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Capone Vs Jacobson (1) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Thomas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Lawrence drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lawrence is controlling him.
Thomas is wriggling around but Lawrence manages to pass to half guard.
Thomas pushes Lawrence off but Lawrence dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet here but Lawrence is keeping cool and he's managed to take Thomas's back.
Lawrence is riding his opponent, not letting Thomas buck him off.
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawrence controls the position.
Thomas is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lawrence off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Thomas has eaten all the pies!
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet but Lawrence has full control of the position and if anything, Thomas has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lawrence biding his time, controlling Thomas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Lawrence dominated that round.
That's time! Lawrence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence gets the takedown into side control.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet here but Lawrence is keeping cool and he's managed to take Thomas's back.
Thomas holding both Lawrence 's hands and preventing any damage.
Lawrence slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lawrence controlling from the back.
Thomas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Thomas's body.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Lawrence is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Lawrence dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lawrence shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawrence scores a takedown into full mount!
Thomas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawrence tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lawrence controlling his opponent.
Lawrence will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lawrence sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thomas for as long as he can get away with.
Kevin Lawrence has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lawrence misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Lawrence misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Dan Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lawrence, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Kevin Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Shilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Shilt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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257 lbs
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261 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Shilt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison avoids the head kick by Shilt.
Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morrison moves into full mount! Shilt won't be happy about that!
Morrison is landing with some decent strikes but Shilt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shilt is breathing heavily.
Morrison punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shilt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Morrison tries to control but Shilt wriggling away.
BOOM! Morrison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Shilt is in trouble!
Morrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morrison wants to control the pace but Shilt is squirming around nicely.
Shilt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morrison is landing with some decent strikes but Shilt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shilt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morrison unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shilt hang on?
Morrison with good strikes from the mount here!
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Shilt is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Shilt is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shilt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!
Morrison working Shilt over with strikes here.
Shilt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morrison lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Morrison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shilt taking shots to the head.
Morrison with good strikes from the mount here!
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount.
Morrison with shots to the head and body - Shilt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shilt looks a forlorn figure.
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilt is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison landing punches.
Shilt is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Shilt is in trouble!
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Morrison 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.
A head kick misses from Shilt.
Shilt leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Shilt.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shilt but Shilt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Shilt.
Alan Shilt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shilt scores with a nice strike.
Alan Shilt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shilt lands with a kick to the temple. Morrison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shilt throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shilt throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Shilt throws a front kick that sends Morrison stumbling back into the cage.
Shilt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No luck for Morrison with that takedown attempt.
Alan Shilt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Morrison.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Shilt.
Alan Shilt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shilt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shilt throws a series of strikes that have Morrison backpedaling.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shilt scoring well with a low kick there.
Shilt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Shilt.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Shilt.
Morrison throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shilt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morrison is in Shilt's guard.
Morrison pushes down on Shilt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morrison wants to pass to mount but Shilt is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to pass Shilt's guard but actually Shilt recovers to full guard.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shilt is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morrison moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shilt is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Shilt is in trouble!
Morrison wants to control the pace but Shilt is squirming around nicely.
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
Morrison working Shilt over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Donk. Shilt catches Morrison right on the button with a cross.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shilt sprawls well. Shilt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Shilt stuffs the takedown.
Morrison takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morrison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses.
Shilt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shilt misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
Alan Shilt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Morrison.
Shilt tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Shilt.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Shilt.
Morrison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shilt quickly recovers to half guard.
Shilt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrison passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shilt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison is landing with some decent strikes but Shilt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrison raining down hammerfists from mount.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morrison working Shilt over with strikes here.
Shilt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Morrison with shots to the head and body - Shilt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shilt is in a horrible position here. Morrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison with shots to the head and body - Shilt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morrison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shilt is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the head.
Shilt is in a horrible position here. Morrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the head.
Shilt is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Shilt is in trouble!
Morrison trying to control but Shilt is having none of it.
Morrison cracks Shilt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
Morrison breaks from Shilt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shilt's face.
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Ian Morrison!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Ian Morrison!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Ian Morrison!
Ian Morrison wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jump Around. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jake Moody enters the cage!
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145 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Moody!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jake McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moody dodges the punch combination from McGuire.
Moody throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Moody.
McGuire displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moody.
Moody fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moody lands a nice shot that snaps McGuire's head back.
McGuire throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGuire jabs Moody right on the nose. Moody blinks but takes it well.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moody momentarily.
Moody tries to clinch up.
Moody throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
Moody takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moody is rocked!
McGuire fakes the body blow, causing Moody to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Moody goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake McGuire!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus DusK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hajime Saito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyrus DusK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hajime Saito!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DusK fails to land with a series of punches.
DusK takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Cyrus DusK has been cut.
Saito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
DusK is rocked!
Saito lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens DusK up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Saito from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw DusK's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hajime Saito!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix's entrance music is Phoenix. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Phoenix misses with a takedown attempt - Slice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a takedown attempt - Slice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Phoenix shoots in but no luck this time.
