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ICON 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mister E (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). E kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyes (Jakwob Remix). Alverez has chosen ALL DAY as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, mister E!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Alverez!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
E fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alverez, pushing him back against the cage.
E tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alverez has picked E up - he's going for a ride! Alverez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
E is refusing to be controlled, as Alverez sits in half guard.
Alverez thows a huge punch but E dodges it nicely.
Alverez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alverez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
E trying to control but Alverez postures up.
Alverez slips a nice elbow through E's hands, connecting with E's forehead.
E knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alverez on the ground.
E is trying to get back to full guard.
E controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
E is looking for a sweep. Alverez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alverez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing E to regain full guard.
Alverez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alverez postures up in E's guard and throws a big left but E blocks it.
E wants to get back to his feet but Alverez passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
E keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alverez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alverez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alverez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alverez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
E is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alverez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but E was well out of range. Poor timing from Alverez.
Alverez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
E is concentrating on defense, preventing Alverez from advancing position.
Alverez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alverez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alverez slips a nice elbow through E's hands, connecting with E's forehead.
Alverez throwing shots but E is blocking nicely.
E avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alverez.
Alverez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
E keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alverez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alverez thows a huge punch but E dodges it nicely.
Alverez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alverez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
E blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alverez.
Alverez wants to take a breather but E is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
E pulls out of a head kick attempt.
E is breathing heavily.
Alverez fails to land with a series of punches.
E fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mike Alverez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alverez scores with a takedown into E's guard.
E avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
E looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez works over E with some ground and pound from guard.
Alverez passes E's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alverez lands with a punch from half guard.
Alverez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alverez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alverez wants to control but E is keeping him busy.
Alverez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alverez trying to mount his opponent but E defends it.
Alverez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Alverez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
E throws a leg kick but Alverez checks it.
Alverez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alverez tries to close the distance and clinch up but E swats him away and circles back towards the center.
E is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
E throws a head kick that misses.
E misses with a head kick.
Alverez moves into range and clinches up with E.
E misses with a knee to the head.
Alverez breaks from the clinch.
Alverez lunges at E with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by E's hand.
E gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alverez wants to control from the top but E keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alverez is looking to work some ground and pound but E has wrist control.
Alverez postures up in E's guard and throws a big left but E blocks it.
Alverez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E keeping moving, preventing Alverez from controlling successfully.
Alverez advances to half guard.
Alverez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alverez slips a nice elbow through E's hands, connecting with E's forehead.
E on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Alverez.
Well, if Alverez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Alverez thows a huge punch but E dodges it nicely.
Alverez stands up out of the half guard.
mister E is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Alverez. That snapped E's head back.
Alverez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alverez lands a nice short elbow.
E desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Alverez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alverez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
E blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alverez.
Alverez stands up from half guard.
Alverez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around E's waist but E gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alverez off to one side.
Alverez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alverez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alverez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alverez looking to finish E with some ground and pound. This is bad for E!
Alverez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alverez landing strikes from the mount.
Alverez unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Alverez.
E keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alverez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alverez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. E can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alverez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish E?
Alverez with good strikes from the mount here!
E on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if E tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
E can't escape the position.
Alverez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. E can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alverez landing shots from mount.
Alverez landing strikes from the mount and E is in trouble!
E tries to hold on but Alverez pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alverez lands a nice shot to the head.
E wants to hold on but Alverez pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Alverez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! E's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alverez moves into the clinch.
E throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alverez blocks it with crossed arms.
Alverez decides to pull guard.
Alverez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alverez trying to keep a closed guard but E is proving a slippery customer.
E preventing the sweep.
E trying to control but Alverez is working from the bottom.
E is sitting in close to Alverez's body. Alverez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! E is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, E is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Alverez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Alverez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grayson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne. The key to victory for Marcus Grayson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Grayson!
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, Sam Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turnbull doesn't seem bothered though.
Grayson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grayson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turnbull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turnbull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turnbull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Grayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayson throws a monster overhand right that drops Turnbull! Grayson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Grayson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahoney has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Flannigans Ball as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shane Mahoney will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mahoney looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Guerrero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Guerrero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Guerrero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahoney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guerrero is working hard here to advance position.
