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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sapp connects with a nice looking jab.
Sapp moves away from the strike by Williamson.
Williamson throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Sapp crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Williamson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike whitby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). whitby has chosen turn my swag on as his entrance music. mike whitby is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stewart Franks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, mike whitby!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
whitby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from whitby misses.
whitby drives through with a takedown into guard.
whitby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franks is keeping the position for now.
Franks tries to strike from the bottom.
Franks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franks 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.
whitby landing some decent shots from guard.
Franks working a defensive guard here.
whitby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Franks trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
whitby trying to control the position from guard on top but Franks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Franks - that will leave a mark!
whitby misses with a wild combination.
whitby looks to land a combination but Franks avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from whitby. No joy for Franks on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Franks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and whitby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
whitby won't allow Franks to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
whitby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franks's head.
whitby wants to control from the top but Franks keeps moving.
Franks doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
whitby 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.
Franks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Franks controls whitby momentarily but whitby frees himself.
whitby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franks is keeping the position for now.
whitby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks wants to stand and escape but whitby is having none of it.
whitby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franks is keeping the position for now.
Franks keeping moving, preventing whitby from controlling successfully.
whitby postures up in Franks's guard and throws a big left but Franks blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Franks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franks is breathing heavily.
whitby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
whitby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than whitby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Franks tries to reverse the position but whitby maintains control.
A nice elbow there by whitby.
whitby content just to control the position here.
Franks is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Franks is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
whitby with good strikes from the mount here!
whitby in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
whitby looking to finish Franks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Franks!
whitby prevents Franks from getting the reversal.
Franks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Franks working to try and regain half guard.
whitby with shots to the head and body - Franks looks very uncomfortable down there.
whitby looking to control and managing it successfully.
Franks is looking to get to half guard.
whitby sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Franks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks is trying to stand up.
Franks is trying to escape the mount.
whitby landing punches.
Franks is trying to escape the mount.
Franks tries to lock up and control but whitby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
whitby lands a big elbow.
Franks is in a horrible position here. whitby smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
whitby postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Franks looks a forlorn figure.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
mike whitby 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.
whitby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
whitby throws a sloppy head kick
and Franks counters with a series of strikes. whitby will be more careful next time no doubt.
whitby wants to clinch but Franks slips to the side
and Franks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Franks scores with a shoulder strike.
Franks misses with a knee strike.
whitby is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
whitby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
whitby misses with a double jab
and Franks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
whitby wants to clinch but Franks slips to the side
and Franks counters by moving into the clinch.
whitby stalling in the clinch but Franks improves position.
Franks wants a takedown.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but whitby avoids the damage to the body.
Franks struggles to land a body shot inside as whitby controls his hands.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but whitby avoids the damage to the body.
Franks digs a right hand into whitby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on whitby's gas tank.
Franks misses with an elbow over the top.
Franks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
whitby scores with a knee to the head.
whitby wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
whitby is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
whitby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitby fails to pull guard.
Franks is trying to stall.
whitby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franks looks to score with a jab to the body but whitby is just out of range.
A head kick misses from whitby.
Franks scores with a leg kick.
whitby throws a head kick but Franks moves out of range.
Franks scoring well with a low kick there.
whitby feints and as Franks raises his hands in defense, whitby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
whitby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franks is keeping the position for now.
Franks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Franks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
whitby is trying to escape the mount.
whitby is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
whitby looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
whitby is wriggling around trying to escape.
whitby slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
whitby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
whitby moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now whitby is on top in guard.
Franks has momentary wrist control but whitby slips an elbow through the middle.
whitby must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
whitby preventing the sweep.
whitby stands up from guard. Let's bang!
whitby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stewart Franks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike whitby.
Franks tries to land a body kick
and whitby counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franks is pressing down on whitby's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Franks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in whitby's guard.
Franks trying to control the position from guard on top but whitby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks looking to pass the guard.
Franks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now whitby is on top in guard.
Franks will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Franks wants to sweep but no luck.
Franks thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Franks wants to sweep but no luck.
Franks is pulling down on whitby's head. It's preventing any offense from whitby, at least for the moment.
Franks keeping full guard, as whitby tries to pass.
Franks 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.
Franks is trying to keep whitby in close.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
whitby with a lazy takedown attempt
and Franks counters with a thumping low kick.
