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Cravings for Blood PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Graghbeck (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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174 lbs
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Graghbeck!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looks to land a combination but Graghbeck avoids it well.
Graghbeck jabs at Penn's body.
Penn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws a hook but Graghbeck avoids it easily.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Graghbeck gets the takedown into side control.
Penn tries to buck Graghbeck off but Graghbeck is having none of it.
Graghbeck controls the position from side control.
Penn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to roll over but Graghbeck keeps him under control.
Graghbeck decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn misses with a combination
and Graghbeck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Graghbeck blocks the low kick.
Graghbeck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graghbeck checks a leg kick.
Graghbeck shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graghbeck defends it nicely.
Graghbeck avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graghbeck.
Graghbeck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn throws a series of punches but Graghbeck moves out of range.
Graghbeck tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Graghbeck shoots in but no luck this time.
Penn leaves Graghbeck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
George Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Graghbeck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graghbeck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graghbeck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Graghbeck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
George Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graghbeck instigates a clinch.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graghbeck was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graghbeck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graghbeck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graghbeck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Graghbeck misses with a low kick.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Graghbeck shoots in but no luck this time.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graghbeck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Graghbeck misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Graghbeck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Graghbeck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Graghbeck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sebastian Graghbeck will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Graghbeck counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Graghbeck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Graghbeck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn tries to land knees in the clinch but Graghbeck avoids the damage to the body.
Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Graghbeck avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Graghbeck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Graghbeck prevents it.
Penn taking a breather.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Graghbeck pulls guard successfully.
Penn trying to control but Graghbeck is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Penn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Graghbeck managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Penn.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Graghbeck dodges the ground and pound from Penn.
Graghbeck pushes Penn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Penn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Penn misses with the ground and pound.
Penn wants to control but Graghbeck is keeping him busy.
Graghbeck is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graghbeck trying his best to control but Penn has mounted him.
Graghbeck blocking the ground and pound.
Penn with shots to the head and body - Graghbeck looks very uncomfortable down there.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graghbeck working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Penn avoids the attempt from Graghbeck to control.
Graghbeck is looking to improve his position but Penn isn't that keen on the idea.
Penn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Penn looking to ground and pound but Graghbeck is blocking nicely.
Graghbeck is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Penn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Penn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn looking to secure an arm triangle but Graghbeck defends it well.
Penn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graghbeck was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn throws a right hand that Graghbeck ducks under and follows up with a left that Graghbeck also avoids with ease.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Graghbeck checks a leg kick.
Graghbeck scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
Penn is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Penn keeping control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graghbeck is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George Penn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Graghbeck uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn is looking to wear down Graghbeck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Penn misses.
Penn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Graghbeck but Graghbeck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
George Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Graghbeck just misses with a punch to the body.
George Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graghbeck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Graghbeck.
Graghbeck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graghbeck jumps guard and drags Penn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Graghbeck.
Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Graghbeck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Penn looking to control but Graghbeck is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Graghbeck tries to lock up and control but Penn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Penn trying to control but Graghbeck is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn prevents Graghbeck from getting the reversal.
Penn controlling the pace for now.
Penn misses with a head shot.
BOOM! Penn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Graghbeck tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn dominating with strikes here.
Penn controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Graghbeck is surviving well by controlling Penn's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stran Gler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willey Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stran Gler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stran Gler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willey Star!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gler was well out of range. Poor timing from Star.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gler is defended easily by Star.
Gler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Star avoids it really well and circles away.
Gler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Star defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stran Gler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab from Star.
Gler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Star misses the jab.
Star pushes Gler up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star tightens his grip and picks Gler up, before dumping him to the ground. Gler manages to land in guard.
Star is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gler has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Star is looking to defend but Gler has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Star! Gler pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Star taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stran Gler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dee Penn Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock has chosen Turn me on Mr Deadman 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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200 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Penn Dent!
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, Richard Hickock!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent motions for Hickock to come forward. Dent throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dent tries to clinch but Hickock moves away
and Hickock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hickock lands a high kick!
Hickock cracks Dent with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dent throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hickock.
Hickock throws a head kick but Dent moves out of range.
Dent misses with the body kick
and Hickock counters by moving into the clinch.
Dent misses with the head strike.
Dent looking to stall.
Hickock lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hickock.
Dent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickock avoids the elbow strike from Dent, against the cage.
