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QFC Tournament 836 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Calvin (ranked 6109 p4p, 598 weight class) and Vlad Kamarov (ranked 6325 p4p, 608 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Calvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kamarov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calvin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by Kamarov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kamarov throws a front kick aimed at Calvin's knee but Calvin avoids it well.
Calvin throws a leg kick that misses.
And Kamarov tries to counter it with a takedown but Calvin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A leg kick checked by Calvin.
Kamarov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kamarov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Calvin taking some punishment here, with Kamarov in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kamarov lands a nice short elbow.
Calvin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kamarov pulls his head out easily.
Kamarov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kamarov slips a nice elbow through Calvin's hands, connecting with Calvin's forehead.
Kamarov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calvin defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kamarov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kamarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calvin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calvin looking for submissions off his back.
Calvin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kamarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kamarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamarov working over Calvin with some ground and pound. Calvin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Kamarov.
Kamarov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Calvin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamarov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Calvin is looking for a sweep. Kamarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Calvin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kamarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Calvin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kamarov pulls his head out easily.
Calvin is breathing heavily.
Calvin is pressing down on Kamarov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kamarov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calvin's head.
Kamarov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kamarov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kamarov lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamarov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kamarov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calvin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamarov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Calvin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kamarov, into his guard.
Kamarov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calvin defends it easily.
Calvin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kamarov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kamarov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kamarov!
Kamarov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Calvin to see if he's OK.
Calvin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamarov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Calvin some visible discomfort.
Kamarov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Calvin taking a bit of punishment here - Kamarov scoring with strikes.
Kamarov scoring with punches and elbows.
Kamarov is working Calvin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kamarov in side control, throwing shots but Calvin defends.
Kamarov working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamarov cracks Calvin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kamarov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kamarov lands some shots froms side control.
Kamarov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Calvin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamarov looks up at the clock and then as Calvin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kamarov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Kamarov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kamarov tries a low kick but Calvin avoids it.
Calvin checks a low kick from Kamarov.
Calvin throws out a leg kick but Kamarov moves out of range and Calvin only half commits.
Kamarov misses with a leg kick.
Good work by Calvin as he checks the leg kick.
Kamarov motions for Calvin to come forward. Kamarov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamarov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kamarov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kamarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Calvin has wrist control.
Kamarov stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Calvin throws up his legs and catches Kamarov in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Kamarov tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Calvin! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Calvin!
John Calvin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Romain (ranked 6136 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Jenkins (ranked 6405 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Romain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Romain's guard.
Romain working for a triangle but Jenkins defends it easily.
Jenkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romain's head.
Jenkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jenkins landing with the ground and pound.
Romain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jenkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jenkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jenkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Romain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jenkins works over Romain with some ground and pound from guard.
Jenkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romain looking for a guillotine here but Jenkins defends easily.
Romain can't keep his opponent in guard - Jenkins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Well, if Jenkins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Romain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jenkins controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins working Romain over with strikes.
Jenkins passes the guard and advances to mount!
Romain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Romain takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Romain is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Romain that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Romain is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Romain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jenkins landing strikes from the mount.
Jenkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jenkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Romain is rocked!
Romain is trying desperately to improve position.
Oh Romain is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins landing shots from mount.
Jenkins postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Romain out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Jenkins goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Trent Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Py Dyddy (ranked 6133 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Williamson (ranked 6060 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Py Dyddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson scores with a leg kick.
Williamson lands a jab to the nose.
Dyddy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dyddy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williamson throws a right hand that misses
and Dyddy counters with a single leg into guard. Williamson didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyddy passes Williamson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dyddy is looking for a kimura here.
Williamson is staying active underneath Dyddy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dyddy working over Williamson with some ground and pound. Williamson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dyddy is nestled in close to Williamson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dyddy is looking to advance position but Williamson won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyddy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyddy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williamson keeps working.
Dyddy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Williamson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dyddy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dyddy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dyddy trying to pass the guard but Williamson defending well.
Williamson is looking to improve his position.
Dyddy wants to free his trapped foot but Williamson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Williamson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dyddy.
