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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Harry Beaver has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Harry Beaver!
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, Roland Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Beaver!
Harrison with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Harrison has hold of Beaver's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Beaver manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Beaver is trying to escape the mount.
Beaver is working hard here to advance position.
Harrison looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Beaver is trying to escape the mount.
Beaver manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrison is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Beaver is desperately trying to improve his position but Harrison has a good base and remains in mount.
Harrison working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Harrison fails to move to back control.
Harrison looking to secure an arm triangle but Beaver defends it well.
Harrison looks gassed!
Beaver slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Beaver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beaver.
Harrison drops back looking for a leg! Beaver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beaver manages to kick Harrison off! Harrison jumps back into Beaver's guard.
Beaver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harrison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beaver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harrison drops back looking for a leg! Beaver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beaver manages to kick Harrison off! Harrison jumps back into Beaver's guard.
Harrison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beaver's guard.
Harrison is working for a kimura but Beaver is defending it quite comfortably.
Harrison is looking for a kimura here.
Harrison seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harrison looking for a guillotine from mount but Beaver is having none of it.
Beaver has given up his back.
Beaver breaks Harrison's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Beaver pushing down on Harrison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beaver is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
Beaver moves nicely into side control.
Harrison stops Beaver from passing to mount.
Beaver tries for a kimura but Harrison is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaver trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Beaver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Beaver advances to full mount.
Beaver punishing his opponent with strikes.
Beaver wants to take his opponent's back but Harrison doesn't allow it.
Beaver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harrison is looking to escape.
Beaver has control of Harrison's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Harrison regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Beaver is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Harrison has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Harrison!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry Beaver will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Beaver shows good takedown defense.
Harrison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beaver works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harrison advances to half guard.
Beaver is defending against the submission attempts here by Harrison.
Beaver trying to control from the bottom.
Harrison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beaver defends it well.
Harrison seems to be looking for submissions.
Roland Harrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison is looking for a kimura but Beaver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harrison to get the leverage.
Beaver is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrison is trying to work for a kimura but Beaver is defending well.
Harrison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaver moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Beaver is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harrison advances to half guard.
Beaver gets full guard.
Beaver is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Harrison rolls with it to try and escape but Beaver cranks on the arm and Harrison is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Beaver!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abner Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abner Grayson!
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, Chris Leban!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grayson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Grayson wants to control but Leban is keeping him busy.
Grayson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Leban's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grayson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Leban is pushing Grayson's head away, looking to escape. Grayson manages to hold on to the position though.
Leban tries to buck Grayson off but Grayson is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Leban prevents Grayson from improving position.
Grayson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leban has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leban is looking for a sweep.
Grayson wants to control but Leban is keeping him busy.
Grayson is really struggling to control Leban but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leban doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grayson counters by clinching up.
Grayson keeps control of Leban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leban tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grayson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Grayson jumps guard.
Leban makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grayson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grayson is looking for a triangle but Leban pushes his legs off easily.
Leban controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leban has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Grayson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Leban is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Grayson pulls down on the head and he's put Leban to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abner Grayson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banana Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Ross!
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, Banana Joe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ross instigates a clinch.
Ross prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ross drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joe wants to pass the guard but Ross is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ross throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Joe is pushing down on Ross's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ross is fighting to maintain full guard but Joe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Joe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ross 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.
Ross looking for submissions off his back.
Joe is tying to control. Ross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe slips nicely into half guard.
Joe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Joe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
Ross wants to sweep here but Joe controlling him for the moment.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ross manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joe manages to get himself to full guard.
Ross wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Ross looking to pass the guard.
Joe trying to strike off his back.
Ross content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ross throwing strikes but missing.
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ross uses it to pass to side control.
Joe looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to move to mount but Joe blocks the move with his legs.
Joe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ross connects with a decent elbow.
Joe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The strikes coming from Ross are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Joe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Joe wants to control but Ross postures up.
Ross sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Joe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ross scoring with punches from side control.
Ross taking a breather here.