Franks takes a swing at whitby's ribcage but misses.
whitby tries to clinch but Franks moves out of range.
whitby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Franks counters with an outside leg kick.
whitby scores a takedown into full mount!
whitby unloads with some shots from mount but Franks bucks and avoids them well.
Franks is looking to improve his position but whitby isn't that keen on the idea.
whitby postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Franks looks a forlorn figure.
whitby landing shots from mount.
Franks flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Franks is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
whitby landing strikes from the mount.
whitby working the ground and pound effectively.
mike whitby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Franks is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
mike whitby 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
whitby moves into the clinch successfully.
Franks breaks the clinch.
Franks misses with a combination
and whitby counters by clinching up.
whitby is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franks digs a right hand underneath whitby's ribcage. whitby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
whitby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franks backwards.
Franks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
whitby looking to stall.
whitby tries to throw a body punch but Franks avoids it by throwing whitby back against the cage.
whitby missing with knees to the body.
Franks scores a nice knee to the body.
Franks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but whitby avoids the damage to the body.
whitby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Franks.
Franks scores with a hook to the body.
whitby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Franks breaks from the clinch.
Franks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
whitby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franks drives through and clinches with whitby against the cage.
whitby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
whitby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitby throws a head kick but Franks moves out of range.
Franks throws a head kick that misses.
Franks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
whitby checks the leg kick nicely there.
whitby scores with a takedown into Franks's guard.
Franks 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.
whitby with a nice head shot there.
Franks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Franks keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
whitby won't allow Franks to sweep him here.
whitby trying to control but Franks is working from the bottom.
Franks tries to strike from the bottom.
Franks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
whitby rushes Franks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franks takes an elbow to the forehead.
whitby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Franks prevents it.
whitby blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
whitby prevents a body shot from Franks.
whitby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
whitby avoids the elbow strike from Franks, against the cage.
whitby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
whitby throws an elbow that misses.
whitby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
whitby blocks an uppercut.
Franks has a couple of punches blocked by whitby.
whitby lands a knee to the body.
whitby with a knee to the head.
whitby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
whitby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franks pulls whitby into guard.
Franks looking to hit a scissor sweep but whitby is one step ahead there.
whitby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
whitby throws a big right hand that misses.
whitby trying to control the position from guard on top but Franks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. whitby manages to get himself to full guard.
Franks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks stopping the sweep attempt from whitby.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franks tries to free his leg and advance position but whitby is retaining full guard.
Franks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of whitby's head.
whitby throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Franks with a nice head shot there.
whitby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Franks!
whitby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
whitby punishing his opponent with strikes.
whitby lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
whitby pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Franks wants to control but whitby is having none of it.
Franks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
whitby is landing with some decent strikes but Franks is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Franks?
whitby tries to control but Franks wriggling away.
Franks tries to hold on but whitby postures up.
Stewart Franks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
whitby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Franks tries to lock up and control but whitby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Franks regains half guard.
Franks works his way to full guard. Good work.
whitby chips away with some ground and pound.
whitby passes into half guard.
Franks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
whitby trying to control the action but Franks is working from the bottom.
whitby wants to pass the guard but Franks is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to mike whitby.
I've got whitby 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mike whitby!
mike whitby is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Cullen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Carlos's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Cullen!
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, Tony Carlos!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlos throws out the jab.
Cullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlos.
Ryan Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Cullen moved out of range.
A big right from Carlos misses.
Carlos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen's corner calls for a 1-2. Cullen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carlos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cullen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carlos's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlos wants to stand and escape but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cullen 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.
Cullen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carlos's guard.
Carlos is refusing to be controlled, as Cullen sits in half guard.
Cullen 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.
Carlos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cullen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cullen is tying to control. Carlos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Cullen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cullen is tying to control. Carlos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carlos is trying is best to control the position here.
Cullen seems to be working for a kimura but Carlos defends the submission attempt.
Carlos is looking to control Cullen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carlos avoid being mounted?
Carlos is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos tries to kick Cullen off in order to stand up. Cullen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Cullen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cullen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cullen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cullen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cullen is breathing heavily.
Cullen is looking to take a break and control but Carlos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carlos can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cullen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Carlos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cullen keeps working.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Cullen is staying active underneath Carlos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cullen wants to improve his position but Carlos is controlling well.
