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EEC 60 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Balducci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duang Dwing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nino Balducci could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Duang Dwing's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Balducci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duang Dwing!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balducci will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balducci rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dwing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balducci throws a shot from downtown. Dwing moves away and avoids it.
Balducci misses with a few strikes there.
Dwing gets caught flat footed, as Balducci shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Balducci wants to control from the top but Dwing keeps moving.
Balducci controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dwing working a defensive guard here.
Dwing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Balducci can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dwing looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balducci looking to pass the guard.
Dwing is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Balducci wants to stand but Dwing is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dwing bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balducci's guard.
Dwing works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Balducci is refusing to be controlled, as Dwing sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dwing seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Balducci is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dwing is trying to work for a kimura but Balducci is defending well.
Dwing is keen to just control but Balducci is a slippery customer.
Balducci tries to roll over but Dwing keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwing passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dwing scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dwing sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Balducci trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dwing trying to control but Balducci is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balducci is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dwing controlling from mount.
Dwing looking for a guillotine from mount but Balducci is having none of it.
Dwing controlling the position easily from mount.
Dwing is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Balducci has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duang Dwing dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balducci slips a jab and a cross from Dwing.
Balducci throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dwing counters with a takedown into side control.
Balducci is letting Dwing control him for a moment.
Dwing trying to control the action but Balducci is working from the bottom.
Balducci tries to bench press Dwing off him but Dwing keeps the position.
Balducci is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dwing is controlling him well.
Dwing is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balducci is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balducci is looking to regain half guard here but Dwing keeps moving and retains side control.
Balducci is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dwing tries for a kimura but Balducci is defending well.
Dwing wants to control but Balducci is keeping him busy.
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.
Dwing is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dwing landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Balducci is looking for a sweep.
Dwing in side control lands a decent elbow.
Duang Dwing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dwing is staying tight to Balducci's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Balducci on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Balducci tries to get out of the position.
Dwing thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Balducci gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwing wants to control but Balducci is keeping him busy.
Balducci missing with punches from the bottom.
Balducci knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dwing on the ground.
Dwing is controlling the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Duang Dwing just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Balducci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dwing swings for the body but Balducci moves out of range.
Dwing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balducci paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balducci instigates a clinch.
Dwing tries to pull guard but Balducci holds him up against the cage and eventually Dwing drops back down to his feet.
Balducci manages to break the clinch.
Dwing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Balducci counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Balducci perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dwing is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balducci is just content to waste time from the top position. Dwing takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Balducci gets to his feet. Dwing looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Duang Dwing will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Balducci throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balducci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dwing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dwing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balducci.
Balducci stuffs the takedown.
Dwing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balducci swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Balducci.
Balducci tries to clinch but Dwing is having none of it.
Balducci throws a jab but it's blocked by Dwing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dwing doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balducci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nino Balducci has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duang Dwing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dwing misses with a takedown attempt
and Balducci counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dwing dodges the punch combination from Balducci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwing doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balducci counters by clinching up.
Balducci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dwing tries to clinch up but Balducci circles away and keeps his distance.
Dwing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Balducci misses with a hook to the body
so Dwing counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dwing wants to control from the top but Balducci keeps moving.
Balducci wants to stand up but Dwing is controlling him.
Dwing trying to control but Balducci is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dwing prevents Balducci from getting back to his feet.
Dwing trying to control but Balducci is working from the bottom.
Balducci can't keep his opponent in guard - Dwing advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dwing prevents Balducci from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dwing wants to clinch up but Balducci keeps it at a distance.
Balducci tries to clinch but Dwing moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Balducci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dwing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balducci.
Balducci swats away the attempt to clinch by Dwing.
Balducci is looking to clinch.
Dwing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balducci stuffs the takedown.
Balducci circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Balducci tries to clinch but Dwing is having none of it.
Balducci lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dwing backs up against the cage.
Dwing tries to clinch but Balducci is having none of it.
