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CoV 30: 145 Tournament PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Girard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Woodcomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devon Woodcomb has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thiago Girard's chin.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Girard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Woodcomb!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodcomb drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Girard keeping moving, preventing Woodcomb from controlling successfully.
Woodcomb is stalling in the full guard.
Girard trying to control the position.
Girard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Girard landing strikes from the mount and Woodcomb is in trouble!
It looks like Devon Woodcomb has been cut.
Girard cracks Woodcomb with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That has opened up Devon Woodcomb's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Woodcomb's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thiago Girard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Vand de Housen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy comes to the cage accompanied by Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya. 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 featherweight 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, Ron Jeremy!
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, Patrick Vand de Housen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vand de Housen forces Jeremy back against the cage and clinches.
Jeremy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vand de Housen lands an elbow inside.
Jeremy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vand de Housen prevents Jeremy from breaking the clinch.
Jeremy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jeremy can't break the clinch.
Jeremy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vand de Housen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Vand de Housen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vand de Housen lands a nice elbow.
Vand de Housen prevents Jeremy from breaking the clinch.
Vand de Housen lands an elbow inside that Jeremy shrugs off.
Vand de Housen controlling the action here for a moment.
Jeremy wants a takedown but no success here.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Vand de Housen is looking to control Jeremy's arms but Jeremy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vand de Housen has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vand de Housen.
Jeremy managing to block the knees to the body from Vand de Housen.
Jeremy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Jeremy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Jeremy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeremy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vand de Housen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vand de Housen moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vand de Housen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy wants to break free but Vand de Housen has control.
Jeremy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vand de Housen won't allow it.
Vand de Housen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vand de Housen keeps control of Jeremy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jeremy is trying to break free.
Jeremy tries to break the clinch but Vand de Housen is controlling the position.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Vand de Housen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vand de Housen.
Jeremy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vand de Housen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jeremy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeremy tries to break the clinch but Vand de Housen is controlling the position.
Vand de Housen slows down the pace here.
Vand de Housen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeremy's defenses.
Vand de Housen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vand de Housen lands an elbow just above Jeremy 's eye.
Vand de Housen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vand de Housen keeps control of Jeremy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vand de Housen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeremy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vand de Housen won't allow it.
Jeremy tries to break the clinch but Vand de Housen is controlling the position.
Vand de Housen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vand de Housen.
Jeremy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Jeremy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vand de Housen won't allow it.
Vand de Housen with a knee to the head.
Vand de Housen lands an elbow just above Jeremy 's eye.
Vand de Housen has Jeremy pushed against the cage.
Jeremy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vand de Housen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeremy.
Vand de Housen lands a knee to the body.
Vand de Housen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vand de Housen has Jeremy pressed against the cage.
Jeremy can't break the clinch.
Vand de Housen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jeremy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vand de Housen won't allow it.
Jeremy is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vand de Housen won't allow it.
Vand de Housen is trying to maintain a safe position but Jeremy gets an underhook and turns Vand de Housen into the cage.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Vand de Housen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeremy.
Jeremy managing to block the knees to the body from Vand de Housen.
Jeremy is looking to break free of the clinch but Vand de Housen has double underhooks.
Vand de Housen trying to stall but Jeremy improves his position.
Jeremy can't break the clinch.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Vand de Housen is trying to stall.
Vand de Housen crunches a lovely knee into Jeremy's ribcage.
Jeremy is trying to break free.
Jeremy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vand de Housen won't allow it.
Jeremy letting Vand de Housen take a breather here.
Jeremy is looking to break free of the clinch but Vand de Housen has double underhooks.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Vand de Housen lands a nice elbow.
Jeremy wants to break the clinch but can't.
The is referee keeping an eye on Vand de Housen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vand de Housen keeps control of Jeremy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Vand de Housen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vand de Housen lands an elbow inside that Jeremy shrugs off.
Jeremy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vand de Housen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jeremy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jeremy thuds his right hand into Vand de Housen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jeremy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vand de Housen.
Vand de Housen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jeremy fails to land with a series of punches.
Jeremy lands a two punch combo.
Jeremy throws an overhand right that lands on Vand de Housen's shoulder, as Vand de Housen tries to avoid the shot.
Jeremy throws a lazy right hand but Vand de Housen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeremy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jeremy looks to throw the jab but Vand de Housen is out of range.
Jeremy looks to land a combination but Vand de Housen avoids it well.
Vand de Housen takes the fight into the clinch.
Jeremy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jeremy has picked Vand de Housen up - he's going for a ride! Jeremy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Vand de Housen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jeremy swinging wilding here.
Jeremy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vand de Housen dodges the punch combination from Jeremy.
Ron Jeremy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jeremy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeremy swats away the attempt to clinch by Vand de Housen.
Jeremy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jeremy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vand de Housen tries to clinch up.
Jeremy fails to land with a series of punches.
Jeremy swats away the attempt to clinch by Vand de Housen.
Vand de Housen is looking to clinch but Jeremy is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeremy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vand de Housen moves in looking to clinch but Jeremy pushes him off.
