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TFC 24 - King of Sting PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Purdy Rabbits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Velasques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasques is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Lose yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Purdy Rabbits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Velasques!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velasques wants to clinch up but Rabbits keeps it at a distance.
Rabbits throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velasques counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rabbits is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Velasques throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rabbits's head.
Velasques goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rabbits is rocked!
Rabbits misses with a combination
and Velasques counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Velasques looks at the referee who does nothing so Velasques lands a crushing right that sends Rabbits to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Velasques!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrelle Pryor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Maurice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Doce Discipulos. Andy Maurice is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrelle Pryor!
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, Andy Maurice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pryor has managed to clinch.
Maurice lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Pryor.
Pryor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maurice has him pressed against the cage.
Maurice cracks Pryor with a nice body shot.
Maurice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maurice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pryor is fending him off so far but Maurice persists. Nope, Pryor circles away and we're back to standing.
Maurice misses with a leg kick.
Maurice displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pryor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maurice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pryor pinned against the cage. Pryor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Maurice.
Pryor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurice avoids the head kick by Pryor.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pryor blocks an elbow strike from Maurice.
Pryor avoiding damage as Maurice throws knees to the body.
Pryor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maurice lands a knee to the body.
Maurice misses with an elbow strike.
Maurice has Pryor pushed against the cage.
Maurice misses with a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Pryor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pryor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pryor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pryor wants to stall.
Maurice tries for a takedown but Pryor manages to get underhooks.
Terrelle Pryor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Maurice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maurice swings wildly with an uppercut but Pryor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maurice jumps guard and drags Pryor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pryor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pryor cracks Maurice with a solid left hand.
Maurice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pryor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pryor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maurice defending well though.
Maurice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pryor.
Maurice desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pryor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maurice tries to roll over but Pryor keeps him under control.
Maurice looks gassed!
Maurice is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pryor pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor tries to pass to full mount but Maurice defends it.
Pryor throwing shots but Maurice is blocking nicely.
Pryor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Pryor.
Pryor working the head and body with strikes.
Pryor slips a nice elbow through Maurice's hands, connecting with Maurice's forehead.
Pryor wants to free his trapped foot but Maurice is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maurice wants to improve his position but Pryor is controlling well.
Pryor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pryor lands with a punch from half guard.
Maurice wants to control but Pryor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maurice punching from the bottom.
Maurice won't allow Pryor to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurice moves into full guard.
Pryor postures up.
Pryor throws and elbow that misses. Maurice uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pryor's guard. Nice move by Maurice!
Pryor 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.
Maurice works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maurice trying to mount his opponent but Pryor defends it.
Maurice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maurice passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pryor!
Maurice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pryor is looking to escape.
Pryor is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Maurice will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Maurice blocks the leg kick.
Pryor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Maurice trying to control from the bottom.
Pryor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pryor slips a nice elbow through Maurice's hands, connecting with Maurice's forehead.
Pryor prevents Maurice from improving his position.
Pryor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maurice regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pryor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maurice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pryor preventing the sweep.
Pryor chips away with some ground and pound.
Maurice keeping full guard, as Pryor tries to pass.
Maurice wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryor is in close to Maurice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maurice wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maurice lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Maurice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pryor manages to get himself to full guard.
Pryor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pryor will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pryor wants to sweep here but Maurice controlling him for the moment.
Pryor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pryor is on top in guard.
Pryor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pryor connects with a couple of short punches.
Pryor distracts Maurice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pryor lands a couple of elbows.
Maurice tries to strike from the bottom.
Maurice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pryor's guard.
Maurice advances to half guard.
Maurice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pryor keeps working.
Pryor tries to roll over but Maurice keeps him under control.
Pryor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pryor.
Maurice stands and throws Pryor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maurice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pryor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Terrelle Pryor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maurice looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maurice wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pryor sneaks back into half guard.
Pryor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pryor trying to strike off his back.
Pryor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pryor cracks Maurice with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maurice takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pryor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Pryor.
Maurice tries to lock up and control but Pryor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pryor cracks Maurice with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maurice manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pryor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maurice works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pryor is in close to Maurice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maurice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pryor is one step ahead there.
Maurice is trying to control the position but Pryor postures up.
Maurice is pulling down on Pryor's head to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pryor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maurice trying to keep a closed guard but Pryor is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrelle Pryor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maurice clinches but Pryor breaks the clinch
and Pryor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pryor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pryor with a nice head shot there.