Slice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phoenix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phoenix shoots in and bounces Slice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Phoenix stands and throws Slice's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is looking to get back to his feet here but Phoenix is keeping cool and he's managed to take Slice's back.
The referee is taking a good look at Slice as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Phoenix!
Phoenix biding his time, controlling Slice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Phoenix throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Slice!
Phoenix working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Slice is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Phoenix has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Slice taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Phoenix!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Honda (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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163 lbs
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25
162 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda is looking to clinch.
Piper checks a low kick from Honda.
Piper scores with a jab to the body.
Piper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Honda throws a head kick that misses.
Honda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piper.
Piper throws a solid leg kick but Honda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Piper.
Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honda was well out of range. Poor timing from Piper.
Honda tries to clinch but Piper is having none of it.
Piper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Honda looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Honda prevents Piper from moving into mount.
Honda is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Piper has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Piper trying to control the position but Honda is working away.
Honda wants to get back to his feet.
Piper moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Honda wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Honda, who protects the arm well.
Honda sneaks out the side door and pushes Piper away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A jab from Piper misses.
Honda wants to slow Piper down by chopping away at his legs.
Honda throws a lazy right hand but Piper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Honda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honda clinches with his opponent.
Piper breaks from the clinch.
Piper closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Honda quickly recovers to half guard.
Honda pushes Piper off looking to stand but Piper dives back in and keeps control.
Piper is looking for a kimura here.
Piper trying to control the action but Honda is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper trying to pass the guard but Honda defending well.
Piper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Honda sees it coming and defends easily.
Honda is trying to stand up here but Piper is controlling him well.
Piper is trying to control. Honda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honda tries to kick Piper off but Piper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Honda is staying active underneath Piper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda is trying to stand up here but Piper is controlling him well.
Piper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Piper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Honda is trying to stand up here but Piper is controlling him well.
Honda looks gassed!
Piper works his foot free and advances to mount.
Piper tries to control but Honda wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda trying desperately to get to his feet.
Piper lands with some strikes.
Honda is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Honda is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Piper has taken his back.
Piper trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Piper is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Piper controlling the positon.
Piper tries to get the hooks in deep but Honda pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Honda is trying to get back to his feet but Piper has full control of the position and if anything, Honda has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Piper scores with punches to the body.
Honda is trying to stand back up.
Piper has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Honda has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Piper looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piper is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Honda knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Honda for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Piper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Honda missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honda is looking to clinch but Piper is avoiding it.
Piper lands with a nice body punch.
Honda throws a low kick but Piper avoids it.
Piper works Honda's body with a nice hook.
Piper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Honda was covering up waiting for the punch and Piper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Piper pushes down on Honda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Honda won't allow Piper to pass to mount.
Piper controlling the action here.
Honda won't allow Piper to pass to mount.
Peter Piper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda is trying to stand.
Piper passes to full mount!
Piper fails to move to back control.
Piper moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Honda has worked his arm free - good work by Honda!
Honda is not content to let Piper control the position.
Piper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Honda is trying to buck Piper off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda is breathing heavily.
Honda sneaks out the side door and pushes Piper away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Piper throws a body punch but Honda moves out of range.
Honda is looking to clinch but Piper is avoiding it.
Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Honda is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Honda.
Piper swats away the attempt to clinch by Honda.
Honda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Piper has time to react.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honda gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Piper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Honda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Piper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Honda wants to get back to his feet but Piper drags him back down.
Piper looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Honda is avoiding damage well.
Piper wants to control but Honda is keeping him busy.
Piper tries to score with some ground and pound. Honda controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Honda wants to get back to his feet but Piper drags him back down.
Piper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Piper wants to control but Honda is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Piper advances to full mount.
Piper controlling from the full mount.
Piper looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Piper looking to control but Honda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Piper is really struggling to control Honda but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Honda wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Piper takes Honda's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Piper dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Piper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honda.
Piper is looking to wear down Honda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Honda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Honda moves out of range of the strikes.
Piper thows a body shot but no joy.
Honda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Honda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Honda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piper keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper swings for the body but Honda moves out of range.
Piper throws a front kick aimed at Honda's knee but Honda avoids it well.
Honda throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Piper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Honda is trying to defend but Piper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Honda is trying to stand up here but Piper is controlling him well.
Honda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda won't allow Piper to pass to mount.
Piper has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Honda defend it? Piper steps over the head and cranks it - Honda is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Piper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Piper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Kanoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bada comes into the arena with The Prodigy Warriors Dance blaring out of the sound system. Kimo Kanoa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
169 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bada Bada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Kanoa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bada slips under a jab.
Bada throws a hook but Kanoa blocks it.
Kanoa misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Bada misses its intended target.
Kanoa works the jab nicely.
Bada missing with a left hand there. Kanoa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bada misses with an uppercut. Kanoa saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bada.
Kanoa throws a looping overhand right but Bada ducks down to avoid it.
