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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Sance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kavon Lovve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sance comes into the arena with Wasteland blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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185 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Sance!
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, Kavon Lovve!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovve tries to keep at a distance but Sance has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lovve wants a takedown.
Sance has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lovve is trying to keep an underhook but Sance manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lovve wants to control but Sance is keeping busy.
Sance sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lovve defending well though.
Sance is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sance controlling the action here.
Sance lands strikes from half guard.
Lovve really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sance. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sance looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lovve with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lovve is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sance scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sance lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sance slips a nice elbow through Lovve's hands, connecting with Lovve's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sance working over Lovve with some ground and pound. Lovve looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lovve is rocked!
Sance working Lovve over with strikes.
Lovve is still in real trouble! Can Sance finish him?
Sance scores with a big shot! Lovve's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Lovve! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Sance!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbath Occulta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Occulta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortal - The Rise of Darkness. 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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210 lbs
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208 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abbath Occulta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Barnhardt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Occulta lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Ronnie Barnhardt has been cut.
Occulta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnhardt counters with a shoot takedown. Occulta fights it but they end up in guard.
Occulta pulls Barnhardt in close to his closed guard and prevents Barnhardt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barnhardt looking to pass the guard.
Occulta seems keen to control Barnhardt's posture.
Barnhardt stopping the sweep attempt from Occulta.
Barnhardt drops back, looking for a kneebar! Occulta looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Occulta looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Occulta!
The strikes coming from Occulta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barnhardt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Barnhardt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Occulta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barnhardt struggling a bit here.
Occulta is chipping away with strikes.
Occulta tries to move to mount but Barnhardt blocks the move with his legs.
Occulta landing a few strikes.
Barnhardt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Occulta is trying to maintain the position but Barnhardt is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Occulta moves into full guard.
Barnhardt preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Occulta holds on and takes a little breather.
Barnhardt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Occulta is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barnhardt, into his guard.
Occulta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barnhardt trying to keep a closed guard but Occulta is proving a slippery customer.
Occulta trying to control but Barnhardt is working from the bottom.
Occulta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Occulta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Occulta throws a big right hand that misses.
Occulta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Occulta wants to pass the guard but Barnhardt is keeping the position.
Occulta passes into half guard.
Barnhardt is refusing to be controlled, as Occulta sits in half guard.
Barnhardt wants to improve his position but Occulta is controlling well.
Barnhardt trying to control from the bottom.
Occulta working Barnhardt over with strikes.
Barnhardt trying to control but Occulta postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Occulta.
Occulta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnhardt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barnhardt has hold of Occulta's hands but Occulta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Occulta slows the pace down in half guard.
Barnhardt is in trouble now - Occulta has advanced to mount!
Occulta controlling his opponent.
Occulta lands a heavy elbow.
That has opened up Ronnie Barnhardt's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnhardt is working to get back to half guard.
Occulta with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abbath Occulta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Barnhardt's cut.
That's time! Occulta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Occulta misses the jab.
Barnhardt slips under a jab.
Occulta throws a looping overhand right but Barnhardt ducks down to avoid it.
Barnhardt shoots and misses
and Occulta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Ronnie Barnhardt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Occulta fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Barnhardt to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Barnhardt looks to clinch but Occulta throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Barnhardt taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abbath Occulta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Areski Chayem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Barrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chayem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 3 6 mafia -Some bodies gonna get it. Areski Chayem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Barrock's chin.
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170 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Areski Chayem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Barrock!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chayem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barrock pinned against the cage. Barrock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barrock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chayem did well to prevent Barrock getting side control.
Chayem wants to get back to full guard.
Chayem is looking to escape.
Chayem tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chayem is refusing to be controlled, as Barrock sits in half guard.
Chayem is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chayem manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chayem keeping moving, preventing Barrock from controlling successfully.
Barrock looking to pass the guard.
Chayem throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chayem 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.
Barrock throwing strikes from guard but Chayem blocks nicely.
Barrock pushes down on Chayem's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chayem tries to roll over but Barrock keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Barrock.
Chayem wants to improve his position but Barrock is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Barrock there.
Chayem punching from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barrock wants to work for an arm triangle but Chayem is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chayem is looking to improve his position.
Barrock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barrock is trying to control the action in half guard but Chayem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chayem punching from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barrock is keen to just control but Chayem is a slippery customer.
Chayem works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chayem keeping moving, preventing Barrock from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Barrock hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chayem shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chayem stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chayem wants it to stay on the feet.
