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INY - Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beecher Meetz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex-Reptile. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beecher Meetz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano stuffs the takedown attempt from Meetz. Meetz gets slowly back to his feet.
Luciano shoots in and drives through. Meetz sprawls well.
No luck for Meetz with that takedown attempt.
Luciano has closed the distance and engaged Meetz in a clinch.
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Meetz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meetz tries to pull guard but Luciano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beecher Meetz.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meetz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Luciano pinned against the cage. Luciano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Charlie Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meetz has closed the distance and engaged Luciano in a clinch.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meetz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luciano forces Meetz back against the cage and clinches.
Luciano jumps guard and drags Meetz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Luciano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meetz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Meetz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Luciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meetz.
Meetz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Meetz is looking to stand up but Luciano won't let him.
Meetz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meetz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meetz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meetz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luciano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meetz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luciano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Luciano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
A short right from Luciano on the inside.
Meetz wants a takedown.
Meetz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Luciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meetz.
Luciano rushes Meetz and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a good knee to the midsection. Meetz won't want to take too many of those.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
Meetz wants a takedown.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Luciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luciano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luciano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meetz as he jumps to the side.
Luciano shoots in looking for a takedown. Meetz tries to sprawl out of it but Luciano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meetz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Meetz moves into range and clinches up with Luciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meetz breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meetz is defended easily by Luciano.
Luciano takes the fight into the clinch.
Meetz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meetz tries for a takedown but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meetz shoots in for a double leg but Luciano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meetz closes the distance and clinches.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Meetz controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano 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.
Luciano instigates a clinch.
Meetz goes for a takedown attempt but Luciano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Meetz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Luciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Meetz stalling in the clinch.
Luciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meetz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Beecher Meetz has been cut.
No luck for Luciano with that takedown attempt.
A solid body kick from Meetz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano moves out of range of the body kick.
Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Meetz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meetz misses with some punches.
Luciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luciano takes the fight into the clinch.
Meetz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luciano clinches.
Luciano pulls guard.
Luciano trying to control the position.
Meetz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meetz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Luciano, up you get!
Luciano clinches.
Meetz jumps guard but Luciano stands there with Meetz around his waist. Meetz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meetz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luciano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luciano scores with a hook to the body.
Meetz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meetz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luciano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beecher Meetz.
Meetz manages to break the clinch.
Luciano looks to land a combination but Meetz avoids it well.
Meetz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Luciano did well to prevent Meetz getting side control.
Meetz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meetz.
Meetz is looking to take a break and control but Luciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meetz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Meetz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Meetz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luciano's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meetz with the ground and pound but Luciano uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Meetz from controlling successfully.
Luciano looking for a sweep. Not yet Luciano, not yet.
Meetz throwing strikes but missing.
Meetz stands and steps away. Luciano gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Luciano clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meetz is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him.
Meetz tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
Meetz manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Beecher Meetz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Beecher Meetz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Meetz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luciano moves into the clinch.
Luciano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meetz is keeping busy.
Luciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meetz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meetz moves into range and clinches up with Luciano.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meetz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luciano's brow.
Meetz is trying to push Luciano away but Luciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meetz misses with the head strike.
Meetz manages to break the clinch.
Luciano clinches up against the cage.
Meetz misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Luciano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meetz pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano sitting in guard here, content to control.
Luciano wanted to stand there but Meetz had control of the position.
Meetz wriggles free and stands up.
Nice sprawl there from Luciano as Meetz shoots in.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Luciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charlie Luciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luciano moves into the clinch.
Luciano slowing the pace effectively.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meetz backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luciano forces Meetz back against the cage and clinches.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meetz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano blocks the body kick.
Meetz dives in and grabs Luciano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luciano pushes down on Meetz's head and hops out.
Meetz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meetz tries a low kick but Luciano avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Luciano.
Meetz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luciano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luciano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Meetz uses from the top position.
Meetz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meetz sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meetz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Meetz from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Beecher Meetz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Meetz moves in looking to clinch but Luciano pushes him off.
Meetz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meetz lands a slapping body shot.
Luciano shoots in looking for a takedown. Meetz tries to sprawl out of it but Luciano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meetz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meetz fails with a takedown attempt.
Luciano shoots in but no luck this time.
Meetz is looking to clinch but Luciano is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meetz takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Luciano moves into the clinch.
Meetz managing to block the knees to the body from Luciano.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beecher Meetz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meetz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beecher Meetz!