Vand de Housen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jeremy.
Jeremy throws a right hand that Vand de Housen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vand de Housen also avoids with ease.
Vand de Housen moves in looking to clinch but Jeremy pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeremy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeremy scores with the left hand. Vand de Housen knows he should have avoided that one.
Jeremy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vand de Housen tries to clinch but Jeremy moves out of range.
Ron Jeremy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jeremy swats away the attempt to clinch by Vand de Housen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jeremy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vand de Housen clinches.
Vand de Housen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jeremy is looking to break free of the clinch but Vand de Housen has double underhooks.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Vand de Housen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeremy is trying to break free.
Vand de Housen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Vand de Housen.
Jeremy tries to break the clinch but Vand de Housen is controlling the position.
Jeremy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jeremy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vand de Housen lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jeremy managing to block the knees to the body from Vand de Housen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vand de Housen missing with knees to the body.
Jeremy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vand de Housen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Vand de Housen.
Jeremy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vand de Housen won't allow it.
Vand de Housen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vand de Housen stalling the fight.
Jeremy can't break the clinch.
Jeremy tries to break the clinch but Vand de Housen is controlling the position.
Jeremy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jeremy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jeremy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Vand de Housen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jeremy's face.
Vand de Housen stalling in the clinch but Jeremy improves position.
Vand de Housen stalling the fight.
Jeremy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vand de Housen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vand de Housen prevents Jeremy from breaking the clinch.
Jeremy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vand de Housen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jeremy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vand de Housen keeps control of Jeremy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jeremy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vand de Housen is breathing heavily.
Jeremy wants to break free but Vand de Housen has control.
Nice elbow from Vand de Housen.
Vand de Housen keeps control of Jeremy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jeremy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vand de Housen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vand de Housen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vand de Housen lands an elbow that stopped Jeremy in his tracks for a moment.
Jeremy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Vand de Housen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jeremy is trying to break free.
Jeremy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vand de Housen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jeremy is looking to break free of the clinch but Vand de Housen has double underhooks.
Jeremy is looking to break free of the clinch but Vand de Housen has double underhooks.
Vand de Housen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vand de Housen is looking to control Jeremy's arms but Jeremy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vand de Housen has his back to the cage.
Vand de Housen prevents Jeremy from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vand de Housen lands a knee to the head.
Vand de Housen keeps control of Jeremy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vand de Housen.
Vand de Housen lands an elbow inside.
Jeremy is looking to break free of the clinch but Vand de Housen has double underhooks.
Jeremy is looking to break free of the clinch but Vand de Housen has double underhooks.
Jeremy can't break the clinch.
Vand de Housen looking to slow down the pace here.
Vand de Housen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeremy goes for a takedown attempt but Vand de Housen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jeremy fails to land with a series of punches.
Jeremy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jeremy misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vand de Housen moves into the clinch.
Vand de Housen avoiding damage.
Jeremy wants to break free but Vand de Housen has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Vand de Housen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jeremy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vand de Housen.
Jeremy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeremy punishes Vand de Housen's body with a nice straight punch.
Vand de Housen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jeremy lands with a right hand.
Jeremy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vand de Housen manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Jeremy.
Nice takedown defense from Jeremy. No joy for Vand de Housen on that attempt.
Vand de Housen avoids the body shot from Jeremy.
Jeremy swats away the attempt to clinch by Vand de Housen.
Vand de Housen tries to clinch up.
Jeremy misses with a wild combination.
Vand de Housen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vand de Housen tries to clinch up.
Jeremy scores with a one two! Vand de Housen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jeremy throws a jab but it's blocked by Vand de Housen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy misses with a two punch combination.
Jeremy misses with an uppercut.
Jeremy throws a series of punches but Vand de Housen moves out of range.
Jeremy misses with the combination.
Jeremy lands a nice shot to the body.
Vand de Housen tries to clinch up but Jeremy circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Jeremy.
Jeremy throws a right hand that Vand de Housen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vand de Housen also avoids with ease.
Jeremy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vand de Housen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jeremy throws a right and a left that Vand de Housen avoids nicely.
Jeremy misses with the combination.
Vand de Housen tries to clinch up.
Vand de Housen is looking to clinch but Jeremy is avoiding it.
Vand de Housen dodges the punch combination from Jeremy.
Vand de Housen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vand de Housen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ron Jeremy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Vand de Housen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jeremy throws a right and a left that Vand de Housen avoids nicely.
Jeremy fails to land with a series of punches.
Jeremy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Vand de Housen.
Jeremy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vand de Housen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jeremy tries to keep at a distance but Vand de Housen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jeremy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vand de Housen won't allow it.
Jeremy is trying to break free.
Vand de Housen looking to throw knees to the head but Jeremy is blocking nicely.
Jeremy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vand de Housen prevents Jeremy from breaking the clinch.
Vand de Housen is looking to control Jeremy's arms but Jeremy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vand de Housen has his back to the cage.
