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GAMMA#195 Pope v Mendez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Brutus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Brutus!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover tries a head kick but it misses.
Dover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brutus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brutus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brutus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dover thinking.
Brutus fails to land with a series of punches.
Dover motions for Brutus to come forward. Dover throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brutus moves out of range as Dover throws a body kick.
Brutus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dover in his tracks.
It looks like Ben Dover has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dover attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brutus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dover looks to land a body kick but Brutus moved away.
A shot to the body from Dover misses
and Brutus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dover wants to clinch but Brutus slips to the side
and Brutus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dover on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dover is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Dover goes down and covers up as Brutus starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Brutus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by French.
French misses with a right hand
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
French steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
A shot to the body from French misses
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
French throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
French tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
French misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind French 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
French tries to clinch up
and Davis counters with a head kick. That will keep French thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
French will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
French avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have French backpedaling.
It looks like Clay French has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis rushes French and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Davis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis working French over with knees to the body.
French is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from French.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but French is blocking nicely.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into French's ribcage.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis working French over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but French avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis leaning against his opponent.
French on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Davis.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into French's ribcage.
Davis keeps control of French as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but French avoids the damage to the body.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into French's ribcage.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
French blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
French throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by French.
Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in French's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis throws a strike but French rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis is controlling French's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clay French's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis wants to clinch up but French keeps it at a distance.
French throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
French misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a head kick.
French throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with a good low kick that French was not able to check.
French throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
French tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
French tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from French.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite French's efforts to push away.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from French.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. French is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
French takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. French is defending well for now.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis prevents French from breaking the clinch.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from French.
French is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and French avoids it.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but French blocks with his arms.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
French is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
French on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
French avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
French is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
French blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
French is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Phil Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
French being controlled against the cage.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
French on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
French is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Davis.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and French counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis lands a jab to French's midsection.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. French moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by French!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis slips a straight right by French.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
French misses with the combination.
Phil Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
French avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clay French's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
French tries to clinch but Davis moves away
and Davis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
French bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis scores with a jab.
French scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
French misses with a two punch combination.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses French's front leg but catches the back leg as French tries to avoid it.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
French throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. French is defending well for now.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but French avoids the damage to the body.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. French is defending well for now.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Phil Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
French has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davis.
Davis cracks French with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis scores with a head kick. French tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
French on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davis is looking to slow French down with leg kicks.
French is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis clinches with his opponent.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through French's defenses.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
French avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis drives through and clinches with French against the cage.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite French's efforts to push away.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis has French pressed against the cage.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis is stalling here.
French is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Clay French has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
French managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but French avoids the damage to the body.
French wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Phil Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis digs a right hand into French's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on French's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Davis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Bills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bills comes to the cage accompanied by Say Goodbye. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Apollo Creed was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bud Bills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bills uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creed.
A shot to the liver by Creed. Beautiful body shot.
Bills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Bills misses.
Bills throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bills slips under a jab.
Creed thows a body shot but no joy.
Bills throws a right hand that Creed ducks under and follows up with a left that Creed also avoids with ease.
Creed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bills manages to avoid it.
Bills on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Bud Bills has been cut.
Creed blocks a leg kick.
Bills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creed lands a body shot.
Creed swings for the body but Bills moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Creed.
Bills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Creed throws out the jab.
Creed blocks a jab.
Bills lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bills moves out of range of the strikes.
Bills tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Creed misses.
Bills takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Creed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bills moves away from the strike by Creed.
Bills just misses with a punch to the body.
Bills clinches with his opponent.
Bills throws a knee to the head but misses.
Creed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bills landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bills swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed manages to break the clinch.
Creed avoids the body shot from Bills.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bills swings for the body but Creed moves out of range.
Bills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Creed moves out of range of the strikes.
Creed keeps the fight on the outside.
Creed is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Creed lands a nice hook to Bills's body. Bills takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Creed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bills moves away from the strike by Creed.
Bills connects with a right hand. Creed shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bills counters with a two punch combo.
Bills tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Bills tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Bills fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Creed lands.
Bills is rocked!
Bills throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Oh Bills is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Bills to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Creed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Apollo Creed!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Mikhailovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Law might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Diablo Blvd by Corrosion Of Conformity. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robbie Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Mikhailovich!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mikhailovich counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Robbie Law has been cut.