Guerrero stops Mahoney from standing up.
Guerrero wants to control from the top but Mahoney keeps moving.
Guerrero passes into half guard.
Guerrero is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mahoney reverses the position - he's now on top in Guerrero's guard.
Guerrero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney stopping the sweep attempt from Guerrero.
Guerrero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Guerrero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mahoney wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Guerrero's closed guard. He's half up but Guerrero has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Guerrero pivots and extends the arm, Mahoney falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Guerrero! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hector Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ducky Gonquer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kesler comes to the cage accompanied by Cancer Bats - Deathsmarch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Kesler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ducky Gonquer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesler slips a jab and a cross from Gonquer.
Gonquer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kesler.
Nice shot by Kesler.
It looks like Ducky Gonquer has been cut.
Gonquer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonquer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kesler swings for the body but Gonquer moves out of range.
Gonquer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonquer looks gassed!
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!
Kesler lands a jab to Gonquer's midsection.
Kesler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonquer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crack! Kesler connects with the perfect overhand right and Gonquer falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Kesler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Kesler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Runnar Borowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borowski comes into the arena with Civil War blaring out of the sound system. Jones has chosen Dragonforce - Operation Ground And Pound as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Runnar Borowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borowski.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borowski tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borowski to the ground. Borowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Borowski throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Borowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones won't allow Borowski to get back to his feet.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones prevents Borowski from getting back to his feet.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stall here but Borowski recovers full guard.
Borowski wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Borowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Borowski sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Runnar Borowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
Jones looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borowski scores with a nice head shot.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borowski circles away.
Borowski tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Borowski. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Borowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Borowski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Borowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Borowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borowski lands an elbow inside.
Borowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Borowski lands an elbow inside.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borowski with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Borowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Borowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Borowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Borowski scores with a knee to the head.
Borowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Borowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borowski.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Borowski misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runnar Borowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Borowski takes a step back to recover.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Borowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Borowski stuffs the takedown.
Runnar Borowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
A combination from Borowski does no damage.
Borowski tries to clinch up.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Borowski throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Borowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borowski forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Borowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Borowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Borowski.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Runnar Borowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borowski.
Borowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Borowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borowski as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Borowski. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Runnar Borowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones thows a leg kick but Borowski checks it
enabling Borowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Borowski darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Borowski won't allow it.
Jones tries for a takedown but Borowski manages to get underhooks.
Borowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Borowski stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Borowski tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Borowski stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants a takedown.
Borowski misses with a knee to the head.
Borowski taking a breather.
Borowski landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones is trying to drag Borowski to the mat but Borowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Borowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Borowski looking to slow down the pace here.
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.
Jones lands a takedown into guard.
Borowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borowski wants to control but Jones passes easily into half guard.
Borowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Borowski's thigh. Borowski counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runnar Borowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Borowski.
Borowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Borowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Borowski.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Borowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runnar Borowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Borowski.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borowski closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown but Borowski manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Borowski.
Borowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Borowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Borowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Borowski throws an elbow but misses.
Borowski with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Borowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Borowski wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control. Borowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones is working for a kimura but Borowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones stalling away here and it's allowed Borowski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Borowski is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Borowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borowski darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Borowski misses with a knee strike.
Borowski landing knees to the body.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Borowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Borowski looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Borowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Borowski stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Borowski misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Borowski.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Borowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Borowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Borowski looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borowski smiles and moves away.
Paul Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Runnar Borowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Runnar Borowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Runnar Borowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Jar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kline's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Kline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph Jar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jar stuffs the takedown.
Jar slips a jab and a cross from Kline.
Jar misses with a hook.
Jar misses with an uppercut.
Jar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kline swinging wilding here.
Kline changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jar tries to avoid it but Kline manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jar to the ground. Jar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jar takes a swing at Kline's ribcage but misses.
Jar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jar lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kline gets back to half guard.
Kline is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jar pulls his head out easily.
Kline taking some punishment here, with Jar in his half guard.
Jar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jar working Kline over with strikes.
Kline is rocked!