Vand de Housen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vand de Housen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vand de Housen is trying to stall.
Jeremy can't get the takedown.
Vand de Housen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jeremy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jeremy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Vand de Housen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Vand de Housen looking to stall.
Vand de Housen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Vand de Housen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jeremy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vand de Housen has him pressed against the cage.
Jeremy wants to break free but Vand de Housen has control.
Vand de Housen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jeremy up against the cage.
Vand de Housen misses with a knee strike.
Jeremy is looking to break free of the clinch but Vand de Housen has double underhooks.
Vand de Housen lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vand de Housen slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vand de Housen.
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.
Jeremy has Vand de Housen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vand de Housen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jeremy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vand de Housen lands a knee to the body.
Jeremy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jeremy has had enough of the clinch but Vand de Housen keeps him there for the moment.
Jeremy wants to break free but Vand de Housen has control.
Jeremy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vand de Housen won't allow it.
Vand de Housen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jeremy tries to break the clinch but Vand de Housen is controlling the position.
Vand de Housen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vand de Housen lands an elbow inside.
Vand de Housen is looking to control Jeremy's arms but Jeremy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vand de Housen has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vand de Housen.
Vand de Housen wants to stall.
Vand de Housen has Jeremy pushed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jeremy wants a takedown but no success here.
Jeremy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vand de Housen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vand de Housen is looking to control Jeremy's arms but Jeremy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vand de Housen has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Jeremy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vand de Housen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Ron Jeremy!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Patrick Vand de Housen!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Beaulac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Beaulac has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buck Watson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Beaulac!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaulac misses with a wild combination.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Beaulac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jon Beaulac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beaulac tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Beaulac clinches up with Watson and pushes him back against the cage.
Watson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Beaulac.
Beaulac comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beaulac has him pressed against the cage.
Beaulac scores a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Beaulac looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Beaulac with a knee to the head.
It looks like Buck Watson has been cut.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beaulac has him pressed against the cage.
Beaulac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beaulac landing knees to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Beaulac - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Beaulac.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Beaulac keeps him there for the moment.
Beaulac lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Beaulac prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Beaulac crunches a lovely knee into Watson's ribcage.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beaulac throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watsons head.
The referee calls for Beaulac to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beaulac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beaulac lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Beaulac has Watson pressed against the cage.
Beaulac with a knee to the head.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Beaulac.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac gets through Watson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Beaulac.
Beaulac's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beaulac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beaulac.
Beaulac landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac landing knees to the body.
Beaulac lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Beaulac won't allow it.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Beaulac as the two fighters clinch.
Beaulac controlling the action here for a moment.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac landing knees to the head.
Beaulac landing knees to the body.
Watson tries to throw a body punch but Beaulac avoids it by throwing Watson back against the cage.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
Beaulac taking a breather.
Watson wants to break free but Beaulac has control.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beaulac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Beaulac won't allow it.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Beaulac won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Beaulac.
Beaulac landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes an elbow to the temple.
Beaulac landing knees to the head.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Beaulac keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beaulac.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Beaulac has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beaulac.
Beaulac will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watson up against the cage.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beaulac cracks Watson with a nice body shot.
A short left from Beaulac.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac landing knees to the body.
Beaulac prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Beaulac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watson is trying to break free.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beaulac misses with a knee to the head.
Watson can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knees to the body from Beaulac.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beaulac.
Beaulac keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beaulac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watson or not.
Watson takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beaulac.
Beaulac lands a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Beaulac.
Beaulac lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac lands a right hand.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Beaulac is controlling the position.
Beaulac landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Beaulac.
Beaulac misses with a punch on the inside.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beaulac has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right handed body shot lands from Beaulac.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Beaulac keeps him there for the moment.
Beaulac comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
Beaulac lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Beaulac dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Watson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beaulac moves into the clinch.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watson's face.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Beaulac.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beaulac in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Beaulac leaning his opponent against the cage.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
Beaulac lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beaulac keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jon Beaulac seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beaulac keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beaulac creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.
Nice elbow from Beaulac.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beaulac stalling against the cage.
Watson misses with some punches.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Beaulac takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beaulac scores with a hook to the body.
Beaulac lands a right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Beaulac. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Beaulac landing knees to the head.
Beaulac softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulac is leaning against Watson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Beaulac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beaulac scores a nice knee to the body.
Watson letting Beaulac take a breather here.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.
Beaulac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beaulac lands a nice elbow.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
Beaulac lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Beaulac.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beaulac scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watson tries to stall but Beaulac uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
Beaulac keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two 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.
Beaulac keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beaulac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beaulac keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beaulac pushes Watson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watson trying to stall but Beaulac improves his position.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Beaulac.
Beaulac stalls.
Beaulac landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beaulac landing knees to the body.
Beaulac using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson wants to break free but Beaulac has control.
Beaulac lands a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watson's face.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.
Watson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beaulac with a knee to the head.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac lands a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Beaulac keeps him there for the moment.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac misses with a knee strike.
