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INY 49 Wiseguy v Altare PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyril Boa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juan Dela Cruz's chin.
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Dela Cruz!
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, Cyril Boa!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Boa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz shoots in and drives through. Boa sprawls well.
Boa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dela Cruz goes for a double leg but Boa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boa continues to drive forward.
A nice side step and Boa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz controls the position.
Boa is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Boa trying to control from the bottom.
Boa moves into full guard.
Boa keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dela Cruz escapes and throws Boa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Boa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Boa is keeping him busy.
Boa is trying to improve his position.
Dela Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to control the action but Boa is working from the bottom.
Boa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dela Cruz's best efforts.
Boa trying to hold on to Dela Cruz's head to control him but Dela Cruz postures up.
Boa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dela Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dela Cruz's back!
Dela Cruz looking very determined here, making life difficult for Boa.
Boa is riding his opponent, not letting Dela Cruz buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is trying to get back to his feet but Boa has full control of the position and if anything, Dela Cruz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boa throwing damaging strikes from the back! Dela Cruz could be in trouble here!
Dela Cruz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Boa's arms.
Dela Cruz trying to get back to his feet but Boa is in full control for now.
Will Boa go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boa looking to break Dela Cruz's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dela Cruz remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Boa will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Dela Cruz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Dela Cruz is defending well though. Boa let's go of the attempt for now.
Boa looking for the RNC.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boa is looking for the choke from the back position but Dela Cruz is controlling his hands well.
Dela Cruz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Boa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dela Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Boa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dela Cruz to the ground. Boa is now in Dela Cruz's guard.
Boa throws a big right hand that misses.
Dela Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Boa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boa passes into half guard.
Boa moves into full mount! Dela Cruz won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boa with good strikes from the mount here!
Boa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boa landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boa working for a submission but Dela Cruz is keeping him at bay.
Dela Cruz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Boa misses with a head shot.
Boa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dela Cruz avoids a strike by Boa and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Boa's guard! Fantastic escape!
Dela Cruz wants to control from the top but Boa keeps moving.
Boa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dela Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Dela Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Boa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boa is on top in guard.
Dela Cruz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Boa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dela Cruz did well to prevent Boa getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boa prevents Dela Cruz from standing back up.
Boa wants to control but Dela Cruz is keeping him busy.
Boa 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.
Boa wants to take a breather but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boa stops Dela Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Boa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dela Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boa prevents Dela Cruz from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dela Cruz fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boa gets the takedown into side control.
Boa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boa tries for a kimura but Dela Cruz is defending well.
Boa tries for a kimura but Dela Cruz is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Boa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dela Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boa tries to free his leg and advance position but Dela Cruz is retaining full guard.
Boa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cyril Boa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boa prevents Dela Cruz from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dela Cruz keeping moving, preventing Boa from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dela Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Boa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dela Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dela Cruz. Boa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dela Cruz is pushing Boa's head away, looking to escape. Boa manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dela Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boa tries to advance to mount but Dela Cruz denies him.
Dela Cruz trying to remain calm as Boa controls from the top position.
Dela Cruz sneaks out the side door and pushes Boa away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dela Cruz throws the left hand but Boa avoids the punch easily.
Dela Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Boa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz preventing the sweep.
Dela Cruz is sitting in close to Boa's body. Boa has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dela Cruz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dela Cruz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Boa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cyril Boa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Lamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lorenzo Lamel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elijah Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Lamel!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cummings crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lamel - the referee stops the clock and Cummings gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lamel. Cummings manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cummings checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cummings looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cummings closes the distance and clinches.
Cummings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamel misses with a hook. Cummings ducked under it nicely.
Cummings tries to land a leg kick but Lamel saw it coming and moves away.
Cummings throws a sloppy head kick and Lamel moves out of range easily.
Lamel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lamel checks a leg kick.
Lamel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lorenzo Lamel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamel misses with a right hand
and Cummings counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cummings utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cummings tries to work over Lamel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cummings misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cummings lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cummings scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamel blocks a body shot from Cummings.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cummings takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cummings has a couple of punches blocked by Lamel.