Mikhailovich feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Law sprawling to the canvas! Law rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mikhailovich finish him?!
Law is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikhailovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Law.
Oh Law is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Law ducks under a wild hook from Mikhailovich.
Law uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mikhailovich.
A big right from Mikhailovich misses.
Mikhailovich throws a big shot that misses.
Mikhailovich misses with an uppercut. Law saw that one coming.
Mikhailovich throws a jab when Law was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Law.
Mikhailovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mikhailovich misses with an uppercut. Law saw that one coming.
Mikhailovich throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Mikhailovich misses its intended target.
Mikhailovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mikhailovich throws a lazy right hand but Law sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mikhailovich misses the target.
Law slips a jab from Mikhailovich.
Law defending well as Mikhailovich loads up on a big left hand.
Mikhailovich misses with an uppercut. Law saw that one coming.
Mikhailovich misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law staying out of range there.
Law uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mikhailovich.
Law moves away from the strike by Mikhailovich.
Law moves out of range as Mikhailovich strikes.
Mikhailovich throws the left hand but Law avoids the punch easily.
Mikhailovich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Law ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhailovich lands a big right hook! Law looks hurt but is still standing! Mikhailovich lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Law falls down and Mikhailovich dives in with a huge hammer fist! Law's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Mikhailovich runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dmitri Mikhailovich!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Schulte 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Tavarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Schulte!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulte looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tavarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schulte trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.
Schulte drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tavarez dives on top into guard.
Schulte seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tavarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tavarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tavarez won't allow Schulte to sweep him here.
Schulte keeping moving, preventing Tavarez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tavarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavarez landing with the ground and pound.
Tavarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavarez throwing strikes from guard but Schulte blocks nicely.
Schulte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schulte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tavarez manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tavarez is on top in guard.
Tavarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schulte is adopting a defensive guard.
Tavarez content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schulte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tavarez throws a strike but Schulte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tavarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schulte trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schulte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez has momentary wrist control but Schulte slips an elbow through the middle.
Tavarez wants to sweep here but Schulte controlling him for the moment.
Schulte tries to free his leg and advance position but Tavarez is retaining full guard.
Schulte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tavarez's head.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Tavarez keeps moving.
Schulte with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schulte preventing the sweep.
Tavarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schulte postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte preventing the sweep.
Schulte drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tavarez dives on top into guard.
Tavarez thows a big elbow that misses.
Tavarez postures up.
Schulte is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tavarez lands a couple of digs.
Tavarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schulte's head.
Schulte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schulte lands a big elbow.
Schulte is landing with some decent strikes but Tavarez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Schulte dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schulte loads up on a big right hand but Tavarez slips the punch.
Tavarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schulte counters with a left to the body.
Tavarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schulte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tavarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Schulte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tavarez swings widly with a right hand
and Schulte counters with a single leg into guard. Tavarez didn't expect that.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Tavarez keeps moving.
Tavarez wants to control but Schulte passes easily into half guard.
Tavarez wants to improve his position but Schulte is controlling well.
Tavarez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tavarez.
Schulte trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Tavarez keeps moving.
Schulte throws a big right hand that misses.
Tavarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brian Schulte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tavarez is trying to control the position but Schulte postures up.
Schulte chips away with some ground and pound.
Schulte throwing strikes but missing.
Tavarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schulte preventing the sweep.
Schulte looking to sit in guard and control but Tavarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tavarez thows a big elbow that misses.
Schulte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schulte seems keen to control Tavarez's posture.
Tavarez works over Schulte with some ground and pound from guard.
Schulte keeping moving, preventing Tavarez from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brian Schulte has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tavarez throws a lazy head kick
and Schulte counters with a thumping low kick.
Tavarez throws a leg kick
and Schulte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tavarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schulte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schulte dives in and scores a takedown into Tavarez's guard.
Tavarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schulte is aware though and is defending well.
Schulte pushes down on Tavarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tavarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tavarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Schulte working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte throwing shots but Tavarez is blocking nicely.
Tavarez wants to get back to full guard but Schulte has mounted him!
Schulte unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee warns Tavarez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tavarez is rocked!
Schulte looking to control but Tavarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schulte is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tavarez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tavarez!