Watson wants to break free but Beaulac has control.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beaulac digs a right hand underneath Watson's ribcage. Watson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Beaulac.
Beaulac slows down the pace here.
Watson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beaulac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beaulac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watson tries a body shot but Beaulac blocks it.
Beaulac lands with a left to the head.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beaulac has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Beaulac.
Beaulac with a knee to the head.
Beaulac with a knee to the head.
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.
Watson misses with some punches.
Beaulac slows down the pace here.
Beaulac lands a nice knee to the body.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Beaulac keeps him there for the moment.
Beaulac is leaning against Watson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beaulac lands with a light punch inside.
Beaulac landing knees to the head.
Watson wants to break free but Beaulac has control.
Beaulac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Watson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watson is trying to break free.
Beaulac lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Beaulac.
Beaulac with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beaulac pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beaulac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Beaulac.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.
Beaulac stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Beaulac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buck Watson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Watson looks to land a left hand but Beaulac moved out of range nicely.
Beaulac avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Watson avoids the body shot from Beaulac.
Beaulac doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Beaulac throws a head kick that Watson semi-blocks.
Beaulac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Watson.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Beaulac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beaulac can pounce on him.
Beaulac clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beaulac landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulac comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beaulac lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Nice body punch from Beaulac - that landed with a thud.
Beaulac softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beaulac lands a knee to the body.
Beaulac pressing his opponent against the cage.
Beaulac works on Watson's body with a couple of short punches.
Beaulac landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Beaulac.
Beaulac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beaulac lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Beaulac - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Beaulac won't allow it.
Beaulac lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watson.
Watson is trying to break free.
Beaulac leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
Beaulac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beaulac.
Well,Watson is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Beaulac pressing his opponent against the cage.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watson is trying to maintain a safe position but Beaulac gets an underhook and turns Watson into the cage.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
Beaulac connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watson's face.
Beaulac scores a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Beaulac.
Beaulac lands a knee to the body.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Beaulac.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
Beaulac looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Beaulac looking to stall.
Beaulac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head.
Watson dodges an elbow strike from Beaulac.
Beaulac comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac with a knee to the head.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beaulac manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beaulac misses with an elbow strike.
Beaulac has Watson pushed against the cage.
Beaulac prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Beaulac keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beaulac's elbow.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Beaulac keeps him there for the moment.
Beaulac landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beaulac lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.
Beaulac lands a knee to the body.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
Beaulac landing knees to the head.
Beaulac keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beaulac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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.
Watson wants to stall.
Beaulac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beaulac with a knee to the head.
Beaulac scores with a knee to the head.
Beaulac connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watson's face.
Stalling in the clinch from Beaulac.
Beaulac pushes Watson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watson trying to stall but Beaulac improves his position.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
Watson can't break the clinch.
Beaulac manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Watson wants to break free but Beaulac has control.
A knee to the head by Beaulac.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Beaulac keeps him there for the moment.
Watson wants to break free but Beaulac has control.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buck Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Beaulac has him pressed against the cage.
Beaulac leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Beaulac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beaulac has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Jon Beaulac!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Jon Beaulac!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Jon Beaulac!
Jon Beaulac wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Riddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ike Riddell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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202 lbs
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216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ike Riddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Masters!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masters.
Masters throws a shot from downtown. Riddell moves away and avoids it.
Masters misses with the combination.
Masters tries to clinch up but Riddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice combo by Masters! Oh, that's hurt him - Riddell falls to the canvas and Masters follows him into side control.
Riddell is rocked!
It looks like Ike Riddell has been cut.
Masters goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Riddell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Masters's guard! Nice work there by Riddell!
Riddell looking to pass the guard.
Riddell wanted to stand there but Masters had control of the position.
Riddell trying to control but Masters is working from the bottom.
Riddell tries to stand but Masters is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell is looking to work some ground and pound but Masters has wrist control.
Riddell looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddell stops Masters from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Masters misses.
Masters tries to clinch there but Riddell circles away.
Riddell lands with a nice body kick.
Riddell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Masters throws an overhand right that lands on Riddell's shoulder, as Riddell tries to avoid the shot.
Riddell misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddell tries to bum rush Masters with a series of wild strikes but Masters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riddell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riddell lands a nice looking body shot.
Riddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddell tries to clinch but Masters is having none of it.
Riddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.
Masters looks to land a right hand but Riddell moved out of range.
Masters misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Riddell misses.
Riddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Masters shoots in for a double leg but Riddell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riddell lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riddell counters with a head kick. That will keep Masters thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Riddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Masters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masters throws out a loose jab but Riddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masters misses with a hook. Riddell ducked under it nicely.
Riddell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Masters's head.
Masters misses with a straight left.
Riddell moves into the clinch.
Riddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riddell jabs Masters right on the nose. Masters blinks but takes it well.
Riddell circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Riddell counter with a right hand.
Masters 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws an overhand right that lands on Riddell's shoulder, as Riddell tries to avoid the shot.