Chayem shoots in looking for a takedown but Barrock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chayem's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Areski Chayem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrock stuffs the takedown attempt from Chayem. Chayem gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chayem.
Chayem is breathing heavily.
Chayem shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barrock manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Barrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrock wants to stand and escape but Chayem is having none of it.
Chayem throwing strikes from guard but Barrock blocks nicely.
Barrock is looking to stand up but Chayem isn't so interested in that idea.
Barrock kicks Chayem off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chayem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barrock circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chayem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barrock shoots in but no luck this time.
Barrock misses with a takedown
and Chayem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chayem manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Barrock as Chayem shoots in.
Barrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chayem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chayem keeping moving, preventing Barrock from controlling successfully.
Chayem throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chayem throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chayem trying to strike off his back.
Barrock stands up over Chayem, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barrock working some strikes from top position.
Barrock wants to control from the top but Chayem keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chayem throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barrock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barrock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barrock preventing the sweep.
Chayem throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Barrock wants to control from the top but Chayem keeps moving.
Chayem lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Barrock distracts Chayem with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chayem throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Barrock won't allow Chayem to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barrock wants to control from the top but Chayem keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Barrock dominated that round.
That's time! Chayem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barrock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Chayem counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chayem won't allow Barrock to get back to his feet.
Chayem distracts Barrock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barrock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chayem is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chayem working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barrock's head.
Chayem prevents Barrock from getting back to his feet.
Chayem loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mark Barrock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chayem slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barrock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chayem lands a nice forearm strike.
Chayem lands some shots froms side control.
Barrock is looking for a sweep.
Barrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chayem cracks Barrock with a big elbow.
Chayem lands an elbow.
Chayem creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chayem cracks Barrock with a big right hand but Barrock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chayem works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chayem landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Barrock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barrock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chayem working the body and head with strikes.
Barrock is trying to get back to his feet.
Chayem lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barrock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chayem lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barrock down.
Chayem working the ground and pound.
Chayem working the ground and pound.
Barrock is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Chayem's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barrock wants to get back to his feet but Chayem drags him back down.
Chayem works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chayem scoring with punches and elbows.
Barrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chayem working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barrock is trying to get back to his feet.
Chayem creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barrock is trying to get back to half guard.
Barrock taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Chayem's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chayem working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chayem cracks Barrock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chayem working the ground and pound from side control.
Barrock tries to escape but Chayem is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrock taking a bit of punishment here - Chayem scoring with strikes.
Chayem lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chayem prevents Barrock from escaping the position.
Chayem working the ground and pound.
Barrock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chayem has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barrock taking a bit of punishment here - Chayem scoring with strikes.
Barrock taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chayem working the ground and pound.
Barrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chayem looks up at the clock and then as Barrock takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chayem smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Chayem lands a nice forearm strike.
Chayem lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barrock is pushing Chayem's head away, looking to escape. Chayem manages to hold on to the position though.
Chayem lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chayem connects with a decent elbow.
Chayem working the ground and pound but Barrock is defending the strikes.
Barrock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chayem asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barrock manages to get back to half guard.
Chayem prevents Barrock from standing back up.
Chayem slips a nice elbow through Barrock's hands, connecting with Barrock's forehead.
Chayem missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barrock is looking to escape.
Chayem takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Chayem there.
Chayem is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrock is looking to escape.
Chayem is pressing down on Barrock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barrock is holding on for now.
Ground and pound from Chayem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Areski Chayem dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chayem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barrock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chayem is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barrock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barrock is pressed up against the cage. Chayem has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barrock down to the mat. Barrock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chayem moves into the clinch.
Barrock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chayem is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Areski Chayem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Barrock.
Barrock can't get the takedown.
Chayem pulls guard.
Chayem doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chayem keeping moving, preventing Barrock from controlling successfully.
Barrock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chayem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrock takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Barrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chayem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrock wants to control from the top but Chayem keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chayem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chayem lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Chayem keeping moving, preventing Barrock from controlling successfully.
Barrock stopping the sweep attempt from Chayem.
Barrock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chayem punching from the bottom - just letting Barrock know he's still in a fight.
Chayem trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chayem throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chayem bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barrock's guard.
Chayem landing with the ground and pound.
Barrock wants to stand up but Chayem is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chayem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chayem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chayem stands up from Barrock's guard - Chayem perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barrock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chayem to the mat! Chayem manages to get full guard.
Barrock with a nice head shot there.
Chayem manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chayem looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barrock somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Chayem scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chayem lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chayem misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrock is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Barrock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chayem asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chayem landing strikes.