Bada shoots in looking for a takedown. Kanoa tries to sprawl out of it but Bada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kanoa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bada misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kanoa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bada throws out the jab.
Bada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kanoa lands a head shot.
Bada shoots in and drives through. Kanoa sprawls well.
Kanoa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Kanoa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kanoa moves away from the strike by Bada.
Bada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanoa.
Bada throws a hook but Kanoa avoids it easily.
Kanoa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanoa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bada.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bada Bada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kanoa.
Kimo Kanoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bada throws the left hand but Kanoa avoids the punch easily.
Bada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bada Bada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanoa needs to keep his hands up - Bada had a free shot at his head there.
Bada thows a body shot but no joy.
Bada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kanoa circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanoa.
A jab from Bada misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kanoa has time to react.
Bada throws a shot from downtown. Kanoa moves away and avoids it.
Kanoa misses with a combination
and Bada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kanoa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bada.
Kanoa throws a right and a left that Bada avoids nicely.
Bada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kanoa blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Bada.
Kanoa ducks under a wild hook from Bada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kanoa but Kanoa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bada fails with a takedown attempt.
Bada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bada misses with a hook.
Kanoa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kanoa moves away from the strike by Bada.
Kanoa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanoa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bada throws out the jab.
Kanoa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bada shoots in for a double leg but Kanoa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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 Bada Bada will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kanoa jabs Bada right on the nose. Bada blinks but takes it well.
Bada is rocked!
It looks like Bada Bada has been cut.
Kanoa lands with a right and another and another! Bada is in big trouble! Kanoa lands again and this time it's lights out for Bada! A quality knockout there for Kanoa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kimo Kanoa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigue Francouer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Campbell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rodrigue Francouer's chin.
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25
166 lbs
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163 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigue Francouer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Campbell postures up in Francouer's guard and throws a big left but Francouer blocks it.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Francouer blocks nicely.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Francouer has wrist control.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Francouer controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Francouer has wrist control.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Francouer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Campbell stands up over Francouer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell lands a couple of digs.
Campbell stands up over Francouer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Francouer has momentary wrist control but Campbell slips an elbow through the middle.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Campbell works over Francouer with some ground and pound from guard.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
Francouer trying to control the position.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Francouer's head.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell works over Francouer with some ground and pound from guard.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Francouer looks gassed!
Campbell cracks Francouer with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell postures up and lands a big shot to Francouer's brow.
Francouer is rocked!
Francouer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campbell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Francouer is still in real trouble! Can Campbell finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell distracts Francouer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Campbell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Campbell 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.
Campbell postures up and lands a big shot to Francouer's brow.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Francouer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.
Francouer seems to have recovered his senses.
Campbell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Francouer's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell stands up over Francouer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campbell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Campbell stands up over Francouer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Francouer's head.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell distracts Francouer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Francouer has momentary wrist control but Campbell slips an elbow through the middle.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell postures up and lands a big shot to Francouer's brow.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Campbell landing with the ground and pound.
Campbell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Campbell 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.
Campbell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Francouer is trying to defend but Campbell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Campbell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Francouer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campbell is nestled in close to Francouer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Campbell working over Francouer with some ground and pound. Francouer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Francouer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Francouer taking some punishment here, with Campbell in his half guard.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Campbell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campbell slips a nice elbow through Francouer's hands, connecting with Francouer's forehead.
Bruce Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campbell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Campbell working Francouer over with strikes.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Francouer taking some punishment here, with Campbell in his half guard.
Campbell lands with a punch from half guard.
Campbell is nestled in close to Francouer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Campbell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campbell slips a nice elbow through Francouer's hands, connecting with Francouer's forehead.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francouer can do to turn this around?
Campbell lands strikes from half guard.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell working Francouer over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Francouer's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Campbell lands with a punch from half guard.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Campbell there.
Campbell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Campbell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Campbell.
Campbell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campbell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Francouer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Francouer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Francouer's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Campbell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Campbell.
Campbell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Campbell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Francouer taking some punishment here, with Campbell in his half guard.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Campbell.
Francouer wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell working Francouer over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working over Francouer with some ground and pound. Francouer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Campbell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Campbell drops an elbow to the side of Francouer's head.
Campbell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Campbell slips a nice elbow through Francouer's hands, connecting with Francouer's forehead.
Campbell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Francouer's temple.
Campbell working Francouer over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Campbell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Campbell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Campbell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Campbell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
Campbell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Campbell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Campbell scoring with strikes but Francouer is staying in there.
Campbell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the head.
Campbell with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Francouer is in a horrible position here. Campbell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell unloading with bombs!
Campbell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Francouer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Francouer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Campbell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Campbell looking to finish Francouer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Francouer!
Campbell looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Francouer covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Campbell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Jacobson (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robby Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone drops Jacobson with a beautiful combination! Jacobson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Capone is looking for the KO!
Jacobson is rocked!
It looks like Robby Jacobson has been cut.
Robby Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capone throws an uppercut from hell that sends Jacobson clean off his feet! He's out cold! Capone stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikey Capone!
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