Carlos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Cullen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carlos throws a right hand that misses
and Cullen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carlos's guard.
Cullen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Cullen from controlling successfully.
Cullen wants to pass the guard but Carlos is keeping the position.
Carlos can't keep his opponent in guard - Cullen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Carlos is looking for a sweep. Cullen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos is trying to stand up here but Cullen is controlling him well.
Cullen wants to pass to mount but Carlos is defending the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cullen swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos throws a right hand that misses
and Cullen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carlos's guard.
Carlos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cullen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carlos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carlos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carlos!
Carlos stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cullen wants to clinch.
Cullen misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos swings widly with a right hand
and Cullen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cullen.
Cullen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cullen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cullen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cullen slips nicely into half guard.
Cullen thows a huge punch but Carlos dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is tying to control. Carlos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cullen works his way into full mount!
Cullen trying to control but Carlos is having none of it.
Cullen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ryan Cullen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cullen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Carlos is now in Cullen's guard. A big mistake from Cullen there, giving up the dominant position!
Cullen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Cullen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cullen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cullen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cullen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cullen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carlos is fending him off so far but Cullen persists. Nope, Carlos circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlos circles away.
Carlos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carlos takes one on the button.
Cullen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carlos is fending him off so far but Cullen persists. Nope, Carlos circles away and we're back to standing.
Cullen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cullen is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Cullen has been cut.
Ryan Cullen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cullen is looking to stall here but Carlos recovers full guard.
Cullen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cullen won't allow Carlos to get back to his feet.
Cullen throwing strikes from guard but Carlos blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cullen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carlos wants to stand and escape but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen stands and throws Carlos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cullen tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Cullen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carlos throws an off balance right hand
and Cullen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carlos pushes Cullen off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlos throws a hook to the side of Cullen's head but Cullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cullen shoots in for a double leg but Carlos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tony Carlos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Cullen misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan Cullen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cullen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Cullen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bacon comes to the cage accompanied by Scissors For Lefty - Softly The Sea Swallows The Sun. James Pierre struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Bacon!
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, James Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bacon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to avoid it but Bacon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pierre to the ground. Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bacon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Bacon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierre is pressing down on Bacon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierre, not yet.
Bacon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pierre dives on top into guard.
Bacon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bacon keeping busy on the bottom but Pierre has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bacon trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bacon is trying to get back to full guard.
Pierre decides to stand and escape the position.
Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
Bacon is trying to get back to full guard.
Pierre passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bacon!
BOOM! Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon has given up his back here.
Bacon tries to escape but Pierre has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pierre is trying to stick to Bacon's back but Bacon is turning into Pierre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pierre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bacon.
Bacon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bacon won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.
Bacon pushing down on Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bacon wants to work for an arm triangle but Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bacon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bacon is breathing heavily.
Bacon lands strikes from half guard.
Bacon trying to control the action but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Bacon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.
Bacon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Bacon uses his free foot to push down on Pierre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pierre.
Pierre tries to hold on but Bacon postures up.
A nice elbow there by Bacon.
Bacon trying to control but Pierre is having none of it.
Bacon has control of Pierre's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pierre regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bacon has isolated one of Pierre's arms. Pierre looking to fight him off but Bacon twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Bacon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Weller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cocaine Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris has chosen amili as his entrance music. Chris Weller had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Weller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cocaine Chris!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Weller. No joy for Chris on that attempt.
Weller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chris's guard.
Weller wants to pass the guard but Chris is keeping the position.
Weller is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chris is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chris has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chris's guard.
Weller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chris is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Weller, into his guard.
Weller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Weller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris wants to pass the guard but Weller is keeping the position.
Weller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Weller is breathing heavily.
Chris wants to control from the top but Weller keeps moving.
Weller has his foot on Chris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chris works his way back into a safe position though.
Chris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Weller, up you get!
Weller has his takedown stuffed
and Chris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Weller!
Weller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weller has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weller turns into Chris and is now in his guard.
Weller drops back looking for a leg! Chris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chris manages to kick Weller off! Weller jumps back into Chris's guard.
Weller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Weller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weller passes into half guard.
Weller wants to work for an arm triangle but Chris is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Weller is working for a kimura but Chris is defending it quite comfortably.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weller passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris wants to hold on but Weller pushes him away.