Cummings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cummings misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cummings is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lamel blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cummings is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cummings lands a shot to the body.
Cummings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamel lands a head shot.
Lamel with a jab.
It looks like Elijah Cummings has been cut.
Lorenzo Lamel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cummings moves into the clinch.
Lamel blocks a body shot from Cummings.
Lamel tries to work over Cummings's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cummings misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cummings.
Cummings has Lamel pressed against the cage.
Cummings struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamel controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamel controls his hands.
Cummings lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lamel is trying to stall.
Cummings tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cummings misses with some punches.
Cummings trying to land knees to the body.
Cummings is stalling here.
Cummings fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lamel misses with a punch to the body.
Cummings can't find room to land a body shot as Lamel controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummings doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cummings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamel lands with a hook. Cummings tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cummings throws a low kick but Lamel avoids it.
Lamel digs a good body shot into Cummings's ribs.
Lamel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cummings is rocked!
Cummings seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cummings switches off momentarily and Lamel cracks him with a monster right hand! Cummings topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Lamel dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Lamel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lorenzo Lamel!
An out of breath Lorenzo Lamel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Elijah Cummings stepped up to the mic, saying 'Breaks down into the corner and cries.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Costa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Costa throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones with the counter takedown but Costa avoids it easily.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones stands and steps away. Costa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costa thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Costa throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Costa, which made it look bad.
Costa scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Costa. Those never looked like landing.
Costa lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
It looks like John Jones has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Costa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones dives in and grabs Costa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Costa pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Angelo Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jones.
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Costa tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones with the counter takedown but Costa avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones defending well as Costa loads up on a big left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Costa misses with a double jab.
Costa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice cross by Costa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa stuffs the takedown.
Costa misses with a wild combination.
Costa misses with a looping left.
Costa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Costa enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Costa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Costa is retaining full guard.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Costa is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Costa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Costa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Costa was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Costa throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Costa counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
A cross from Costa lands.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Costa lands an overhand right.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Costa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Angelo Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jones.
Costa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costa fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Costa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
Jones tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Costa to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in but Costa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Costa as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Costa does no damage.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Costa.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Angelo Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Costa fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Costa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands with a cross.
Costa throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Costa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Costa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Costa is stalling in the full guard.
Jones is controlling Costa's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Costa tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Costa stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Costa's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Costa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Costa misses with a looping left.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Costa tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Costa to the ground. Costa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Costa misses with a wild combination.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Costa is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Costa circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Costa as Jones shoots in.
Costa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Angelo Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa swinging wildly here.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Costa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones slips under a jab from Costa.
Costa throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
Costa misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones prevents Costa from standing back up.
Costa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Costa tries to get out of the position.
Jones stalling.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Costa defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Costa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Costa is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones is pressing down on Costa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Costa is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Angelo Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Costa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Costa throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Costa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Angelo Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Costa.
Costa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Costa does no damage.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costa counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Costa throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Costa lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Costa scores with a punch to the head.
Costa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Angelo Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones looks for a takedown but Costa sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Costa, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Costa!
In his post fight interview, Angelo Costa 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Nicholas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Nicholas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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26
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Nicholas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Morrow!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrow.
Nicholas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morrow tries to bench press Nicholas off him but Nicholas keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicholas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nicholas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Morrow holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nicholas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nicholas 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.
Morrow tries to hold on but Nicholas pushes him away.
Nicholas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow is desperately trying to improve his position but Nicholas has a good base and remains in mount.
Nicholas breaks from Morrow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nicholas looking to secure an arm triangle but Morrow defends it well.
Nicholas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrow tries to buck Nicholas off but he can't manage it.
Morrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nicholas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nicholas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nicholas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morrow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrow taking shots to the head.
Nicholas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicholas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that Morrow really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Nicholas.
Nicholas working Morrow over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow taking shots to the head.
Morrow is rocked!
Nicholas cracks Morrow with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Nicholas!
Jack Nicholas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Dur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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153 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wojtek Dur!