Beecher Meetz gave a mention to L.A. Elite Clothing Co ($10 shorts and shirt) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Macino (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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Viceroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Macino!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macino slips a jab from Viceroy.
A slow jab from Viceroy misses its intended target.
Viceroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Viceroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macino has closed the distance and engaged Viceroy in a clinch.
Macino taking a breather.
Macino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macino forces Viceroy back against the cage and clinches.
Viceroy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Macino gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Macino tries to break free but Viceroy pushes him back against the cage.
Macino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Viceroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Viceroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macino throws a body punch but Viceroy moves out of range.
Viceroy keeps the fight on the outside.
Viceroy throws a right and a left that Macino avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Viceroy.
A combination from Viceroy does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macino swinging wildly here.
Lord Viceroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viceroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Viceroy throws a right and a left that Macino avoids nicely.
Viceroy tries to bum rush Macino with a series of wild strikes but Macino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Viceroy throws a nice looking combination but Macino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Macino. Those never looked like landing.
Macino lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from Viceroy does no damage.
Macino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Viceroy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Macino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Viceroy. Viceroy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Macino lands a nice shot to the body.
Viceroy is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macino throws the kick towards the body but Viceroy avoids it.
Macino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Macino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macino throws the kick towards the body but Viceroy avoids it.
Macino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Macino slips a straight right by Viceroy.
Good standup being displayed there by Macino as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macino lands with a straight right. Viceroy didn't see that one coming.
Macino closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Macino gets a clinch.
Macino lands a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Viceroy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Viceroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macino.
Macino sitting in guard, not really doing much.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Macino hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Viceroy throws a nice looking combination but Macino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viceroy blocks a head kick by Macino.
Macino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Viceroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Viceroy throws a right hand that Macino ducks under and follows up with a left that Macino also avoids with ease.
Macino scores with a one two! Viceroy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Viceroy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viceroy throws a nice looking combination but Macino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Viceroy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Macino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macino looks to land a combination but Viceroy avoids it well.
Macino with a nice cross.
Viceroy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Macino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Viceroy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Macino is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Viceroy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Macino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Viceroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Macino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Macino there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Viceroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viceroy scores with a punch to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Macino scores with a four punch combination!
Macino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Viceroy misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Macino scores with a four punch combination!
Macino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macino dodges the punch combination from Viceroy.
Viceroy throws a hook but Macino blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Macino. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Macino. Those never looked like landing.
Macino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Viceroy misses with a double jab
and Macino counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Macino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Viceroy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macino pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Viceroy back to the cage. Macino follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Macino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcus Macino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macino has managed to clinch.
Macino wants to get back to striking at distance but Viceroy won't allow it.
Macino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viceroy looks to land a right hand but Macino moved out of range.
Viceroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viceroy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Macino circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Viceroy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Viceroy.
Macino tries to clinch but Viceroy is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Viceroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Viceroy looks to land a left hand but Macino moved out of range nicely.
Viceroy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Macino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Viceroy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Macino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Macino pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Macino. Those never looked like landing.
Viceroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Viceroy throws a series of punches but Macino avoids them all with ease.
Viceroy looks to land a combination but Macino avoids it well.
Macino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viceroy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Macino circles away quickly and effectively.
Macino clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Macino decides to pull guard.
Viceroy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Macino trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Viceroy wants to pass the guard but Macino is keeping the position.
Macino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macino wants to stand up but Viceroy is controlling him.
Viceroy looking to pass the guard.
Macino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Viceroy!
Viceroy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Macino trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Macino trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Macino was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Viceroy tries to bum rush Macino with a series of wild strikes but Macino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Viceroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macino throws a right and a left that Viceroy avoids nicely.
Viceroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Viceroy.
Lord Viceroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macino catches Viceroy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macino throws a nice looking combination but Viceroy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Viceroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viceroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Macino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Macino moves into the clinch.
Macino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macino prevents the takedown attempt.
Viceroy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Macino prevents it.
Macino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Macino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Macino.
Viceroy takes one to the chin there.
Macino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Viceroy throws a series of punches but Macino moves out of range.
Viceroy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Viceroy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macino misses with a series of wild punches.
Macino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Macino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Viceroy.
Viceroy misses with a double jab.
Macino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Viceroy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Viceroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Viceroy has time to react.
Viceroy tries to bum rush Macino with a series of wild strikes but Macino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Macino.
Viceroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Macino throws a right and a left that Viceroy avoids nicely.
Macino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Macino misses with a head kick.
Macino gets a clinch.
Macino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Viceroy 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 Lord Viceroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macino tries to circle away but Viceroy has him pinned against the cage.
Viceroy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Macino prevents it.
Viceroy is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Macino.
A combination from Viceroy does no damage.
Macino slips a jab from Viceroy.
Macino cracks Viceroy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Viceroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Viceroy dodges the punch combination from Macino.
Danga de danga de dang - Macino scores with a four punch combination!
Viceroy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Viceroy misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Macino misses.
Viceroy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lord Viceroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viceroy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Macino darts in and clinches Viceroy up against the cage.
Viceroy can't get the takedown.
Macino gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Macino looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Macino trying to control the action but Viceroy is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Macino was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Macino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Viceroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Viceroy fails to land with a series of punches.
Macino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Macino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Viceroy doesn't seem phased though.
Viceroy throws a combination that misses
and Macino counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macino slips a jab and a cross from Viceroy.
Viceroy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Macino counters with a straight right hand.
Macino forces Viceroy back against the cage and clinches.
Macino gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Macino slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcus Macino wasn't active enough on the ground.
Viceroy takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Macino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Macino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Macino!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Jennings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jennings circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin misses with a hook.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martin.
Jennings shoots in looking for a takedown but Martin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jennings's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martin throws a right hand that Jennings ducks under and follows up with a left that Jennings also avoids with ease.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jennings misses with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jennings has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jennings is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
Jennings is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
Jennings stalling against the cage.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jennings jumps guard and drags Martin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Martin wants to control from the top but Jennings keeps moving.
Jennings is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jennings stands up from half guard.
Jennings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Jennings cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jennings counters by clinching up.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooh!!! Martin has knocked Jennings down with a huge combo! Martin steps away and waves a wobbly Jennings back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jennings is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jennings slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Oh Jennings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Jennings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jennings shoots for a takedown but Martin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jennings moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jennings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Jennings changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Jennings manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Jennings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin misses with a double jab.
No luck for Jennings with that takedown attempt.
Martin is stalking Jennings. Jennings circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Martin, and it's lights out! Jennings really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Martin!
A less than humble Hank Martin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vuong Thang Pham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delroy Holmes (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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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vuong Thang Pham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delroy Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Pham.
A clash of legs there as Pham blocks the low kick.
Pham throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Pham.
Pham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pham slips under a jab.
Pham throws a sloppy head kick
and Holmes counters with a thumping low kick.
Holmes connects with a solid leg kick.
Holmes lands a front kick.
Pham is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pham.
Pham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vuong Thang Pham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pham.
Holmes fakes the leg kick and cracks Pham in the body.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to stall but Pham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holmes landing knees to the head.
It looks like Vuong Thang Pham has been cut.
Holmes crunches a lovely knee into Pham's ribcage.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Pham blocks it.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holmes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pham takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Holmes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pham up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Pham looking to slow down the pace here.
Holmes lands a good knee to the midsection. Pham won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Pham blocks with his arms.
Pham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pham blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes lands a knee to the body.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pham.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holmes obliges.
Pham is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmes gets an underhook and turns Pham into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
Holmes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Pham improves position.
Holmes landing knees to the body.
Holmes lands a knee to the body.
Holmes trying to stall but Pham improves his position.
Holmes landing knees to the body.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pham's face.
Holmes slowing the pace effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pham trying to control the position but instead, Holmes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pham into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pham is keeping busy.
Pham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holmes trying to control the position but instead, Pham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holmes into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Delroy Holmes.
Holmes cracks the inside of Pham's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delroy Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vuong Thang Pham's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holmes.
Pham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holmes moves into range and clinches up with Pham.
Pham is looking to control Holmes's arms but Holmes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pham has his back to the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holmes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
Holmes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pham has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Holmes trying to stall but Pham improves his position.
Holmes stalling.
Pham avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pham misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pham blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Pham misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pham throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pham tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Delroy Holmes.
Holmes cracks the inside of Pham's front leg.
Holmes feints and then cracks Pham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pham down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
Pham swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holmes counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pham throws a sloppy head kick
and Holmes counters with a hugh head kick that removes Pham from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Delroy Holmes!
During a confident post fight interview, Delroy Holmes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen I am The Law as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Derick Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Tyson's chin.