Tavarez trying to control but Schulte is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tavarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Schulte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tavarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tavarez misses with a right hand
and Schulte counters with a nice body kick.
Tavarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schulte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tavarez misses with a right hand
and Schulte counters with a single leg into guard. Tavarez didn't expect that.
Schulte landing with the ground and pound.
Schulte tries to free his leg and advance position but Tavarez is retaining full guard.
Schulte with a nice head shot there.
Tavarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schulte.
Schulte throws a big right hand that misses.
Tavarez is trying to control the position but Schulte postures up.
Schulte is stalling in the full guard.
Schulte postures up in Tavarez's guard and throws a big left but Tavarez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez looking for a guillotine here but Schulte defends easily.
Schulte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tavarez's head.
Schulte is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tavarez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schulte trying to control but Tavarez postures up.
Tavarez working Schulte over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte is looking for a sweep. Tavarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schulte is holding on to half guard well.
Tavarez throwing shots but Schulte is blocking nicely.
Schulte trying to hold on to Tavarez's head to control him but Tavarez postures up.
Tavarez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schulte sees it coming and defends easily.
Schulte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tavarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tavarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schulte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sol Tavarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schulte managing to control the position.
Schulte wants to stand up but Tavarez is controlling him.
Tavarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Schulte is retaining full guard.
Tavarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tavarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schulte keeping full guard, as Tavarez tries to pass.
Tavarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Schulte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brian Schulte has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tavarez avoids the body shot from Schulte.
Tavarez misses with an uppercut
and Schulte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schulte scores with a takedown into Tavarez's guard.
Schulte trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.
Schulte stands up over Tavarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tavarez working for submissions but it's allowed Schulte to get to half guard.
Schulte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Schulte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schulte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Schulte!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster has chosen Guns N' Roses - Dead Horse as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rod Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Webster!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster tries to clinch but Rico moves out of range.
Rico chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Webster can pounce on him.
Rico just misses with a punch to the body.
Rico swings widly with a right hand
and Webster counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Rico misses.
Webster throws a sloppy head kick and Rico moves out of range easily.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Webster.
Webster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Webster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Webster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico blocks a head kick by Webster.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Webster.
Webster scores with a shot to the body.
Rico throws the left hand but Webster avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Rico.
Rico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Webster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico misses with a left hand
and Webster counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rico is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rico throws a predictable looking body shot
and Webster counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Webster throws a head kick that misses.
Rico steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Webster. That one must have hurt.
Rico slips under a jab from Webster.
Webster lands a big head kick that sends Rico tumbling to the mat! Webster takes a step backwards and waves Rico back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rico is rocked!
It looks like Rod Rico has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris Webster!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jurgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jurgen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Sammy Stone has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jurgen. That's going to slow Stone down.
Jurgen misses with a left hand
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Paul Jurgen has been cut.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone works Jurgen's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone misses with a double jab.
Jurgen misses with an uppercut
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jurgen.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurgen manages to avoid it.
Jurgen misses with a hook
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Jurgen throws a sloppy body shot
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jurgen throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Jurgen throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jurgen! Stone lets Jurgen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgen throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jurgen looks gassed!
Jurgen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone cracks Jurgen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jurgen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stone finish him?
Jurgen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone cracks Jurgen's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Jurgen slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Stone can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammy Stone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheez Itz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Itz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to do you really want to hurt me. Jesse Venturia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheez Itz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venturia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Itz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Venturia thinking.
Itz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Venturia is looking for a sweep. Itz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Itz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Venturia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Venturia keeping control of the position.
Itz is working for a kimura but Venturia is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturia is looking for a sweep. Itz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Venturia is looking to control Itz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Venturia avoid being mounted?
Venturia scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Itz manages to mount him!
Itz working Venturia over with strikes here.
Venturia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itz content just to control the position here.
Venturia is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Itz controlling from the full mount.
Venturia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itz stalling.
Venturia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Venturia is trying to stand back up but Itz is controlling him
Venturia trying to get back to full guard but Itz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Venturia working to try and regain half guard.
Itz landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Itz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venturia is looking to escape.
Itz has control of Venturia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Venturia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Venturia wants to control but Itz is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Itz working Venturia over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheez Itz 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.
Itz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Venturia moves to clinch but Itz breaks away
and Itz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Venturia won't be happy with that.