Weller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chris is looking to escape.
Chris is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Weller locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Chris is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Weller!
Chris Weller is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dreiko Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Oswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao's entrance music is DMX - Lord give me a sign. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Oswald's choice of entrance music: Bathory-Blood, Fire, Death. Dreiko Lao has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dreiko Lao!
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, Roger Oswald!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao fails with a takedown attempt.
Lao fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oswald moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Oswald. No joy for Lao on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dreiko Lao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lao closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oswald wants to get back to full guard.
Lao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oswald is trying to maintain the position but Lao is very close to passing his half guard.
Oswald moves into full guard.
Oswald escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lao jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oswald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oswald is keeping the position for now.
Lao wants to control from the top but Oswald keeps moving.
Lao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oswald has his feet on Lao's thighs here. He's pushed Lao off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lao screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Oswald!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jonny sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jonny sunshine struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. jonny sunshine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 New York, Pedro Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, jonny sunshine!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sunshine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guerrero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by sunshine.
Guerrero takes a swing at sunshine's ribcage but misses.
Guerrero throws a right and a left that both miss.
sunshine tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
sunshine is looking to clinch but Guerrero is avoiding it.
sunshine tries to clinch but Guerrero is having none of it.
Guerrero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrero misses the shot to the body.
Guerrero stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero scores with a three punch combo!
Guerrero swinging wilding here.
Guerrero lands the left hand.
Guerrero tries to bum rush sunshine with a series of wild strikes but sunshine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sunshine throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab from sunshine.
Guerrero is rocked!
Guerrero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Guerrero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guerrero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guerrero seems to have got his legs back now.
Guerrero misses with the combination.
Guerrero could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero throws an overhand right that lands on sunshine's shoulder, as sunshine tries to avoid the shot.
sunshine is looking to clinch but Guerrero is avoiding it.
sunshine misses with a hook.
sunshine closes the distance and clinches up with Guerrero, looking for a takedown. sunshine pushes Guerrero against the cage but Guerrero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
sunshine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guerrero lands with a right hand.
sunshine wants to clinch.
sunshine fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a series of punches but sunshine moves out of range.
Guerrero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
sunshine slips a jab and a cross from Guerrero.
sunshine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guerrero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
sunshine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerrero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
sunshine tries to close the distance and clinch but Guerrero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guerrero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guerrero misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerrero throws a looping overhand right but sunshine ducks down to avoid it.
sunshine throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Guerrero to counter with a crisp jab.
sunshine looks gassed!
sunshine wants to clinch but Guerrero slips to the side
and Guerrero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
sunshine tries to clinch
and sunshine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands with a cross.
sunshine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guerrero lands with a hook. sunshine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guerrero scores with a jab.
sunshine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerrero.
Guerrero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guerrero just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but sunshine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
sunshine tries to move into range but Guerrero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guerrero lands a right hook to the body.
sunshine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Guerrero.
sunshine is rocked!
Guerrero throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends sunshine stumbling backwards into the cage! sunshine bounces back off the cage towards Guerrero, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Guerrero lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Guerrero celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pedro Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Segei brinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jonsie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Segei brinn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jonsie!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from brinn.
Jonsie throws an overhand right that has brinn reeling! Jonsie follows up with a more punches and brinn is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Jonsie!
Mike Jonsie is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Simons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law has chosen Brooklyn we go hard as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Simons!
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, Ty Law!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Simons!
Law looking to control but Simons is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law prevents Simons from getting the reversal.
Simons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Law on the ground.
Simons takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Law looking to control and managing it successfully.
Law can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simons is looking to escape.
BOOM! Law connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Simons is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Simons looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law is working for a rear naked choke. Simons is not defending it well and Law has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Simons refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Simons's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ty Law!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ooga Booga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulu comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle Music. The crowd seem to be enjoying Booga's choice of entrance music: The Invention of Music. Ooga Booga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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298 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Zulu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ooga Booga!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booga dodges the punch combination from Zulu.
Zulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Booga circles away.
Zulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Booga circles away.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses.
Booga wants to clinch but Zulu slips to the side
and Zulu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zulu misses with an uppercut. Booga saw that one coming.
Zulu misses with a hook.
Zulu tries to clinch up
and Booga counters with a single leg into guard. Zulu didn't expect that.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zulu holds on and takes a little breather.
