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ROCK FC: GONY 1.1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Piazza (ranked 4806 p4p, 5910 weight class) and Chizzled Abs (ranked 544 p4p, 625 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Piazza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chizzled Abs!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abs has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Piazza is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Good exchange - Piazza coming out on top.
Abs looks to clinch
and Piazza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Chizzled Abs has been cut.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piazza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piazza scores with a sloppy right hand. Abs should have avoided that one.
Piazza works Abs's body with a nice hook.
Abs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Piazza lands an uppercut, right on the button! Abs tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Piazza!
A very excited looking Mark Piazza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duck Dodgers (ranked 4624 p4p, 5950 weight class) and Constantin Niculescu (ranked 527 p4p, 629 weight class). Duck Dodgers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duck Dodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Constantin Niculescu!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodgers punishes Niculescu's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niculescu.
Dodgers looks to land a right hand but Niculescu moved out of range.
Dodgers punishes Niculescu's body with a nice straight punch.
Dodgers missing with a left hand there. Niculescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Niculescu tries to counter it with a takedown but Dodgers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Niculescu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Niculescu throws the kick towards the body but Dodgers avoids it.
Dodgers throws out a powerful jab.
Niculescu misses with a body kick.
Niculescu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dodgers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Niculescu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Niculescu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dodgers manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dodgers trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Niculescu.
Niculescu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niculescu with the ground and pound but Dodgers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dodgers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dodgers seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Niculescu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Niculescu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Niculescu is looking to work some ground and pound but Dodgers has wrist control.
Niculescu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dodgers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Niculescu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Niculescu advances to half guard.
Niculescu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Niculescu throws a strike but Dodgers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Niculescu is looking to work some ground and pound but Dodgers has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Niculescu is looking to work some ground and pound but Dodgers has wrist control.
Niculescu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Niculescu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Niculescu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Niculescu distracts Dodgers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dodgers controls Niculescu momentarily but Niculescu frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Niculescu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dodgers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Niculescu throwing strikes from guard but Dodgers blocks nicely.
Niculescu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu postures up and lands a big shot to Dodgers's brow.
Niculescu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dodgers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Niculescu lands a couple of digs.
Niculescu lands a couple of elbows.
Niculescu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Niculescu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dodgers has momentary wrist control but Niculescu slips an elbow through the middle.
Niculescu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dodgers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dodgers tries to get out of the position.
Dodgers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Niculescu throws a big elbow that misses.
Niculescu landing with the ground and pound.
Niculescu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
 Dodgers is rocked!
Niculescu postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dodgers covers up, he's hurt! Niculescu keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Niculescu and the ref steps in to end the fight! Niculescu can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Constantin Niculescu!
In his post fight interview, Constantin Niculescu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Gambino (ranked 4725 p4p, 4866 weight class) and Hansie Fick (ranked 534 p4p, 556 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabe Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hansie Fick!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino slips a jab from Fick.
Gambino cracks Fick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gambino lands a glancing blow to the side of Fick's head.
Gambino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fick.
Gambino slips a jab from Fick.
Fick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fick scores with a punch to the head.
Fick throws a hook but Gambino avoids it easily.
Fick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gambino.
Fick looks to land a right hand but Gambino moved out of range.
Fick moves out of range as Gambino strikes.
Gambino defending well as Fick loads up on a big left hand.
Gambino misses with an uppercut
and Gambino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fick swings widly with a right hand
letting Gambino counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fick throws a shot from downtown. Gambino moves away and avoids it.
Fick swings widly with a right hand
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gambino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fick fails to land with a series of punches.
Fick drops Gambino with a nice combination! Fick dives into Gambino's guard, looking to finish!
Gambino is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fick drops back looking for a leg! Gambino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gambino manages to kick Fick off! Fick jumps back into Gambino's guard.
Oh Gambino is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gambino pulls Fick in close to prevent any damage.
Fick forces his way into half guard.
Gambino seems to have got his legs back now.
Fick wants to work for an arm triangle but Gambino is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fick works his way into side control.
Gambino is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gambino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fick on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambino gets full guard.
Gambino is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fick is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gambino wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gambino is controlling Fick's posture.
Gambino has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gambino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gambino tries to get out of the position.
Fick tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambino is retaining full guard.
Gambino keeping moving, preventing Fick from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gambino jabs Fick right on the nose. Fick blinks but takes it well.
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.
Fick looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambino is just out of range.
Gambino is looking to counter punch.
We've been informed that Fick has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gambino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gambino staying out of range there.
Fick loads up on a big right hand but Gambino slips the punch.
Fick misses with a hook
and Fick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gambino ducks under a wild hook from Fick.
Gambino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Gambino.
Gambino misses with a looping left.
Fick throws a jab but it's blocked by Gambino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hansie Fick dominated that 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.
Fick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Fick misses.
Gambino misses the body punch
and Fick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gambino blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fick. Gambino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fick misses with a straight right.
Gambino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gambino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fick has time to react.
A cross from Fick lands.
Gambino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fick misses with a hook. Gambino ducked under it nicely.
Gambino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Fick. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hansie Fick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fick.
Gambino misses with a left hand
and Fick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fick scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Fick misses.
Fick throws the left hand but Gambino avoids the punch easily.
Fick throws an off balance right hand
and Gambino counters with a stiff right hand.
Fick misses with an uppercut.
Gambino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fick is breathing heavily.
Fick just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gambino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fick looks up at the clock. Bad move! Gambino lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fick. Gambino pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabe Gambino!