Balducci throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nino Balducci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balducci circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Dwing scores with a four punch combination!
Dwing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Balducci working to try and regain half guard.
Dwing content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duang Dwing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dwing 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 Duang Dwing!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Duang Dwing!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Duang Dwing!
Duang Dwing wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Romanaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire's entrance music is Jump Around. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake McGuire!
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, Misha Romanaski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romanaski.
McGuire drops Romanaski with a big left hand and mounts him. Romanaski is in big trouble!
Romanaski is rocked!
It looks like Misha Romanaski has been cut.
McGuire wants to take Romanaski's back but he can't do it this time.
Romanaski is still in real trouble! Can McGuire finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanaski is in all sorts of trouble here.
McGuire goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Romanaski turns into him and now he's in McGuire's guard.
Romanaski seems to have recovered his senses.
Romanaski got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGuire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romanaski has managed to get both his arms back between McGuire's legs - danger averted.
McGuire throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Romanaski escapes and throws McGuire's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Romanaski staying calm.
Romanaski lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanaski trying to control the action but McGuire is working from the bottom.
McGuire defending against the ground and pound.
Romanaski scores with punches from side control.
McGuire regains half guard.
Romanaski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanaski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGuire tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGuire sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McGuire wants to get back to full guard.
Romanaski is working for a kimura but McGuire is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is trying to get back to full guard.
Romanaski is working for a kimura but McGuire is defending it quite comfortably.
McGuire actively working from the bottom here.
Romanaski is trying to control the action in half guard but McGuire is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McGuire looking for submissions off his back.
McGuire on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Romanaski not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire works his way to full guard. Good work.
Romanaski slips nicely into half guard.
Romanaski prevents McGuire from standing back up.
Romanaski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Romanaski works his way into side control.
McGuire stops Romanaski from passing to mount.
Romanaski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanaski trying to control the position but McGuire is working away.
Romanaski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McGuire is looking for a sweep.
McGuire on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is trying to get back to half guard.
Romanaski lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romanaski grinds an elbow into McGuire's temple.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romanaski misses with a few strikes there.
Romanaski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McGuire sprawls well initially but Romanaski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McGuire is looking for a sweep. Romanaski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGuire is working hard here to advance position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Romanaski working the head and body with strikes.
Romanaski trying to control the action but McGuire is working from the bottom.
Romanaski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Romanaski prevents McGuire from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jake McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Misha Romanaski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGuire lands a jab.
Romanaski throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Romanaski takes one on the button.
McGuire looks to land a combination but Romanaski avoids it well.
Romanaski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Misha Romanaski's cut even more.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romanaski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romanaski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
BOOM! McGuire lands a beautiful left hook that drops Romanaski. Romanaski tries to recover but McGuire is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Romanaski lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake McGuire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shane Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Down with Shane. Pat Pong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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139 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat Pong!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pong throws a head kick but Velasquez moves out of range.
Pong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Velasquez.
Pong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pong misses with a head kick.
Velasquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Velasquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pong tries a head kick but it misses.
Velasquez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pong gets back to full guard.
Pong looking for a sweep. Not yet Pong, not yet.
Velasquez drops back looking for a leg! Pong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pong manages to kick Velasquez off! Velasquez jumps back into Pong's guard.
Pong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Velasquez controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pong looking to control.
Pong wants to stand up but Velasquez is controlling him.
Velasquez passes Pong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez 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! Pong is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shane Velasquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Duthie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ayman homayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Duthie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Duthie!
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, ayman homayed!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duthie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Duthie scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on homayed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
homayed stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Duthie 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.
homayed manages to get back to half guard.
homayed throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
homayed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for homayed.
Duthie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
homayed misses with a takedown attempt
and Duthie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duthie is thwarting homayed's attempts to control the position.
Duthie decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Duthie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Duthie prevents homayed from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duthie wants to stand but homayed has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
homayed manages to get to full guard.
homayed working a defensive guard here.
homayed is looking for a triangle but Duthie pushes his legs off easily.