Dent pushes Hickock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hickock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock tries to land a knee to the head but Dent blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent throws a head punch that misses.
Hickock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dent's elbow.
Hickock lands with a light punch inside.
Hickock gets through Dent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dent jumps into guard, dragging Hickock to the mat.
Hickock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hickock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent keeping moving, preventing Hickock from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Richard Hickock hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hickock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hickock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richard Hickock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dent tries to land a leg kick but Hickock saw it coming and moves away.
Hickock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hickock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dent.
Hickock throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hickock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hickock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dent stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock is leaning against Dent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hickock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dent swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dent lands a left hand.
Hickock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hickock manages to avoid it.
Hickock works Dent's body with a nice hook.
Hickock throws out a powerful jab.
Decent striking displayed by Hickock there.
Hickock clinches.
Hickock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock lands a body punch.
Dent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Dee Penn Dent has been cut.
Hickock being controlled against the cage.
Hickock lands a nice knee to the body.
Hickock lands a body shot.
Dent is breathing heavily.
Dent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hickock gets through Dent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Hickock.
Dent struggles to land a body shot inside as Hickock controls his hands.
A short left from Hickock.
Dent misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickock lands an elbow inside that Dent shrugs off.
Dent takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hickock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dee Penn Dent's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Hickock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hickock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dent throws a lazy head kick
and Hickock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hickock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dent eats them both and turns towards Hickock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dent feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hickock's calf.
A swing and a miss from Dent.
Dent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hickock misses with a body shot.
Hickock gets tackled into the cage by Dent. Dent maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dent looking to throw knees to the head but Hickock is blocking nicely.
Dent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hickock has a couple of punches blocked by Dent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Hickock.
Dent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hickock is defending well for now.
Hickock lands with a light punch inside.
Dent tries to land a knee to the head but Hickock blocks with his arms.
Hickock lands a good knee to the midsection. Dent won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dent trying to land knees to the body.
Hickock looking to throw knees to the head but Dent is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Hickock.
Hickock pushes Dent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hickock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hickock lands with a right to the head.
Hickock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dent takes a shot to the head.
Richard Hickock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hickock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent tries a knee to the head but Hickock blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hickock.
Dent is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickock blocks a body shot from Dent.
Oh Dent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hickock has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dent - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Hickock, and another! Dent is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Richard Hickock!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing. Mac Hansen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hansen scores with a three punch combo!
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Hansen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Julio Silva has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Hansen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hansen throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Hansen stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mac Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Hansen.
Hansen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen connects with a nice looking jab.
Mac Hansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Hansen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hansen lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Hansen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hansen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mac Hansen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conner Magavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Parcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conner Magavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Parcon!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magavin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parcon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magavin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Parcon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Magavin is in Parcon's guard.
Parcon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parcon pulls Magavin in close to prevent any damage.
Magavin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magavin trying to control but Parcon is working from the bottom.
Magavin with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magavin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magavin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin throws and elbow that misses. Parcon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magavin's guard. Nice move by Parcon!
Parcon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parcon is looking to work some ground and pound but Magavin has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parcon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parcon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parcon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parcon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magavin controlling Parcon's posture.
Parcon throws and elbow that misses. Magavin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parcon's guard. Nice move by Magavin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Magavin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parcon keeping moving, preventing Magavin from controlling successfully.
Parcon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parcon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Magavin cracks Parcon with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parcon controls Magavin momentarily but Magavin frees himself.
Magavin throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magavin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parcon keeping moving, preventing Magavin from controlling successfully.
Parcon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parcon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parcon keeping moving, preventing Magavin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Conner Magavin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Parcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parcon misses with a combination
and Magavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Magavin.
Parcon scores with a sloppy right hand. Magavin should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Magavin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Parcon looks to score with a jab to the body but Magavin is just out of range.
Parcon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magavin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magavin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magavin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parcon.
Nico Parcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parcon misses with a body shot.
Parcon swings for the body but Magavin moves out of range.
Magavin gets a takedown into half guard.
Magavin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Parcon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin is just content to waste time from the top position. Parcon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Parcon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magavin tries to free his leg and advance position but Parcon is retaining full guard.
Magavin thows a big elbow that misses.
Magavin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magavin throws a big right hand that misses.
Magavin wants to control from the top but Parcon keeps moving.