Chayem working the ground and pound.
Chayem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barrock pushes Chayem away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chayem gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barrock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chayem working the body and head with strikes.
Barrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chayem connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barrock some visible discomfort.
Chayem landing a few strikes.
Barrock pushes Chayem away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chayem gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chayem lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barrock down.
Chayem working the ground and pound.
Barrock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chayem in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Barrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Barrock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chayem works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chayem scoring with punches and elbows.
Chayem scores with punches from side control.
Barrock explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Areski Chayem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chayem 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Areski Chayem!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Wapner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, This Calling by All That Remains. 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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182 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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Wapner!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wapner darts in trying to clinch
and Richardson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson looking to pass the guard.
Wapner keeping moving, preventing Richardson from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wapner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wapner has a closed guard, preventing Richardson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nate Richardson.
Richardson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wapner tries a head kick but it misses.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richardson keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Richardson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Richardson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wapner throws a head kick but Richardson moves out of range.
Wapner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richardson wants to break free but Wapner has control.
Richardson trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wapner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richardson's brow.
Richardson is looking to control Wapner's arms but Wapner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richardson has his back to the cage.
Wapner lands an elbow that stopped Richardson in his tracks for a moment.
Richardson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wapner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richardson blocks the elbow strike.
Wapner lands a nice uppercut.
Wapner looking to throw knees to the head but Richardson is blocking nicely.
Wapner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wapner scores with a knee to the head.
Wapner lands with a right to the head.
Wapner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richardson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Wapner.
Wapner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.
Wapner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wapner clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wapner lands a damaging elbow.
Wapner looking to throw knees to the head but Richardson is blocking nicely.
Richardson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wapner has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch but Wapner keeps him there for the moment.
Wapner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richardson's efforts to push away.
Wapner lands with a left to the head.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling him.
A short right from Wapner on the inside.
Nice elbow from Wapner.
Richardson is trying to push Wapner away but Wapner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richardson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richardson takes an elbow to the temple.
Wapner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wapner connects with a knee to the head.
Wapner tries to land a knee to the head but Richardson blocks with his arms.
Wapner looks gassed!
Richardson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wapner blocks a head kick by Richardson.
No joy there for Richardson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wapner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Richardson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richardson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wapner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a right hand that Wapner ducks under and follows up with a left that Wapner also avoids with ease.
Wapner misses with a head kick.
Richardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wapner.
Wapner blocks a leg kick.
Wapner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wapner closes the distance but Richardson moves to the side
and Richardson counters with a leg kick.
Wapner scores with a decent looking hook.
Wapner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richardson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wapner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wapner lands a high kick!
Richardson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joseph Wapner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Richardson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wapner tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Richardson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wapner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wapner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Richardson dominated that 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.
Wapner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richardson misses with a double jab.
Richardson tries to land a leg kick but Wapner saw it coming and moves away.
Wapner wants to clinch but Richardson slips to the side
and Richardson counters with a series of strikes. Wapner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wapner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Richardson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wapner darts in and clinches Richardson up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Richardson.
Wapner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wapner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richardson's defenses.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling him.
Wapner has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wapner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wapner lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Wapner.
Wapner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.
Richardson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Richardson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wapner has double underhooks.
Wapner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richardson takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wapner prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.
Wapner lands a left hand.
Richardson tries to break free but Wapner pushes him back against the cage.
Wapner lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wapner scores with a shoulder strike.
Wapner has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wapner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richardson can't break the clinch.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch but Wapner keeps him there for the moment.
Richardson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wapner lands a knee to the head.
Richardson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wapner has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Wapner.
Wapner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richardson working hard to break the clinch.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Wapner.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling the position.
Richardson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wapner.
A short right from Wapner on the inside.
Wapner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wapner lands an elbow just above Richardson 's eye.
Richardson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wapner wants to clinch up but Richardson keeps it at a distance.
Wapner throws a head kick but Richardson moves out of range.
Richardson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wapner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Richardson.
Wapner throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.
Wapner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richardson, pushing him back against the cage.
Richardson is trying to push Wapner away but Wapner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wapner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Richardson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Richardson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.
Richardson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wapner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling the position.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richardson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wapner has double underhooks.
Wapner with a knee to the head.
Richardson tries to land a knee to the head but Wapner blocks with his arms.
Wapner lands an elbow inside that Richardson shrugs off.
Wapner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wapner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richardson's face.
Wapner lands an elbow just above Richardson 's eye.
Richardson takes an elbow to the temple.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling the position.
