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IGR 3 - Battlegrounds PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawda Jawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Masters!
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, Dawda Jawara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawara tries a head kick but it misses.
Whack! Jawara lands a heavy head kick that drops Masters. The ref tackles Jawara to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Masters was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dawda Jawara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perko Late has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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, Busta Rhymes!
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, Perko Late!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhymes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Late pinned against the cage. Late gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Late scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rhymes is looking to control Late's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rhymes avoid being mounted?
Rhymes is not content to let Late control the position.
Late drops an elbow to the side of Rhymes's head.
Still in half guard, Late seems content to control.
Late wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rhymes keeps working.
Rhymes wants to improve his position but Late is controlling well.
Rhymes is trying to maintain the position but Late is very close to passing his half guard.
Late is trying to work for a kimura but Rhymes is defending well.
Late prevents Rhymes from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rhymes is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Late, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Late changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rhymes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Late lands some shots froms side control.
Rhymes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Late politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Late prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rhymes prevents Late from moving into mount.
Late has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A lull in the action here as Late stalls from top position.
Rhymes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Late scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rhymes to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late lands a few punches from side control.
Rhymes is rocked!
Check out the look on Late's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Rhymes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lull in the action here.
Late has hold of Rhymes's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rhymes tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Late cranks the arm and Rhymes screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rhymes, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Perko Late!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barker comes to the cage accompanied by Little bit Counrty. Ruiz has chosen U're the Best Around as his entrance music. Marco Ruiz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Marco Ruiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker lands with a nice combination. Ruiz backs away looking to recover.
Barker throws a right hand that Ruiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruiz also avoids with ease.
Bob Barker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruiz.
Barker tries to clinch but Ruiz moves out of range.
Barker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barker misses with a few strikes there.
Ruiz drives through and clinches with Barker against the cage.
Barker stops a takedown attempt from Ruiz.
Barker manages to break the clinch.
Barker misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Barker.
Barker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Barker.
Nice takedown defense from Barker. No joy for Ruiz on that attempt.
Ruiz looks gassed!
Barker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barker.
Barker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barker misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruiz decides to stand back up. Ruiz steps back and let's Barker get back to his feet.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barker as he jumps to the side.
Bob Barker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Ruiz.
Nice jab there from Barker.
Barker throws a hook but Ruiz blocks it.
Barker tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barker as he jumps to the side.
Barker misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker scores with a one two! Ruiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barker tries to clinch up.
Barker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruiz jumps guard but Barker stands there with Ruiz around his waist. Ruiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ruiz tries for a takedown but Barker manages to get underhooks.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Barker won't allow it.
Barker manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz takes one on the button.
Barker misses with a series of wild punches.
Barker throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker darts in trying to clinch
and Ruiz counters with a one-two to the body.
Barker throws a series of punches but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barker throws a series of punches but Ruiz avoids them all with ease.
Barker throws a right and a left that Ruiz avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruiz ducks under a wild hook from Barker.
Barker tries to clinch up
and Ruiz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Barker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barker tries to clinch but Ruiz is having none of it.
Barker throws an off balance right hand
and Ruiz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruiz.
Ruiz preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ruiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Barker is retaining full guard.
Ruiz trying to control but Barker is working from the bottom.
Ruiz looking to sit in guard and control but Barker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruiz trying to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barker throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz is pulling down on Barker's head to control his posture.
Barker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, Marco Ruiz just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruiz counters with a thumping low kick.
Barker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bob Barker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barker misses with a series of wild punches.
Barker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barker lunges at Ruiz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruiz's hand.
Barker misses with a combination
and Ruiz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruiz's guard.
Barker scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barker.
Ruiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barker wants to stand but Ruiz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barker won't allow Ruiz to sweep him here.
Barker postures up and lands a big shot to Ruiz's brow.
Ruiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ruiz, up you get!
Barker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruiz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barker throws a nice head kick!
Barker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ruiz scores with a leg kick.
Ruiz shoots and misses
and Barker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch lands to the side of Ruiz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruiz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Barker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barker.
Ruiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barker circles away.
Bob Barker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Ruiz.
Barker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Barker tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barker misses with a two punch combination.
Barker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz dodges the punch combination from Barker.
Barker works over Ruiz's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Barker 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!
Barker clobbers Ruiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruiz tries for a takedown but Barker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruiz counters with a single leg into guard. Barker didn't expect that.