Dyddy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williamson wants to get back to full guard.
Dyddy is working for a submission of some sort.
Dyddy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williamson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Dyddy connects with a nice short shot to Williamson's temple.
Dyddy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williamson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Williamson is concentrating on defense, preventing Dyddy from advancing position.
Williamson is trying to control but Dyddy passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Williamson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dyddy working the head and body with strikes.
Williamson tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is not content to let Dyddy control the position.
Dyddy working the ground and pound but Williamson is defending the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dyddy landing strikes.
Williamson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dyddy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dyddy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Py Dyddy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williamson tries to land a leg kick but Dyddy saw it coming and moves away.
Williamson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dyddy.
Dyddy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williamson swivels and escapes.
Dyddy walks into a straight right hand from Williamson.
Williamson stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dyddy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Py Dyddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson tries to score with a low kick but Dyddy moves his leg out of the way.
Williamson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Williamson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williamson throws a leg kick but Dyddy sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Williamson misses.
Dyddy shoots in looking for a takedown but Williamson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dyddy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Despite the aggression on Williamson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyddy throws a leg kick
and Williamson counters with a left and a right that stings Dyddy.
Dyddy misses with the combination.
Dyddy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williamson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson throws a good cross that connects.
Don Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williamson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dyddy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williamson as he jumps to the side.
Dyddy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williamson scores with a jab.
Don Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williamson thuds a left hand into Dyddy's body.
Williamson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dyddy.
Williamson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dyddy blocks a leg kick.
Dyddy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyddy staying calm.
Dyddy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyddy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dyddy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williamson keeps working.
Williamson is trying to control Dyddy's posture but Dyddy avoids it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williamson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dyddy has control of an arm but Williamson manages to advance to Dyddy's back!
Dyddy is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyddy is working hard here to advance position.
Williamson is trying to stick to Dyddy's back but Dyddy is turning into Williamson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Williamson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dyddy.
Py Dyddy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dyddy 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.
Williamson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dyddy is pushing down on Williamson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Williamson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dyddy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dyddy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williamson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dyddy.
Dyddy thows a huge punch but Williamson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyddy is pressing down on Williamson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williamson is holding on for now.
Williamson is refusing to be controlled, as Dyddy sits in half guard.
Dyddy is really struggling to control Williamson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dyddy 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.
Dyddy throwing shots but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Williamson wants to improve his position but Dyddy is controlling well.
Dyddy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dyddy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williamson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Williamson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dyddy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dyddy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williamson misses with a low kick.
Williamson tests Dyddy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williamson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dyddy throws out the jab.
Williamson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dyddy.
Williamson cracks a nice hook into Dyddy's ribs.
Dyddy shoots in and gets a takedown into Williamson's guard.
Dyddy wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.
Williamson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyddy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dyddy advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyddy tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here as Dyddy stalls from top position.
Check out the look on Dyddy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Williamson is trying to improve his position.
Dyddy wants to control but Williamson is keeping him busy.
Dyddy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williamson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dyddy wants to control but Williamson is keeping him busy.
Dyddy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dyddy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dyddy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dyddy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Williamson tries to buck Dyddy off but Dyddy is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson wants to control but Dyddy postures up.
Williamson is not content to let Dyddy control the position.
Dyddy working the head with strikes.
Williamson dodges the ground and pound from Dyddy.
Williamson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dyddy tries to move to mount but Williamson blocks the move with his legs.
Williamson wants to control but Dyddy postures up.
Dyddy trying to control the action but Williamson is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dyddy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williamson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dyddy's head.
Dyddy walks into a stiff left hand from Williamson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williamson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Dyddy from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Py Dyddy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dyddy 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Py Dyddy!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Py Dyddy!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Py Dyddy!
Py Dyddy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Adams (ranked 3937 p4p, 318 weight class) and Tom Dover (ranked 6052 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Dover!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Tom Dover has been cut.
Dover darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Adams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dover is working away from the top position though.
Dover thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Dover seems content to control.
Adams is defending against the submission attempts here by Dover.