Wapner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richardson working hard to break the clinch.
Wapner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.
Wapner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson manages to break the clinch.
Richardson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wapner tries to clinch up.
Richardson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richardson counters with a series of strikes. Wapner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richardson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wapner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richardson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wapner tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wapner lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Wapner.
Wapner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richardson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richardson blocks an elbow strike from Wapner.
Wapner lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling the position.
Wapner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richardson's defenses.
Wapner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wapner gets through Richardson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richardson wants to break free but Wapner has control.
Wapner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richardson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richardson is trying to push Wapner away but Wapner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Wapner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richardson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wapner has double underhooks.
Wapner lands an elbow just above Richardson 's eye.
Wapner lands an elbow that stopped Richardson in his tracks for a moment.
Richardson breaks from the clinch.
Richardson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wapner tries to clinch but Richardson is having none of it.
Wapner tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch but Richardson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wapner throws a head kick that misses.
Wapner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Richardson's head.
Wapner moves into range and clinches up with Richardson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richardson is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Wapner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wapner throws a head kick that misses
and Richardson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wapner takes the fight into the clinch.
Richardson dodges an elbow strike from Wapner.
Richardson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richardson missing with knees to the body.
Wapner lands a knee to the head.
Richardson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wapner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wapner with a knee to the head.
Wapner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Richardson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richardson blocks the elbow strike.
Richardson dodges an elbow strike from Wapner.
Wapner lands with a right to the head.
Richardson avoids the elbow strike from Wapner, against the cage.
Wapner has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richardson is trying to break free.
Richardson tries to land knees in the clinch but Wapner avoids the damage to the body.
Wapner has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richardson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wapner has double underhooks.
Wapner lands with a right to the head.
Wapner lands an elbow that stopped Richardson in his tracks for a moment.
Richardson is trying to force a seperation but Wapner has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Richardson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Richardson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wapner won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wapner.
Wapner pushes Richardson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wapner misses with an elbow strike.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.
Richardson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wapner lands a shoulder strike.
Wapner looking to throw knees to the head but Richardson is blocking nicely.
Richardson blocks an elbow strike.
Richardson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richardson avoids the head kick by Wapner.
Wapner wants to clinch.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wapner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wapner tries a head kick but it misses.
Richardson scores with a one two! Wapner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Wapner avoids them all with ease.
Richardson misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Wapner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch but Richardson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richardson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Richardson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wapner clinches up with Richardson and pushes him back against the cage.
Wapner prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.
Richardson blocks an elbow strike from Wapner.
Richardson can't break the clinch.
Richardson tries to circle away but Wapner has him pinned against the cage.
Richardson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wapner won't allow it.
Wapner misses with an elbow over the top.
Wapner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.
Wapner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Richardson dodges an elbow strike from Wapner.
Wapner prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling the position.
Richardson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richardson feints a jab promting Wapner to slip. Richardson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wapner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Richardson. Those never looked like landing.
Wapner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richardson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wapner.
Wapner moves in looking to clinch but Richardson pushes him off.
Wapner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Richardson counters with a left and a right that stings Wapner.
Wapner avoids the head kick by Richardson.
Wapner tries to clinch but Richardson is having none of it.
Wapner lands a high kick!
Nate Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richardson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richardson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wapner wants to clinch up but Richardson keeps it at a distance.
Wapner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richardson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wapner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wapner doesn't manage to clinch there - Richardson circles away.
Richardson feints a jab promting Wapner to slip. Richardson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wapner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wapner wants to clinch up but Richardson keeps it at a distance.
Wapner wants to clinch
and Richardson counters with a low kick, right behind Wapner 's knee.
Wapner has managed to clinch.
Wapner lands an uppercut.
Richardson can't break the clinch.
Richardson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wapner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Wapner avoids them all with ease.
Richardson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wapner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Richardson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Richardson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richardson throws out a leg kick but Wapner moves out of range and Richardson only half commits.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wapner tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Richardson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Richardson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Richardson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Snabbo Smido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snabbo Smido has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snabbo Smido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smido throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Smido throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smido throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Smido works the jab nicely.
Pierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Smido is out of range.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smido was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Smido fails with a takedown attempt.
Smido throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smido digs a good body shot into Pierre's ribs.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smido counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smido doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smido misses with an uppercut.
Pierre throws a lazy body kick
and Smido counters with a takedown into side control.
Smido is working Pierre over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smido misses with the ground and pound.
Smido throwing strikes but Pierre manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Smido tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pierre content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pierre slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Smido.
Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pierre controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido regains half guard.