Ross misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Joe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Joe wants to control but Ross postures up.
Joe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Joe can't escape the position.
Ross looking to control but Joe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Joe is in a horrible position here. Ross smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ross with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ross cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ross scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ross trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ross avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Ross dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ross closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Joe tries to roll over but Ross keeps him under control.
Joe is trying to stand.
Ross takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Ross there.
Joe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.
Ross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ross takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ross takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ross lands a nice short elbow.
Ross tries to pass to full mount but Joe defends it.
Ross lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is refusing to be controlled, as Ross sits in half guard.
Joe wants to get back to his feet.
Ross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joe's head.
Joe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Joe.
Ross postures up.
Ross is in close to Joe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ross manages to get himself to full guard.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ross is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe controls Ross momentarily but Ross frees himself.
Joe trying to control the position here.
Ross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ross is looking to work some ground and pound but Joe has wrist control.
Joe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Joe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Joe is keen to just control but Ross is a slippery customer.
Joe slips a nice elbow through Ross's hands, connecting with Ross's forehead.
Ross keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ross manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shane Ross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joe trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
Joe postures up.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ross looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joe is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ross shoots in but Joe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross stuffs the takedown attempt from Joe. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Ross looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joe!
Joe bucks Ross off and manages to get back to his feet!
Whack! Joe lands a heavy head kick that drops Ross. The ref tackles Joe to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ross was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Banana Joe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Chesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Rock Chesner!
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, Shawn Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chesner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chesner feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Chesner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chesner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Chesner postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morgan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chesner, into his guard.
Chesner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morgan tries to stand but Chesner is controlling from the bottom.
Morgan is pushing down on Chesner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chesner is fighting to maintain full guard but Morgan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morgan wants to control but Chesner is keeping him busy.
Morgan controlling the pace.
Chesner is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chesner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan gets to his feet. Chesner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chesner is breathing heavily.
Chesner misses with a wild combination.
A choreographed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Morgan gets caught flat footed, as Chesner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Chesner looking to pass the guard.
Chesner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chesner wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Chesner preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chesner won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan forces Chesner back against the ropes and clinches.
Morgan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Chesner shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Chesner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Morgan coming out on top.
Chesner instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chesner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Morgan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Chesner working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Morgan is doing well to defend. Chesner seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Morgan is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rock Chesner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silver Surfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silver Surfer!
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, Calvin Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surfer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thompson forces Surfer back against the ropes and clinches.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Surfer blocks with his arms.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Surfer backwards.
Surfer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Surfer blocks with his arms.
Thompson wants a takedown.
Surfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the ropes.
Surfer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Surfer misses with a wild combination.
Surfer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thompson backs up against the ropes.
Surfer misses with a double jab.
Surfer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danga de danga de dang - Surfer scores with a four punch combination!
Surfer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thompson moves forwards but Surfer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Surfer tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Surfer backwards.
Surfer blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Surfer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Surfer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Surfer can't break the clinch.
Thompson wants a takedown but no success here.
Silver Surfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Surfer blocks with his arms.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the ropes.
Thompson prevents Surfer from breaking the clinch.
Surfer can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson manages to pull guard.
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Surfer!
Thompson looks gassed!
Surfer is working to get back to half guard.
Thompson won't let Surfer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Surfer is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thompson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thompson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Surfer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson with shots to the head and body - Surfer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thompson with shots to the head and body - Surfer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
Surfer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Thompson avoids the attempt from Surfer to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surfer is trying to escape the mount.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
Thompson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Surfer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Surfer is trying to stand.
Surfer working to try and regain half guard.
Thompson lands with some strikes.
Thompson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Surfer's face.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Surfer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
Surfer is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson looking to control but Surfer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Surfer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson lands a big elbow.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Surfer is trying to stand up.
Thompson landing shots from mount.
Surfer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Surfer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Surfer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Surfer?
You get the feeling that Surfer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Surfer tries to reverse the position but Thompson maintains control.