Itz working away.
Itz is looking to take a break and control but Venturia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Venturia struggling a bit here.
Venturia taking a bit of punishment here - Itz scoring with strikes.
Itz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Venturia is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Itz taking a breather here.
Itz is putting a hurting on Venturia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Venturia tries to buck Itz off but Itz is having none of it.
Venturia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Venturia manages to get back to half guard.
Cheez Itz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itz stalling away here and it's allowed Venturia to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Venturia trying to keep a closed guard but Itz is proving a slippery customer.
Venturia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Venturia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Itz throws and elbow that misses. Venturia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Itz's guard. Nice move by Venturia!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itz being controlled here, momentarily.
Itz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Venturia defends well.
Itz keeping moving, preventing Venturia from controlling successfully.
Itz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Venturia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Venturia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Itz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Venturia's guard.
Itz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venturia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Itz wants to control from the top but Venturia keeps moving.
Itz throws and elbow that misses. Venturia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Itz's guard. Nice move by Venturia!
Venturia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Itz is keeping the position for now.
Itz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Venturia is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheez Itz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Venturia misses with a two punch combination.
Itz misses with a right hand
and Venturia counters with a straight right hand.
Venturia clinches.
Itz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Venturia is keeping busy.
Venturia prevents the takedown attempt.
Venturia misses with a punch to the body.
Venturia is trying to break the clinch but Itz has him pressed against the cage.
Itz tries to stall but Venturia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Itz presses Venturia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Itz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Venturia lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Venturia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Itz stops a takedown attempt from Venturia.
Itz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Venturia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheez Itz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Venturia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Venturia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Venturia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Venturia is pressed up against the cage. Itz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Venturia down to the mat. Venturia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Venturia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venturia misses with a head kick.
Venturia tries to clinch up but Itz circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Venturia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Itz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Venturia tries to clinch but Itz moves away
and Itz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Venturia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venturia wants to clinch
and Itz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venturia keeping full guard, as Itz tries to pass.
Itz trying to control but Venturia is working from the bottom.
Venturia managing to control the position.
Itz trying to control but Venturia is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cheez Itz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Venturia pulls Itz in close to prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jesse Venturia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Itz blocks a head kick by Venturia.
Jesse Venturia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venturia throws a lazy uppercut
and Itz counters with a takedown into side control.
Venturia is looking to reverse the position.
Itz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venturia is trying to buck Itz off.
Itz slows the pace down.
Venturia is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Itz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Itz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Venturia keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cheez Itz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Itz, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheez Itz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Priebcko comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Dreams. Bunker has chosen The Beast as his entrance music. Randy Bunker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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252 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Priebcko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Bunker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunker misses with a hook
and Priebcko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bunker tries to clinch but Priebcko moves out of range.
Randy Bunker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priebcko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bunker to score with a decent uppercut.
Bunker misses with a body punch
enabling Priebcko to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Priebcko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bunker throws a jab but it's blocked by Priebcko.
Bunker throws an off balance right hand
and Priebcko counters with a left to the body.
Priebcko misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Priebcko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bunker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Priebcko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bunker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Priebcko counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Bunker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunker tries to clinch up but Priebcko circles away and keeps his distance.
Priebcko takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a jab to the body
and Priebcko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunker moves in looking to clinch but Priebcko pushes him off.
Bunker misses with a shot to the body
and Priebcko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priebcko has closed the distance and engaged Bunker in a clinch.
Bunker works on Priebcko's body with a couple of short punches.
Priebcko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Priebcko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Priebcko backwards.
Priebcko misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Bunker.
Bunker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Priebcko.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Priebcko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Priebcko is pressed up against the cage. Bunker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Priebcko down to the mat. Priebcko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bunker throws a poor cross that misses
and Priebcko counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bunker.
Priebcko is looking to wear down Bunker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Priebcko slaps away a takedown attempt from Bunker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivan Priebcko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Bunker.
Priebcko just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker misses with a takedown
and Priebcko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunker.
Nice body punch from Bunker.
Bunker misses with a looping left.
Bunker swings widly with a right hand
and Priebcko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Priebcko scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunker misses with a shot to the body
and Priebcko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 Ivan Priebcko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bunker misses with a double jab
and Priebcko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Priebcko.
Priebcko tries to stall but Bunker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bunker avoiding damage as Priebcko throws knees to the body.