Duthie stands up and waves to homayed to follow him.
Duthie closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
homayed looking to stall.
Duthie has had enough of the clinch but homayed keeps him there for the moment.
homayed working hard to break the clinch.
homayed is pressed up against the cage. Duthie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag homayed down to the mat. homayed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - homayed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
homayed with a lazy takedown attempt
so Duthie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Duthie gets to his feet. homayed looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Duthie is breathing heavily.
homayed throws a sloppy head kick and Duthie moves out of range easily.
homayed misses with a takedown
and Duthie counters with a shoot takedown. homayed fights it but they end up in guard.
Rick Duthie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ayman homayed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
homayed working for a triangle but Duthie defends it easily.
homayed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
homayed is working an open guard so Duthie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
homayed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duthie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duthie.
homayed keeping moving, preventing Duthie from controlling successfully.
homayed working a defensive guard here.
homayed wants to sweep here but Duthie controlling him for the moment.
Duthie tries to stand but homayed is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duthie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. homayed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duthie wanted to stand there but homayed had control of the position.
homayed trying to keep a closed guard but Duthie is proving a slippery customer.
homayed wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Duthie takes the fight into the clinch.
homayed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
homayed lands a nice elbow.
homayed wants the takedown. Duthie is fighting it off but homayed persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Duthie's guard against the cage.
Duthie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from homayed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Duthie 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.
Duthie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Duthie lands in his opponent's guard.
homayed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
homayed doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
homayed throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
homayed lands a decent shot there.
Duthie got a little sloppy there for a moment and homayed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duthie has managed to get both his arms back between homayed's legs - danger averted.
Duthie wants to get up but he can't break homayed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
homayed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duthie is looking to escape.
homayed is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
homayed tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duthie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
homayed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Duthie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
homayed with the ground and pound but Duthie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
homayed trying to control the position from guard on top but Duthie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duthie is wriggling around but homayed manages to pass to half guard.
Duthie is refusing to be controlled, as homayed sits in half guard.
Duthie pushes homayed off looking to stand but homayed dives back in and keeps control.
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.
homayed is looking to take a break and control but Duthie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duthie pushes homayed off but homayed dives into side control.
homayed prevents Duthie from escaping the position.
Duthie is not content to let homayed control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Duthie has a takedown stuffed.
Duthie blocks a head kick by homayed.
Duthie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows homayed to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Duthie keeping moving, preventing homayed from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
homayed might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Duthie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Duthie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst homayed is controlling him.
homayed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
homayed advances position into side control!
Duthie wants to get back to his feet but homayed drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
homayed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duthie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
homayed is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Duthie's half guard.
homayed is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
homayed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
homayed tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duthie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. homayed lands a nice short elbow.
Duthie is trying to stand up here but homayed is controlling him well.
homayed is keen to just control but Duthie is a slippery customer.
Duthie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ayman homayed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
homayed clinches with his opponent.
homayed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
homayed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
homayed can't get the takedown.
homayed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duthie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed homayed clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Duthie has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for homayed.
homayed trying to control the hands but Duthie won't let him.
homayed manages to reverse the position and now he's in Duthie's guard. Nice work there by homayed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duthie wants to stand but homayed is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duthie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
homayed prevents Duthie from getting back to his feet.
homayed drops back looking for a leg! Duthie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duthie manages to kick homayed off! homayed jumps back into Duthie's guard.
Duthie keeping moving, preventing homayed from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Duthie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and homayed counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duthie's guard now.
Duthie wants to stand up but homayed is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
homayed slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
homayed slips nicely into half guard.
homayed seems to be looking for submissions.
homayed trying to control the action but Duthie is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from homayed there.
Duthie is trying to stand.
homayed is looking for a kimura but Duthie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for homayed to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
homayed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duthie defending well though.