Surfer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surfer is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Surfer really wants to buck Thompson off and get back to his feet.
Surfer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Surfer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Surfer is trying to stand back up but Thompson is controlling him
Thompson winds up and cracks Surfer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Surfer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Surfer is trying to stand.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson prevents Surfer from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Surfer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Surfer thuds a left hand into Thompson's body.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Surfer circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Surfer tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Surfer swinging wilding here.
Thompson clinches up with Surfer and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson drives through and clinches with Surfer against the ropes.
Surfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Surfer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thompson.
Surfer can't break the clinch.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Surfer blocks it.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Surfer lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson prevents Surfer from breaking the clinch.
Surfer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Surfer is blocking nicely.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the ropes.
Surfer blocks an uppercut.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Surfer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Surfer tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Surfer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Surfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Surfer can't break the clinch.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the ropes.
Surfer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Surfer manages to get underhooks.
Silver Surfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Thompson.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Surfer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thompson.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson wants a takedown but no success here.
Surfer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thompson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Surfer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Surfer in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stops a takedown attempt from Surfer.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Surfer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Surfer is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Surfer wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson looking for a takedown.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the ropes.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Surfer blocks with his arms.
Surfer wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Surfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Surfer.
Surfer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thompson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Surfer or not.
Surfer working aggressively here.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Surfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson can't get the takedown.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Surfer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Surfer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson can't get the takedown.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the ropes.
Thompson pushes Surfer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson clinches up with Surfer and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson prevents Surfer from breaking the clinch.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Surfer prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson wants a takedown.
Surfer misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Surfer has Thompson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Surfer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Surfer wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Surfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calvin Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Surfer wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Surfer is trying to break free.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Surfer is trying to break free.
Surfer is trying to break free.
Surfer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Surfer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Surfer has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Surfer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Surfer is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Surfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Surfer blocking some punches.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Surfer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Surfer is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the ropes.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the ropes.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Surfer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thompson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Surfer to the mat. Surfer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Thompson distracts Surfer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thompson scoring with punches from side control.
Surfer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here as Thompson stalls from top position.
Surfer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thompson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Surfer is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Thompson yanks on the arm and Surfer is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Thompson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Calvin Thompson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
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, Clark Griswold!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griswold.
Griswold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Piper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griswold pinned against the cage. Griswold gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Griswold throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Piper.
It looks like Roddy Piper has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Piper or perhaps it was just good defense by Griswold which made him look bad.
Piper lands a jab to the nose.
Griswold feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Griswold won't allow Piper to sweep him here.
Griswold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griswold trying to control the position from guard on top but Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piper wants to improve his position but instead Griswold has moved into half guard.
Piper is trying to maintain the position but Griswold is very close to passing his half guard.
Griswold seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper wants to get back to full guard.
Piper gets back to full guard.
Piper keeping moving, preventing Griswold from controlling successfully.
Piper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griswold doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griswold manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Piper is looking for a triangle but Griswold pushes his legs off easily.
Piper is trying to control the position but Griswold postures up.
Griswold looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Griswold wants to get up but he can't break Piper'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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Piper is looking to sinch up a triangle. Griswold throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Piper's body to avoid the submission. Piper has instead reached around Griswold's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Piper arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roddy Piper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Errick Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, Errick Cunningham!
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, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cunningham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
Cunningham tries for a takedown but Drago sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Errick Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cunningham tries to move into range but Drago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cunningham fails with a takedown attempt.
Cunningham is breathing heavily.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cunningham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cunningham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drago with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drago connects with a single shot there.
Drago jabs Cunningham right on the nose. Cunningham blinks but takes it well.
Cunningham needs to keep his hands up - Drago had a free shot at his head there.
Drago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drago connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Cunningham tumbling to the canvas! Drago pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Cunningham was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Mushroomhead as his entrance music. Quinton Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Jackson!
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, Jim Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones landing strikes from the bottom.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jones is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Jackson frees his head nicely. Oh but Jones has switched to an armbar! Jackson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jim Jones!
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