Adams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adams tries to get out of the position.
Dover lands with a punch from half guard.
Dover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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. Dover connects with a nice short shot to Adams's temple.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Dover.
Adams trying to hold on to Dover's head to control him but Dover postures up.
Dover looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dover is nestled in close to Adams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover is taking a breather. Adams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dover winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. Dover connects with a nice short shot to Adams's temple.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Adams has hold of Dover's hands but Dover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dover lands with a punch from half guard.
Adams has hold of Dover's hands but Dover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adams trying to hold on to Dover's head to control him but Dover postures up.
Dover is working for a kimura but Adams is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dover lands with a punch from half guard.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dover scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dover is nestled in close to Adams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dover keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dover's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dover trying to control from half guard but Adams is working away.
Dover drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover is thwarting Adams's attempts to control the position.
Adams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dover wants to advance to full mount but Adams doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dover won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Dover stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dover passes Adams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Dover's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Dover circles away.
Dover misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Adams tries to counter with a takedown but Dover is quick to defend against it.
Dover feints and as Adams raises his hands in defense, Dover changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dover is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dover landing some decent shots from guard.
Dover stays in close to Adams's body and controls the position.
Tom Dover has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Dover is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dover content to stall in guard here.
Adams trying to control the position.
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Adams scores with a nice shot.
Dover is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dover advances to half guard.
Dover is thwarting Adams's attempts to control the position.
Dover trying to control from half guard but Adams is working away.
Dover landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Adams is trying to control but can't.
Adams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dover pulls his head out easily.
Dover performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Adams's hands, connecting with Adams's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover content to control rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dover working over Adams with some ground and pound. Adams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dover working Adams over with strikes.
Dover is controlling the pace.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Adams's hands, connecting with Adams's forehead.
Dover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dover controlling the pace.
Dover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dover 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.
Ground and pound from Dover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Dover's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adams fails with the takedown.
Dover misses with a straight left.
Dover scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dover looks up at the clock and then as Adams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dover smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dover working away.
Adams on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dover is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams looks to move to half guard but instead Dover has passed into mount! Damn!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover landing strikes from the mount and Adams is in trouble!
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Adams is squirming around, avoiding Dover's attempts to control the action.
Adams is bucking up trying to escape but Dover cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dover fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dover scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adams?
Dover working the ground and pound effectively.
Adams is rocked!
Dover connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Adams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dover unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Adams wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Dover celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Dover!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dillon James (ranked 6355 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hardnose Hatcher (ranked 6227 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hardnose Hatcher!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James clinches with his opponent.
Hatcher breaks the clinch.
James loads up on a big right hand but Hatcher slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Hatcher. No joy for James on that attempt.
James goes for a double leg but Hatcher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hatcher continues to drive forward.
A big right from Hatcher misses.
Hatcher moves into range and clinches up with James.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
Hatcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hatcher's waist but Hatcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dillon James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a kick to the body.
James sets himself, and Hatcher steps forward looking for the clinch! James avoids it this time.
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
James tries to clinch up.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Hatcher tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hatcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatcher throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatcher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatcher has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
James is desperately trying to improve his position but Hatcher has a good base and remains in mount.
Hatcher controlling from the full mount.
Hatcher landing strikes from the mount.
Hatcher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hatcher jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but James manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James is trying to improve his position.
Hatcher wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
Hatcher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear James down.
James seems a little lost for a moment, as Hatcher dominates the positioning.
Hatcher working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hatcher working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hatcher cracks James with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hatcher in side control lands a decent elbow.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hatcher on the ground.
Hatcher working the ground and pound.
Hatcher remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hatcher lands a decent elbow from side control.
James takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hatcher lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hatcher cracks James with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hardnose Hatcher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Hatcher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatcher. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James tries to clinch but Hatcher is having none of it.
Hatcher tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hatcher sprawls well. Hatcher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dillon James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James looks for the body kick but Hatcher saw that one coming.
And Hatcher tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
James throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatcher looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hatcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James keeping moving, preventing Hatcher from controlling successfully.