Pryor is in close to Maurice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pryor throwing strikes from guard but Maurice blocks nicely.
Pryor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pryor is looking to work some ground and pound but Maurice has wrist control.
Pryor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maurice is pressing down on Pryor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maurice trying to control the position.
Pryor wants to pass the guard but Maurice is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pryor stands up over Maurice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pryor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurice 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.
Pryor throwing strikes from guard but Maurice blocks nicely.
Maurice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pryor manages to get himself to full guard.
Maurice trying to control the position from guard on top but Pryor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maurice lands a couple of elbows.
Maurice wants to control from the top but Pryor keeps moving.
Maurice might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pryor kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pryor tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maurice wants to get up but he can't break Pryor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maurice throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maurice scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Maurice working Pryor over with strikes.
Maurice looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pryor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pryor keeping moving, preventing Maurice from controlling successfully.
Maurice passes Pryor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maurice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pryor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maurice controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor manages to get to full guard.
Maurice wants to control from the top but Pryor keeps moving.
Pryor scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Pryor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pryor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maurice!
Pryor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pryor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maurice slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Maurice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pryor is working away from the top position though.
Maurice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pryor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maurice tries to get to full guard but Pryor has control of the leg.
Pryor misses with a head shot. Maurice uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pryor lands a couple of elbows.
Maurice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maurice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pryor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maurice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maurice is looking for a triangle but Pryor pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrelle Pryor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pryor 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrelle Pryor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buford Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca DeSangre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca DeSangre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buford Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luca DeSangre!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford moves into range and clinches up with DeSangre.
DeSangre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanford looking to stall.
Sanford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. DeSangre smiles and moves away.
DeSangre should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sanford is looking to clinch but DeSangre is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Sanford as DeSangre shoots in.
Sanford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeSangre shoots in and drives through. Sanford sprawls well.
Buford Sanford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca DeSangre.
Sanford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeSangre shoots in and drives through. Sanford sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Sanford. No joy for DeSangre on that attempt.
DeSangre looks gassed!
DeSangre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
DeSangre trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sanford manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sanford wants to control from the top but DeSangre keeps moving.
Sanford tries to free his leg and advance position but DeSangre is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford trying to control but DeSangre is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeSangre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanford trying to control the position from guard on top but DeSangre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanford wants to pass the guard but DeSangre is keeping the position.
Sanford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanford clinches up against the cage.
DeSangre looking to stall.
Sanford looking to slow down the pace here.
DeSangre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanford breaks the clinch.
DeSangre avoids a punch combination nicely.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - DeSangre has eaten all the pies!
DeSangre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanford rushes DeSangre and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford is trying to break the clinch but DeSangre has him pressed against the cage.
Sanford stops a takedown attempt from DeSangre.
Sanford manages to break the clinch.
DeSangre has a takedown stuffed.
DeSangre avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Sanford wants to clinch up but DeSangre keeps it at a distance.
DeSangre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - DeSangre lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanford is trying to control the position but DeSangre postures up.
Sanford controlling the position.
DeSangre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sanford is staying active underneath DeSangre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
DeSangre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
DeSangre trying to control from half guard but Sanford is working away.
DeSangre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
DeSangre is keen to just control but Sanford is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from DeSangre.
DeSangre is tying to control. Sanford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DeSangre lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanford is looking for a sweep. DeSangre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanford is staying active underneath DeSangre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanford blocking the ground and pound attempt from DeSangre.
DeSangre passes to full mount!
DeSangre avoids the attempt from Sanford to control.
Sanford is in a horrible position here. DeSangre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
DeSangre wants to finish this one by submission but Sanford is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from DeSangre.
DeSangre landing punches.
DeSangre working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford is looking to get to half guard.
DeSangre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanford is trying to escape the mount.
Sanford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
DeSangre lands a heavy elbow.
Sanford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanford sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sanford on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca DeSangre 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.
Sanford closes the distance and clinches.
Sanford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanford trying to stall but DeSangre improves his position.
DeSangre looking for a takedown.
Sanford gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
DeSangre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanford's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanford's back!
Sanford breaks DeSangre's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sanford trying to control the position from guard on top but DeSangre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeSangre will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeSangre is on top in guard.
