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TDF 7: Collision PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Sisphar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singer has chosen Carry on my wayward son as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Sisphar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Singer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sisphar instigates a clinch.
Sisphar with a knee to the head.
Singer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Singer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sisphar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Singer.
Sisphar misses with a knee strike.
Sisphar scores with a knee to the head.
Sisphar lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Sisphar.
Sisphar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Singer looks winded!
Sisphar lands a knee to the head.
Sisphar landing knees to the head.
Singer is trying to drag Sisphar to the mat but Sisphar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jimmy Sisphar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Singer.
Singer tries to pull guard but Sisphar holds him up against the cage and eventually Singer drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Sisphar.
Sisphar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Singer's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sisphar obliges.
A knee to the head by Sisphar.
Singer is trying to break the clinch but Sisphar is controlling him.
Sisphar lands a big knee to the head and Singer goes down! Sisphar pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Sisphar!
After winning the bout, Jimmy Sisphar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Esnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esnar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 10,000 Fists in the Air. Smalls has chosen Lamb of God - Omerta as his entrance music. Tony Smalls has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Esnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Smalls!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smalls throws an elbow that misses. Esnar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smalls's guard. Nice move by Esnar!
Esnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Esnar preventing the sweep.
Esnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Esnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smalls looking to control.
Esnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Smalls working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Esnar.
Esnar 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.
Smalls lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Esnar!
Smalls can't control as he wanted to and Esnar manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esnar trying to hold on to Smalls's head to control him but Smalls postures up.
Esnar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smalls's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smalls's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Esnar lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Smalls is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Smalls has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Esnar connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Smalls to escape the position.
Esnar lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Smalls tries to escape but Esnar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Esnar landing with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esnar scores with punches to the body.
Smalls covers up after that shot from Esnar.
Esnar scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Esnar punishes Smalls with strikes from the back mount.
Smalls is trapped and Esnar is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Esnar lands shots from the back.
Smalls is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esnar gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Smalls is still in real trouble! Can Esnar finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esnar is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Esnar gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Esnar gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Esnar apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Smalls shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smalls seems to have recovered his senses.
Esnar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smalls's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smalls's back!
Esnar loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Smalls hold on?
Smalls is covering up but some of the strikes from Esnar are getting through and doing damage.
Esnar controlling well, preventing Smalls from escaping the position.
Smalls is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Tony Smalls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smalls looks winded!
Esnar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smalls defends it nicely.
Smalls looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esnar tries to clinch up
and Smalls counters with a left to the body.
Smalls throws a series of punches but Esnar avoids them all with ease.
Smalls decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Esnar moves into full guard.
Esnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smalls manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Esnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Esnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Esnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smalls wants to sweep but no luck.
Esnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls keeping moving, preventing Esnar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Esnar manages to get himself to full guard.
Smalls scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Esnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smalls's guard.
Smalls wants to sweep but no luck.
Esnar lands a couple of elbows.
Esnar postures up.
Esnar works over Smalls with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Esnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Esnar lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smalls is looking to sweep but instead, Esnar has passed into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Esnar lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Esnar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smalls keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Esnar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smalls on his heels. He'll look to pass Smalls's guard now, I'm sure.
Smalls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Esnar is working Smalls over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Esnar distracts Smalls with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esnar throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smalls can do anything to dispel that myth.
Esnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smalls is trying to keep Esnar in close.
Esnar throwing strikes but missing.
Smalls looking for a sweep. Not yet Smalls, not yet.
Esnar landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Esnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smalls looking to control.
Smalls 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.
Smalls throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Smalls wants to sweep here but Esnar controlling him for the moment.
Smalls is trying to keep Esnar in close.
Smalls is breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Esnar distracts Smalls with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Esnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Esnar wants to control from the top but Smalls keeps moving.
Esnar distracts Smalls with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esnar advances to half guard.
Esnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Esnar working Smalls over with strikes.
Smalls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Esnar lands with a punch from half guard.
Smalls is trying to control but can't.
Esnar trying to control from half guard but Smalls is working away.
Smalls wants to improve his position but Esnar is controlling well.
Smalls taking some punishment here, with Esnar in his half guard.
Rock Esnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esnar wants to control but Smalls is keeping him busy.
Smalls blocking the ground and pound attempt from Esnar.
Esnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smalls is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Esnar.
Smalls on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Esnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smalls is trying to stand.
Smalls avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Esnar.
Esnar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Esnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smalls tries to roll over but Esnar keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Esnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esnar trying to control the action but Smalls is working from the bottom.
Esnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Esnar wants to control but Smalls is keeping him busy.
Esnar controlling the action here.
Smalls actively working from the bottom here.
Esnar trying to control from half guard but Smalls is working away.
Esnar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esnar working over Smalls with some ground and pound. Smalls looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Esnar.
Esnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smalls can do to turn this around?
Smalls is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Esnar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smalls tries to bum rush Esnar with a series of wild strikes but Esnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony Smalls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Esnar has a takedown stuffed.
Esnar misses with an uppercut
and Smalls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smalls stuffs the takedown.
Smalls scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smalls lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Esnar down.
Esnar is not content to let Smalls control the position.
Smalls goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Esnar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Smalls's guard! Nice work there by Esnar!
Smalls looking for a guillotine here but Esnar defends easily.
Esnar forces his way into half guard.
Smalls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Esnar is thwarting Smalls's attempts to control the position.
Esnar uses his free foot to push down on Smalls's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smalls.
Esnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smalls can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Esnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Esnar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Esnar lands a couple of good shots and Smalls has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Esnar connects with a big shot to the side of Smalls's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esnar punishes Smalls with strikes from the back mount.
Esnar scoring with big shots to the body. Smalls is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Smalls was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Esnar!
An out of breath Rock Esnar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yngwie Wynsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wynsten comes to the cage accompanied by Over The Rainbow. Matthews has chosen Killswitch Engage - This Fire Burns as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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22
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yngwie Wynsten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Matthews!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wynsten shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matthews defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Matthews as Wynsten shoots in.
Wynsten dives in and scores a takedown into Matthews's guard.
Matthews is trying to control the position but Wynsten postures up.
Matthews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wynsten is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wynsten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wynsten thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wynsten sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wynsten tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wynsten throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wynsten is looking to work some ground and pound but Matthews has wrist control.
Matthews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wynsten drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wynsten jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Wynsten from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wynsten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wynsten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Matthews wants to stand and escape but Wynsten is having none of it.
Wynsten advances position into side control!
Wynsten is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Matthews is trying to escape and Wynsten transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Matthews is forced to tap! Nice work there by Wynsten! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yngwie Wynsten!
Yngwie Wynsten retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Yngwie Wynsten thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Talarico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Naccarato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Talarico!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Naccarato!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naccarato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Talarico takes a step back to recover.
Talarico looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Talarico sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Naccarato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Naccarato pushes Talarico up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Naccarato goes for a takedown in the clinch but Talarico prevents it.
Naccarato lands a nice knee to the body.
Naccarato is stalling here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Naccarato has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Talarico uses from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Naccarato holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talarico wants to control from the top but Naccarato keeps moving.
Naccarato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Naccarato was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Naccarato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Talarico will feel that in the morning.
Naccarato fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Talarico sprawls well initially but Naccarato persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talarico is looking for a sweep. Naccarato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naccarato is trying to control. Talarico wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Talarico blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naccarato.
Naccarato looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Talarico with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Naccarato wants to take a breather but Talarico is having none of it.
Naccarato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Talarico punching from the bottom.
Naccarato trying to mount his opponent but Talarico defends 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!
Naccarato tries to stand and escape but Talarico is controlling the position.
Naccarato is trying to work for a kimura but Talarico is defending well.
Naccarato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talarico keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naccarato is trying to work for a kimura but Talarico is defending well.
Naccarato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Talarico has managed to free his arm - good work.
Talarico gets back to full guard.
Naccarato with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talarico escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Naccarato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naccarato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naccarato wanted to stand there but Talarico had control of the position.
Naccarato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Talarico keeping moving, preventing Naccarato from controlling successfully.
Naccarato wants to stand but Talarico is controlling his posture from full guard.
Naccarato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naccarato stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Naccarato dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Talarico misses with a takedown
and Naccarato counters with a nice body kick.
Naccarato is looking to clinch but Talarico is avoiding it.
Naccarato tries to close the distance and clinch but Talarico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naccarato clinches up with Talarico and pushes him back against the cage.
Naccarato lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Junior Talarico has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Naccarato.
Naccarato landing knees to the body.
Naccarato drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naccarato wants to stand but Talarico is controlling the position.
Naccarato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Talarico's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naccarato won't allow Talarico to sweep him here.
Naccarato trying to control but Talarico is working from the bottom.
Talarico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Naccarato distracts Talarico with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Naccarato wants to pass the guard but Talarico is keeping the position.
Naccarato is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Naccarato wants to get up but he can't break Talarico's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talarico controls Naccarato momentarily but Naccarato frees himself.
Naccarato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Naccarato wants to clinch.
Naccarato clinches up against the cage.
Naccarato pulls guard successfully.
Talarico tries to free his leg and advance position but Naccarato is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naccarato controls Talarico momentarily but Talarico frees himself.
Talarico trying to control but Naccarato is working from the bottom.
Naccarato pulls Talarico in close to prevent any damage.
Junior Talarico has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Naccarato connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naccarato drives through with a takedown into guard.
Naccarato thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Talarico holds on and takes a little breather.