Hatcher stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Hatcher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
James working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hatcher has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in half guard, Hatcher seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher slips a nice elbow through James's hands, connecting with James's forehead.
Hatcher wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
Hatcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James taking some punishment here, with Hatcher in his half guard.
Hatcher wants to pass the guard but James is defending well.
Hatcher working James over with strikes.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Hatcher sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatcher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hatcher is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hatcher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hatcher content to control rather than advance.
Hatcher working James over with strikes.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Hatcher sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
James tries to kick Hatcher off but Hatcher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hatcher frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hatcher with shots to the head and body - James looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hatcher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hatcher looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hatcher looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hardnose Hatcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hatcher throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Dillon James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James avoids the body shot from Hatcher.
James wants to clinch up but Hatcher keeps it at a distance.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatcher misses with a body shot.
Hatcher misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Hatcher gets a double leg takedown into James's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control the position.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hatcher landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatcher advances position into side control!
James takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hatcher scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at James to see if he's OK.
Hardnose Hatcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hatcher remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hatcher has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for James!
Hardnose Hatcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher lands with some strikes.
Hatcher working James over with strikes here.
Hatcher controlling the pace for now.
Hatcher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hatcher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can James hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatcher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hatcher lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hatcher scoring with strikes but James is staying in there.
James can't escape the position.
Hatcher unloading with bombs!
Hatcher working James over with strikes here.
Hatcher controlling the position easily from mount.
Hatcher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is desperately trying to improve his position but Hatcher has a good base and remains in mount.
Hatcher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hatcher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Hatcher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James is rocked!
Hatcher controlling the pace for now.
Hatcher working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh James is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatcher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish James?
Dillon James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hatcher has hold of James's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and James manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hardnose Hatcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hatcher 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Hardnose Hatcher!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Hardnose Hatcher!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Hardnose Hatcher!
Hardnose Hatcher wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gergory Calaranti (ranked 6157 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Bink (ranked 6460 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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147 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gergory Calaranti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Bink!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bink misses with a body shot.
Calaranti looks for a takedown but Bink sprawls well.
Bink fails with the takedown.
As Bink looks to move away, Calaranti throws a big counter combo but Bink just gets out of the way.
Calaranti clinches up with Bink and pushes him back against the cage.
Bink gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Calaranti.
Bink tries to pull guard but Calaranti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bink tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gergory Calaranti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Bink.
Bink fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Calaranti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bink swings for the body but Calaranti moves out of range.
Bink gets tackled into the cage by Calaranti. Calaranti maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaranti breaks from the clinch.
Jeremy Bink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bink swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bink dives in for a single leg takedown but Calaranti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Calaranti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Calaranti throws a chopping leg kick but Bink manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Calaranti shoots in looking for a takedown. Bink tries to sprawl out of it but Calaranti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bink manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calaranti scores with a jab to the body.
Calaranti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Calaranti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calaranti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bink pinned against the cage. Bink gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bink throws a body punch but Calaranti moves out of range.
Calaranti is looking to counter the offense by Bink and move into the clinch.
Calaranti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Calaranti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bink swivels and escapes.
Bink throws the left hand but Calaranti avoids the punch easily.
Calaranti feints a jab promting Bink to slip. Calaranti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bink slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bink jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Calaranti or perhaps it was just good defense by Bink, which made it look bad.
Bink misses with a leg kick.
Bink swings for the body but Calaranti moves out of range.
Bink keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bink misses with a straight right.
Calaranti dives in and grabs Bink's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bink pushes down on Calaranti's head and hops out.
Bink looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bink takes a swing at Calaranti's ribcage but misses.
Bink stuffs the takedown.
Calaranti is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Calaranti.
Bink tries for a takedown but Calaranti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Calaranti
and Bink counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bink prevents Calaranti from improving his position.
Bink lands with a punch from half guard.
Calaranti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calaranti tries to get out of the position.
Bink is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bink controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bink in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Calaranti tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bink!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeremy Bink!
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