Barker keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
Ruiz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Barker keeping full guard, as Ruiz tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barker 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barker throws a series of punches but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz fails with the takedown
and Barker counters with a series of strikes. Ruiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barker misses with a combination
and Ruiz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barker won't be happy with that.
Barker is not content to let Ruiz control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barker tries to get out of the position.
Barker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barker is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barker bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Barker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barker, as that shot connected.
Barker misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Ruiz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barker lands with a straight right. Ruiz didn't see that one coming.
Ruiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bob Barker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Ruiz.
Barker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruiz momentarily.
Barker lands the left hand.
Ruiz defending well as Barker loads up on a big left hand.
Barker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruiz.
Ruiz blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marco Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ruiz's guard.
Ruiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barker's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barker keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
Ruiz 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.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Barker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barker wants to sweep here but Ruiz controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Barker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Barker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Happy Day has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bo Scott's chin.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Scott!
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, Happy Day!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Day as Scott shoots in.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Day is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Day fails with an attempt to clinch.
Day rushes Scott and presses him up against the cage.
Day throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scott tries to pull guard but Day won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Day landing knees to the head.
It looks like Bo Scott has been cut.
Scott tries to pull guard but Day holds him up against the cage and eventually Scott drops back down to his feet.
Day scores a nice knee to the body.
Day using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Day looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Day.
Scott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Day just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scott jumps guard but Day stands there with Scott around his waist. Scott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Day landing knees to the head.
Scott tries to pull guard but Day won't allow it.
Scott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Day with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Day looks gassed!
Day looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Scott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scott fails to pull guard.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Scott fails to pull guard.
Scott fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scott avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Scott fails to pull guard.
Day throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Day just stands there and leans against the cage.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Day landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Day connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Scott is rocked!
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oh Scott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Day with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Day lands a big knee to the head and Scott goes down! Day pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Day!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Rockside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Rockside is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Timmy Crain!
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, Kevin Rockside!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockside.
Nice takedown defense from Rockside. No joy for Crain on that attempt.
Rockside swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rockside throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rockside throws a shot from downtown. Crain moves away and avoids it.
Rockside just misses with a punch to the body.
Rockside shoots in and bounces Crain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rockside won't allow Crain to get back to his feet.
Rockside pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crain is keeping the position for now.
Crain is looking to stand up but Rockside isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockside trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crain wants to sweep here but Rockside controlling him for the moment.
Crain wants to stand and escape but Rockside is having none of it.
Rockside pushes down on Crain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Crain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crain wants to improve his position but Rockside is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockside manages to avoid it.
Rockside scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Crain.
Crain staying out of range there.
Rockside missing with a left hand there. Crain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Crain unloads with some shots from mount but Rockside bucks and avoids them well.
Rockside is trying to escape the mount.
Rockside sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crain is breathing heavily.
Rockside manages to get to full guard.
Rockside trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Crain postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rockside is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Crain, into his guard.
Rockside is pushing down on Crain's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crain is fighting to maintain full guard but Rockside has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockside is trying to work for a kimura but Crain is defending well.
Ground and pound from Rockside.
Crain is in trouble now - Rockside has advanced to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rockside postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crain looks a forlorn figure.
Rockside is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Crain wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rockside punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crain is rocked!
Crain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockside working for a guillotine from mount but Crain is in no mood to give up.
Crain wants to control but Rockside is having none of it.
Crain really wants to buck Rockside off and get back to his feet.
Crain tries to hold on but Rockside pushes him away.
Crain is trying to reverse the position but instead Rockside has taken his back - oops!
Crain is trying to break free.
Crain trying to control the action but Rockside just sinks the hooks in.
Rockside is punishing Crain with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Rockside dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Crain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crain misses with a takedown attempt
so Rockside counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crain is trying to keep Rockside in close.
Crain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rockside pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crain is keeping the position for now.
Crain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockside drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Crain manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rockside has Crain in his guard.
Crain postures up in Rockside's guard and throws a big left but Rockside blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crain wants to get up but he can't break Rockside's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rockside throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockside looking for a guillotine here but Crain defends easily.
Crain wants to control from the top but Rockside keeps moving.
Rockside looking for a guillotine here but Crain defends easily.
Rockside throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rockside working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockside working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rockside bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crain's guard.