Jar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Kline is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jar lands a big elbow - Kline is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Jar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eddie toode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). toode has chosen somebodies goin get there ass kicked as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harvey Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, eddie toode!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
toode is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
toode tries to clinch up but Dent circles away and keeps his distance.
toode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dent swats away the attempt to clinch by toode.
Nice takedown defense from Dent. No joy for toode on that attempt.
toode tries to keep at a distance but Dent has taken the fight into the clinch.
toode has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dent avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
toode drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dent pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harvey Dent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eddie toode.
Dent scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dent is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
toode tries to buck Dent off but Dent is having none of it.
toode sneaks back into half guard.
Dent controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dent misses with a two punch combination.
toode tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dent clinches up against the cage.
toode tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dent has clasped his hands together around toode's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
toode manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dent's best efforts.
toode is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dent pulls his head out easily.
toode looks gassed!
toode looking for submissions off his back.
Dent is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dent lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Dent seems content to control.
Dent prevents toode from improving his position.
Dent performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
toode wants to get back to full guard but Dent has mounted him!
Dent looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Harvey Dent just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
toode is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dent pulls his head out easily.
Dent lands strikes from half guard.
Dent seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dent passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for toode!
Dent looking to control and managing it successfully.
toode is looking to improve his position but Dent isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
toode working to try and regain half guard.
Dent content just to control the position here.
Dent prevents toode from getting the reversal.
toode is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Dent dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dent moves into the clinch.
Dent gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from toode.
Dent gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dent tries to pass to full mount but toode defends it.
Dent escapes and gets back to his feet.
toode closes the distance and clinches up with Dent, looking for a takedown. toode pushes Dent against the cage but Dent circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dent instigates a clinch.
Dent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dent moves into the clinch.
Dent lands an elbow that stopped toode in his tracks for a moment.
Dent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dent prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harvey Dent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eddie toode.
Dent is trying to trip toode. He has hold of a leg but toode is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dent persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dent is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dent stands up from toode's guard - Dent perhaps looking for a knockout.
toode is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dent.
Dent lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dent.
Dent crunches a lovely knee into toode's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Dent as the two fighters clinch.
Dent lands a left hand.
Dent landing some nice looking knees to the body.
toode wants a takedown.
Dent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dent darts in and clinches toode up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dent.
Dent lands a nice shot to the body.
Dent lands a knee to the body.
Dent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dent.
It looks like eddie toode has been cut.
Dent works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dent stands up and waves to toode to follow him.
toode gets caught flat footed, as Dent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dent sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed toode's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
toode tries to get to full guard but Dent has control of the leg.
toode actively working from the bottom here.
toode tries to get to full guard but Dent has control of the leg.
Dent passes to side control.
toode is looking to reverse the position.
Dent decides to stand back up. Dent steps back and let's toode get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dent gets underhooks to prevent toode's takedown attempt.
Dent lands a hook that snaps the head of toode backwards.
Dent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dent has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but toode regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent controlling from the top position.
toode trying to strike off his back.
Harvey Dent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dent stays in close to toode's body and controls the position.
Dent is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
toode throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
toode had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dent is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. toode Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dent's back instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
toode is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dent defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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.
toode doesn't have the hooks in and Dent manages to turn into his guard.
Dent postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dent controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dent working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
toode throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dent slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Dent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on eddie toode's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dent scores with a head kick.
Dent drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
toode is looking for a sweep.
Dent scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that toode can do to turn this around?
Dent decides to stand up, so the ref orders toode to his feet.
Dent shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dent showed some decent athleticism there.
toode looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
toode is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
toode looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Dent is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dent stands up out of the half guard.
Dent has toode up against the cage in a clinch.
Dent gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
toode looking for a guillotine here but Dent defends easily.
Dent landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
toode can't keep his opponent in guard - Dent advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dent sitting and controlling from the half guard.
toode tries to roll over but Dent keeps him under control.
Dent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
toode is trying to stand.
Dent sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dent instigates a clinch.
Dent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dent scores with a knee to the head.
Dent gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dent decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
toode wants to clinch but Dent slips to the side
and Dent counters by moving into the clinch.