DeSangre stands up over Sanford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
DeSangre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeSangre throwing strikes from guard but Sanford blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeSangre working some strikes from top position.
Sanford wants to sweep here but DeSangre controlling him for the moment.
Sanford wants to get back to his feet but DeSangre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
DeSangre pushing down on Sanford's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford is controlling DeSangre's trapped leg to prevent DeSangre from advancing to side control.
Sanford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanford regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sanford scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Sanford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sanford controls DeSangre momentarily but DeSangre frees himself.
Sanford had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. DeSangre is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sanford Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take DeSangre's back instead.
Sanford wants to control but DeSangre is keeping busy.
DeSangre rolls, trying to escape but Sanford keeps control of the position.
Sanford tries to keep control of the position but DeSangre is staying busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
DeSangre breaks Sanford's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
DeSangre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanford throws a series of punches but DeSangre avoids them all with ease.
Sanford tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Sanford both land. Nice combination.
Sanford lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanford looks to land a combination but DeSangre avoids it well.
DeSangre shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanford sprawls well. He's pushed DeSangre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Sanford or perhaps it was just good defense by DeSangre which made him look bad.
DeSangre with a poor takedown
and Sanford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Buford Sanford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca DeSangre.
DeSangre tries to pull guard but Sanford holds him up against the cage and eventually DeSangre drops back down to his feet.
DeSangre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanford blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanford.
DeSangre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanford gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
DeSangre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanford gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSangre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanford moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford manages to break the clinch.
DeSangre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanford's waist but Sanford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing DeSangre off to one side.
Sanford closes the distance and clinches.
Sanford gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from DeSangre.
Sanford breaks from the clinch.
DeSangre blocks a head kick by Sanford.
DeSangre shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanford tries to sprawl out of it but DeSangre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
DeSangre fails with a takedown attempt.
Buford Sanford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick lands from Sanford that sends DeSangre to the canvas. DeSangre tries to scramble back to his feet but Sanford brings him back down into side control.
DeSangre is rocked!
DeSangre tries to improve position but can't.
DeSangre is still in real trouble! Can Sanford finish him?
Sanford landing a few strikes.
DeSangre tries to buck Sanford off but Sanford is having none of it.
DeSangre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
DeSangre seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSangre regains half guard.
DeSangre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanford.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeSangre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
DeSangre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
DeSangre is looking for a triangle but Sanford pushes his legs off easily.
DeSangre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanford manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanford lands some strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanford trying to control the position.
Sanford has his hands on DeSangre's head, controlling the position.
DeSangre with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buford Sanford dominated that second round.
That's time! Sanford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanford throws a sloppy head kick and DeSangre moves out of range easily.
DeSangre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanford sprawls well initially but DeSangre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. DeSangre connects with a nice short shot to Sanford's temple.
Sanford is looking for a sweep. DeSangre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from DeSangre.
Sanford wants to control but DeSangre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
DeSangre passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sanford tries to hold on but DeSangre pushes him away.
Sanford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
DeSangre with the ground and pound from mount.
DeSangre scoring with strikes but Sanford is staying in there.
Sanford is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeSangre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oh Sanford is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeSangre raining down shots from the mount!
DeSangre has isolated one of Sanford's arms. Sanford looking to fight him off but DeSangre twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luca DeSangre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between OJ Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Ja Rule feat. Fat Joe & Jadakiss - New York. OJ Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bryce James's chin.
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180 lbs
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22
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OJ Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
James moves away from the strike by Black.
Black throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
OJ Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce James.
Black stuffs the takedown.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
James misses with a left hand
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with a nice looking jab.
OJ Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OJ Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Black misses with a right hand
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract James.
Black misses the shot to the body.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
A big right from Black misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Black wants to control but James is keeping busy.
James wants to advance to full mount but Black doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black wants to stand but James is controlling the position.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James looks gassed!
Black controlling James's posture.
Black controls James momentarily but James frees himself.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OJ Black dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Black misses.
James fails with the takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black misses with an uppercut
letting James counter with a right hand.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
James misses with a takedown attempt
letting Black counter with a right hand.
OJ Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce James.
James moves away from the strike by Black.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Black darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James slips under a jab.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James cracks Black with a good jab.
James shoots and misses
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Black finds it's way through James's defenses.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Black throws a leg kick that is checked
and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James.