Masters lands with a hook. Riddell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riddell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by Riddell.
Masters tests Riddell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trent Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters misses with a hook. Riddell ducked under it nicely.
Masters looks to throw the jab but Riddell is out of range.
Masters misses with a double jab
and Riddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riddell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trent Masters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ike Riddell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riddell tries to clinch up.
Riddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masters Rushes Riddell and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Riddell is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Masters Piles on the pressure and Riddell crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Masters!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jeremy Pederson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Cullen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pederson but Pederson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pederson as he avoids it easily.
Pederson tries to clinch there but Cullen circles away.
Pederson misses with a double jab.
Pederson misses with a double jab.
Cullen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pederson tries to get to full guard but Cullen has control of the leg.
Cullen wants to pass to mount but Pederson is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cullen.
Cullen is thwarting Pederson's attempts to control the position.
Cullen is tying to control. Pederson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cullen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pederson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Cullen. That snapped Pederson's head back.
Cullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pederson wants to clinch.
Pederson tries to clinch there but Cullen circles away.
Pederson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No joy there for Pederson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pederson!
Cullen is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Cullen has been cut.
Cullen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cullen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cullen is just content to waste time from the top position. Pederson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pederson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pederson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pederson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cullen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pederson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pederson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pederson!
Cullen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cullen looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is refusing to be controlled, as Pederson sits in half guard.
Cullen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pederson pushes down on Cullen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cullen is doing well to control the position and prevent Pederson from advancing to side control.
Cullen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Cullen keeps moving.
Pederson throwing strikes but missing.
Cullen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Pederson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cullen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pederson lands with a nice combination. Cullen backs away looking to recover.
Pederson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Pederson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Cullen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab-cross combination lands for Pederson and sends Cullen crashing to the mat! Pederson follows him down to the mat - Cullen regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Cullen is still in real trouble! Can Pederson finish him?
Pederson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Cullen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Pederson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Cullen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Pederson! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Pederson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Fattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaius Marius has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Silvio Fattuso's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Fattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fattuso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marius gets the takedown into side control.
Fattuso is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marius off and has taken his back!
Marius tries to break free.
Fattuso lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Marius .
Fattuso is hanging on to Marius 's back as he tries to escape.
Marius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fattuso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marius is taking damage to the body and head.
Fattuso scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Marius is looking for a way out.
Fattuso lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Marius .
Marius tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Marius taking shots to the head.
Marius is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fattuso landing punches.
Marius defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fattuso.
Marius prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Fattuso lands with some strikes.
Marius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marius is bucking up trying to escape but Fattuso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fattuso lands a nice shot to the head.
Marius is desperately trying to improve his position but Fattuso has a good base and remains in mount.
Fattuso blocks Marius 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fattuso wants to control the pace but Marius is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marius is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fattuso scoring with strikes but Marius is staying in there.
Fattuso lands a heavy elbow.
Marius tries to hold on but Fattuso pushes him away.
Marius is looking to get to half guard.
Fattuso with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fattuso putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marius is looking to get to half guard.
Fattuso looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fattuso looking to finish Marius with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marius !
Marius taking shots to the head.
Marius is trying desperately to improve position.
Fattuso connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marius tries to lock up and control but Fattuso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marius is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fattuso is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius can't escape the position.
Fattuso lands with some strikes.
Fattuso landing shots from mount.
Marius bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fattuso 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.
Marius thows a big elbow that misses.
Marius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marius wants to control from the top but Fattuso keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fattuso lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marius !
Marius is bucking up trying to escape but Fattuso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Fattuso dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Fattuso.
Marius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fattuso tries to avoid it but Marius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fattuso to the ground. Fattuso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fattuso.
Fattuso throws a series of punches but Marius avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fattuso.
Marius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fattuso is fending him off so far but Marius persists. Nope, Fattuso circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvio Fattuso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Marius .
Fattuso misses with a wild combination.
Fattuso slips a straight right by Marius .
The fighters circling - Marius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fattuso misses with a few strikes there.
Fattuso wants to clinch up but Marius keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Fattuso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius swats away the attempt to clinch by Fattuso.
A combination from Fattuso does no damage.
Fattuso scores with a jab to the head.
Fattuso blocks a jab.
Marius throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fattuso counter with a right hand.
Marius shoots and misses
and Fattuso counters with a series of strikes. Marius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marius misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fattuso circles away.
Marius is breathing heavily.
Marius misses with a jab to the body
and Fattuso counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fattuso.
Fattuso landing some decent shots from guard.
Fattuso stopping the sweep attempt from Marius .
Fattuso working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fattuso stands up over Marius , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marius throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marius is trying to keep Fattuso in close.
Marius working a defensive guard but Fattuso manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Fattuso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marius is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fattuso is working Marius over with some ground and pound from side control.
Marius gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Fattuso.
Marius missing with punches from the bottom.
Fattuso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silvio Fattuso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fattuso prevents Marius from improving his position.