Dent tightens his grip and picks toode up, before dumping him to the ground. toode manages to land in guard.
toode throws a couple of heel strikes.
toode looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dent is one step ahead there.
toode throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dent uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dent works to advance to full mount. toode defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dent lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
toode can't escape the position.
Dent sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dent has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dent blocks toode's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Dent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dent 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 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Dent!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude LaCroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaCroix has chosen Anthrax - What Doesn't Die 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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20
204 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Claude LaCroix!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaCroix shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
LaCroix drives through with a takedown into guard.
LaCroix lands a couple of elbows.
LaCroix connects with a couple of short punches.
Elliot striking off his back but it's not causing LaCroix any problems.
LaCroix slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
LaCroix working some strikes from top position.
LaCroix prevents Elliot from getting back to his feet.
LaCroix connects with a couple of short punches.
LaCroix passes Elliot's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Elliot punching from the bottom.
Elliot is breathing heavily.
Elliot has hold of LaCroix's hands but LaCroix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
LaCroix is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Elliot is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Claude LaCroix!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Andre Fleury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleury comes to the cage accompanied by your goin down. Hawks has chosen over the top as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marc Andre Fleury has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Andre Fleury!
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, Lincoln Hawks!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleury looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fleury drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fleury jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hawks pushes Fleury off and gets back to his feet.
Hawks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawks throws out a loose jab but Fleury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fleury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawks swivels and escapes.
Hawks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fleury's head.
Fleury scores with a takedown into Hawks's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleury drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hawks dives on top into guard.
Fleury had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hawks is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fleury Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hawks's back instead.
Hawks manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawks lands a glancing blow to the side of Fleury's head.
Hawks swinging wilding here.
Fleury closes the distance and clinches up with Hawks, looking for a takedown. Fleury pushes Hawks against the cage but Hawks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fleury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fleury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawks pinned against the cage. Hawks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Andre Fleury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fleury avoids the body shot from Hawks.
Fleury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hawks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawks throws the left hand but Fleury avoids the punch easily.
Fleury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marc Andre Fleury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fleury is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawks misses with a wild combination.
Fleury blocks a head kick by Hawks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleury fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fleury looks for a takedown but Hawks sprawls well.
Hawks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fleury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fleury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawks lands with a hook. Fleury tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawks waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Fleury. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Fleury to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Fleury is rocked!
Hawks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oh Fleury is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fleury seems to have got his legs back now.
Fleury tries for a takedown but Hawks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hawks lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Fleury can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Hawks and Fleury drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Hawks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lincoln Hawks!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Oliver has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Travis Jaeger's chin.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Jaeger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver wants to clinch.
Oliver tries to clinch there but Jaeger circles away.
Jaeger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliver.
Oliver looks for a takedown but Jaeger sprawls well.
Oliver throws a body punch but Jaeger moves out of range.
Jaeger wants to clinch but Oliver slips to the side
and Oliver decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jaeger's guard.
Jaeger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jaeger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oliver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oliver showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jaeger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jaeger had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Oliver is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jaeger Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Oliver's back instead.
Jaeger avoiding Oliver 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oliver is trying to stand back up.
Jaeger misses with a punch to the head.
Oliver manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jaeger's guard. Nice work there by Oliver.
Oliver is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaeger has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger 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.
Oliver postures up in Jaeger's guard and throws a big left but Jaeger blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oliver scores with a jab to the head.
Jaeger swinging wilding here.
Oliver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jaeger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jaeger showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaeger wants to free his trapped foot but Oliver is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliver keeps working.
Oliver has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jaeger is working away from the top position though.
Jaeger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaeger is keen to just control but Oliver is a slippery customer.
Jaeger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliver regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oliver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Oliver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jaeger throws a sloppy head kick and Oliver moves out of range easily.
Oliver moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaeger tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Oliver misses.
Travis Jaeger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Oliver.
Oliver creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jaeger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jaeger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliver misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver working the ground and pound but Jaeger is defending the strikes.
Oliver is putting a hurting on Jaeger here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oliver working the strikes but Jaeger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jaeger wants to get back to full guard.
Jaeger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliver.
Jaeger is looking to control Oliver's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jaeger avoid being mounted?