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212 lbs
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25
215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derick Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Tyson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Smith wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Derick Smith hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derick Smith.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Tyson has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Tyson drags the fight down to the ground.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to strike off his back.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith prevents Tyson from improving his position.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.
Tyson wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tyson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tyson wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyson is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tyson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Smith has cracked it and Tyson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derick Smith!
Derick Smith very nearly forgot to thank Untouchable Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Carol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Carol!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carol looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carol pinned against the cage. Carol gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carol darts in and clinches Rua up against the cage.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Carol throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Carol as Rua shoots in.
Carol misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carol looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carol trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rua with the ground and pound from mount.
Carol tries to improve his position but Rua has taken his back! Rua has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Carol tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Rua pushes Carol away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Rua!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Seo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comanche Todd is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Decent 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Seo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Todd throws a series of punches but Seo moves out of range.
Seo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Todd sprawls well. Todd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Seo gets slowly back to his feet.
Seo closes the distance and clinches.
Seo breaks from the clinch.
Todd gets tackled into the cage by Seo. Seo maintains the clinch.
Todd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Todd tries to bum rush Seo with a series of wild strikes but Seo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Todd scores with a jab to the head.
Todd tries to bum rush Seo with a series of wild strikes but Seo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd misses with an uppercut
and Seo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Todd won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seo working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Todd is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Seo trying to control the position but Todd is working away.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Seo wants to control the pace but Todd is squirming around nicely.
Seo unloading with bombs!
Seo wants to finish this one by submission but Todd is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Seo.
Seo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seo looking to control but Todd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Todd takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Todd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Seo working for a submission but Todd is keeping him at bay.
Seo thowing shots but they're missing.
Todd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seo controlling the pace for now.
Seo scoring with strikes but Todd is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seo throws some wild stikes that Todd manages to avoid easily.
Seo punching from mount but Todd doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Seo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seo rushes Todd and presses him up against the cage.
Seo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Todd has Seo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Seo successfully pulls guard.
Seo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
Seo shoots in for a takedown but Todd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seo trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Seo throws a big elbow that misses.
Seo trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricky Seo.
Seo dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Seo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Todd tries to avoid it but Seo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Todd to the ground. Todd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Seo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seo dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Todd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seo.
Seo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Comanche Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Todd. No joy for Seo on that attempt.
Todd connects with a crisp jab.
Todd misses with a combination
and Seo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seo trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd keeping moving, preventing Seo from controlling successfully.
Ricky Seo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Seo slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seo circles away quickly and effectively.
Seo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Todd as he avoids it easily.
Seo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todd.
Good standup being displayed there by Todd as he connects with a hook.
Seo gets a clinch.
Seo breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seo scores with a head kick.
It looks like Comanche Todd has been cut.
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Todd stuffs the takedown attempt from Seo. Seo gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
A nice combination there by Todd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
Seo dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Todd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd throws a series of punches but Seo avoids them all with ease.
Seo closes the distance and clinches up with Todd, looking for a takedown. Seo pushes Todd against the cage but Todd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
Todd misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Seo.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Seo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Comanche Todd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Seo lands a front kick.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Seo shoots in and gets a takedown into Todd's guard.
Seo trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Todd can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Seo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Todd keeping moving, preventing Seo from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ricky Seo just wasn't active enough.
Seo rushes Todd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seo breaks from the clinch.
Seo fails with the takedown.
Todd throws a series of punches but Seo moves out of range.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Seo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Seo.
Seo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ricky Seo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seo scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Todd's legs.
Seo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Todd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seo 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seo stands up.
Comanche Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Todd avoids it really well and circles away.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seo clinches up against the cage.
Seo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Todd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Come on Seo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Seo jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todd with a nice head shot there.
Todd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seo is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seo has his hands on Todd's head, controlling the position.
Seo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Seo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Todd is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Todd and Seo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Seo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seo, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Seo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hodgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Hodgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodgins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hodgins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Frazier.
Frazier blocks a jab.
Frazier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by Frazier.
It looks like Matthew Hodgins has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frazier wants to clinch.
Hodgins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hodgins swings widly with a right hand
and Frazier counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hodgins is breathing heavily.
Hodgins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
Frazier connects with a high kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Frazier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Frazier Throws a clean left jab. Frazier Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Hodgins's chin! Hodgins crumbles to the ground and Frazier follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Frazier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Frazier!
Joe Frazier spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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