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, Chris Hert!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dur wants to clinch but Hert slips to the side
and Hert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dur is trying to get back to full guard.
Hert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dur's head.
Hert trying to control the pace.
Hert lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Hert connects with a nice short shot to Dur's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dur actively working from the bottom here.
Hert slips a nice elbow through Dur's hands, connecting with Dur's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hert lands strikes from half guard.
Dur taking some punishment here, with Hert in his half guard.
Dur moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hert works over Dur with some ground and pound from guard.
Hert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hert scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hert postures up and lands a big shot to Dur's brow.
Hert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hert connects with a couple of short punches.
Dur keeping moving, preventing Hert from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dur has his foot on Hert's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hert works his way back into a safe position though.
Hert wants to control from the top but Dur keeps moving.
Hert controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dur seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dur lands a leg kick that knocks Hert off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dur. Hert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dur scoring well with a low kick there.
Dur looks to land a body kick but Hert moved away.
Hert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dur is looking to land body kicks.
Dur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dur moves out of range of the strikes.
Hert shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hert showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Hert there.
Dur is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hert pulls his head out easily.
Dur is trying to get back to full guard.
Hert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dur is refusing to be controlled, as Hert sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hert lands strikes from half guard.
Dur is looking to control Hert's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dur avoid being mounted?
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. Hert connects with a nice short shot to Dur's temple.
Hert is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Hert dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Dur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Hert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick from Dur lands but Hert takes it in his stride.
Dur misses with a kick to the body.
Hert cracks Dur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dur lands a high kick!
Hert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hert with a poor takedown
and Dur counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hert is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dur thows a leg kick but Hert checks it
and Hert counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dur won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dur tries to buck Hert off but Hert is having none of it.
Hert is chipping away with strikes.
Hert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hert scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dur is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hert connects with a decent elbow.
Dur taking a bit of punishment here - Hert scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dur tries to buck Hert off but Hert is having none of it.
Hert trying to control the position but Dur is working away.
Dur wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dur is not content to let Hert control the position.
Hert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dur down.
Hert working the body and head with strikes.
Dur on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hert working the ground and pound.
Hert cracks Dur with a big right hand but Dur just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dur takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dur wants to control but Hert postures up.
Hert is chipping away with strikes.
Hert working the ground and pound.
Hert cracks Dur with a big elbow.
Hert works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dur sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hert lands with a punch from half guard.
Hert is nestled in close to Dur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hert is nestled in close to Dur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dur holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert is nestled in close to Dur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hert working Dur over with strikes.
Hert slips a nice elbow through Dur's hands, connecting with Dur's forehead.
Hert winds up and cracks Dur with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dur is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hert pulls his head out easily.
Dur makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dur.
Hert passes Dur's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hert lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dur actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dur taking some punishment here, with Hert in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hert working Dur over with strikes.
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. Hert connects with a nice short shot to Dur's temple.
Chris Hert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dur works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hert is aware though and is defending well.
Hert connects with a couple of short punches.
Hert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hert is in close to Dur's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dur working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hert not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hert keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dur's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Hert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hert dips to his left and cracks Dur with an uppercut!
Dur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dur wants to land a leg kick but Hert is out of range.
Hert swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hert takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dur misses with a kick to the body.
Dur throws the kick towards the body but Hert avoids it.
Hert throws a hook but Dur avoids it easily.
Dur throws a leg kick but Hert sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dur throws a body kick that misses
and Hert counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hert is working Dur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hert looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dur looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hert has picked Dur up and slammed him! Dur can't keep hold of the triangle and Hert manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hert is looking to take a break and control but Dur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hert working the ground and pound.
Hert lands an elbow.
Hert is staying tight to Dur's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hert works to advance to full mount. Dur defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hert looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dur is in a horrible position here. Hert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hert is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dur can't escape the position.
Hert punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hert content just to control the position here.
Hert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert lands a big shot there that rocks Dur but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hert has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dur's face.
Hert lands a heavy elbow.
Hert with good strikes from the mount here!