Pierre trying to control from half guard but Smido is working away.
Smido trying to control but Pierre postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smido is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smido is working hard here to advance position.
Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smido slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smido looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there.
Pierre trying to control but Smido is working from the bottom.
Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Pierre wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smido throws a big shot that misses.
Pierre leaves Smido with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smido moves away.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre with a hook.
Pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smido ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Pierre throws a head kick but Smido moves out of range.
Pierre throws a right hand that misses
and Smido counters with a nice uppercut.
Smido has his takedown stuffed
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snabbo Smido. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Smido connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smido staying out of range there.
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Smido was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smido misses with a left hand
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smido thinking.
Smido looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Smido counters with a right hand to the body.
Smido blocks a jab.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Smido's belly button to the back.
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!
Smido drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smido.
Smido throws and elbow that misses. Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smido's guard. Nice move by Pierre!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Pierre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smido throws a right hand that misses
and Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smido avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pierre misses with a low kick.
Pierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smido is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smido rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smido counters with a series of strikes. Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smido throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Smido avoids the body shot from Pierre.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Smido does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre lands with an uppercut that bounces Smido off the cage and back into rage.
Pierre misses with a jab to the body
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smido moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smido throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smido shoots and misses
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smido tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smido somewhat.
Pierre misses with a hook
and Smido counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Pierre.
Smido misses the shot to the body.
Smido pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smido checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Smido counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Smido checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smido lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smido fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido connects with a right hand. Pierre shakes it off.
Smido ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smido looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Smido lands a right hook to the body.
Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smido momentarily.
Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smido.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Pierre defending well as Smido loads up on a big left hand.
Smido swinging wildly here.
Pierre scores with a hook.
Smido throws a nice looking combination but Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre lands with an uppercut that bounces Smido off the cage and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smido lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Smido.
Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Smido counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pierre!
Smido cracks Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pierre wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smido.
Pierre tries to hold on but Smido postures up.
Smido landing shots from mount.
Smido lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smido lands a big elbow.
Smido working Pierre over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Smido landing strikes from the mount and Pierre is in trouble!
Pierre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smido working Pierre over with strikes here.
Pierre is rocked!
That has opened up George Pierre's cut even more.
Smido with a couple of short strikes.
Pierre is still in real trouble! Can Smido finish him?
George Pierre's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Pierre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Snabbo Smido!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quandu Zornach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zornach has chosen Man Of The Year by Drake as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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29
184 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quandu Zornach!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pieru shoots and misses
and Zornach counters with a shoot takedown. Pieru fights it but they end up in guard.
Pieru is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pieru has a closed guard, preventing Zornach from standing up.
Pieru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zornach tries to free his leg and advance position but Pieru is retaining full guard.
Pieru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pieru is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zornach is stalling in the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Quandu Zornach hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pieru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zornach decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pieru's guard.
Pieru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zornach is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Zornach looking to sit in guard and control but Pieru gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pieru working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zornach's head.
Zornach looking to control.
Pieru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zornach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pieru.
Zornach has control of Pieru's left arm, preventing Pieru from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zornach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zornach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pieru.
Pieru trying to control the position from guard on top but Zornach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pieru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zornach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pieru postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quandu Zornach was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zornach throws a head kick but Pieru moves out of range.
Quandu Zornach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pieru gets a takedown into half guard.
Pieru thows a huge punch but Zornach dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zornach's head.
Zornach trying to control but Pieru postures up.
Zornach is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pieru is staying active.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zornach keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pieru is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zornach gets back to full guard.
Pieru scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quandu Zornach 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pieru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pieru swings widly with a right hand
and Zornach counters with a three punch combo that has Pieru backing up. Pieru nods at Zornach to acknowledge the strikes.
Pieru tries for a takedown but Zornach circles away easily
and Zornach counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zornach scores with a decent looking hook.
Pieru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zornach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pieru thinking.
Pieru shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pieru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zornach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zornach misses with a hook. Pieru ducked under it nicely.
Zornach circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zornach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pieru has his takedown stuffed
and Zornach counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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.
Pieru throws a lazy uppercut
letting Zornach counter with a right hand.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zornach as he jumps to the side.
Zornach is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pieru doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zornach counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pieru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zornach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pieru misses with a takedown attempt
and Zornach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zornach tries to bum rush Pieru with a series of wild strikes but Pieru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pieru doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zornach counters with a stiff right hand.
Pieru shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pieru showed some decent athleticism there.
Zornach is trying to control but can't.
