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LMS 58: Tourniquet PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North comes to the cage accompanied by 'Mr. Roboto' by Styx. The key to victory for David North has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David North!
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, Vince Noir!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North moves into range and connects with a jab.
Noir tries to keep at a distance but North has taken the fight into the clinch.
North lands an elbow inside that Noir shrugs off.
Noir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
North lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Vince Noir has been cut.
North gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
North with an attempt at a knee that misses.
North with a knee to the head.
North landing knees to the head.
Noir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. North smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from North.
North jabs at Noir's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whack! North lands a heavy head kick that drops Noir. The ref tackles North to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Noir was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). David North!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunderhorse. Dan Henderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Henderson lands a jab to the head.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pepper gets a clinch.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pepper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pepper just leaning against Henderson, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pepper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pepper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pepper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pepper decides to pull guard.
Pepper throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pepper is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Henderson rolls with it to try and escape but Pepper cranks on the arm and Henderson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikey Pepper!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drew Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slater is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Terminator Theme. Jack Slater has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Slater!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price blocks a jab.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Slater misses with a straight left.
Slater is looking to clinch.
Price slips a jab and a cross from Slater.
Price bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slater's head.
Price swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Price counters with a single leg into guard. Slater didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Price accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Price trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Slater trying to control the position.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slater is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slater darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Drew Price has been cut.
Slater closes the distance looking to clinch
and Price connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slater throws out a powerful jab.
Slater gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Price to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Price drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Slater manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Price has Slater in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slater is one step ahead there.
Price might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Price is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Price wants to improve his position but instead Slater has moved into half guard.
Price manages to get to full guard.
Price has his foot on Slater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slater works his way back into a safe position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price looking for a guillotine here but Slater defends easily.
Price keeping full guard, as Slater tries to pass.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Price is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Price bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slater's guard.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Price trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price is looking to work some ground and pound but Slater has wrist control.
Price postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Slater is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Price, into his guard.
Price working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Slater has passed into half guard!
Price is breathing heavily.
That's eight 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.
Slater moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Price.
Price is looking to reverse the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Price seems a little lost for a moment, as Slater dominates the positioning.
Price is looking for a sweep.
Slater tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Price manages to get back to half guard.
Slater is trying to control the action in half guard but Price is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Price showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Price has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 10:9
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Price!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Stacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lynn Kernes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kernes has chosen Apocalyptica - Nothing Else Matters as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lynn Kernes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kernes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stacey pinned against the cage. Stacey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kernes shoots in but Stacey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stacey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kernes's calf.
Lee Stacey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kernes avoids the head kick by Stacey.
Stacey throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Lynn Kernes has been cut.
Stacey scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Kernes or perhaps it was just good defense by Stacey which made him look bad.
Lee Stacey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynn Kernes.
Stacey scores with a takedown into Kernes's guard.
Stacey is looking to work some ground and pound but Kernes has wrist control.
Stacey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kernes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stacey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kernes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stacey trying to control but Kernes is working from the bottom.
Kernes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stacey stands up over Kernes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stacey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stacey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kernes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stacey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kernes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kernes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stacey.
Stacey passes Kernes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stacey is taking a breather. Kernes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stacey slips a nice elbow through Kernes's hands, connecting with Kernes's forehead.
Stacey throwing shots but Kernes is blocking nicely.
Kernes missing with punches from the bottom.
Kernes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stacey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stacey's back!
Kernes missing with strikes from the back.
Stacey rolls, trying to escape but Kernes keeps control of the position.
Stacey is working hard here to advance position.
Stacey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kernes on the ground.
Kernes missing with strikes.
Kernes misses with punches from the back.
Stacey is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kernes gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernes throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Stacey tries to escape the position.
Kernes misses with punches from the back.
Stacey won't enjoy being in this position. Kernes looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Stacey is tapping - it's over boys! Kernes picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lynn Kernes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Thunderclap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Biggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunderclap comes to the cage accompanied by ThunderStruck. Jason Biggs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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250 lbs
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218 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tank Thunderclap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderclap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Biggs closes the distance and clinches up with Thunderclap, looking for a takedown. Biggs pushes Thunderclap against the cage but Thunderclap circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biggs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thunderclap's guard.