Rockside with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Rockside wants to pass the guard but Crain is keeping the position.
Rockside is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crain trying to keep a closed guard but Rockside is proving a slippery customer.
Rockside distracts Crain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rockside passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rockside is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Crain looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rockside gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Crain is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rockside lets go of the hold and Crain can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Rockside!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brim Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brim Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Torres!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a takedown attempt - Stone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Torres avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Torres leaning against his opponent.
Stone lands an elbow inside.
Torres has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stone regains guard immediately.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone is looking to stand up but Torres isn't so interested in that idea.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres 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.
Torres prevents Stone from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looking for a sweep. Not yet Stone, not yet.
Torres is fighting to break Stone's control of his arms but Stone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres stops Stone from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense.
Stone is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Torres avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Torres avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
Torres has picked Stone up - he's going for a ride! Torres dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Stone is trying to stand back up but Torres is controlling him
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
Torres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stone is defending against the submission attempts here by Torres.
Torres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Torres works his way into full mount!
Stone blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Stone wants to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Stone gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torres seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stone looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stone is in trouble now - Torres has advanced to mount!
Torres is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stone prevents Torres from taking his back.
Stone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stone is rocked!
Torres working for a submission but Stone is keeping him at bay.
Oh Stone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone tries to hold on but Torres postures up.
Torres looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stone's face.
Torres is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stone has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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!
Stone is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Torres cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Torres.
Torres is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stone has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Torres working for a guillotine from mount but Stone is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Torres dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stone looks to clinch
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rusty Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
Stone keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Stone wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torres wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres gets to his feet. Stone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Torres counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stone!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone wants to control but Torres is having none of it.
Stone prevents Torres from taking his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Torres controlling from the full mount.
Torres stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Stone tries to clinch
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torres.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.
Torres is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stone landing knees to the body.
Torres wants to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stone.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Torres tries to score a body lock takedown but Stone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone prevents the takedown attempt.
Brim Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Torres.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torres wants a takedown but no success here.
Torres wants a takedown.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone is pressed up against the cage. Torres has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stone down to the mat. Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stone tries to clinch up
and Torres counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone stops a takedown attempt from Torres.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stone prevents it.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres missing with knees to the body.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Torres blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torres wants a takedown.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Torres lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to stand up here but Torres is controlling him well.
Stone is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stone is looking to escape.
Stone trying to hold on to Torres's head to control him but Torres postures up.
Stone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stone pushes Torres off and gets back to his feet.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Torres blocks the elbow strike.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Torres pulls guard successfully.
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!
Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rusty Torres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torres.
Torres lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Torres blocks an elbow strike.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Torres avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Torres blocks it.
Torres is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Torres slows down the pace here.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone gets underhooks to prevent Torres's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Torres pulls guard effortlessly.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stone prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stone clinches but Torres breaks the clinch
and Torres counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stone!
Torres is landing with some decent strikes but Stone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Torres is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Torres gets a takedown into half guard.
Stone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Torres is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres is thwarting Stone's attempts to control the position.
Torres is working for a submission of some sort.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Torres stops Stone from getting back to his feet.
It looks like Torres is going to stand back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stone looks to clinch
and Torres counters by clinching up.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torres avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Torres works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
Stone prevents the takedown attempt.
Brim Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Torres.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Torres blocks it.
Torres gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Torres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torres prevents Stone from standing back up.
Torres is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stone is just riding it out for now. Torres eventually gives up the hold.
Stone trying to control but Torres postures up.
Torres prevents Stone from standing back up.
Stone is looking to control Torres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stone avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stone closes the distance but Torres moves to the side
and Torres decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stone's guard.
Stone wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.
Stone looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone kicks Torres off and gets to his feet.
Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torres counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Torres is controlling the pace.
Torres is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone is trying to maintain the position but Torres is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Torres winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Torres!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxx Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Sharp Dressed Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiago Mendez!
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, Maxx Adams!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez tries for a takedown but Adams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mendez closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Mendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adams swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adams to the mat! Adams manages to get full guard.
Adams wants to stand but Mendez is controlling the position.
Mendez forces his way into half guard.
Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Mendez is pressing down on Adams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adams is holding on for now.
Adams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendez.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tiago Mendez has been cut.
Mendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Mendez saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adams but Adams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adams slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Maxx Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Adams. Beautiful body shot.
Adams connects with a jab.
Mendez is rocked!
