active.
Cara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Elsner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Elsner uses his free foot to push down on Cara's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cara.
Elsner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elsner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Elsner throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cara because Elsner loaded up on that one.
Elsner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsner prevents Cara from getting the reversal.
Elsner lands a big elbow.
Elsner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Elsner avoids the attempt from Cara to control.
Elsner wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elsner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elsner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cara can't escape the position.
Cara holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Elsner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Elsner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Elsner swats away the attempt to clinch by Cara.
Cara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Elsner to the mat! Elsner manages to get full guard.
Elsner working for submissions but it's allowed Cara to get to half guard.
Elsner missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cara trying to control from half guard but Elsner is working away.
Marcin Elsner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elsner moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cara trying to control the position from guard on top but Elsner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elsner wants to sweep here but Cara controlling him for the moment.
Elsner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cara wants to stand but Elsner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cara is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Elsner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cara manages to get himself to full guard.
We've been informed that Cara has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elsner is looking to advance position but Cara has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Elsner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cara can do to turn this around?
Elsner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cara.
Cara wants to take Elsner's back but he can't do it this time.
Cara trying to control but Elsner is having none of it.
Elsner working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cara prevents Elsner from improving his position.
Cara wants to take a breather but Elsner is having none of it.
Elsner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elsner punching from the bottom.
Elsner moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsner has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cara doesn't defend quickly enough and Elsner has managed to lock this one up! Can Cara escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Elsner on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcin Elsner!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Frederiksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Frederiksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Parker!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker cracks Frederiksen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frederiksen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frederiksen tried to counter with a leg kick but Parker avoided it.
Good exchange - Parker coming out on top.
Frederiksen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parker jabs Frederiksen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
Frederiksen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parker manages to circle out of the way.
Frederiksen doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Frederiksen takes one to the side of the head.
Frederiksen fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker feints and then cracks Frederiksen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frederiksen down.
Parker moves into range and clinches up with Frederiksen.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frederiksen trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker works on Frederiksen's body with a couple of short punches.
Parker avoiding damage as Frederiksen throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Parker.
Parker scores with a knee to the head.
Parker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frederiksen is breathing heavily.
Parker lands an uppercut that drops Frederiksen! Parker follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Frederiksen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker cracks Frederiksen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Parker immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Frederiksen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Parker!
Corey Parker is the new heavyweight champion!
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