Duthie wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
homayed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duthie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Duthie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and homayed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Duthie won't be happy with that.
homayed thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
homayed is looking to take a break and control but Duthie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
homayed scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duthie pushes homayed away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, homayed gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
homayed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duthie keeps working.
Duthie trying his best to control but homayed has mounted him.
You get the feeling that Duthie really doesn't like being in this position too much.
homayed punishing his opponent with strikes.
Duthie taking shots to the head.
Rick Duthie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
homayed fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
homayed controlling the position easily from mount.
homayed trying to control but Duthie is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
ayman homayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think homayed 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Rick Duthie!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Rick Duthie!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Rick Duthie!
Rick Duthie wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anaconda Anaconda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anaconda's choice of entrance music: Baby Got Back. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
281 lbs
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279 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anaconda Anaconda!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anaconda as he jumps to the side.
Hercules Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anaconda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson pushes Anaconda up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson is pressed up against the cage. Anaconda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henderson down to the mat. Henderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anaconda scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson tries to clinch but Anaconda moves out of range.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson stalling against the cage.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anaconda tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Henderson - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Anaconda's ribcage. Anaconda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson pulls guard.
Henderson trying to control the position here.
Anaconda decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Anaconda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Anaconda pushes him off.
Anaconda scores with a jab to the head.
Anaconda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anaconda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Anaconda keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anaconda being controlled here, momentarily.
Anaconda striking off his back but it's not causing Henderson any problems.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anaconda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Anaconda blocks nicely.
Anaconda pushes Henderson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Anaconda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anaconda scores with a jab to the head.
Anaconda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Anaconda pushes him off.
A jab from Anaconda finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anaconda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Anaconda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anaconda connects with a jab.
Anaconda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson's guard.
Anaconda postures up.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Anaconda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henderson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anaconda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anaconda is thwarting Henderson's attempts to control the position.
Anaconda wants to get back to his feet.
Anaconda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Henderson is looking to control Anaconda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anaconda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anaconda Anaconda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anaconda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anaconda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anaconda.
Anaconda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anaconda Anaconda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anaconda is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Anaconda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anaconda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Henderson's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anaconda stands up from half guard.
Anaconda lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anaconda catches Henderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anaconda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anaconda.
Anaconda scores with punches from side control.
Anaconda staying calm.
Henderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anaconda is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Anaconda decides to stand back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson takes one to the side of the head.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Anaconda to counter with a crisp jab.
Anaconda gets the takedown into side control.
Anaconda happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anaconda lands a nice forearm strike.
Anaconda Anaconda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anaconda scores with punches from side control.
Anaconda works to advance to full mount. Henderson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Anaconda controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anaconda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anaconda controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Despite being in the dominant position, Anaconda Anaconda just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anaconda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anaconda Anaconda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anaconda looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for Anaconda on that attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anaconda.
Anaconda lands a jab to Henderson's midsection.
Anaconda throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Henderson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Anaconda to counter with a crisp jab.
Anaconda cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Anaconda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anaconda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Anaconda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anaconda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anaconda, as that shot connected.
A lazy left from Anaconda finds it's target.
Henderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anaconda's corner calls for a 1-2. Anaconda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anaconda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anaconda scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anaconda scores with a nice strike.
Henderson is rocked!
Good shot there by Anaconda.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anaconda shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Henderson is trying to defend but Anaconda finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anaconda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Anaconda is pressing down on Henderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henderson is holding on for now.
Anaconda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson taking some punishment here, with Anaconda in his half guard.
It looks like Anaconda is going to stand back up.
Anaconda trying to control the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson wants to control but Anaconda is keeping busy.
Anaconda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control here.
Anaconda tries to stand and escape but Henderson is controlling the position.
Anaconda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Henderson is looking to control Anaconda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
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.
Anaconda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anaconda.
Anaconda wants to stand but Henderson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anaconda connects with a right hand. Henderson shakes it off.
Anaconda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anaconda needs to keep his hands up - Henderson had a free shot at his head there.