Adams lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Mendez falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maxx Adams!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Skeeter Grabner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whar Fedal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skeeter Grabner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Whar Fedal's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skeeter Grabner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whar Fedal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabner has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Fedal. No joy for Grabner on that attempt.
Fedal fails to land with a series of punches.
Grabner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fedal tries to bench press Grabner off him but Grabner keeps the position.
Grabner working the head with strikes.
Fedal is looking for a sweep.
Fedal is pushing Grabner's head away, looking to escape. Grabner manages to hold on to the position though.
Grabner working the ground and pound.
Fedal is trying to buck Grabner off.
Grabner is looking to take a break and control but Fedal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedal can't do much from the bottom here.
Grabner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fedal has escaped the position, nice work there.
Grabner slows the pace down.
Fedal stops Grabner from passing to mount.
Grabner advances to full mount.
Fedal can't escape the position.
Fedal is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fedal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fedal wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fedal tries to reverse the position but Grabner maintains control.
Grabner 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.
Grabner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fedal can't escape the position.
Grabner dominating with strikes here.
Grabner wants to control the pace but Fedal is squirming around nicely.
Grabner landing strikes from the mount and Fedal is in trouble!
Fedal wants to get back to his feet.
Fedal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fedal looks gassed!
Grabner pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Fedal wants to try and get back to his feet.
Grabner with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fedal is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fedal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grabner has hold of Fedal's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fedal manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Grabner lands a heavy elbow.
Grabner misses with a head shot.
Grabner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fedal is desperately trying to improve his position but Grabner has a good base and remains in mount.
Fedal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fedal somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedal throws a series of punches but Grabner avoids them all with ease.
Grabner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fedal pinned against the cage. Fedal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skeeter Grabner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedal misses with a series of wild punches.
Fedal throws a body punch but Grabner moves out of range.
Grabner shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skeeter Grabner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fedal stuffs the takedown attempt from Grabner. Grabner gets slowly back to his feet.
Grabner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grabner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fedal.
Grabner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fedal tries to get to full guard but Grabner has control of the leg.
Fedal is staying active underneath Grabner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fedal wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fedal is trying to stand up here but Grabner is controlling him well.
Fedal is refusing to be controlled, as Grabner sits in half guard.
Grabner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fedal throws the left hand but Grabner avoids the punch easily.
Skeeter Grabner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fedal looks to land a combination but Grabner avoids it well.
Grabner gets a takedown into half guard.
Grabner drops an elbow to the side of Fedal's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabner controlling the action here.
Grabner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grabner cracks Fedal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grabner looking to control but Fedal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fedal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fedal squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fedal is working to get back to half guard.
Fedal looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Fedal rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fedal is looking for a sweep. Grabner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedal scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Grabner manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedal is squirming around, avoiding Grabner's attempts to control the action.
Grabner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fedal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fedal tries to buck Grabner off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedal tries to improve his position but Grabner has taken his back! Grabner has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Fedal tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Grabner pushes Fedal away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Skeeter Grabner!
Skeeter Grabner is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shah Rokhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Strader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleb Strader told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shah Rokhan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Strader!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokhan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice takedown defense from Strader. No joy for Rokhan on that attempt.
Rokhan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rokhan prevents Strader from getting the reversal.
Strader regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rokhan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Strader slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Strader looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rokhan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rokhan advances to half guard.
Rokhan working over Strader with some ground and pound. Strader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rokhan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Strader is looking for a sweep. Rokhan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Strader lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Rokhan 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.
Rokhan content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strader flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, if Rokhan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rokhan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Strader for as long as he can get away with.
Strader wants to improve his position but Rokhan is controlling well.
Rokhan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strader wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rokhan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strader is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Strader fails with the takedown
and Rokhan counters with a shoot takedown. Strader fights it but they end up in guard.
Rokhan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Strader looks gassed!
Rokhan gets the takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rokhan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Strader tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rokhan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rokhan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Strader to his feet.
Strader throws a head kick that misses.
Rokhan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strader fails to land with a series of punches.
Rokhan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strader turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Strader works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
It looks like Shah Rokhan has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokhan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rokhan is rocked!
Shah Rokhan's cut is getting worse.
Strader working the head with strikes.
Oh Rokhan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shah Rokhan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rokhan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Strader works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jeez, Shah Rokhan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shah Rokhan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaleb Strader!
Kaleb Strader is the new welterweight champion!
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