James is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Black can't fight it off and eventually James manages to take the fight to the floor. Black looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
James is breathing heavily.
James trying to move into half guard but instead Black has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has a closed guard, preventing Black from standing up.
Black stands up and waves to James to follow him.
Black slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
OJ Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by James.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James scores with a jab to the body.
Black loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
James looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OJ Black dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Black looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Black throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Black.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James ducks under a wild hook from Black.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Black throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James with a poor takedown
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OJ Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce James.
Black throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
Black missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
Black looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Black throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black misses with an uppercut
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black misses with a right hand
and James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Black!
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
James wants to take his opponent's back but Black doesn't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James looking to secure an arm triangle but Black defends it well.
Black is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
James pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
James moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Black has worked his arm free - good work by Black!
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
James has knee on belly and moves into mount.
James is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Black has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Black!
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Black can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
James has hold of Black's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Black manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
James working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
James swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Black is now in James's guard. A big mistake from James there, giving up the dominant position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... OJ Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Bearwester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisu Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Bearwester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daisu Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bearwester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyagi throws a front kick that sends Bearwester stumbling back into the cage.
Miyagi scores with a push kick.
Bearwester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bearwester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miyagi feints and then cracks Bearwester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bearwester down.
Bearwester wants to clinch up but Miyagi keeps it at a distance.
Bearwester wants to clinch.
Miyagi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bearwester shoots in but Miyagi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bearwester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bearwester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Miyagi. No joy for Bearwester on that attempt.
Bearwester is breathing heavily.
Miyagi pushes Bearwester away with a front kick.
Bearwester tries to clinch there but Miyagi circles away.
A big head kick from Miyagi and Bearwester is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Rob Bearwester has been cut.
Bearwester can't keep his opponent in guard - Miyagi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Miyagi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bearwester trying to control from the bottom.
Miyagi works his way into side control.
Bearwester tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Miyagi presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bearwester keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearwester is working hard here to advance position.
Miyagi trying to control but Bearwester is having none of it.
Bearwester swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bearwester is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearwester slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Miyagi throwing shots but Bearwester is blocking nicely.
Miyagi tries to stand and escape but Bearwester is controlling the position.
Miyagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bearwester looking for submissions off his back.
Miyagi prevents Bearwester from improving his position.
Miyagi is taking a breather. Bearwester says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bearwester is looking to control Miyagi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bearwester avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bearwester wants to improve his position but Miyagi is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bearwester shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miyagi as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Bearwester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyagi lands with a nice body punch.
Bearwester tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Bearwester looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miyagi is fending him off so far but Bearwester persists. Nope, Miyagi circles away and we're back to standing.
Miyagi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyagi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bearwester has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyagi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miyagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bearwester fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bearwester. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bearwester tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miyagi swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisu Miyagi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Bearwester's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A good leg kick by Miyagi.
Bearwester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miyagi. Bearwester shrugs it off though.
Bearwester doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyagi circles away.
Bearwester tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
Bearwester moves in looking to clinch but Miyagi pushes him off.
Bearwester doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyagi circles away.
Bearwester tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyagi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bearwester's sensitive parts.
Bearwester tries to clinch up.
Rob Bearwester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bearwester avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Bearwester looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miyagi is fending him off so far but Bearwester persists. Nope, Miyagi circles away and we're back to standing.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyagi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bearwester wants to clinch up but Miyagi keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearwester scores with a takedown into Miyagi's guard.
Miyagi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miyagi working Bearwester over with strikes here.
Bearwester gets back to half guard.
Miyagi escapes and gets back to his feet.
Miyagi scores with a jab to the body.
Miyagi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miyagi lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearwester throws a lazy body kick
and Miyagi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bearwester darts in trying to clinch
and Miyagi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bearwester looks to clinch
and Miyagi counters with a nice body kick.
Miyagi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bearwester shoots in for a takedown but Miyagi shows good takedown defense.
Bearwester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bearwester tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miyagi counters with a body kick.
Bearwester wants to clinch but Miyagi slips to the side
and Miyagi counters with a two punch combo.
Daisu Miyagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyagi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miyagi pushes Bearwester away with a front kick.
Bearwester shoots in and drives through. Miyagi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Bearwester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bearwester tries to clinch
and Miyagi counters with a big head kick but Bearwester shrugs it off.