Bunker works on Priebcko's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Priebcko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bunker.
Bunker blocking some punches.
Priebcko taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Bunker.
Bunker manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Priebcko misses
and Bunker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bunker digs a good hook to Priebcko's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priebcko.
Bunker lands a nice looking body shot.
Priebcko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bunker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Priebcko tries to circle away but Bunker has him pinned against the cage.
Bunker avoids the elbow strike from Priebcko, against the cage.
Priebcko looking to stall.
Bunker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Priebcko.
Priebcko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bunker scores with a shot to the side of Priebcko's head.
Bunker is trying to break free.
Priebcko taking a breather.
Randy Bunker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko misses with some punches.
Bunker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Priebcko moves out of range easily.
Bunker closes the distance and clinches up with Priebcko, looking for a takedown. Bunker pushes Priebcko against the cage but Priebcko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bunker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunker looks to score with a jab to the body but Priebcko is just out of range.
Bunker throws a lazy uppercut
and Priebcko counters with an outside leg kick.
Priebcko tries to sprawl but Bunker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunker is keen to just control but Priebcko is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Bunker.
Bunker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Priebcko wants to control but Bunker is having none of it.
Bunker controlling the pace for now.
Bunker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Priebcko is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bunker throwing strikes here but Priebcko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bunker prevents Priebcko from getting the reversal.
Priebcko wants to control but Bunker is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Priebcko is working to get back to half guard.
Priebcko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Bunker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bunker misses with a lunging right hand
letting Priebcko counter with a right hand.
Bunker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Priebcko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Priebcko connects with a body shot.
Bunker avoids the body shot from Priebcko.
Bunker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bunker throws a lazy uppercut
and Priebcko counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunker.
Bunker throws a lazy right hand but Priebcko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunker throws a lazy head kick
and Priebcko counters with a nice body shot.
Ivan Priebcko is winning the standup battle so far.
Bunker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Priebcko counters with a right hand to the body.
Bunker misses with an uppercut
and Priebcko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bunker lands with an overhand left.
Priebcko misses with a jab to the body
enabling Bunker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker slips under a jab.
Priebcko lands a body shot.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Priebcko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Priebcko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Priebcko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunker misses with a takedown attempt
and Priebcko counters with a left to the body.
Priebcko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Priebcko as he avoids it easily.
Ivan Priebcko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Bunker.
Bunker is looking to clinch.
Bunker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Priebcko counters with a nice body shot.
Bunker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Priebcko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bunker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Priebcko's guard now.
Priebcko pulls Bunker in close to his closed guard and prevents Bunker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bunker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bunker looking to sit in guard and control but Priebcko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko wants to stand and escape but instead Bunker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bunker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunker looking to sit in guard and control but Priebcko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bunker is controlling Priebcko's posture.
Priebcko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priebcko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bunker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Priebcko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Priebcko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Priebcko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Pope could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Mendez's chin.
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273 lbs
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275 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Pope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt - Pope sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pope misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mendez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pope was covering up waiting for the punch and Mendez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mendez throwing strikes but missing.
Pope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez postures up in Pope's guard and throws a big left but Pope blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Pope has wrist control.
Pope scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pope throws a leg kick but Mendez moved away.
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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.
Mendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pope swivels and escapes.
Trent Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Mendez.
Mendez avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Pope finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pope as he jumps to the side.
Trent Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pope takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
Mendez tries for a takedown but Pope sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendez checks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Pope dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mendez clinches with his opponent.
Pope scores with a hook to the body.
Pope unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mendez tries to score a body lock takedown but Pope shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mendez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pope if he has to take too many more of those.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez moves out of range as Pope throws a body kick.
Mendez scores with a shot to the body.
Mendez clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mendez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pope is keeping busy.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
Mendez tries for a takedown but Pope manages to get underhooks.
Trent Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Mendez.
Pope prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pope smiles and moves away.
Pope misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands a nice looking body kick.
Mendez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope lands a big uppercut and Mendez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mendez looks OK. Pope waves Mendez back to his feet!
Mendez is rocked!
It looks like Tony Mendez has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope cracks Mendez with a left hook right on the temple and Mendez goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Pope lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Mendez is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trent Pope!
Trent Pope retains his heavyweight title!
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