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CoV 55: Double Nickel PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Elliott!
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, Murphy MacManus!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliott tries to clinch but MacManus moves out of range.
Elliott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacManus tries to avoid it but Elliott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacManus to the ground. MacManus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
MacManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elliott.
Elliott decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
MacManus won't allow Elliott to pass to mount.
MacManus tries to get to full guard but Elliott has control of the leg.
MacManus trying to hold on to Elliott's head to control him but Elliott postures up.
MacManus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
MacManus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
MacManus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elliott is working away from the top position though.
MacManus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
MacManus is looking for a sweep. Elliott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Elliott closes the distance and clinches up with MacManus, looking for a takedown. Elliott pushes MacManus against the cage but MacManus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Elliott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around MacManus's waist but MacManus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elliott off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Elliott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from MacManus does no damage.
Elliott tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from MacManus.
MacManus tries to clinch but Elliott is having none of it.
Elliott has a takedown stuffed.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Elliott. No joy for MacManus on that attempt.
MacManus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elliott.
MacManus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elliott.
MacManus misses with a takedown
and Elliott moves into the clinch.
Elliott is breathing heavily.
Elliott taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Elliott lands a left hand.
Elliott gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Elliott decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
MacManus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus drops Elliott with a beautiful combination! Elliott stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - MacManus is looking for the KO!
It looks like Keith Elliott has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacManus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by MacManus there.
Elliott is rocked!
MacManus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Elliott counters by clinching up.
MacManus trying to control the position but instead, Elliott has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacManus into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacManus is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
MacManus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy MacManus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Elliott's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
MacManus grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Elliott takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! MacManus cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Murphy MacManus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Last Song. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paolo Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyler is defended easily by Mac.
Mac could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
Tyler scores with a takedown into Mac's guard.
Mac is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyler is controlling him.
Tyler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mac wants to stand and escape but Tyler is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler controlling from the top position.
Tyler stops Mac from standing up.
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.
Tyler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tyler prevents Mac from getting back to his feet.
Tyler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Tyler might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Tyler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tyler stops Mac from standing up.
Mac might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jake Tyler just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mac looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mac misses with the combination.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mac throws a right and a left that Tyler avoids nicely.
Tyler looks for a takedown but Mac sprawls well.
Tyler shoots for a double leg takedown but Mac sprawls well. He's pushed Tyler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mac as he avoids it easily.
Paolo Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tyler.
Tyler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mac pinned against the cage. Mac gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Mac lands but Tyler takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyler is defended easily by Mac.
No luck for Tyler with that takedown attempt.
Tyler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mac pinned against the cage. Mac gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mac counters with a good, hard body kick but Tyler shrugs it off.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but Mac shows good takedown defense.
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.
Tyler looks for a takedown but Mac sprawls well.
Tyler tries to clinch up.
Mac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mac throws a nice head kick!
Tyler shoots in but Mac avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mac scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mac tries to avoid it but Tyler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mac to the ground. Mac escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mac. That's going to slow Tyler down.
Mac connects with a high kick.
Mac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mac tries a head kick but it misses.
Mac falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Mac is retaining full guard.
Mac wants to get back to his feet but Tyler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Mac dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyler fails with the takedown
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Tyler backing up. Tyler nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mac defends it nicely.
Tyler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyler stops Mac from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mac is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Tyler or perhaps it was just good defense by Mac which made him look bad.
Paolo Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tyler.
Danga de danga de dang - Tyler scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Mac.
Mac leaves Tyler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but Mac shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mac displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paolo Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mac throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Tyler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyler shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyler tries to clinch but Mac is having none of it.
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.
Mac throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tyler fails with the takedown.
Paolo Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mac throws a nice head kick!
Tyler misses with a double jab
and Mac counters with a body kick.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Tyler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyler 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Jake Tyler!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Jake Tyler!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Jake Tyler!
Jake Tyler wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brody Savanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Our Dreams. Jorge Samuel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Savanis!
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, Jorge Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savanis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savanis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savanis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Savanis wants to clinch up but Samuel keeps it at a distance.
Samuel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samuel lands in his opponent's guard.
Samuel advances to half guard.
Savanis trying to control here.
Samuel throwing shots but Savanis is blocking nicely.
Samuel 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.
Samuel works his way into full mount!
Savanis is looking to improve his position but Samuel isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Samuel working for a guillotine from mount but Savanis is in no mood to give up.