Magavin distracts Parcon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parcon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magavin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parcon looking to control.
Magavin passes Parcon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Parcon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magavin.
Magavin thows a huge punch but Parcon dodges it nicely.
Parcon wants to control but Magavin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parcon's head.
Magavin is taking a breather. Parcon 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.
Magavin throwing shots but Parcon is blocking nicely.
Magavin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Magavin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Magavin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parcon defending well though.
Magavin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parcon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magavin is working away from the top position though.
Parcon is refusing to be controlled, as Magavin sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magavin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Magavin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Parcon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magavin lands a nice looking body kick.
Magavin throws a head kick that Parcon semi-blocks.
Parcon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parcon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Parcon throws a right hand that Magavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Magavin also avoids with ease.
Magavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magavin.
Nice shot by Parcon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Magavin does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin misses with a wild body shot.
Parcon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magavin circles away quickly and effectively.
Magavin avoids the body shot from Parcon.
A punch combination from Parcon misses.
Parcon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magavin.
Magavin gets a double leg takedown into Parcon's guard.
Parcon is trying to control the position but Magavin postures up.
Parcon is pulling down on Magavin's head to control his posture.
Magavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Parcon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Magavin takes one to the chin there.
Parcon gets caught napping as Magavin dives in and scores a takedown. Parcon manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magavin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Magavin wants to take a breather but Parcon is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Magavin.
Parcon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parcon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magavin.
Parcon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Magavin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magavin throwing shots but Parcon is blocking nicely.
Magavin working over Parcon with some ground and pound. Parcon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Magavin trying to control from half guard but Parcon is working away.
Magavin slows the pace down in half guard.
Nico Parcon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parcon's head.
Parcon trying to control but Magavin postures up.
Magavin trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Parcon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conner Magavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magavin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conner Magavin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Koepfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koepfer comes to the cage accompanied by Mongol. Cozad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Daft Punk - Hard Better Faster Stronger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matthew Cozad has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stephen Koepfer's chin.
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175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Koepfer!
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, Matthew Cozad!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koepfer fails with a takedown attempt.
Koepfer has a takedown stuffed.
Koepfer moves into the clinch.
Koepfer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koepfer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Koepfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozad has clasped his hands together around Koepfer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cozad trying to control the position but Koepfer is working away.
Cozad 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 one minute gone in the round.
Koepfer is looking to regain half guard here but Cozad keeps moving and retains side control.
Cozad is trying to get an arm triangle but Koepfer is defending well.
Cozad trying to control the action but Koepfer is working from the bottom.
Koepfer is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koepfer is working hard here to advance position.
Cozad wants to control but Koepfer is keeping him busy.
Cozad working the strikes but Koepfer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cozad tries to pass to full mount but Koepfer defends it.
Koepfer is trying to stand back up but Cozad is controlling him
Cozad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koepfer wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koepfer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koepfer keeping full guard, as Cozad tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cozad stands and throws Koepfer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Koepfer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cozad controlling the pace.
Koepfer is staying active underneath Cozad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad is looking to stall here but Koepfer recovers full guard.
Cozad won't allow Koepfer to get back to his feet.
Koepfer 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.
Cozad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cozad wants to control from the top but Koepfer keeps moving.
Cozad cracks Koepfer with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cozad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koepfer throws a series of punches but Cozad avoids them all with ease.
Cozad misses with a double jab.
Cozad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cozad showed some decent athleticism there.
Koepfer kicks off Cozad and gets to his feet.
Koepfer throws a right hand that Cozad ducks under and follows up with a left that Cozad also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Cozad.
Cozad lands with a shot to the body.
Koepfer with a poor takedown
and Cozad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koepfer gets caught napping as Cozad dives in and scores a takedown. Koepfer manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cozad preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koepfer is striking off his back. Cozad thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Koepfer tries to roll over but Cozad keeps him under control.
Cozad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cozad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koepfer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matthew Cozad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cozad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Koepfer is trying to control but can't.
Cozad not doing much here.
Cozad is trying to control. Koepfer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matthew Cozad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cozad takes a swing at Koepfer's ribcage but misses.
Koepfer moves in looking to clinch but Cozad pushes him off.
Cozad leaves Koepfer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cozad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Koepfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cozad misses with the combination.
Koepfer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stephen Koepfer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koepfer tries for a takedown but Cozad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koepfer walks into a stiff left hand from Cozad.