Anaconda lands with a kick to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anaconda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anaconda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anaconda lands in his opponent's guard.
Hercules Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anaconda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anaconda Anaconda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anaconda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Anaconda Anaconda!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Anaconda Anaconda!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Anaconda Anaconda!
Anaconda Anaconda wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera. Jack Ripper will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ripper lands with a hook. Martinez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ripper scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Ripper drops Martinez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Martinez! Ripper dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Ripper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sprinkle Sprinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sprinkle comes to the cage accompanied by Outkast-Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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, Sprinkle Sprinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Gray!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprinkle throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.
Sprinkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sprinkle throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sprinkle.
Gray closes the distance and clinches up with Sprinkle, looking for a takedown. Gray pushes Sprinkle against the cage but Sprinkle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sprinkle. That's going to slow Gray down.
Gray looks gassed!
Sprinkle catches Gray napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Gray to the canvas!
It looks like Gabriel Gray has been cut.
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!
Sprinkle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sprinkle rushes Gray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sprinkle has Gray pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Gray is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Sprinkle - that's hurt Gray badly! Oh, another knee lands and Gray is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Gray doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sprinkle Sprinkle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crouch Ouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charley Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstruck. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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292 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crouch Ouch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charley Bones!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones throws a jab but it's blocked by Ouch.
A good leg kick by Ouch.
Ouch drives through and clinches with Bones against the cage.
Ouch lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Charley Bones has been cut.
Ouch has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Bones goes down! Ouch dives on top of him - Bones manages to get guard.
Bones is rocked!
Ouch is pushing down on Bones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bones is fighting to maintain full guard but Ouch has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bones is still in real trouble! Can Ouch finish him?
Bones actively working from the bottom here.
Bones seems to have recovered his senses.
Ouch stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bones to get to his feet.
Bones looks gassed!
Bones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Bones goes down! Ouch dives on top of him - Bones manages to get guard.
Ouch passes into half guard.
Ouch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ouch lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Bones quite badly. Bones pulls Ouch in close trying to recover. Ouch postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Bones on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Bones doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crouch Ouch!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pena comes to the cage accompanied by Pitbull- Gasolina. Bishop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drunkula - Lift The Whip. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop lands a jab to Pena's midsection.
Pena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Pena moves out of range easily.
Pena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pena throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Pena should have avoided that one.
Pena is looking to clinch.
Pena moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bishop.
Pena is breathing heavily.
Pena blocks a head kick by Bishop.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Bishop lands a head kick. Pena smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bishop connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop shoots in and bounces Pena off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Pena is keeping the position.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pena has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bishop has managed to get both his arms back between Pena's legs - danger averted.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pena is keeping the position for now.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pena is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pena tries to clinch up.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Pena.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Bishop finds it's way through Pena's defenses.
Bishop has closed the distance and engaged Pena in a clinch.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pena looking to slow down the pace here.
Pena's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pena.
Pena pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Pena is looking to control Bishop's arms but Bishop gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pena has his back to the cage.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Bishop gets through Pena's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pena pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pena has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bishop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop scores with a jab. Pena acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Bishop there.
Brandon Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena misses with a body punch
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bishop feints and then cracks Pena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pena down.
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pena blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pena avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Pena closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bishop counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bishop.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena prevents Bishop from moving into mount.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Pena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bishop misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bishop working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bishop taking a breather here.
Bishop landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pena is looking for a sweep.
Pena is trying to control Bishop's posture but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pena!
Bishop with the ground and pound from mount.
Bishop unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop with a couple of short strikes.
Bishop with a couple of short strikes.
Pena tries to hold on but Bishop postures up.
Bishop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bishop scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pena?
Bishop is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pena can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pena is squirming around, avoiding Bishop's attempts to control the action.
Pena is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pena tries to lock up and control but Bishop gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bishop breaks from Pena's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bishop putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena wants to control but Bishop is having none of it.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Pena keeps it at a distance.