Samuel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Savanis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Samuel landing strikes from the mount.
Samuel lands with some strikes.
Samuel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savanis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savanis working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel wants to control the pace but Savanis is squirming around nicely.
Savanis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Savanis is looking to improve his position but Samuel isn't that keen on the idea.
Savanis is breathing heavily.
Samuel unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Samuel.
Savanis is desperately trying to improve his position but Samuel has a good base and remains in mount.
Savanis tries to hold on but Samuel postures up.
Samuel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Savanis throwing hammer fists to the chest of Samuel. What's that going to do exactly?
Savanis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Samuel with the ground and pound from mount.
Savanis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Savanis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samuel landing strikes from the mount and Savanis is in trouble!
Samuel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel looking to finish Savanis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Savanis!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samuel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Savanis looks a forlorn figure.
Samuel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Samuel with a couple of short strikes.
Samuel has hold of Savanis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Savanis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Samuel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Savanis looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samuel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Samuel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Samuel darts in and clinches Savanis up against the cage.
Samuel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Savanis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Savanis jumps into guard, dragging Samuel to the mat.
Savanis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samuel postures up and lands a big shot to Savanis's brow.
Samuel looking to sit in guard and control but Savanis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Savanis throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savanis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Samuel throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Savanis escapes and throws Samuel's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savanis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Samuel fails to land the takedown.
Savanis sizes up Samuel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Savanis misses with a head kick.
Samuel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Savanis trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Samuel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Savanis tries to kick Samuel off but Samuel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Savanis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samuel.
Samuel winds up and cracks Savanis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Samuel passes into side control, despite Savanis's attempt to control the position.
Samuel landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis is looking for a sweep.
Samuel is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Savanis is trying to escape and Samuel transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Savanis is forced to tap! Nice work there by Samuel! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Samuel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gontier comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Never Too Late. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Gontier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gontier shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gontier was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gontier is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mercy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gontier forces the positional change into back control.
Gontier is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mercy showing good submission defense here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy trying to control the position but Gontier manages to sink in the hooks.
Mercy turns into Gontier and is now in his guard.
Gontier keeping full guard, as Mercy tries to pass.
Gontier wants to sweep but no luck.
Gontier has his foot on Mercy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mercy works his way back into a safe position though.
Mercy is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gontier has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mercy is looking to defend but Gontier has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mercy! Gontier pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mercy taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adam Gontier!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Winkletoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa comes to the cage accompanied by Smurffit - Tunteisiin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Winkletoe!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkletoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winkletoe has managed to clinch.
Winkletoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winkletoe looking for a takedown.
Taalasmaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taalasmaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taalasmaa lands with a cross.
Winkletoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Winkletoe!
Winkletoe doesn't manage to clinch there - Taalasmaa circles away.
Taalasmaa drops Winkletoe with a big left hand! Winkletoe is injured, injured bad! Taalasmaa jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritter's entrance music is Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolando Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Ritter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritter throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritter.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Ritter shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ritter is looking to clinch.
Ritter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ritter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Ritter tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie throws a body punch but Ritter moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritter was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Ritter throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rolando Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritter shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ritter. Ritter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie takes a swing at Ritter's ribcage but misses.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Ritter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie cracks Ritter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ritter's half guard.
Ritter wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritter keeps working.
Ritter throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working over Ritter with some ground and pound. Ritter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ritter is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Ritter missing with punches from the bottom.
Ritter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Ritter is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Ritter is having none of it.
Ritter trying to control from the bottom.
Ritter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ritter!
Gracie has hold of Ritter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ritter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ritter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ritter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie landing shots from mount.
Ritter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You get the feeling that Ritter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gracie working for a submission but Ritter is keeping him at bay.
Gracie has hold of Ritter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ritter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter regains half guard.
Ritter is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Ritter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Ritter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Ritter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ritter will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie stops Ritter from standing up.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Gracie 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.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritter was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Ritter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Ritter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ritter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ritter is keeping the position for now.
Ritter working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie trying to control but Ritter is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ritter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ritter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Ritter tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ritter, who protects the arm well.
Gracie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ritter looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gracie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ritter is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gracie lets go of the hold and Ritter can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rolando Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Wogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Jung could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulie Wogg's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paulie Wogg!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung wants to clinch.
Wogg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wogg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wogg keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung tries to clinch up but Wogg circles away and keeps his distance.
