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NJMMA #44: Boss v Pickledoo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 5923 p4p, 251 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 9581 p4p, 333 weight class). Hal Jordan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tomori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tomori lands with a right to the head.
Tomori digs a right hand into Jordan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jordan's gas tank.
Tomori content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jordan trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomori.
Jordan being controlled against the cage.
Tomori is working Jordan over against the cage.
Tomori lands with a right to the head.
Tomori presses Jordan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomori stops a takedown attempt from Jordan.
Tomori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tomori as the two fighters clinch.
Jordan looks winded!
Tomori leaning against his opponent.
Tomori's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tomori is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jordan wants a takedown.
Come on Tomori - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tomori pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Tomori.
Jordan stalling in the clinch but Tomori improves position.
Tomori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori pushes Jordan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomori is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jordan is trying to break the clinch but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Tomori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jordans head.
Tomori has Jordan pressed against the cage.
Tomori has Jordan pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroki Tomori.
Jordan throws a sloppy head kick and Tomori moves out of range easily.
Jordan gets tackled into the cage by Tomori. Tomori maintains the clinch.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan letting Tomori take a breather here.
Tomori lands a shoulder strike.
Jordan is rocked!
Tomori creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jordan with a big uppercut! Jordan tries to clinch up but Tomori pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jordan to the mat! Jordan covers up and Tomori unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hiroki Tomori!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bebe (ranked 25063 p4p, 531 weight class) and Gregg Doolo (ranked 8959 p4p, 490 weight class). Gregg Doolo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Bebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregg Doolo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Doolo.
Doolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bebe.
Doolo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Doolo wriggles free and stands up.
Doolo misses with an uppercut. Bebe saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Doolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doolo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bebe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bebe.
Doolo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doolo loads up on a big right hand but Bebe slips the punch.
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!
Doolo jabs Bebe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doolo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doolo has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bebe.
Bebe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Doolo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doolo breaks from the clinch.
Bebe swings for the body but Doolo moves out of range.
Doolo lands with a shot to the body.
Doolo wants to land a leg kick but Bebe is out of range.
Gregg Doolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bebe shoots for a double leg takedown but Doolo sprawls well. He's pushed Bebe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doolo misses with a body shot.
Doolo misses with a head kick.
Doolo scores with a decent looking hook.
Doolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bebe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bebe.
Doolo throws out a counter right but Bebe avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Bebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Bebe. Those never looked like landing.
Bebe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bebe.
Bebe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Doolo sprawls and moves away.
Doolo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doolo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bebe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bebe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Doolo is doing well to control the position and prevent Bebe from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolo is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bebe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Doolo is refusing to be controlled, as Bebe sits in half guard.
Doolo keeping control of the position.
Bebe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bebe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doolo's head.
Doolo is looking to improve his position.
Bebe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebe prevents Doolo from getting the reversal.
Doolo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bebe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Doolo because Bebe loaded up on that one.
Bebe 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.
Bebe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Doolo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bebe lands with some strikes.
Bebe lands a nice shot to the head.
Bebe landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bebe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Doolo?
Bebe with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gregg Doolo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bebe throws a hook to the side of Doolo's head but Doolo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bebe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Doolo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doolo misses with a body punch.
Bebe blocks an uppercut.
Doolo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bebe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doolo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've been informed that Doolo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bebe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Doolo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Bebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Doolo misses.
Good shot there by Doolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebe shoots for a takedown but Doolo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doolo throws out a counter right but Bebe avoids it with no problem.
Bebe throws a jab but it's blocked by Doolo.
An inside leg kick lands from Doolo.
A big right from Doolo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolo works over Bebe's head and body with a nice combination.
Bebe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Doolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doolo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doolo.
Doolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bebe throws a low kick but Doolo moves out of range easily.
Doolo wants to counter with a clinch but Bebe pushes him away.
Doolo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Doolo.
Doolo misses with a straight right.
Doolo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doolo gets caught flat footed, as Bebe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bebe throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bebe drops back looking for a leg! Doolo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Doolo manages to kick Bebe off! Bebe jumps back into Doolo's guard.
Bebe trying to control the position from guard on top but Doolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bebe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bebe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bebe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebe postures up in Doolo's guard and throws a big left but Doolo blocks it.