Zornach has one foot on Pieru's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zornach misses with a left hand
and Pieru counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pieru.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zornach is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is controlling Zornach's posture.
Zornach won't allow Pieru to sweep him here.
Pieru is looking to sweep but instead, Zornach has passed into half guard.
Pieru is trying to get back to full guard.
Zornach trying to control the action but Pieru is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quandu Zornach 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!
Pieru gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zornach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pieru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zornach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zornach cracks the inside of Pieru's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zornach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pieru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Zornach to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pieru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pieru tries for a takedown but Zornach circles away easily
and Pieru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pieru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pieru fails with the takedown
and Zornach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pieru takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zornach counters with a straight right hand.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pieru lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pieru in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zornach wants to hold on but Pieru pushes him away.
Zornach slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Zornach trying to control but Pieru postures up.
Pieru working the head and body with strikes.
George Pieru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zornach has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pieru is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru slips a nice elbow through Zornach's hands, connecting with Zornach's forehead.
Zornach trying to hold on to Pieru's head to control him but Pieru postures up.
Pieru working the head and body with strikes.
Pieru missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pieru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zornach trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Pieru there.
Pieru throwing shots but Zornach is blocking nicely.
Pieru prevents Zornach from standing back up.
Zornach regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zornach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zornach pulls Pieru in to control the position.
Pieru scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pieru throws a big right hand that misses.
Zornach pulls Pieru in close to his closed guard and prevents Pieru from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pieru has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
George Pieru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Quandu Zornach hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pieru misses with a takedown
and Pieru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pieru showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zornach has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quandu Zornach!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Percy Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
163 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
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165 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blixt Boxlund!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime circles away from the clinch attempt
so Prime counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Prime sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boxlund has his hands on Prime's head, controlling the position.
Prime is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxlund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prime controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Percy Prime just wasn't active enough.
Boxlund is looking to clinch.
Boxlund throws a leg kick
and Prime counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boxlund tries to roll over but Prime keeps him under control.
Boxlund is refusing to be controlled, as Prime sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Prime in particular looking to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boxlund keeping hold of Prime's head, controlling as best he can.
Prime passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boxlund!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime trying to control but Boxlund is having none of it.
Prime controlling from mount.
Prime punching from mount but Boxlund doing a good job of avoiding damage.
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.
Boxlund is looking to get to half guard.
Prime tries to control but Boxlund wriggling away.
Boxlund holds of for dear life.
Prime can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boxlund is looking to escape.
Boxlund tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boxlund can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Prime can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boxlund is looking to escape.
Boxlund is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Prime 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.
Prime throws a head kick that misses.
Prime blocks a jab.
Boxlund misses the body punch
and Prime counters with a nice leg kick.
Boxlund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prime makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boxlund misses with an uppercut
and Prime counters with a straight right hand.
Prime connects with a high kick.
Prime walks into a left hand.
A big left from Boxlund misses.
Boxlund thumps Prime with a low kick.
Boxlund falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boxlund. That's going to slow Prime down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prime. That's going to slow Boxlund down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime throws a chopping leg kick but Boxlund manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Prime throws a hook but Boxlund avoids it easily.
Prime throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boxlund 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.
Boxlund tries to close the distance and clinch but Prime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boxlund gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boxlund throws a right hand that misses
and Prime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prime tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boxlund is able to avoid easily.
Boxlund swings widly with a right hand
and Prime counters with an inside leg kick.
Boxlund misses with a leg kick
and Prime makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boxlund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boxlund is breathing heavily.
Prime throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boxlund.
Boxlund throws a predictable looking body shot
and Prime counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Prime misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund misses with a jab to the body
and Boxlund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prime misses with a leg kick
and Boxlund counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Prime throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime scores with a nice body kick.
Boxlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prime counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boxlund is rocked!
Boxlund 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 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Percy Prime!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face has chosen Welcome to the TerrorDome as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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22
165 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
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26
162 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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World class boxer
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zagan Yehudiah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Razor Face!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yehudiah lunges at Face with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Face's hand.
Yehudiah misses with a head kick.
Face jabs Yehudiah right on the nose. Yehudiah blinks but takes it well.
Face misses with a lunging right hand
and Yehudiah counters with a head kick. That will keep Face thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yehudiah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Face.
Yehudiah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Face's calf.
Face misses with a hook to the body
and Yehudiah counters with a big head kick but Face shrugs it off.
Face checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yehudiah.
Face connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Face misses the target.
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Face misses with a hook
and Yehudiah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Face throws a sloppy body shot
and Yehudiah counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Face is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yehudiah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Face.