Wogg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jung.
Wogg avoids the head kick by Jung.
Jung tries to clinch up but Wogg circles away and keeps his distance.
Wogg keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Jung.
Tyler Jung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jung tries a head kick but it misses.
Wogg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wogg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wogg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyler Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wogg throws a solid leg kick but Jung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wogg.
Wogg keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wogg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jung doesn't manage to clinch there - Wogg circles away.
Wogg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wogg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jung tries to clinch but Wogg is having none of it.
Jung wants to clinch.
Wogg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Tyler Jung will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wogg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Jung wants to clinch up but Wogg keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jung.
Jung moves in looking to clinch but Wogg pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wogg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung doesn't manage to clinch there - Wogg circles away.
Wogg blocks a head kick by Jung.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wogg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Wogg fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Jung tries to work over Wogg's front leg with a kick but Wogg checks it.
Tyler Jung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jung wants to clinch
and Wogg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jung really felt that one!
Jung wants to clinch
and Wogg counters with an inside leg kick.
Wogg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wogg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jung's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wogg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wogg throws a lazy right hand but Jung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wogg is trying to break free.
Jung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jung misses with an elbow strike.
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.
Jung working Wogg over with knees to the body.
Jung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wogg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jung trying to land knees to the body.
Wogg is trying to break the clinch but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jung.
Jung landing knees to the body.
Wogg is breathing heavily.
Wogg avoids a wild elbow strike from Jung.
Jung lands a knee to the body.
Jung tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wogg avoids it.
Wogg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jung lands a knee to the head.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jung just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wogg's brow.
Wogg is trying to break the clinch but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Wogg is looking to break free of the clinch but Jung has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jung dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jung closes the distance but Wogg moves to the side
and Wogg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jung tries to clinch there but Wogg circles away.
Jung checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wogg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wogg keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wogg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jung is looking to clinch but Wogg is avoiding it.
Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wogg throws a sloppy head kick
and Jung counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jung throws a sloppy head kick
and Wogg counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick by Wogg misses
and Jung counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung avoids the head kick by Wogg.
Wogg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jung tries to clinch
and Wogg counters with a good low kick that Jung was not able to check.
Jung tries to clinch up
and Wogg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung looks to clinch
and Wogg counters with a low kick, right behind Jung 's knee.
Jung darts in trying to clinch
and Wogg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jung obliges.
Jung missing with knees to the body.
Wogg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jung landing knees to the body.
Jung throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wogg blocks it with crossed arms.
Jung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wogg.
Jung landing knees to the body.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jung tries to land knees in the clinch but Wogg avoids the damage to the body.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wogg's defenses.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wogg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung lands an elbow inside that Wogg shrugs off.
Jung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wogg.
Paulie Wogg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Wogg in his tracks for a moment.
Jung scores with a knee to the head.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Jung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jung 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Tyler Jung!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Tyler Jung!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Tyler Jung!
Tyler Jung wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Howard Beale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezra Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beale comes to the cage accompanied by Mad As Hell. Pound is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop. Ezra Pound has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Howard Beale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezra Pound!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beale tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Pound closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pound with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beale goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pound prevents it.
Pound keeps control of Beale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beale drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pound pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beale shoots for a double leg takedown but Pound sprawls well. He's pushed Beale's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Beale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beale tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Beale tries to clinch
and Pound counters with a big head kick but Beale shrugs it off.
Pound tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beale counters by moving into the clinch.
Beale swings wildly with an uppercut but Pound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pound throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pound stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beale avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beale has Pound pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pound manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beale tries to score a body lock takedown but Pound shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pound blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pound gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pound blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pound creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beale's defenses.
It looks like Howard Beale has been cut.
Pound is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beale drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pound pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pound clinches.
Beale tries to break free but Pound pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Beale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beale is trying to break the clinch but Pound has him pressed against the cage.
Beale tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pound just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pound lands an elbow inside.
Beale jumps guard.
Beale trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Beale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pound lands a couple of digs.
Pound content to stall in guard here.
Pound has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beale wants to stand and escape but Pound is having none of it.
Pound throws a strike but Beale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pound is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beale scoring with some ground and pound.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pound is keeping the position for now.
Pound manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Pound connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Beale taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beale throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pound content just to control the position here.
Beale in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pound unloading with bombs!
Beale tries to hold on but Pound postures up.