Bebe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bebe trying to control but Doolo is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bebe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doolo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bebe throws a poor cross that misses
and Doolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doolo misses with a hook.
Bebe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doolo thumps Bebe with a low kick.
Bebe dives in for a single leg takedown but Doolo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doolo pushes Bebe away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bebe in his tracks.
Bebe throws the left hand but Doolo avoids the punch easily.
Doolo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bebe fails with a takedown attempt.
Gregg Doolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bebe misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolo counters with a straight right hand.
Doolo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bebe. Bebe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doolo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice sprawl there from Doolo as Bebe shoots in.
Bebe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolo moves away.
A big left from Doolo misses.
Bebe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregg Doolo 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!
Doolo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donk. Doolo catches Bebe right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Doolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doolo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bebe doesn't seem bothered though.
Bebe lunges at Doolo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doolo's hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bebe is defended easily by Doolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bebe looks to throw the jab but Doolo is out of range.
Doolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bebe tries for a takedown but Doolo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doolo was covering up waiting for the punch and Bebe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bebe stops Doolo from standing up.
Bebe throws an elbow that misses. Doolo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bebe's guard. Nice move by Doolo!
Bebe scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Bebe trying to control the position.
Doolo being controlled here momentarily.
Bebe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bebe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doolo defends it easily.
Bebe has his hands on Doolo's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bebe is on top in guard.
Bebe scoring with some ground and pound.
Doolo keeping moving, preventing Bebe from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebe distracts Doolo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bebe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doolo 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.
Bebe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bebe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bebe lands a few punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doolo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bebe has an Americana. Doolo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bebe is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bebe hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Robert Bebe!
Robert Bebe made sure to mention his sponsor, Evil Empire Nutrition - 160Q $150 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bailley (ranked 4993 p4p, 565 weight class) and Edward Fergusson (ranked 4628 p4p, 539 weight class). Marco Bailley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Bailley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Fergusson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergusson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailley was well out of range. Poor timing from Fergusson.
Bailley jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fergusson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fergusson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fergusson misses with a wild body shot.
Fergusson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bailley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailley scores with a nice strike.
Bailley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fergusson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some bone on bone action there as Fergusson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bailley throws an overhand right that lands on Fergusson's shoulder, as Fergusson tries to avoid the shot.
Bailley misses with a leg kick.
Bailley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergusson connects with a nice looking jab.
Fergusson throws a shot from downtown. Bailley moves away and avoids it.
Fergusson slips under a jab.
Fergusson lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergusson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bailley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailley misses with a hook.
Fergusson throws out a loose jab but Bailley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailley lands a jab to Fergusson's midsection.
Bailley throws a jab when Fergusson was well out of range.
Fergusson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailley is just out of range.
Bailley misses with a body shot.
Bailley misses the shot to the body.
Bailley lands with a hook. Fergusson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fergusson pushes Bailley up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fergusson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fergusson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bailley fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fergusson scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Fergusson.
Fergusson blocking some punches.
Bailley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailley prevents a body shot from Fergusson.
Bailley lands with a light punch inside.
Bailley lands a left hand.
Bailley blocks an uppercut.
Fergusson blocks an uppercut.
Fergusson lands a body punch.
Fergusson misses with some punches.
Fergusson breaks the clinch.
Bailley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fergusson lands the left hand.
Bailley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fergusson takes one on the button.
Bailley needs to keep his hands up - Fergusson had a free shot at his head there.
Marco Bailley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailley throws a right hand that misses
and Fergusson counters by clinching up.
Bailley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fergusson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailley prevents a body shot from Fergusson.
A head punch on the inside from Bailley fails to land.
Bailley lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailley.
Fergusson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fergusson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fergusson walks into a left hand.
Bailley throws a series of punches but Fergusson moves out of range.
Fergusson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bailley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bailley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bailley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fergusson counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson ducks under a wild hook from Bailley.
Bailley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fergusson counters with a three punch combo that has Bailley backing up. Bailley nods at Fergusson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bailley looks to score with a jab to the body but Fergusson is just out of range.