Fattuso passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fattuso working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marius is trying to improve his position.
Fattuso wants to control but Marius is keeping him busy.
Marius is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fattuso off and has taken his back!
Marius connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Fattuso to escape the position.
Fattuso rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fattuso wants to improve his position but Marius is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Fattuso dominated that second round.
That's time! Fattuso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marius with a poor takedown
and Fattuso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marius 's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - Marius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fattuso lands a really nice looking cross but Marius seems unphased.
Marius shoots in but no luck this time.
Marius is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fattuso counters with a left and a right that stings Marius .
Silvio Fattuso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Marius .
Fattuso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fattuso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fattuso wants to clinch up but Marius keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Marius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fattuso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fattuso misses with a wild combination.
Fattuso closes the distance and clinches.
Marius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marius can't get the takedown.
Marius tries for a takedown but Fattuso manages to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fattuso.
Marius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fattuso gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marius fails to pull guard.
Fattuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvio Fattuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marius throws a combination that misses
and Fattuso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaius Marius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fattuso scores with a jab.
Fattuso fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Fattuso counters with a three punch combo that has Marius backing up. Marius nods at Fattuso to acknowledge the strikes.
Fattuso looks to land a combination. Marius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marius is rocked!
Fattuso throws a series of punches but Marius avoids them all with ease.
Fattuso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fattuso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marius looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius wants to pass the guard but Fattuso is defending well.
Marius is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marius in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fattuso regains half guard.
Marius is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fattuso!
Marius landing strikes from the mount.
Marius wants to control the pace but Fattuso is squirming around nicely.
Fattuso tries to hold on but Marius postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fattuso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fattuso is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marius looking to control but Fattuso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marius raining down shots from the mount!
Fattuso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marius can do to turn this around?
Fattuso swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fattuso is working to get back to half guard.
Fattuso is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silvio Fattuso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fattuso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Silvio Fattuso!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Silvio Fattuso!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Silvio Fattuso!
Silvio Fattuso wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sufjan Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, They Are Zombies. Malloy has chosen Was It True as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sufjan Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Malloy!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malloy slips a straight right by Stevens.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malloy gets a takedown into half guard.
Malloy tries to stand and escape but Stevens is controlling the position.
Stevens is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malloy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stevens controls his leg.
Stevens manages to get to full guard.
Stevens had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Malloy is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Stevens Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Malloy's back instead.
Stevens scores with strikes from the back.
Malloy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Malloy grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens connects with a big shot to the side of Malloy's head.
Malloy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Stevens.
Malloy is trying to stand back up.
Malloy grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Stevens has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Malloy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Malloy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stevens 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.
Stevens tries to pass to full mount but Malloy defends it.
Malloy wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy is trying to get back to full guard.
Malloy wants to get back to his feet.
Malloy looks gassed!
Stevens is working for a kimura but Malloy is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Stevens.
Stevens controlling the action here.
Stevens slips a nice elbow through Malloy's hands, connecting with Malloy's forehead.
Stevens stops Malloy from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stevens is controlling the pace.
Malloy is looking to improve his position.
Stevens lands with a punch from half guard.
Malloy is staying active underneath Stevens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stevens lands strikes from half guard.
Malloy is looking for a sweep. Stevens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stevens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stevens is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stevens is keen to just control but Malloy is a slippery customer.
That's four 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.
Stevens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Malloy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Malloy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Malloy tries to kick Stevens off but Stevens keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stevens is keen to just control but Malloy is a slippery customer.
Stevens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Malloy is trying to stand up here but Stevens is controlling him well.
Malloy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malloy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stevens works his way into side control.
Malloy tries to escape but Stevens is in control.
Stevens in side control lands a decent elbow.
Malloy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stevens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stevens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stevens trying to control the position but Malloy is working away.
Stevens lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sufjan Stevens 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.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevens.
Sufjan Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Malloy throws a head kick that half lands.
Malloy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malloy as he jumps to the side.
Malloy throws a head kick that Stevens semi-blocks.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malloy throws a head kick that misses.
Stevens throws a lazy head kick
and Malloy counters with a head kick. That will keep Stevens thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stevens shoots in and drives through. Malloy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sufjan Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malloy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Malloy lands but Stevens takes it in his stride.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malloy as he avoids it easily.
Malloy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malloy wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
Malloy throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malloy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stevens.
Malloy avoids the head kick by Stevens.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malloy throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Malloy.
Stevens scores a takedown into full mount!
Malloy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Malloy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount and Malloy is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount and Malloy is in trouble!
Stevens has hold of Malloy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Malloy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Malloy tries to reverse the position but Stevens maintains control.
Malloy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Stevens breaks from Malloy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stevens is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Malloy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stevens unloading with bombs!
Malloy is trying to stand.
Stevens lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Malloy hang on?
Stevens prevents Malloy from getting the reversal.