Booga throwing strikes from guard but Zulu blocks nicely.
Zulu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Booga on the ground.
Booga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zulu pulls Booga in close to his closed guard and prevents Booga from doing any damage or advancing position.
Booga works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Booga stops Zulu from getting back to his feet.
Booga looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zulu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zulu tries to kick Booga off but Booga keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zulu trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Booga has eaten all the pies!
Booga is looking to advance position but Zulu won't allow it.
Booga is trying to work for a kimura but Zulu is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Booga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zulu.
Booga slips a jab from Zulu.
Booga moves out of range as Zulu strikes.
Zulu clinches up against the cage.
Zulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zulu misses with a wild combination.
Zulu clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booga jumps guard and drags Zulu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Booga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zulu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Booga is proving hard to escape from.
Booga striking off his back but it's not causing Zulu any problems.
Zulu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zulu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Booga thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Booga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Booga looks gassed!
Zulu gets to his feet. Booga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zulu lands with a nice body punch.
Zulu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Booga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zulu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zulu wants to get back to striking at distance but Booga won't allow it.
Zulu avoiding damage as Booga throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zulu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Booga up against the cage.
Booga misses with some punches.
Zulu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zulu blocks an elbow strike from Booga.
Booga tries to pull guard but Zulu holds him up against the cage and eventually Booga drops back down to his feet.
Booga tries to pull guard but Zulu won't allow it.
King Zulu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ooga Booga.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zulu stuffs the takedown.
Booga has Zulu up against the cage in a clinch.
Zulu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Booga is just out of range.
Booga moves in looking to clinch but Zulu pushes him off.
Booga has Zulu up against the cage in a clinch.
Zulu looking to slow down the pace here.
Booga tries a knee to the head but Zulu blocks it.
Booga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zulu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King Zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booga wants to clinch but Zulu slips to the side
and Zulu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booga moves out of range of the body kick from Zulu.
Booga moves into range and clinches up with Zulu.
Booga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Booga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zulu lands an elbow that stopped Booga in his tracks for a moment.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Booga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zulu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booga is looking to control Zulu's arms but Zulu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Booga has his back to the cage.
Zulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zulu manages to break the clinch.
Zulu throws out a powerful jab.
Zulu tries to clinch up but Booga circles away and keeps his distance.
Booga avoids the head kick by Zulu.
Zulu closes the distance and clinches.
Zulu breaks the clinch.
Zulu moves into range and clinches up with Booga.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zulu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Booga looking to slow down the pace here.
Zulu breaks from the clinch.
Zulu looks to clinch
and Booga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zulu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
King Zulu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Booga circles away.
Nice shot by Zulu.
Zulu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zulu tries to clinch up but Booga circles away and keeps his distance.
Zulu misses the shot to the body.
Booga feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Booga wants to stand but Zulu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Booga trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
Booga looking to pass the guard.
Booga stops Zulu from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Booga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Booga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zulu can't keep his opponent in guard - Booga advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Booga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zulu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu misses with a punch on the inside.
Booga gets through Zulu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Booga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zulu breaks from the clinch.
Zulu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zulu clinches but Booga breaks the clinch
and Booga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Booga.
Zulu managing to block the knees to the body from Booga.
Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Booga blocks it with crossed arms.
Booga missing with knees to the body.
Zulu misses with an elbow strike.
Booga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zulu misses with a knee to the head.
Zulu gets through Booga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Booga drags the fight down to the ground.
Zulu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zulu trying to control but Booga is working from the bottom.
Booga had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Zulu is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Booga Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Zulu's back instead.
Zulu biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
I really don't envy Zulu right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booga working for the choke.
Zulu is trying to get back to his feet but Booga has full control of the position and if anything, Zulu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A lull in the action here.
Booga tightening his grip on Zulu, looking for the choke.
Booga is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Zulu. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Booga is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I would not like to be Zulu right now.
Booga looking for the RNC.
Zulu is trying to get back to his feet but Booga has full control of the position and if anything, Zulu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu trying to control the action but Booga just sinks the hooks in.
Well, with Booga on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Zulu is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Booga looking for the RNC.
Zulu is trying to stand back up.
Booga looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Zulu taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ooga Booga!
Ooga Booga is the new super heavyweight champion!
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