Dur tries to lock up and control but Hert gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dur is trying desperately to improve position.
Hert raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hert landing strikes from the mount and Dur is in trouble!
Dur working to try and regain half guard.
Hert has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dur's face.
Chris Hert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dur is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dur is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dur taking shots to the head.
Hert unloading with bombs!
Hert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hert wants to control the pace but Dur is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hert scoring with strikes but Dur is staying in there.
The referee warns Dur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dur wants to control but Hert is having none of it.
Hert lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Hert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hert 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Hert!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Babe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jax Briggs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abe Babe's chin.
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19
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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26
280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jax Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abe Babe!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs ducks right into an uppercut from Babe.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Briggs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Babe - the referee stops the clock and Briggs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Babe. Briggs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abe Babe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Babe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Briggs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Briggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Babe misses with a body kick.
Briggs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Briggs avoids the body shot from Babe.
A jab from Briggs finds it's way through Babe's defenses.
Briggs slips a jab from Babe.
Some bone on bone action there as Briggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Babe throws a head kick that misses
and Briggs moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babe.
Babe misses with the head strike.
Briggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babe's elbow.
Briggs 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.
Babe taking a breather.
Briggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babe working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Babe.
Briggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babe backwards.
Briggs misses with the head strike.
Babe misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Briggs - that landed with a thud.
Briggs gets through Babe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Abe Babe has been cut.
Briggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Babe looks winded!
Briggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babe backwards.
Babe misses with the head strike.
Briggs lands a body punch.
Briggs lands with a right to the head.
Babe is rocked!
Briggs throws a big uppercut that drops Babe! More strikes from Briggs and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Babe lies dazed against the cage as Briggs celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Briggs!
A victorious Jax Briggs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Shopionus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shopionus has chosen Truck stop - Baja maja as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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27
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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, Joe Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Shopionus!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shopionus dives in and grabs Durham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durham pushes down on Shopionus's head and hops out.
Shopionus closes the distance and pushes Durham back into the cage.
Shopionus gets control of Durham's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shopionus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Durham throws a big elbow that misses.
Durham is in close to Shopionus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Durham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shopionus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Durham won't allow Shopionus to get back to his feet.
Shopionus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shopionus working for a triangle but Durham defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shopionus keeping moving, preventing Durham from controlling successfully.
Durham 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.
Shopionus trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shopionus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Durham won't allow Shopionus to sweep him here.
Durham throwing strikes but missing.
Durham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shopionus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durham cracks Shopionus with a solid left hand.
Durham passes Shopionus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shopionus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Durham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shopionus wants to control but Durham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Durham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Durham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durham seems to be looking for submissions.
Shopionus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Durham is working away from the top position though.
Shopionus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Durham pulls his head out easily.
Shopionus trying to control here.
Durham looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shopionus keeping hold of Durham's head, controlling as best he can.
Shopionus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Durham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham is trying to control. Shopionus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Durham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shopionus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shopionus tries to roll over but Durham keeps him under control.
Durham drops an elbow to the side of Shopionus's head.
Shopionus trying to control here.
Durham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shopionus taking some punishment here, with Durham in his half guard.
Shopionus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Durham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shopionus is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shopionus is looking to improve his position.
Durham prevents Shopionus from standing back up.
Durham is looking for a kimura here.
Durham thows a huge punch but Shopionus dodges it nicely.
Shopionus is trying to maintain the position but Durham is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shopionus is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Durham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shopionus misses with a two punch combination.
Durham appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ricky Shopionus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shopionus is looking to clinch but Durham is avoiding it.
Durham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shopionus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Durham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Durham actively working from the bottom here.
Shopionus is keen to just control but Durham is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham is pressing down on Shopionus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Durham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shopionus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shopionus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Durham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shopionus 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.
Shopionus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shopionus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durham is keeping the position for now.
Durham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Durham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shopionus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joe Durham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shopionus wants to control from the top but Durham keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shopionus controlling from the top position.
Shopionus tries to free his leg and advance position but Durham is retaining full guard.
Durham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shopionus is aware though and is defending well.