Cozad works over Koepfer's head and body with a nice combination.
Cozad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cozad lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koepfer keeping moving, preventing Cozad from controlling successfully.
Cozad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cozad stopping the sweep attempt from Koepfer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cozad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cozad misses with a body shot.
Koepfer looks for a takedown but Cozad sprawls well.
Koepfer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cozad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Cozad scores with a four punch combination!
Cozad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Koepfer did well to prevent Cozad getting side control.
Cozad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad not doing much here.
Cozad drops an elbow to the side of Koepfer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad working over Koepfer with some ground and pound. Koepfer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cozad wants to take a breather but Koepfer is having none of it.
Koepfer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cozad is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cozad tries to pass to full mount but Koepfer defends it.
Cozad passes to side control.
Cozad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koepfer keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koepfer is looking to regain half guard here but Cozad keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cozad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Koepfer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cozad working the ground and pound from side control.
Koepfer wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad tries to move into full mount but can't pass Koepfer's legs.
Cozad wants to control but Koepfer is keeping him busy.
Koepfer tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Cozad keeps control of the position easily here as Koepfer tries to buck him off.
Koepfer staying busy and making it hard for Cozad to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad is trying to stick to Koepfer's back but Koepfer is turning into Cozad. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cozad's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Koepfer.
Cozad pulls Koepfer in close to his closed guard and prevents Koepfer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Koepfer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cozad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koepfer rather than just go for the knockout.
Koepfer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cozad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Koepfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koepfer throws a right hand that Cozad ducks under and follows up with a left that Cozad also avoids with ease.
Stephen Koepfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cozad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koepfer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cozad avoids the body shot from Koepfer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Cozad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cozad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Cozad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomislav Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangold comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Prez "Be Healthy". Vukovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein - Feuer Frei! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomislav Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic misses with a hook. Mangold ducked under it nicely.
Vukovic misses with a low kick as Mangold jumps back.
Vukovic throws a shot to the body.
Vukovic misses with a double jab.
Vukovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangold throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Vukovic misses its intended target.
Mangold throws a shot to the body.
Mangold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangold misses the shot to the body.
Vukovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Mangold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mangold misses with a shot to the body
and Vukovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vukovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold misses with a wild body shot.
Mangold throws a hook but Vukovic avoids it easily.
Vukovic misses with a leg kick.
Vukovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Mangold is breathing heavily.
Mangold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vukovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangold.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vukovic.
Mangold blocks a jab.
Vukovic moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vukovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vukovic misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vukovic fails to land.
Vukovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangold can't find room to land a body shot as Vukovic controls the action.
A short right from Vukovic on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vukovic misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vukovic.
Vukovic throws a head punch that misses.
Mangold lands with a right to the head.
Mangold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Vukovic as the two fighters clinch.
Vukovic digs a right hand into Mangold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mangold's gas tank.
Vukovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vukovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mangold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vukovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangold misses with a punch to the body.
Vukovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vukovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangold controls his hands.
Vukovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vukovic tries to throw a body punch but Mangold avoids it by throwing Vukovic back against the cage.
Vukovic scores with a shot to the side of Mangold's head.
Mangold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vukovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mangold lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mangold.
A head punch on the inside from Vukovic fails to land.
Vukovic misses with the head strike.
Vukovic misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vukovic.
Mangold breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Vukovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vukovic forces Mangold back against the cage and clinches.
Vukovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mangold scores with a shot to the side of Vukovic's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic tries to throw a body punch but Mangold avoids it by throwing Vukovic back against the cage.
Mangold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vukovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangold controls his hands.
Mangold looking for a takedown.
Mangold swings wildly with an uppercut but Vukovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mangold scores with a shot to the side of Vukovic's head.
Mangold lands a shot to the body.
Vukovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mangold or not.
Mangold struggles to land a body shot inside as Vukovic controls his hands.
Mangold can't find room to land a body shot as Vukovic controls the action.
Mangold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vukovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vukovic misses with a punch to the body.
Mangold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vukovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangold controls his hands.
Vukovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Vukovic dominated that round.
That's time! Mangold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vukovic lands a nice hook to Mangold's body. Mangold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vukovic scores with a body shot.
Vukovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mangold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vukovic.
Tomislav Vukovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vukovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mangold circles away.
Tomislav Vukovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vukovic misses with a low kick.
Vukovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mangold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vukovic clinches up against the cage.
Vukovic prevents a body shot from Mangold.
Vukovic digs a right hand underneath Mangold's ribcage. Mangold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mangold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Vukovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vukovic up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vukovic scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Vukovic.
Vukovic lands a nice uppercut.
Vukovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Vukovic lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Vukovic digs a right hand underneath Mangold's ribcage. Mangold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vukovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mangolds head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vukovic lands with a left to the head.
Vukovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vukovic lands with a light punch inside.
Vukovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomislav Vukovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vukovic.
A body shot lands from Vukovic.
Vukovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vukovic lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Vukovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vukovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vukovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Vukovic.
Mangold is rocked!
Vukovic lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mangold to his knees! Vukovic keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomislav Vukovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lawry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lawry!
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, Nick Quick!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lawry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lawry somewhat.
Quick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quick. Quick obviously looking to wear him down.
Quick clinches.
Lawry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quick.
Quick keeps control of Lawry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lawry is pressed up against the cage. Quick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lawry down to the mat. Lawry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mike Lawry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Quick.
Lawry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quick's head.
It looks like Nick Quick has been cut.
Lawry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lawry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lawry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quick tries to roll over but Lawry keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Quick sees it coming and defends easily.
Quick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lawry defends it easily.
Lawry scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lawry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lawry postures up and lands a big shot to Quick's brow.
Lawry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quick looks gassed!
Lawry drops back looking for a leg! Quick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quick manages to kick Lawry off! Lawry jumps back into Quick's guard.
Lawry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lawry defends it easily.
Lawry tries to free his leg and advance position but Quick is retaining full guard.
Lawry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lawry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lawry stands up over Quick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quick has his foot on Lawry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lawry works his way back into a safe position though.
Lawry trying to control but Quick is working from the bottom.
Lawry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lawry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quick's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawry scoring with some ground and pound.
Quick is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawry scoring with some ground and pound.
Quick is still in real trouble! Can Lawry finish him?
Lawry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quick seems to have recovered his senses.
Quick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lawry has managed to get both his arms back between Quick's legs - danger averted.
Lawry wants to control from the top but Quick keeps moving.
Lawry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawry forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lawry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawry works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lawry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Quick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lawry shoots for a double leg takedown but Quick sprawls well. He's pushed Lawry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quick closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lawry trying to hold on to Quick's head to control him but Quick postures up.
Lawry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lawry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quick wants to pass the guard but Lawry is keeping the position.
Lawry keeping moving, preventing Quick from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawry looking to control.
Quick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lawry is on top in guard.
Quick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lawry defends it easily.
Lawry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lawry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quick's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawry landing with the ground and pound.
Lawry is working Quick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lawry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lawry defends well.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Lawry stands up over Quick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quick 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.
Lawry passes into half guard.
Lawry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Quick looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lawry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lawry slips a nice elbow through Quick's hands, connecting with Quick's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lawry lands a nice short elbow.
Lawry drops an elbow to the side of Quick's head.
Lawry is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Quick is hurt! He's hurt bad - Lawry fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Quick from any more punishment! Congratulations to Lawry! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Lawry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Beaudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Beaudreaux!
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, Eli Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beaudreaux throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Beaudreaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beaudreaux thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Adam Beaudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beaudreaux.
Beaudreaux misses the shot to the body.
Beaudreaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beaudreaux is looking to wear down Hunter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Beaudreaux slips the punch.
Beaudreaux missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beaudreaux throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Eli Hunter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaudreaux throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beaudreaux.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Nice cross by Beaudreaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaudreaux scores with a hook to the body. Hunter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Beaudreaux moved away.
Beaudreaux lands a right hook to the body.
Beaudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beaudreaux.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Beaudreaux avoids nicely.
Beaudreaux takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Beaudreaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beaudreaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beaudreaux swinging wildly here.
Beaudreaux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beaudreaux checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beaudreaux lands a right hook to the body.
Beaudreaux swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter punishes Beaudreaux's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunter throws a chopping leg kick but Beaudreaux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Beaudreaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Beaudreaux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the liver by Beaudreaux. Beautiful body shot.
Hunter looks gassed!
Beaudreaux connects with a crisp jab.
Hunter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunter is rocked!
Beaudreaux drops Hunter with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hunter! Beaudreaux dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Beaudreaux!
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