Yehudiah misses with a straight right.
Face misses with a body punch
and Yehudiah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Face scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yehudiah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Face counters with a nice body shot.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Face counters with a nice body shot.
Face falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yehudiah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Face throws a right hand that misses
and Yehudiah makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Face really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yehudiah throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Face misses with an uppercut. Yehudiah saw that one coming.
Face misses with a straight right.
Yehudiah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yehudiah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yehudiah throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Face misses with a lunging right hand
letting Yehudiah counter with a right hand.
Yehudiah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Face - just one landing.
Face throws a series of punches but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Yehudiah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Face.
Face blocks the elbow strike.
Yehudiah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Face rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yehudiah counters with a straight right hand.
Zagan Yehudiah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face digs a good body shot into Yehudiah's ribs.
Face uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Face misses with a left hand
and Yehudiah counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Face is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yehudiah misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yehudiah.
A head kick from Yehudiah lands but Face takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yehudiah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Face misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Face tries to keep at a distance but Yehudiah has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Face's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zagan Yehudiah 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.
Face throws a body punch but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Face throws a right and a left that Yehudiah avoids nicely.
Yehudiah connects with a leg kick. Face looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Face misses with a hook
and Yehudiah counters with a body kick.
Face throws a lazy uppercut
and Yehudiah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yehudiah misses with a head kick.
Face jabs at Yehudiah's body.
Face misses with a jab to the body
and Yehudiah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yehudiah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yehudiah throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Face misses with a lunging right hand
and Yehudiah counters with a good low kick that Face was not able to check.
Yehudiah misses with a head kick.
Face throws a body punch but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Yehudiah cracks a nice hook into Face's ribs.
Face misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Face misses.
Yehudiah throws a lazy head kick
and Face counters with a left and a right that stings Yehudiah.
Yehudiah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Face throws a poor cross that misses
and Yehudiah counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face can't break the clinch.
Face tries a body shot but Yehudiah blocks it.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Razor Face has been cut.
Yehudiah breaks the clinch.
Yehudiah missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but Face is having none of it.
Yehudiah wants to clinch but Face slips to the side
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yehudiah. That's going to slow Face down.
Yehudiah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Face throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Face darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Face checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a one-two to the body.
Yehudiah misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Zagan Yehudiah is winning the standup battle so far.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Yehudiah is just out of range.
Yehudiah avoids the body shot from Face.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Face blocks a jab.
Yehudiah lands a jab-cross combination.
Face misses with a lunging right hand
and Yehudiah counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Yehudiah.
Face is breathing heavily.
Yehudiah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yehudiah misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Yehudiah throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Face scores with the left hand. Yehudiah knows he should have avoided that one.
Face has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Face takes a step back to recover.
Face stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yehudiah.
Face misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yehudiah lands a glancing blow to the side of Face's head.
Yehudiah rushes Face and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zagan Yehudiah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Razor Face's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Face throws a poor cross that misses
and Yehudiah counters with a body kick that stops Face in his tracks momentarily.
Yehudiah wants to land a leg kick but Face is out of range.
Yehudiah dips to his left and cracks Face with an uppercut!
Face paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Face swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yehudiah dodges the punch combination from Face.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but Face moves away
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Face blocks a head kick by Yehudiah.
Face throws a lazy right hand but Yehudiah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Face blocks the low kick.
Face takes a kick to the side of the head.
Face misses with a body punch
and Yehudiah counters with a thumping low kick.
Face throws a right and a left that Yehudiah avoids nicely.
Yehudiah darts in trying to clinch
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Face misses with a right hand
and Yehudiah counters with a nice leg kick.
Face takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Razor Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face throws an off balance right hand
and Yehudiah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yehudiah tries to clinch but Face moves away
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yehudiah defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
Face looks to land a right hand but Yehudiah moved out of range.
Yehudiah misses with a lunging right hand
and Face counters with a left to the body.
Face misses with a wild combination.
Yehudiah throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Yehudiah.
Face throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face misses with the combination.
Zagan Yehudiah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Face moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yehudiah wants to clinch
and Face counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Face misses with a straight left.
Yehudiah slips a straight right by Face.
Yehudiah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Face.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Yehudiah is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yehudiah eats them both and turns towards Face to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab by Face.
Face connects with a jab.
Face looks to land a left hand but Yehudiah moved out of range nicely.