Naccarato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Talarico works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naccarato lands a couple of elbows.
Talarico keeping moving, preventing Naccarato from controlling successfully.
Talarico is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naccarato throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Naccarato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Talarico's cut.
That's time! Talarico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Naccarato gets a clinch.
Naccarato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naccarato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Naccarato closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Talarico quickly recovers to half guard.
Talarico trying to control here.
Naccarato is looking to take a break and control but Talarico is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Talarico punching from the bottom.
Talarico wants to improve his position but Naccarato is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naccarato is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Talarico defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naccarato tries to pass the half guard into mount. Talarico knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Naccarato wants to take a breather but Talarico is having none of it.
Naccarato throwing shots but Talarico is blocking nicely.
Naccarato tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Talarico is not content to let Naccarato control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Talarico gets full guard.
Talarico pushes Naccarato off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naccarato keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Naccarato.
Naccarato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Naccarato is trying hard to land a takedown here. Talarico sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Talarico shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Naccarato is trying to defend but Talarico finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Talarico decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Junior Talarico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talarico tries to clinch up.
Naccarato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talarico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naccarato tries to clinch but Talarico moves out of range.
Naccarato dives in and scores a takedown into Talarico's guard.
Talarico keeping moving, preventing Naccarato from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talarico avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Talarico preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Talarico looking to control.
Naccarato looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Naccarato with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Naccarato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Naccarato wants to control from the top but Talarico keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naccarato throws a big elbow that misses.
Talarico managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Naccarato really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Talarico's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Naccarato lands a jab-cross combination.
Talarico will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Talarico gets caught flat footed, as Naccarato shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Naccarato throws a big right hand that misses.
Naccarato preventing the sweep.
Talarico controls Naccarato momentarily but Naccarato frees himself.
Naccarato wants to control from the top but Talarico keeps moving.
Naccarato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Talarico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Naccarato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Talarico works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naccarato landing with the ground and pound.
Naccarato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Talarico trying to control the position.
Naccarato prevents Talarico from getting back to his feet.
Talarico has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Naccarato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Naccarato wants to pass the guard but Talarico is keeping the position.
Talarico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naccarato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Naccarato trying to control but Talarico is working from the bottom.
Talarico working a defensive guard here.
Naccarato tries to free his leg and advance position but Talarico is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Naccarato fails with a takedown attempt.
Naccarato shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Talarico is trying to defend but Naccarato finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Naccarato seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naccarato working over Talarico with some ground and pound. Talarico looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Naccarato is nestled in close to Talarico, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Naccarato is nestled in close to Talarico, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Naccarato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Talarico manages to get to full guard.
Naccarato would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Talarico is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talarico looking to control.
Talarico preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naccarato wants to control from the top but Talarico keeps moving.
Talarico trying to control the position.
Junior Talarico has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Talarico has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naccarato gets a clinch.
Naccarato drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Talarico gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Naccarato dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Junior Talarico's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Talarico shoots in but Naccarato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Talarico slaps away a takedown attempt from Naccarato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Naccarato tries to clinch up but Talarico circles away and keeps his distance.
Naccarato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naccarato tries to close the distance and clinch but Talarico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talarico tries to clinch there but Naccarato circles away.
Naccarato rushes Talarico and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naccarato decides to pull guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Talarico passes Naccarato's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Naccarato trying to hold on to Talarico's head to control him but Talarico postures up.
Talarico wants to stand up but Naccarato is controlling the position.
Naccarato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Talarico is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeremy Naccarato hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Naccarato tries to clinch but Talarico moves out of range.
Naccarato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talarico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naccarato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naccarato wants to clinch up but Talarico keeps it at a distance.
Naccarato connects with a high kick.
Talarico fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Naccarato avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naccarato is looking to clinch but Talarico is avoiding it.
Naccarato tries to clinch up but Talarico circles away and keeps his distance.
Jeremy Naccarato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naccarato shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Talarico napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Talarico is not content to let Naccarato control the position.
Naccarato prevents Talarico from escaping the position.
Naccarato working away.
Naccarato is looking to take a break and control but Talarico is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naccarato misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Talarico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Talarico takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Naccarato wants to stand but Talarico is controlling his arm.
Naccarato stands up and beckons Talarico to his feet.
Naccarato tries to clinch up but Talarico circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior Talarico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Naccarato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Talarico throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Naccarato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Naccarato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Naccarato!
Jeremy Naccarato is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pe Nich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Bruce Mathers Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mathers Iii's choice of entrance music: not afraid-Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pe Nich!
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, Marshall Bruce Mathers Iii!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in 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.
Mathers Iii is looking to escape.
Nich really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Nich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mathers Iii is kicking away at Nich from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Nich grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Mathers Iii trying to push Nich off... Mathers Iii taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Pe Nich!
Our winner, Pe Nich, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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