Fergusson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bailley.
Bailley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fergusson connects with a right hand. Bailley shakes it off.
Bailley throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Fergusson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bailley connects with a body shot that sends Fergusson's belly button to the back.
Fergusson scores with a jab. Bailley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fergusson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bailley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fergusson throws out the jab.
Bailley misses with a right hand
and Fergusson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marco Bailley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bailley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Fergusson.
Bailley tests Fergusson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bailley misses with a lunging right hand
and Fergusson moves into the clinch.
Bailley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fergusson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailley.
Fergusson tries a body shot but Bailley blocks it.
Fergusson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailley.
Bailley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Fergusson.
Bailley throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailley.
Bailley has a couple of punches blocked by Fergusson.
Edward Fergusson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Fergusson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergusson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fergusson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailley misses with a punch to the body.
Bailley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fergusson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fergusson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailley.
Fergusson is trying to break the clinch but Bailley has him pressed against the cage.
Fergusson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bailley backwards.
Bailley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fergusson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bailley swings wildly with an uppercut but Fergusson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fergusson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fergusson misses with some punches.
Bailley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Fergusson.
Fergusson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailley has a couple of punches blocked by Fergusson.
Bailley has a couple of punches blocked by Fergusson.
Bailley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fergusson tries to work over Bailley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Fergusson.
Bailley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fergusson misses with a punch on the inside.
Fergusson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailley working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailley scores with a shoulder strike.
Bailley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fergusson misses with a body punch.
Fergusson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fergusson misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Bailley.
Bailley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fergusson breaks from the clinch.
Bailley cracks Fergusson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fergusson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailley catches Fergusson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bailley misses with a double jab
letting Fergusson counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailley. Fergusson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fergusson throws out a loose jab but Bailley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailley thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bailley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailley throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fergusson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bailley scores with a nice body kick.
Fergusson is breathing heavily.
Bailley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bailley cracks Fergusson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fergusson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bailley finish him?
Fergusson is rocked!
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!
Bailley scores with a spinning back kick!
Fergusson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailley finish him?
Fergusson tries to get into range but Bailley steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Fergusson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Bailley scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marco Bailley!
Marco Bailley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Sagstrom (ranked 4302 p4p, 478 weight class) and Tyler Kingsly (ranked 5532 p4p, 565 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Erik Sagstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Kingsly!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagstrom takes a swing at Kingsly's ribcage but misses.
Sagstrom cracks Kingsly with a good jab.
Sagstrom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sagstrom checks a low kick from Kingsly.
Sagstrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagstrom.
Kingsly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sagstrom is leaning against Kingsly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sagstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Kingsly.
A shot in the inside from Sagstrom.
Sagstrom lands an uppercut.
Kingsly lands an elbow inside that Sagstrom shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagstrom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingsly is rocked!
Kingsly wants to get back to striking at distance but Sagstrom won't allow it.
Kingsly is still on wobbly legs! Can Sagstrom finish him?
Sagstrom definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sagstrom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sagstrom is working Kingsly over against the cage.
Kingsly is trying to push Sagstrom away but Sagstrom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sagstrom lands with a left to the head.
Sagstrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kingsly backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagstrom creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kingsly's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kingsly drops to his knees and Sagstrom pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Sagstrom!
Our winner, Erik Sagstrom, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roronoa Soro (ranked 2481 p4p, 229 weight class) and Jamaican Jam (ranked 2832 p4p, 246 weight class). Jam has chosen Quartiere Coffee - In Jamaica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roronoa Soro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamaican Jam!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jam slips a jab and a cross from Soro.
A combination from Soro does no damage.
Soro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Soro.
Jam looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Soro does no damage.
Soro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Jam was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Soro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jam! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soro misses with the combination.
Soro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jam avoids the head kick by Soro.
Soro tries to bum rush Jam with a series of wild strikes but Jam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jam appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Soro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jam lands with a shot to the body.
Jam blocks a head kick by Soro.
Roronoa Soro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jam lands with a straight right. Soro didn't see that one coming.
Soro misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Jam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soro is breathing heavily.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Soro.
Jam is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Soro with a body shot.