Rob Bearwester's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bearwester lands with an overhand left.
Miyagi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bearwester wants to clinch but Miyagi slips to the side
and Miyagi counters with a two punch combo.
Miyagi keeps Bearwester at a distance using the push kick.
Bearwester tries to clinch up
and Miyagi counters with a nice body kick.
Miyagi cracks Bearwester with a good jab.
Miyagi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miyagi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bearwester. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Miyagi.
Miyagi scores with a three punch combo!
Miyagi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bearwester clinches up with Miyagi and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bearwester is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miyagi to the mat. Miyagi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyagi keeping moving, preventing Bearwester from controlling successfully.
Bearwester passes Miyagi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bearwester looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bearwester throws a strike but Miyagi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bearwester wants to control from the top but Miyagi keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyagi is looking to stand up but Bearwester isn't so interested in that idea.
Bearwester slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisu Miyagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rob Bearwester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bearwester tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miyagi counters with a head kick. That will keep Bearwester thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bearwester shoots for a takedown but Miyagi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rob Bearwester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bearwester closes the distance but Miyagi moves to the side
and Miyagi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miyagi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bearwester takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rob Bearwester's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Miyagi scores with a one two! Bearwester had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bearwester misses the shot to the body.
Bearwester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jeez, Rob Bearwester's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Miyagi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bearwester rather than just go for the knockout.
Bearwester shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miyagi but Miyagi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miyagi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miyagi works over Bearwester's head and body with a nice combination.
Bearwester throws a head kick that misses
and Miyagi counters with a solid body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miyagi.
A low kick from Bearwester is predictable there
and Miyagi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bearwester's knee momentarily.
Miyagi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bearwester closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miyagi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bearwester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bearwester's sensitive parts.
Miyagi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bearwester.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearwester doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miyagi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bearwester is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Bearwester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bearwester wants to clinch up but Miyagi keeps it at a distance.
Miyagi throws a nice head kick!
Bearwester is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Bearwester's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daisu Miyagi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ric Flair has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Mendez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ric Flair!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mendez throws a leg kick but Flair checks it.
Flair throws a series of punches but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flair is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mendez.
It looks like Ric Flair has been cut.
Flair looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendez, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Mendez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Flair tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flair checks a low kick from Mendez.
Mendez throws a head kick but Flair moves out of range.
Flair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mendez takes a swing at Flair's ribcage but misses.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Flair tests Mendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendez throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Flair stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Mendez follows into mount!
Flair is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flair can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flair's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Flair wants to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Flair is still in real trouble! Can Mendez finish him?
Mendez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mendez connects with a bit shot that sees Flair covering up! More strikes from Flair and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mendez is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Mendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendon Toner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Bridge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brendon Toner's chin.
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195 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Bridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendon Toner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bridge misses.
Bridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Toner is rocked!
Toner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Toner is still on wobbly legs! Can Bridge finish him?
Toner tries for a takedown but Bridge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Toner seems to have recovered his senses.
Toner just misses with a punch to the body.
Bridge is looking to score with low kicks.
Toner throws a series of punches but Bridge moves out of range.
Bridge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Toner shoots in but no luck this time.
Toner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bridge misses the jab.
Toner wants to clinch up but Bridge keeps it at a distance.
Bridge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toner throws a leg kick
and Bridge counters with an outside leg kick.
Toner avoids the head kick by Bridge.
Bridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bridge throws a leg kick but Toner moved away.
Bridge throws a leg kick which misses Toner's front leg but catches the back leg as Toner tries to avoid it.
Bridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Toner is just out of range.
Toner moves out of range of the body kick from Bridge.
Bridge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toner moves in looking to clinch but Bridge pushes him off.
Bridge fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bridge wants to land a leg kick but Toner is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toner's sensitive parts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bridge.
Toner looks gassed!
Toner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toner shoots for a double leg takedown but Bridge sprawls well. He's pushed Toner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jonny Bridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendon Toner.
A jab-cross combination lands for Bridge and sends Toner crashing to the mat! Bridge follows him down to the mat - Toner regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bridge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toner is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bridge jumps into side control!
Bridge advances nicely into full mount.
Bridge controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toner is looking to improve his position but Bridge isn't that keen on the idea.
Toner is squirming around, avoiding Bridge's attempts to control the action.