Thunderclap will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Biggs should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Thunderclap working a defensive guard here.
Thunderclap will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thunderclap throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Biggs trying to control but Thunderclap is working from the bottom.
Biggs is looking to stand up but Thunderclap won't let him.
Thunderclap can't keep his opponent in guard - Biggs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunderclap trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Biggs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thunderclap wants to control but Biggs is keeping busy.
Biggs is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Biggs looks gassed!
Thunderclap moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thunderclap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biggs is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunderclap is working hard here to advance position.
Biggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunderclap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Biggs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thunderclap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Biggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunderclap tries to clinch up.
Thunderclap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunderclap throws out a loose jab but Biggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunderclap moves in looking to clinch but Biggs pushes him off.
Thunderclap shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thunderclap was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Biggs can't escape the position.
Thunderclap has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Biggs's face.
Biggs is rocked!
It looks like Jason Biggs has been cut.
Thunderclap postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Biggs out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Thunderclap goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tank Thunderclap!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "On My Way to the Cage" by Rollins Band. Kirk Hall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Iverson's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Iverson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws out a leg kick but Iverson moves out of range and Hall only half commits.
Hall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iverson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall throws a leg kick but Iverson checks it.
Nice jab there from Hall.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Iverson.
Iverson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Iverson.
Hall misses with the combination.
Iverson misses with a straight left.
Iverson throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Iverson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Iverson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Iverson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hall still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hall has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Iverson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Iverson being controlled for a moment.
Hall trying to control the action but Iverson is working from the bottom.
Iverson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall slows the pace down.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Iverson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Iverson throws an elbow but Hall slips to the side and avoids it well.
Iverson throws an elbow but Hall slips to the side and avoids it well.
Iverson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson swings around for an armbar but Hall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Iverson's guard.
Iverson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall is looking to advance position but Iverson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Iverson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Iverson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Hall defending well as Iverson loads up on a big left hand.
Hall lands with a hook. Iverson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Iverson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall is looking to slow Iverson down with leg kicks.
Hall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iverson checks a leg kick.
Hall is looking to chop away at Iverson's legs.
Hall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Iverson misses with a straight left.
Iverson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iverson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Iverson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iverson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Iverson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Iverson wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Iverson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Iverson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Iverson seems to have locked his on tight now - Hall screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Iverson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). John Iverson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bacon comes to the cage accompanied by Scissors For Lefty - Softly The Sea Swallows The Sun. Lake has chosen My life be like oo-ah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Lake!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lake, right into the meat.
Lake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lake is looking to land body kicks.
Lake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bacon fails to land the takedown.
Bacon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake lands a head kick. Bacon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bacon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bacon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lake. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lake.
Lake lands with an uppercut that bounces Bacon off the cage and back into rage.
Bacon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bacon somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Bacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bacon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lake avoids it really well and circles away.
Bacon shoots in but Lake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lake was well out of range. Poor timing from Bacon.
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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lake, right into the meat.
Lake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Matt Bacon has been cut.
Lake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bacon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bacon.
Lake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bacon.
Bacon lands with a punch from half guard.
Lake pushes Bacon off looking to stand but Bacon dives back in and keeps control.
Lake regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bacon throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Bacon trying to control the position from guard on top but Lake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bacon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lake is keeping the position for now.
Bacon throws a big right hand that misses.
Lake can't keep his opponent in guard - Bacon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lake is trying to control but can't.
Bacon throws a strike but Lake avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bacon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bacon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bacon!
Lake wants to control the pace but Bacon is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Lake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Bacon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick by Bacon misses
and Lake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bacon misses with the combination.
Bacon has his takedown stuffed
and Lake counters with an outside leg kick.
Matt Bacon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bacon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lake is just out of range.
Lake throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon tries for a takedown but Lake circles away easily
and Lake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Bacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bacon fails with the takedown
and Lake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bacon misses with a takedown
and Lake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bacon misses with a takedown attempt
and Lake counters with an inside leg kick.