Yehudiah ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Yehudiah is looking to clinch but Face is avoiding it.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Face misses with a hook
and Yehudiah counters with a low kick, right behind Face 's knee.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Razor Face.
Well Yehudiah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zagan Yehudiah!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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26
222 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
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220 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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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
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshi darts in trying to clinch
and Hill counters with a shoot takedown. Yoshi fights it but they end up in guard.
Yoshi working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
Yoshi is looking for a triangle here but Hill uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Yoshi is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill wants to control but Yoshi is keeping him busy.
Yoshi defending against the ground and pound.
Hill wants to control but Yoshi is keeping him busy.
Yoshi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hill's best efforts.
Hill seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Yoshi has recovered full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yoshi is on top in guard.
Yoshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi thows a big elbow that misses.
Yoshi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yoshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yoshi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Yoshi defends easily.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Yoshi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hill is on top in guard.
Yoshi looking for subs off his back but Hill has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hill working over Yoshi with some ground and pound. Yoshi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yoshi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hill scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is keen to just control but Yoshi is a slippery customer.
Yoshi is defending against the submission attempts here by Hill.
Yoshi is looking to improve his position.
Hill thows a huge punch but Yoshi dodges it nicely.
Hill is controlling the pace.
Hill is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Hill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yoshi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hill.
Hill shoots in but Yoshi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yoshi misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yoshi.
Taka Yoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill misses with a hook
and Yoshi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hill's knee momentarily.
Yoshi misses with a takedown
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Yoshi. Beautiful body shot.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yoshi wants to pass to mount but Hill is defending the position.
Yoshi winds up and cracks Hill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Hill is refusing to be controlled, as Yoshi sits in half guard.
Yoshi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshi is looking to advance position but Hill won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Yoshi in his half guard.
Yoshi prevents Hill from improving his position.
Yoshi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Yoshi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yoshi working Hill over with strikes here.
Hill wants to hold on but Yoshi pushes him away.
Hill is in a horrible position here. Yoshi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yoshi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hill is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hill out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Yoshi goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Taka Yoshi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrel Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itaniemi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Volbeat - Still Counting. Sackett has chosen Highway to Hell as his entrance music. Urho Itaniemi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrel Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Itaniemi misses with a right hand
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Itaniemi tries to clinch up but Sackett circles away and keeps his distance.
Sackett throws a body punch but Itaniemi moves out of range.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Itaniemi is out of range.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sackett cracks Itaniemi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sackett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Itaniemi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sackett duly obliges.
It looks like Urho Itaniemi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sackett duly obliges.
Itaniemi needs to keep his hands up - Sackett had a free shot at his head there.
Sackett misses with the body kick
and Itaniemi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett misses with a low kick as Itaniemi jumps back.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Itaniemi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Itaniemi blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes a swing at Itaniemi's ribcage but misses.
Itaniemi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sackett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itaniemi throws an off balance right hand
and Sackett counters with a good low kick that Itaniemi was not able to check.
Sackett tries to land a body kick
enabling Itaniemi to counter with a crisp jab.
Itaniemi scores with a nice right hand.
Sackett fails to land with a series of punches.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Itaniemi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sackett tests Itaniemi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Itaniemi throws a poor cross that misses
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a hook but Itaniemi avoids it easily.
Itaniemi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Itaniemi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Urho Itaniemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Itaniemi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sackett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Itaniemi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sackett looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itaniemi lands with an uppercut that bounces Sackett off the cage and back into rage.
Itaniemi takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Itaniemi counters with a nice leg kick.
Itaniemi throws a right and a left that Sackett avoids nicely.
Itaniemi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Urho Itaniemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Itaniemi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itaniemi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Itaniemi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urho Itaniemi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Itaniemi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Itaniemi tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Itaniemi. That did some damage!
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
Itaniemi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Itaniemi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Itaniemi avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Itaniemi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Itaniemi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Itaniemi.
Sackett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Itaniemi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Sackett moves out of range of the leg kick from Itaniemi.
A left and a right from Sackett both land. Nice combination.
Itaniemi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Itaniemi dips to his left and cracks Sackett with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a head kick.
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!
Itaniemi lands a body shot.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and Itaniemi counters with a good, hard body kick but Sackett shrugs it off.
Sackett slips under a jab from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Itaniemi.
Itaniemi looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Sackett 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.
Sackett takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Itaniemi with a jab.
Itaniemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Itaniemi cracks Sackett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sackett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Itaniemi finish him?
Sackett is rocked!
Itaniemi drops Sackett with a naaaaasty hook - Sackett is in real trouble here! Itaniemi dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urho Itaniemi!
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