Oliver stalling away here and it's allowed Jaeger to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Oliver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaeger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jaeger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliver is one step ahead there.
Oliver landing some decent shots from guard.
Oliver trying to control but Jaeger is working from the bottom.
Oliver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaeger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver won't allow Jaeger to sweep him here.
Oliver postures up in Jaeger's guard and throws a big left but Jaeger blocks it.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Jaeger keeps moving.
Jaeger is looking for a triangle but Oliver pushes his legs off easily.
Oliver throwing strikes from guard but Jaeger blocks nicely.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaeger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oliver.
It looks like Travis Jaeger has been cut.
Oliver misses with an uppercut.
Oliver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaeger moves away.
Oliver avoids the head kick by Jaeger.
Oliver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaeger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jaeger throws a head kick but Oliver moves out of range.
Jaeger has his takedown stuffed
and Oliver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaeger thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Oliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Jaeger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oliver misses with a double jab.
Oliver looks to land a combination but Jaeger avoids it well.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaeger throws a front kick that sends Oliver stumbling back into the cage.
Jaeger feints and then cracks Oliver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliver down.
Oliver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaeger tries to avoid it but Oliver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaeger to the ground. Jaeger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oliver takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaeger clinches up with Oliver and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Oliver fails to land.
Jaeger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaeger blocks a body shot from Oliver.
Oliver lands with a right to the head.
Oliver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaeger pulls guard successfully.
Oliver wants to pass the guard but Jaeger is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliver is one step ahead there.
Oliver throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaeger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliver drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jaeger looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jaeger looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jaeger!
Oliver is not content to let Jaeger control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaeger just content to control the position.
Jaeger working away.
Jaeger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to control Jaeger's posture but Jaeger avoids it.
Jaeger happy to just control the position for now.
Oliver struggling a bit here.
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.
Jaeger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oliver knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jaeger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Oliver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oliver manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jaeger's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Jaeger clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Jaeger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oliver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaeger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oliver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliver misses with a wild combination.
Oliver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaeger pinned against the cage. Jaeger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaeger tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver jabs Jaeger right on the nose. Jaeger blinks but takes it well.
Oliver misses with a hook.
Oliver fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Jaeger.
Oliver throws a sloppy body shot
and Jaeger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliver won't be happy with that.
Jaeger trying to control the position but Oliver is working away.
Jaeger avoids the strikes from the bottom by Oliver.
Travis Jaeger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Oliver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger is putting a hurting on Oliver here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oliver defending against the ground and pound.
Oliver wants to control but Jaeger postures up.
Oliver is looking to regain half guard here but Jaeger keeps moving and retains side control.
Oliver is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Oliver is not content to let Jaeger control the position.
Oliver parries the strikes from Jaeger easily there. Jaeger is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Oliver to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jaeger is looking to take a break and control but Oliver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliver is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jaeger is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jaeger moves away from the strike by Oliver.
Jaeger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliver looks to land a combination but Jaeger avoids it well.
Jaeger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliver avoids the head kick by Jaeger.
Oliver shoots in and drives through. Jaeger sprawls well.
Oliver thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaeger throws a head kick but Oliver moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaeger blocks a leg kick.
Jaeger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jaeger trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Jaeger had his way with Nathan Oliver in that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Jaeger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oliver throws out a loose jab but Jaeger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaeger counters with a head kick.
Oliver throws a nice looking combination but Jaeger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaeger lands a head kick. Oliver smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaeger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oliver looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Oliver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oliver throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Jaeger just content to control the position.
Oliver is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to get back to half guard.
Jaeger blocks the strikes from Oliver.
Oliver tries to buck Jaeger off but Jaeger is having none of it.
Oliver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jaeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliver keeps working.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jaeger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oliver to the mat! Oliver manages to get full guard.
Jaeger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jaeger looking to sit in guard and control but Oliver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oliver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliver slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jaeger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Jaeger looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaeger, not yet.
Oliver stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Jaeger has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Oliver manages to get his head free but now Jaeger has transitioned to an armbar! Oliver grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Jaeger! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Travis Jaeger!
Travis Jaeger retains his middleweight title!
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