Lake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lake can pounce on him.
Lake cracks Bacon with an open hand slap.
Bacon blocks a head kick by Lake.
Bacon doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Lake counter with a right hand.
Lake lands with a right hand.
Lake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bacon misses with a takedown
and Lake counters with a good low kick that Bacon was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a takedown attempt
and Lake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Lake.
Bacon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lake.
Lake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bacon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bacon's knee momentarily.
Lake lands with a nice body punch.
Bacon takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bacon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lake can pounce on him.
Lake lands with an overhand left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lake.
Bacon has his takedown stuffed
and Lake counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Matt Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bacon fails with the takedown
and Lake counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Lake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Bacon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bacon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lake counters with an outside leg kick.
Bacon misses with a takedown attempt
and Lake counters with a low kick, right behind Bacon 's knee.
Bacon shoots and misses
and Lake counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Bacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bacon shoots and misses
and Lake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lake throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a takedown attempt
and Lake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bacon is rocked!
Lake lands a brutal head kick. Bacon looks out on his feet and Lake throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Doug Lake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artum Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holla Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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262 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artum Ruska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holla Back!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruska lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ruska connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruska connects with a body shot.
Ruska blocks a head kick by Back.
Ruska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Back was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruska.
Ruska throws a leg kick but Back checks it.
Ruska scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Back tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruska wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruska cracks Back with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ruska working away.
Back trying to remain calm as Ruska controls from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Back is trying to work for a sweep but Ruska has mounted him!
Back tries to hold on but Ruska pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruska lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Holla Back has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruska has isolated one of Back's arms. Back looking to fight him off but Ruska twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artum Ruska!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Ericssonl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ericssonl comes into the arena with VIKING WARRIOR blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leif Ericssonl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericssonl slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Ericssonl with a jab.
It looks like Raul Sanchez has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ericssonl lands a body shot.
Sanchez looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ericssonl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ericssonl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ericssonl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ericssonl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Ericssonl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ericssonl cracks Sanchez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ericssonl has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sanchez to stand back up!
Ericssonl sends Sanchez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ericssonl is motioning to the referee to let Sanchez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
That has opened up Raul Sanchez's cut even more.
Ericssonl cracks Sanchez with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leif Ericssonl!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madden Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Fabolous, 50cent, Mase - Breathe Remix. Max Power could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Madden Rush's chin.
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Madden Rush!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rush fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Power sprawls well initially but Rush persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Power moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Power keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
Power keeping full guard, as Rush tries to pass.
Rush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Power trying to control the position here.
Power tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
Rush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Power is keeping the position for now.
Rush distracts Power with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rush drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Power dives on top into guard.
Power stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rush misses with a takedown attempt - Power sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rush throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rush.
Rush clinches up against the cage.
Rush pulls Power into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Rush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Power stays in close to Rush's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to control from the top but Rush keeps moving.
Power looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rush throws a one two combo.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Rush is just out of range.
Power avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Rush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Power stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Power wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rush. That's going to slow Power down.
A jab from Power misses.
Rush throws a front kick aimed at Power's knee but Power avoids it well.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Rush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Rush slips the punch.
Rush misses with a wild combination.
Rush throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Rush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Rush with that takedown attempt.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Madden Rush.
Rush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Madden Rush 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.
Power shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rush defends it nicely.
Rush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power throws a hook to the side of Rush's head but Rush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rush slips a jab from Power.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rush 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 Power has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Power and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rush.
Rush has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Power. No joy for Rush on that attempt.
Rush swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush ducks right into an uppercut from Power.
Rush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Power blocks a head kick by Rush.
Rush misses with a takedown
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Madden Rush.
Rush misses with a wild body shot.
Rush throws and low kick but Power moves out of range easily.
Rush moves out of range of the strikes.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rush takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Madden Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Rush with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rush falls off balance throwing a combination
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power misses with a shot to the body
and Rush counters with an outside leg kick.
Power drops Rush with a straight right hand, right on the button! Power follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Power!
Max Power retains his lightweight title!
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