Jam has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soro throws a head kick but Jam moves out of range.
Jam misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Jam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Jam.
Soro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soro is rocked!
Jam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Soro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soro is aggressively charging in as Jam backs up avoiding any damage. Jam tosses out a jab and Soro runs right into it face first! Soro is out cold! Jam dropped down on all fours and is barking in Soro's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamaican Jam!
An out of breath Jamaican Jam thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fuddy Duddy (ranked 3088 p4p, 341 weight class) and Amish Mehra (ranked 1547 p4p, 187 weight class). Mehra has chosen Dhal Jaun Main-Akshay Kumar & Ileana D'cruz as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fuddy Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amish Mehra!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duddy.
Duddy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mehra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duddy slips a straight right by Mehra.
Duddy swings for the body but Mehra moves out of range.
Duddy misses the body punch
and Mehra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mehra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duddy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mehra counters with a big uppercut that knocks Duddy off his feet! Mehra dives into side control looking to finish!
Duddy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy tries to improve position but can't.
Oh Duddy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mehra just content to control the position.
Duddy seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duddy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Duddy trying to pass the guard but Mehra defending well.
Mehra is defending against the submission attempts here by Duddy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehra keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mehra is in trouble now - Duddy has advanced to mount!
Duddy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mehra is surviving well by controlling Duddy's body position as best he can.
Duddy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duddy avoids the attempt from Mehra to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy forces the positional change into back control.
Duddy 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.
Mehra is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Duddy is looking for a choke. Mehra gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Mehra manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mehra preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy looking for a triangle here. Mehra is fighting it but it looks tight! Duddy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mehra is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fuddy Duddy!
During a confident post fight interview, Fuddy Duddy 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Hansen (ranked 2738 p4p, 299 weight class) and James Lancaster (ranked 4023 p4p, 422 weight class). Lancaster has chosen Ambitionz As A Ridah by Tupac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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158 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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27
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansen misses with a looping right.
Hansen throws a body shot but no joy.
Hansen throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Hansen clinches with his opponent.
Hansen misses with a body punch.
Hansen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hansen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hansen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hansen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hansen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lancaster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lancaster tries to pull guard but Hansen holds him up against the cage and eventually Lancaster drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
Hansen lands a hook that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
Hansen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lancasters head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hansen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lancaster tries to circle away but Hansen has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hansen.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hansen lands with a light punch inside.
Hansen is working Lancaster over against the cage.
Hansen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lancaster looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hansen.
Hansen lands with a right to the head.
Lancaster manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lancaster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hansen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lancaster keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hansen defends it easily.
Hansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lancaster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hansen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lancaster is proving hard to escape from.
Hansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lancaster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lancaster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hansen defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen wants to pass the guard but Lancaster is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen postures up.
Lancaster being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hansen continues to stall.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
Lancaster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hansen is one step ahead there.
Lancaster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hansen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Lancaster isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hansen stacks Lancaster on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hansen!
Lancaster can't do much from the bottom here.
Lancaster tries to buck Hansen off but Hansen is having none of it.
Lancaster keeps trying to improve his position.
Hansen controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Hansen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Hansen misses.
Hansen darts in and clinches Lancaster up against the cage.
Hansen scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Hansen.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hansen lands a nice uppercut.
Lancaster wants to break free but Hansen has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Hansen.
Gustav Hansen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hansen.
Hansen is leaning against Lancaster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hansen cracks Lancaster with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Hansen.
Hansen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hansen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hansen has him pressed against the cage.
Lancaster is breathing heavily.
Lancaster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hansen.
Hansen lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen cracks Lancaster with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen gets through Lancaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Hansen on the inside.
Hansen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Hansen.
A right hook to the body lands for Hansen.
Hansen lands with a left to the head.
Hansen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hansen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hansen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster is rocked!
Hansen drops Lancaster onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lancaster is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lancaster is still on wobbly legs! Can Hansen finish him?
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!
Hansen pushes Lancaster against the cage. Hansen is working some dirty boxing. Hansen pushes off with a quick right hook! Lancaster goes down! Lancaster tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hansen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Hansen!