Toner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Toner is squirming around, avoiding Bridge's attempts to control the action.
Bridge tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bridge trying to control but Toner is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonny Bridge just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bridge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toner scores a takedown into full mount!
Toner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Toner looking to ground and pound but Bridge is blocking nicely.
Bridge really wants to buck Toner off and get back to his feet.
Bridge manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Bridge is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toner trying to pass the guard but Bridge defending well.
Toner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bridge wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bridge dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bridge falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Toner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Toner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Toner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Toner tries to move to mount but Bridge blocks the move with his legs.
Toner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bridge is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Toner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Toner tries for a kimura but Bridge is defending well.
Toner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bridge, who protects the arm well.
Toner is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridge is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Toner is working for a submission of some sort.
Toner is looking for a kimura but Bridge is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Toner to get the leverage.
Bridge wants to get back to his feet.
Toner wants to work for an arm triangle but Bridge is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Toner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bridge!
Toner working for a guillotine from mount but Bridge is in no mood to give up.
Toner wants to finish this one by submission but Bridge is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Toner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toner is working for a guillotine from mount but Bridge frees his head quite easily.
Toner is landing with some decent strikes but Bridge is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Toner has hold of Bridge's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bridge manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Toner looking for a guillotine from mount but Bridge is having none of it.
Toner tries to control but Bridge wriggling away.
Toner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bridge is rocked!
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!
Toner moves to back control.
Oh Bridge is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toner is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Bridge won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Toner off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brendon Toner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Country boy can survive. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ratt Hughes!
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, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moorehead as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ratt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Moorehead sprawls well.
Hughes throws a head kick but Moorehead moves out of range.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Moorehead sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ratt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moorehead bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moorehead thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Moorehead tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Moorehead keeps moving and retains side control.
Moorehead tries to move to mount but Hughes blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Moorehead is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hughes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moorehead thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Moorehead seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hughes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hughes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moorehead tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moorehead's guard.
Moorehead looks gassed!
Hughes landing with the ground and pound.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Moorehead is retaining full guard.
Hughes slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hughes prevents Moorehead from improving his position.
Hughes is working for a kimura but Moorehead is defending it quite comfortably.
Moorehead slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moorehead looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes chips away with some ground and pound.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moorehead's head.
Moorehead looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moorehead's head.
Moorehead is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moorehead bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moorehead trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moorehead thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moorehead slips nicely into half guard.
Moorehead uses his free foot to push down on Hughes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hughes.
Moorehead jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hughes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Moorehead is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hughes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hughes is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hughes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hughes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hughes manages to get to full guard.
Moorehead is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moorehead wants to get back to full guard.
Moorehead manages to get to full guard.
Moorehead working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moorehead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.
Moorehead is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Moorehead frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moorehead prevents Hughes from getting the reversal.
Hughes gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes is trying to stand back up but Moorehead is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Moorehead dominated that round.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moorehead drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Craven Moorehead has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moorehead off and has taken his back!
Moorehead covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Moorehead is rocked!
Moorehead takes a huge shot to the dome and he's out cold! Big knockout! Hughes celebrates with his corner and points to his sponsors on a baseball cap.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ratt Hughes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes into the arena with Dyers Eve blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hunt!
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, Andre Banks!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Banks is avoiding it.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Banks manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hunt's best efforts.
Banks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Banks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Banks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Banks is retaining full guard.
Banks had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hunt is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Banks Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hunt's back instead.
Banks is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hunt is defending well though. Banks let's go of the attempt for now.
Banks looks gassed!
Hunt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hunt lands with a few short shots to the body.
Hunt wants to get back to full guard.
Hunt gets full guard.
Hunt 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.
Banks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to sweep here but Banks controlling him for the moment.
Hunt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Banks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banks is one step ahead there.
Hunt trying to strike off his back.
Hunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a takedown
and Hunt counters with a takedown into side control.
Banks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks looking for submissions off his back.
Banks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Banks.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Banks looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throwing shots but Banks is blocking nicely.
Banks is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hunt pulls his head out easily.
Hunt stands up out of the half guard.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunt connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunt throws a low kick but Banks avoids it.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Banks regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hunt.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banks is looking for a triangle but Hunt pushes his legs off easily.
Banks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Hunt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Banks's head.
Hunt stands and throws Banks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hunt has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hunt.