Pena takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pena darts in trying to clinch
and Bishop counters with a body kick.
Pena is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bishop moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pena backwards.
Pena avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Good body shot from Bishop.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pena stops a takedown attempt from Bishop.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pena or not.
Pena misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Pena takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop digs a right hand into Pena's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pena's gas tank.
Pena trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pena into the cage.
Bishop is leaning against Pena and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pena goes for a takedown attempt but Bishop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Pena moves out of range easily.
Bishop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bishop is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pena has escaped the position, nice work there.
Well,Pena is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pena!
Bishop trying to control but Pena is having none of it.
Billy Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bishop extends the arm and Pena is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Bishop!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes to the cage accompanied by Season in the Abyss. David has chosen Bring The Pain 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
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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20
182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David gets a takedown into half guard.
David is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cohen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time David.
David prevents Cohen from standing back up.
David is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cohen defends it well.
David seems to be looking for submissions.
Cohen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
David is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cohen is just riding it out for now. David eventually gives up the hold.
Cohen moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
David preventing the sweep.
David drops back looking for a leg! Cohen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cohen manages to kick David off! David jumps back into Cohen's guard.
Cohen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cohen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, David has managed to get both his arms back between Cohen's legs - danger averted.
David drops back looking for a leg! Cohen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cohen manages to kick David off! David jumps back into Cohen's guard.
David postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cohen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cohen working a defensive guard here.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cohen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and David defends well.
David sitting in guard, not really doing much.
David wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cohen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and David counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen gets back to half guard.
David is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cohen reverses the position - he's now on top in David's guard.
David looking for a guillotine here but Cohen defends easily.
Cohen trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
David looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
David wants to sweep but no luck.
David striking off his back but it's not causing Cohen any problems.
Cohen wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cohen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and David counters with a nice double leg into guard.
David avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
David works over Cohen with some ground and pound from guard.
David passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cohen has his takedown stuffed
and David counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cohen!
David moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cohen has worked his arm free - good work by Cohen!
Cohen taking a bit of punishment here - David scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cohen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
David looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from David are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Xavier David has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David grinds an elbow into Cohen's temple.
Cohen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but David wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
David has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cohen is trying to control David's posture but David avoids it.
Cohen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
David looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
David is breathing heavily.
Cohen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cohen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. David defending well though.
Cohen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cohen is working for a submission of some sort.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
David has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cohen is working away from the top position though.
Cohen works his way into side control.
David regains half guard.
Cohen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cohen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cohen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cohen is thwarting David's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cohen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cohen's back!
David has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cohen trying to control the hands but David won't let him.
David patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cohen breaks David's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
David keeping full guard, as Cohen tries to pass.
Cohen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cohen wants to pass the guard but David is keeping the position.
David has his hands on Cohen's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David wants to sweep but no luck.
David is looking for a triangle but Cohen pushes his legs off easily.
Cohen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed David's guard.
Cohen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cohen prevents David from getting the reversal.
Cohen wants to finish this one by submission but David is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cohen.
David can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cohen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cohen showed some decent athleticism there.
Cohen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
David works his way to full guard. Good work.
David keeping full guard, as Cohen tries to pass.
Cohen won't allow David to sweep him here.
David has his foot on Cohen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cohen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
David throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
David has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cohen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
David keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
David working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cohen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cohen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Cohen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. David swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cohen closes the distance but David moves to the side
and David counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David trying to mount his opponent but Cohen defends it.
Cohen is trying to control but can't.
Cohen is defending against the submission attempts here by David.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cohen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cohen looking to control.
Cohen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cohen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. David doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. David manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
David wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
David sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cohen's guard.
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.
David seems to be working for a kimura but Cohen defends the submission attempt.
David is looking for a kimura here.
Cohen trying to hold on to David's head to control him but David postures up.
Cohen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cohen.
David working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lawrence Cohen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well David 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Xavier David!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Xavier David!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Xavier David!
Xavier David wins by unanimous decision!
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