A relieved looking Gustav Hansen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
James Lancaster spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit happens...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Burrows (ranked 2265 p4p, 278 weight class) and Avery Nijholt (ranked 2319 p4p, 285 weight class). Burrows comes to the cage accompanied by Calm - No problem. Avery Nijholt has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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171 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trevor Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Avery Nijholt!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nijholt was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrows.
Burrows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nijholt was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrows.
Burrows misses with a hook.
Nijholt has Burrows up against the cage in a clinch.
Nijholt misses with an elbow strike.
Burrows blocks a body shot from Nijholt.
Nijholt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nijholt misses with the head strike.
Nijholt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burrows takes a swing at Nijholt's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrows slips a jab from Nijholt.
Nijholt drives through and clinches with Burrows against the cage.
Nijholt has picked Burrows up - he's going for a ride! Nijholt dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nijholt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijholt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Burrows doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nijholt.
Nijholt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Burrows doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nijholt.
Burrows is defending against the submission attempts here by Nijholt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burrows manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nijholt throws a strike but Burrows rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burrows postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Nijholt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nijholt wants to hit a switch here but Burrows passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nijholt there!
Burrows landing strikes from the mount and Nijholt is in trouble!
Nijholt is looking to improve his position but Burrows isn't that keen on the idea.
Nijholt wants to control but Burrows is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijholt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nijholt is in a horrible position here. Burrows smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Burrows with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Burrows connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burrows landing strikes from the mount and Nijholt is in trouble!
Burrows lands a big elbow.
Burrows looking to finish Nijholt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nijholt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nijholt tries to reverse the position but Burrows maintains control.
Burrows controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burrows cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burrows takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burrows wants to control the pace but Nijholt is squirming around nicely.
Burrows is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nijholt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nijholt tries to hold on but Burrows postures up.
Burrows trying to control but Nijholt is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Burrows dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burrows throws a jab when Nijholt was well out of range.
Nijholt moves out of range as Burrows strikes.
Burrows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burrows takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nijholt throws a right hand that misses
and Burrows counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nijholt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nijholt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burrows swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nijholt moves to clinch but Burrows breaks away
and Burrows counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burrows.
Burrows is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nijholt can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nijholt being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows won't allow Nijholt to sweep him here.
Nijholt looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Burrows puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nijholt misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nijholt won't allow Burrows to pass to mount.
Nijholt wants to control but Burrows is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burrows lands a nice short elbow.
Nijholt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nijholt wants to improve his position but Burrows is controlling well.
Burrows not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows trying to control from half guard but Nijholt is working away.
Nijholt is looking for a sweep. Burrows is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nijholt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burrows's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burrows's back!
Burrows is keeping busy.
Burrows trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Burrows rolls, trying to escape but Nijholt keeps control of the position.
Nijholt tightening his grip on Burrows, looking for the choke.
Burrows tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows regains half guard.
Burrows wants to control but Nijholt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burrows manages to get to full guard.
Burrows working for submissions but it's allowed Nijholt to get to half guard.
My spies in IC&E Academy inform me that Nijholt has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Burrows is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nijholt wants to control but Burrows is keeping him busy.
Burrows gets full guard.
Burrows keeping moving, preventing Nijholt from controlling successfully.
Burrows seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nijholt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burrows swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nijholt pushes down on Burrows's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Burrows looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burrows tries to roll over but Nijholt keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Burrows dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Burrows moves into the clinch.
Nijholt can't find room to land a body shot as Burrows controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nijholt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burrows's brow.
Nijholt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burrows lands a shoulder strike.
Nijholt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nijholt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nijholt.
Burrows misses with some punches.
Nijholt blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nijholt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nijholt works on Burrows's body with a couple of short punches.
Burrows swings wildly with an uppercut but Nijholt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Nijholt.
Burrows tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows blocks an elbow strike.
Nijholt scores with a hook to the body.
Burrows lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nijholt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burrows trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nijholt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nijholt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burrows's defenses.
Nijholt misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nijholt.
Nijholt misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burrows.
Nijholt lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nijholt.
Nijholt misses with a punch on the inside.
Nijholt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burrows's elbow.
Avery Nijholt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nijholt throws an elbow but misses.