Stevens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Malloy?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Malloy has his hands clasped together but Stevens breaks the hold and Malloy is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Stevens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sufjan Stevens!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns comes to the cage accompanied by Cocaine Blues. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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156 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ponnaganti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ponnaganti throws a right hand that Johns ducks under and follows up with a left that Johns also avoids with ease.
Ponnaganti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick.
Johns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ponnaganti counters with a low kick, right behind Johns 's knee.
Ponnaganti closes the distance and clinches.
Johns drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ponnaganti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johns catches Ponnaganti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tim Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johns fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ponnaganti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left and a right from Johns both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti clinches up with Johns and pushes him back against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Johns shrugs off.
It looks like Tim Johns has been cut.
Ponnaganti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johns blocks it with crossed arms.
Johns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ponnaganti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Johns shrugs off.
Ponnaganti looking to throw knees to the head but Johns is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Johns is breathing heavily.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the head.
Johns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the body.
Ponnaganti gets underhooks to prevent Johns's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johns's face.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the head.
Johns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ponnaganti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Ponnaganti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick
and Ponnaganti counters with an outside leg kick.
Johns lands a with a good body shot.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johns tries to bum rush Ponnaganti with a series of wild strikes but Ponnaganti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ponnaganti keeps Johns at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponnaganti has managed to clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti scores with a knee to the head.
Johns is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ponnaganti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johns fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Johns wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johns has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ponnaganti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johns wants to break free but Ponnaganti has control.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johns tries to break the clinch but Ponnaganti is controlling the position.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Johns tries to break the clinch but Ponnaganti is controlling the position.
Johns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ponnaganti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Johns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ponnaganti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ponnaganti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ponnaganti blocks a head kick by Johns.
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.
Ponnaganti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ponnaganti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johns lands a right hook to the body.
Ponnaganti instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Johns goes for a takedown attempt but Ponnaganti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ponnaganti fakes the leg kick and cracks Johns in the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up.
Johns misses with a head kick.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Johns's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Ponnaganti is just out of range.
Ponnaganti blocks a head kick by Johns.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ponnaganti throws a sloppy head kick and Johns moves out of range easily.
Ponnaganti throws the left hand but Johns avoids the punch easily.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti doesn't manage to clinch there - Johns circles away.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johns defending well as Ponnaganti loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns misses with a combination
and Ponnaganti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ponnaganti is breathing heavily.
Johns avoids the elbow strike from Ponnaganti, against the cage.
Ponnaganti stops a takedown attempt from Johns.
Johns takes an elbow to the temple.
Johns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti stops a takedown attempt from Johns.
Johns drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johns can't break the clinch.
Johns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ponnaganti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ponnaganti pinned against the cage. Ponnaganti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johns blocks a head kick by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti gets a clinch.
Johns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the body.
Ponnaganti scores with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Johns shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
Ponnaganti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ponnaganti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johns scores with a jab.
Johns throws a series of punches but Ponnaganti moves out of range.
Johns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ponnaganti misses with a double jab.
Johns cracks Ponnaganti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johns shoots in for a takedown but Ponnaganti shows good takedown defense.
Johns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ponnaganti counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johns throws a good cross that connects.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johns closes the distance and clinches up with Ponnaganti, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes Ponnaganti against the cage but Ponnaganti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johns lands a two punch combo.
Ponnaganti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Johns.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns misses with an uppercut. Ponnaganti saw that one coming.
Ponnaganti tries a head kick but it misses.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns blocks a head kick by Ponnaganti.
Johns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johns throws a combination that misses
and Ponnaganti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ponnaganti as he jumps to the side.
Johns punishes Ponnaganti's body with a nice straight punch.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick but Johns moves out of range.
Johns looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ponnaganti!
Johns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Johns's cut.
That's time! Johns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johns swings for the body but Ponnaganti moves out of range.
Ponnaganti misses with a body kick.
Johns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponnaganti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Ponnaganti moves into range and clinches up with Johns.
Ponnaganti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Johns takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ponnaganti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Ponnaganti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
Johns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johns tries to pull guard but Ponnaganti holds him up against the cage and eventually Johns drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the body.
Ponnaganti misses with a knee strike.
Ponnaganti gets underhooks to prevent Johns's takedown attempt.
Johns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Johns can't break the clinch.
Johns goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ponnaganti prevents it.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Johns tries for a takedown but Ponnaganti manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Johns takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Johns's ribcage.
Johns is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Johns's ribcage.
Johns manages to break the clinch.
Johns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ponnaganti manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johns throws a head kick but Ponnaganti moves out of range.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Ponnaganti ducks down to avoid it.
Ponnaganti tries a head kick but it misses.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponnaganti.
Johns lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ponnaganti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti connects with a looping right hand.
Tim Johns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johns throws a lazy right hand but Ponnaganti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johns lands with an overhand left.
Ponnaganti misses with a wild body shot.
Ponnaganti wants to clinch.
Johns misses with a takedown attempt - Ponnaganti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ponnaganti dodges the punch combination from Johns.
Johns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ponnaganti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johns.