Shopionus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Durham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shopionus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Durham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shopionus is aware though and is defending well.
Durham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shopionus can do to turn this around?
Shopionus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Durham has his feet on Shopionus's thighs here. He's pushed Shopionus off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Shopionus screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Durham!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Liquer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Liquer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liquer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liquer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Liquer lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liquer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Liquer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Liquer throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
John Liquer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liquer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Liquer circles away.
Liquer swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Liquer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liquer ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Liquer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Liquer slips the punch.
Liquer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liquer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Liquer jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Liquer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie throws a jab when Liquer was well out of range.
Liquer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Liquer lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liquer.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liquer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liquer lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liquer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liquer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Liquer counters with a nice body shot.
Liquer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Liquer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Liquer sneaks out the side door and pushes Gracie away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Liquer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Liquer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liquer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liquer defends it nicely.
Liquer throws a big counter combination but Gracie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
John Liquer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liquer throws a one two combo.
A combination from Liquer does no damage.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Liquer avoids it easily.
Liquer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Liquer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liquer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Liquer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liquer is looking for a counter combo.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liquer counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Liquer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie keeps control of Liquer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Liquer wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Liquer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liquer throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Liquer didn't expect that.
Liquer keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie prevents Liquer from getting back to his feet.
Liquer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Liquer keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Liquer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liquer tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Liquer is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie won't allow Liquer to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Liquer throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liquer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liquer scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Liquer is just out of range.
Gracie slips a jab from Liquer.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Liquer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Liquer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Liquer cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liquer just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Liquer.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Liquer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Liquer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Liquer moved out of range.
It looked like Liquer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liquer was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Liquer can't break the clinch.
Liquer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liquer moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liquer.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liquer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Liquer counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liquer.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie takes a swing at Liquer's ribcage but misses.
Liquer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
John Liquer is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Liquer's shoulder, as Liquer tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Liquer misses its target.
Liquer looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liquer manages to avoid it.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Liquer tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liquer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liquer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liquer moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Liquer cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
enabling Liquer to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Gracie lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Liquer coming out on top.
Liquer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Liquer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Liquer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liquer misses with the combination.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Liquer defends it well.
Liquer scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liquer throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Liquer rather than just go for the knockout.
Liquer misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie pushes down on Liquer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
My spies in Team Alpha Male inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liquer is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is keen to just control but Liquer is a slippery customer.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Liquer defends it.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Liquer is working away.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Liquer is looking to escape.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Liquer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Liquer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Liquer is trying to stand.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Liquer pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liquer looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie swings for the body but Liquer moves out of range.
John Liquer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liquer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Liquer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liquer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liquer misses with a hook.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liquer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liquer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liquer thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Liquer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liquer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liquer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liquer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liquer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Liquer misses the target.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Liquer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a swing at Liquer's ribcage but misses.
Liquer is looking to counter punch.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liquer was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Liquer tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liquer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Liquer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Gracie.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Liquer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liquer, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Liquer!
John Liquer took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'elekid battery i wanna fight next'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Porsche Valeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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18
166 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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20
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Porsche Valeron!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valeron throws a nice looking combination but Qasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valeron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Qasi.
Qasi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valeron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Qasi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Qasi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valeron can pounce on him.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qasi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Valeron as Qasi shoots in.
Valeron swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qasi.
Valeron gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Qasi looking to sit in guard and control but Valeron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Qasi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Valeron has passed into side control.
Qasi regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valeron seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Qasi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Qasi actively working from the bottom here.
Qasi is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Valeron is tapping! Great win for Qasi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Azar Qasi!
Azar Qasi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Wiseguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Altare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiseguy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mobster Party. 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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193 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, The Wiseguy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Altare!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altare throws the kick towards the body but Wiseguy avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wiseguy.
Altare throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wiseguy scores with a sloppy right hand. Altare should have avoided that one.
Altare waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wiseguy.
Wiseguy lands a really nice looking cross but Altare seems unphased.