Burrows goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burrows goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burrows throws a punch but it's blocked by Nijholt.
Burrows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nijholt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrows gets underhooks to prevent Nijholt's takedown attempt.
Nijholt struggles to land a body shot inside as Burrows controls his hands.
Avery Nijholt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burrows lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nijholt letting Burrows take a breather here.
Nijholt misses with a punch to the body.
Nijholt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nijholt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Nijholt - that landed with a thud.
Nijholt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burrows prevents a body shot from Nijholt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nijholt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows blocking some punches.
Burrows tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nijholt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burrows's elbow.
Nijholt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nijholt.
Burrows working aggressively here.
Trevor Burrows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burrows lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nijholt backwards.
A short body shot lands from Nijholt as the two fighters clinch.
Nijholt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nijholt lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nijholt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burrows's brow.
Nijholt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nijholt lands an elbow inside.
Burrows swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nijholt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nijholt lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows effectively controlling the action here.
Nijholt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burrows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrows misses with some punches.
Nijholt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burrows dodges an elbow strike from Nijholt.
Burrows misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nijholt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burrows avoids a wild elbow strike from Nijholt.
Nijholt tries a body shot but Burrows blocks it.
Nijholt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nijholt struggles to land a body shot inside as Burrows controls his hands.
Nijholt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burrows's defenses.
Nijholt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avery Nijholt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burrows has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Burrows!
Trevor Burrows decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Avery Nijholt was interviewed post fight and said 'This guy was the better fighter tonight, and deserved the win. I will go back to train harder and come back better than ever'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Like Boss (ranked 741 p4p, 35 weight class) and Bobby Pickledoo (ranked 2263 p4p, 79 weight class). Pickledoo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Butthole Surfers - Who Was in My Room Last Night. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
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, Bobby Pickledoo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Boss misses
and Pickledoo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pickledoo misses with an uppercut. Boss saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Boss misses the target.
Boss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Phoenix Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boss. Pickledoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Pickledoo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pickledoo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boss to score with a decent uppercut.
Like Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boss lands with a right hand.
Boss connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pickledoo throws an overhand right that lands on Boss's shoulder, as Boss tries to avoid the shot.
Pickledoo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boss moves into the clinch.
Boss lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boss scores with a shoulder strike.
Boss scores with a shot to the side of Pickledoo's head.
Pickledoo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickledoo blocking some punches.
Pickledoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickledoo's elbow.
Pickledoo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Boss working aggressively here.
Pickledoo misses with a body punch.
Boss has a couple of punches blocked by Pickledoo.
Boss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boss swings wildly with an uppercut but Pickledoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Pickledoo misses with a body punch.
Pickledoo blocks a body shot from Boss.
Pickledoo tries to work over Boss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pickledoo backwards.
Pickledoo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pickledoo lands with a right to the head.
Boss lands a left hand.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pickledoo lands with a right to the head.
Boss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boss lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickledoo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Pickledoo blocking some punches.
Pickledoo tries a body shot but Boss blocks it.
Pickledoo is trying to force a seperation but Boss has the dominant position.
Pickledoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pickledoo.
Pickledoo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boss misses with some punches.
Pickledoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pickledoo.
Nice body punch from Pickledoo.
Boss is breathing heavily.
Boss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boss throws a head punch that misses.
Pickledoo manages to break the clinch.
Boss swings widly with a right hand
and Pickledoo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Boss! Pickledoo lets Boss back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Like Boss has been cut.
Boss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pickledoo.
Boss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boss throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickledoo moves out of range as Boss strikes.
Boss misses with an uppercut. Pickledoo saw that one coming.
Boss ducks under a wild hook from Pickledoo.
The crowd cheers as Boss lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pickledoo doesn't seem phased though.
Boss misses with a right hand
and Pickledoo counters with a nice right hand that sends Boss toppling to the canvas! Boss scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pickledoo finish him?!
Boss is rocked!
Pickledoo slips a straight right by Boss.
Oh Boss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boss gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Pickledoo points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Boss wakes up just in time to hear Pickledoo thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Pickledoo!
Bobby Pickledoo is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Bobby Pickledoo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Like Boss was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF happened???'.
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