Banks is trying to escape the mount.
Banks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Banks gets back to half guard.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Banks is defending well.
Banks gets back to full guard.
Banks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Banks working for a guillotine from mount but Hunt is in no mood to give up.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Banks wants to finish this one by submission but Hunt is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Banks.
Hunt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Banks jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hunt manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hunt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hunt gets back to full guard.
Hunt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hunt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Banks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Banks regains half guard.
Banks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Banks has his foot on Hunt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hunt works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banks has momentary wrist control but Hunt slips an elbow through the middle.
Banks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banks is keeping the position for now.
Banks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunt's guard.
Banks is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hunt lands a decent shot there.
Banks stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hunt pushes Banks off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hunt shoots in and bounces Banks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hunt cracks Banks with a solid left hand.
Banks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banks has his feet on Hunt's thighs here. He's pushed Hunt off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hunt screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Banks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Fooligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed has chosen Apollo Creed, Deck of Jack as his entrance music. Jimmy Fooligan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Fooligan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fooligan shoots in looking for a takedown. Creed tries to sprawl out of it but Fooligan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Creed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Creed lands with a nice body punch.
Fooligan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fooligan wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Creed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fooligan is one step ahead there.
Fooligan trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fooligan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fooligan trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Creed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fooligan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fooligan shoots in for a takedown but Creed shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Fooligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creed scores with a jab to the head.
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fooligan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Creed pinned against the cage. Creed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fooligan is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Creed.
Jimmy Fooligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fooligan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creed is fending him off so far but Fooligan persists. Nope, Creed circles away and we're back to standing.
Creed drops Fooligan with a nice combination! Creed dives into Fooligan's guard, looking to finish!
Fooligan is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fooligan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Creed controls the pace.
Oh Fooligan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fooligan has his foot on Creed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Creed works his way back into a safe position though.
Creed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fooligan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fooligan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed wants to control from the top but Fooligan keeps moving.
Fooligan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Creed manages to get himself to full guard.
Fooligan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fooligan drops back looking for a leg! Creed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Creed manages to kick Fooligan off! Fooligan jumps back into Creed's guard.
Fooligan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fooligan wants to stand but Creed has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Creed 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Creed is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fooligan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Creed puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fooligan actively working from the bottom here.
Fooligan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Creed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fooligan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Creed is working away from the top position though.
Fooligan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Creed's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Creed's back!
Fooligan misses with a punch to the head.
Creed needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Fooligan throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Creed wants to control his opponent's hands but Fooligan gets his hands free.
Creed grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Creed rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Creed tries to get to full guard but Fooligan has control of the leg.
Fooligan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Creed's head.
Fooligan is trying to control the action in half guard but Creed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fooligan 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.
Creed tries to roll over but Fooligan keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fooligan has a takedown stuffed.
Fooligan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Creed lands an overhand right.
Fooligan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fooligan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Creed swivels and escapes.
Fooligan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creed is fending him off so far but Fooligan persists. Nope, Creed circles away and we're back to standing.
Apollo Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creed lands a body shot.
Fooligan tries for a takedown but Creed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fooligan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Creed but Creed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fooligan shoots for a takedown but Creed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fooligan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Creed's waist but Creed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fooligan off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Fooligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fooligan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Creed tries to avoid it but Fooligan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Creed to the ground. Creed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fooligan fails with the takedown.
Creed cracks a nice hook into Fooligan's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Creed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fooligan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fooligan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Creed swivels and escapes.
Creed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Creed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No luck for Fooligan with that takedown attempt.
Creed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fooligan rather than just go for the knockout.
Fooligan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fooligan misses with a takedown attempt - Creed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fooligan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Creed jabs at Fooligan's body.
Fooligan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fooligan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Creed scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fooligan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Creed as he jumps to the side.
Creed lands a jab to the nose.
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fooligan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Creed throws a low kick but Fooligan avoids it.
Fooligan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fooligan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Creed tries to avoid it but Fooligan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Creed to the ground. Creed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Creed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fooligan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creed is fending him off so far but Fooligan persists. Nope, Creed circles away and we're back to standing.
Apollo Creed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fooligan takes one to the side of the head.
Creed cracks Fooligan with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Fooligan tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Creed pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Fooligan is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Creed! Apollo Creed retains his light heavyweight title!
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