A very excited looking Gabe Gambino rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Hansie Fick spoke after the fight, saying 'Up yours!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Tycoon (ranked 4825 p4p, 4780 weight class) and Sylvester Scarano (ranked 546 p4p, 542 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylvester Scarano!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Tycoon.
Scarano lands with a nice body punch.
Scarano's coach down at RAD's Lads was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Scarano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That kick from Tycoon tenderised Scarano's leg. Scarano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Scarano misses its intended target.
Tycoon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sylvester Scarano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarano misses with an uppercut. Tycoon saw that one coming.
Scarano throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarano wants to clinch.
Tycoon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scarano.
Tycoon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scarano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tycoon has time to react.
Scarano lands with an uppercut that bounces Tycoon off the cage and back into range.
Scarano misses with a hook. Tycoon ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Scarano misses.
Scarano checks a leg kick nicely.
Tycoon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tycoon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tycoon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scarano. Tycoon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scarano has closed the distance and engaged Tycoon in a clinch.
Tycoon jumps guard and drags Scarano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Scarano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tycoon is pulling down on Scarano's head. It's preventing any offense from Scarano, at least for the moment.
Tycoon is trying to control the position but Scarano postures up.
Scarano has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tycoon is proving hard to escape from.
Tycoon looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Scarano is defending well. Tycoon quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Scarano has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tycoon celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Tycoon!
After the fight, Chris Tycoon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between D.D Panda (ranked 4858 p4p, 4832 weight class) and Vlad Dracula (ranked 550 p4p, 547 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D.D Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Dracula!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dracula swats away the attempt to clinch by Panda.
Dracula tests Panda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like D.D Panda has been cut.
Panda 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.
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dracula's jab looks to have found its range, popping Panda under the eye.
Panda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dracula is fending him off so far but Panda persists. Nope, Dracula circles away and we're back to standing.
Dracula tries to counter with a clinch but Panda shakes him off and moves away.
Panda closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dracula's guard.
Panda drops back looking for a leg! Dracula is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dracula manages to kick Panda off! Panda jumps back into Dracula's guard.
Panda trying to control but Dracula is working from the bottom.
Panda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dracula trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Panda as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Dracula screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Panda! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). D.D Panda!
In defeat, Vlad Dracula stepped up to the mic, saying 'My penis hurts'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 4869 p4p, 4863 weight class) and Kung Flu (ranked 555 p4p, 551 weight class). Kelly's entrance music is Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Flu's choice of entrance music: Neoni - Wasteland. 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 light heavyweight 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, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Flu!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flu throws a big shot that misses.
Flu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kelly momentarily.
It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.
Flu digs a good body shot into Kelly's ribs.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Flu.
Flu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flu manages to avoid it.
Kelly walks into a straight right hand from Flu.
Flu drops Kelly with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kelly looks back up at him and smiles so Flu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kelly is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flu throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Flu! Kelly is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kung Flu!
Kung Flu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Luciano (ranked 4772 p4p, 4803 weight class) and Pizza Rat (ranked 540 p4p, 545 weight class). Rat comes into a darkened arena with his song building. New york city rat taking pizza home kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pizza Rat!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rat shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luciano napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rat is working to tighten his grip on Luciano's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Luciano has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rat is really squeezing tight and eventually Luciano passes out! Rat breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pizza Rat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Read (ranked 4899 p4p, 4914 weight class) and Dick Johnson (ranked 560 p4p, 563 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Read fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Read tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Read tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Read.
Read working aggressively here.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Read backwards.
Read swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Read.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson has Read pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson digs a right hand into Read's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Read's gas tank.
Read lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Read seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Read prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson is leaning against Read and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Read is breathing heavily.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Read tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson is leaning against Read and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Read fails to land.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Read misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Read backwards.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reads head.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Read prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Read gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Read cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Read's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Read misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read lands a nice shot to the body.
Read cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Read tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Read misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
A short right from Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
A hook to the body from Read.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reads head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Read is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Read misses with the head strike.
Read throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Read.
Read throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Read misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Read is rocked!
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Read throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Read is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Johnson.
Read seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Read.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reads head.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Read.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson pushes Read against the cage. Johnson is working some dirty boxing. Johnson pushes off with a quick right hook! Read goes down! Read tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Johnson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Johnson!
Dick Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lalime (ranked 4868 p4p, 4956 weight class) and Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (ranked 552 p4p, 565 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaziri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaziri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaziri has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lalime is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lalime throws a jab when Vaziri was well out of range.
Vaziri tries to close the distance and clinch but Lalime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lalime catches Vaziri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri has been cut.
Lalime cracks Vaziri with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vaziri looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lalime finish him?
 Vaziri is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaziri doesn't manage to clinch there - Lalime circles away.
Vaziri tries to clinch up but Lalime circles away and keeps his distance.
Lalime has Vaziri up against the cage in a clinch.
Vaziri tries to pull guard but Lalime won't allow it.
Lalime unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Vaziri! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lalime is unloading with more strikes now! Vaziri drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lalime!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Day (ranked 5236 p4p, 4730 weight class) and Get Wet About Don (ranked 587 p4p, 532 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Get Wet About Don was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
About Don clinches.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Day tries to circle away but About Don has him pinned against the cage.
Come on About Don - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
About Don looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
About Don decides to pull guard.
Day trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Day tries to stand but About Don is controlling from the bottom.
About Don is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Day is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don controls Day momentarily but Day frees himself.
Day throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as About Don works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Day is sitting in close to About Don's body. About Don has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Day is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Day is tapping! That was a very nice submission by About Don.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Get Wet About Don!
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