Pound lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beale is working to get back to half guard.
Pound avoids the attempt from Beale to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Pound dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Beale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beale gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound is looking for a sweep.
Pound manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beale lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pound moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Beale postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beale has gone for a leg lock! Pound slips out almost immediately though and dives into Beale's guard.
Beale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound trying to control the position from guard on top but Beale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pound lands a couple of digs.
Pound is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pound pushes down on Beale's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beale punching from the bottom.
Pound is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pound sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound 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.
Beale wants to control but Pound is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pound looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Beale throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Pound manages to pass to side control.
Beale misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beale is trying to improve his position.
Pound landing strikes.
Beale is looking to regain half guard here but Pound keeps moving and retains side control.
Beale is working hard here to advance position.
Pound in side control lands a decent elbow.
Beale wants to get back to his feet but Pound drags him back down.
Beale is looking to regain half guard here but Pound keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Pound in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Beale struggling a bit here.
Pound lands some shots froms side control.
Beale being controlled for a moment.
Pound working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beale is trying to improve his position.
Beale struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Pound showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Howard Beale's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beale wants to clinch
and Pound counters by clinching up.
A bit of stalling here from Pound.
Beale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pound blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pound stalling.
Pound blocks an uppercut.
Pound misses with a knee strike.
Pound has Beale pressed against the cage.
Beale throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pound lands a knee to the body.
Pound with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beale wants a takedown.
Pound is pushing Beale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pound just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beale's brow.
Beale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pound lands a knee to the head.
Beale taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pound is trying to stall.
Pound looking to throw knees to the head but Beale is blocking nicely.
Pound gets underhooks to prevent Beale's takedown attempt.
Beale tries to circle away but Pound has him pinned against the cage.
Beale tries a body shot but Pound blocks it.
Beale tries to pull guard but Pound won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Beale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pound keeps control of Beale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pound lands an elbow inside.
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.
Beale lands a left hand.
Beale avoiding damage as Pound throws knees to the body.
Beale is trying to break the clinch but Pound has him pressed against the cage.
Pound using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beale has had enough of the clinch but Pound keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pound throws an elbow but misses.
Beale wants a takedown.
Pound lands a nice elbow.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beale avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pound just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beale's brow.
Pound tries to land a knee to the head but Beale blocks with his arms.
Pound stops a takedown attempt from Beale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beale wants to break free but Pound has control.
Pound tries to land a knee to the head but Beale blocks with his arms.
Beale breaks from the clinch.
Howard Beale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beale misses the shot to the body.
Beale tries to clinch but Pound moves away
and Pound counters by clinching up.
Pound is pushing Beale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Beale avoids the elbow strike from Pound, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pound just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beale's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pound throws an elbow but misses.
Beale manages to break the clinch.
Beale tries to clinch up
and Pound counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beale breaks the clinch.
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.
Pound darts in trying to clinch
so Beale counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pound is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pound's head.
Pound punching from the bottom - just letting Beale know he's still in a fight.
Beale preventing the sweep.
Beale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pound takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beale lands a couple of elbows.
Pound looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beale is one step ahead there.
Beale is looking to work some ground and pound but Pound has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Howard Beale.
Well Pound 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 Ezra Pound!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Ezra Pound!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Ezra Pound!
Ezra Pound wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Roque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roque has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Know Your Enemy as his entrance music. The key to victory for Gerald Lynch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerald Lynch!
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, Vitor Roque!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Lynch. No joy for Roque on that attempt.
Lynch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roque shoots for a takedown but Lynch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roque moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lynch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roque has time to react.
Roque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lynch sprawls well. Lynch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roque gets slowly back to his feet.
Gerald Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Roque.
Lynch drops Roque with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Roque! Lynch dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Gerald Lynch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Aguayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguayo has chosen Colegiada by Alex Bueno 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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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Wagstaff!
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, Juan Carlos Aguayo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguayo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Aguayo.
Wagstaff tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wagstaff - that will leave a mark!
Aguayo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagstaff.
Aguayo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wagstaff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aguayo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aguayo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagstaff uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wagstaff closes the distance and clinches.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Aguayo is blocking nicely.
Aguayo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Aguayo looking to stall.
Wagstaff has Aguayo pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Aguayo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Wagstaff - that's hurt Aguayo badly! Oh, another knee lands and Aguayo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Aguayo doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lester Wagstaff!
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