Ponnaganti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ponnaganti's head.
Ponnaganti moves away from the strike by Johns.
Johns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ponnaganti connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ponnaganti.
Johns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johns tries to keep at a distance but Ponnaganti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti is pressed up against the cage. Johns has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ponnaganti down to the mat. Ponnaganti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ponnaganti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johns's sensitive parts.
Ponnaganti throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
Johns cracks Ponnaganti with an open hand slap.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponnaganti.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponnaganti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ponnaganti tries a head kick but it misses.
Johns throws an overhand right that lands on Ponnaganti's shoulder, as Ponnaganti tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ponnaganti 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bridges 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ludacris - Get Back. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Bridges !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridges has Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Bridges jumps into guard, dragging Daniels to the mat.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Bridges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bridges trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Bridges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bridges is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bridges keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bridges ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges feints and as Daniels raises his hands in defense, Bridges changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bridges scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bridges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bridges is working hard here to advance position.
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bridges manages to get himself to full guard.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Bridges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels working some strikes from top position.
Bridges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bridges bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniels's guard.
Bridges has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bridges postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Daniels is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bridges , into his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bridges utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bridges thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daniels postures up in Bridges 's guard and throws a big left but Bridges blocks it.
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but Bridges has wrist control.
Bridges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Bridges controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bridges counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bridges thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
Daniels punching from the bottom.
Daniels misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Daniels is staying active underneath Bridges , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daniels is pressing down on Bridges 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Daniels wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels misses with a takedown
and Bridges counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Daniels!
Daniels looks gassed!
Bridges is landing with some decent strikes but Daniels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Bridges .
Bridges landing punches.
The referee warns Daniels that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges landing punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daniels can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels tries to hold on but Bridges pushes him away.
Bridges postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daniels looks a forlorn figure.
Bridges lands a nice shot to the head.
Bridges scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Daniels?
Daniels is looking to improve his position but Bridges isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but Bridges gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bridges tries to control but Daniels wriggling away.
Bridges has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daniels's face.
A nice elbow there by Bridges .
Bridges looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bridges lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Bridges dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daniels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bridges 's head.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bridges feints and as Daniels raises his hands in defense, Bridges changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bridges throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bridges tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bridges thows a big elbow that misses.
Daniels will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Bridges looking to pass the guard.
Daniels 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.
Daniels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bridges .
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels shoots and misses
and Bridges decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Daniels's guard.
Daniels wants to sweep here but Bridges controlling him for the moment.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Bridges tries to pass.
Daniels lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bridges !
Bridges sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bridges is looking to improve his position.
Daniels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daniels trying to control the action but Bridges is working from the bottom.
Daniels is thwarting Bridges 's attempts to control the position.
That's two 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.
Daniels prevents Bridges from improving his position.
Bridges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daniels.
Bridges is refusing to be controlled, as Daniels sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daniels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bridges !
Bridges flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bridges is in all sorts of trouble here.
Christopher Bridges overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniels wants to control the pace but Bridges is squirming around nicely.
Bridges regains half guard.
Daniels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges is staying active underneath Daniels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bridges makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bridges .
Daniels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bridges trying to strike off his back.
Bridges had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Daniels is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bridges Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Daniels's back instead.
Bridges thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bridges doesn't have the hooks in and Daniels manages to turn into his guard.
Daniels slips nicely into half guard.
Daniels works his way into side control.
Bridges is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Daniels's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Daniels working the head and body with strikes.
Daniels in side control, throwing shots but Bridges defends.
Daniels is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bridges knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bridges is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Daniels off and has taken his back!
Bridges is not going to allow Daniels to sit and survive in this position.
Bridges lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Bridges trying to control momentarily.
Bridges working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christopher Bridges will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Daniels looks to clinch
and Bridges counters with a single leg into guard. Daniels didn't expect that.
Bridges wants to pass the guard but Daniels is keeping the position.
Daniels with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Bridges can't handle though.
Daniels trying to control the position.
Bridges postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bridges trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bridges wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bridges counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bridges .
Bridges works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bridges pushes down on Daniels's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bridges looks to land a strike but Daniels avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bridges wants to pass the guard but Daniels is keeping the position.
Daniels throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bridges 's guard.
Bridges tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bridges escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daniels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bridges can't keep his opponent in guard - Daniels advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bridges taking some punishment here, with Daniels in his half guard.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Bridges is working away.
Daniels is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Daniels punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bridges is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bridges throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Daniels looking to control and managing it successfully.
Daniels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bridges punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Bridges tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.
Daniels is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bridges can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Daniels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bridges wants to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels landing strikes from the mount and Bridges is in trouble!
Bridges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daniels connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daniels looking for a guillotine from mount but Bridges is having none of it.
Bridges is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Daniels.
Bridges keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Austin Daniels.
I think Bridges has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Christopher Bridges !
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Christopher Bridges !
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Christopher Bridges !
Christopher Bridges wins by unanimous decision!
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