Wiseguy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Altare wants to clinch up but Wiseguy keeps it at a distance.
Wiseguy scores with a push kick.
Wiseguy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wiseguy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wiseguy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wiseguy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Altare has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wiseguy lands a really nice looking cross but Altare seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiseguy cracks a nice hook into Altare's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Wiseguy.
Wiseguy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Altare tests Wiseguy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wiseguy slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiseguy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like John Altare has been cut.
Wiseguy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Altare throws a body punch but Wiseguy moves out of range.
Wiseguy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Altare is looking to clinch but Wiseguy is avoiding it.
Wiseguy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Altare.
Wiseguy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Altare doesn't seem bothered though.
Altare scoring well with a low kick there.
Altare avoids a kick to the body.
Altare follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Altare uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wiseguy lands a head shot.
Altare throws an overhand right that lands on Wiseguy's shoulder, as Wiseguy tries to avoid the shot.
Altare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Wiseguy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Altare looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiseguy is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Altare tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiseguy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiseguy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Altare misses with a looping left.
Altare throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wiseguy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wiseguy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Altare eats them both and turns towards Wiseguy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Altare misses with a body shot.
Altare takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Altare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Altare jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiseguy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wiseguy cracks the inside of Altare's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wiseguy.
Wiseguy feints and then cracks Altare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Altare down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Wiseguy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Altare checks a leg kick nicely.
Altare throws a shot from downtown. Wiseguy moves away and avoids it.
Wiseguy tries to land a front kick but Altare steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Altare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiseguy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wiseguy misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Altare.
Wiseguy feints and then cracks Altare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Altare down.
Altare takes a swing at Wiseguy's ribcage but misses.
Wiseguy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Altare misses with a wild body shot.
Wiseguy looks for the body kick but Altare saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy connects with a leg kick. Altare looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Wiseguy.
Altare throws a body punch but Wiseguy moves out of range.
Altare takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Wiseguy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Altare bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wiseguy's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altare on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wiseguy jabs Altare right on the nose. Altare blinks but takes it well.
Wiseguy is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Altare.
Altare tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Altare looks to land a right hand but Wiseguy moved out of range.
Altare on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wiseguy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wiseguy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Wiseguy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Altare's cut.
That's time! Wiseguy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Altare wants to clinch up but Wiseguy keeps it at a distance.
Altare looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Altare has managed to clinch.
Altare stalling in the clinch but Wiseguy improves position.
A short uppercut from Altare.
Altare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiseguy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Altare can do to turn this around?
Wiseguy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Altare lands with a light punch inside.
Wiseguy is struggling to control the position.
Altare keeps control of Wiseguy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiseguy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Wiseguy to work.
Wiseguy trying to stall but Altare improves his position.
Wiseguy throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Altare misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiseguy looking to stall.
Altare lands with a left to the head.
Wiseguy stalling in the clinch but Altare improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The Wiseguy.
Altare jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Altare checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the body from Altare misses
and Wiseguy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Altare's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wiseguy has a couple of punches blocked by Altare.
A shot in the inside from Altare.
Altare lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiseguy is rocked!
Altare swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiseguy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Wiseguy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
Altare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiseguy blocking some punches.
Altare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Altare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiseguy seems to have got his legs back now.
Wiseguy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiseguy wants to stall.
Altare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Altare just leaning against Wiseguy, taking a breather.
Wiseguy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiseguy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Altare.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Altare as Wiseguy tries to tie him up.
Wiseguy misses with some punches.
Altare has a couple of punches blocked by Wiseguy.
Wiseguy is trying to push Altare away but Altare has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wiseguy misses with a punch to the body.
Wiseguy struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
Altare pushes Wiseguy against the cage. Altare is working some dirty boxing. Altare pushes off with a quick right hook! Wiseguy goes down! Wiseguy tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Altare moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Altare!
John Altare is the new middleweight champion!
John Altare seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, The Wiseguy stepped up to the mic, saying 'I warned him not to win this fight. But whadya know? Now we have to introduce the good 'ol cement shoes to the sucker.'.
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