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GAMMA #23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stratos Papaioannou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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255 lbs
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Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stratos Papaioannou!
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, Bubba Joe!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Papaioannou or perhaps it was just good defense by Joe which made him look bad.
Joe misses with a few strikes there.
Joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe tries to keep at a distance but Papaioannou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joe just leaning against Papaioannou, taking a breather.
Joe looking to stall.
Papaioannou gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Papaioannou seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Papaioannou is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Joe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Joe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joe has hold of Papaioannou's hands but Papaioannou slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joe pushes Papaioannou off looking to stand but Papaioannou dives back in and keeps control.
Joe wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioannou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Joe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Papaioannou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joe keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Papaioannou dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Bubba Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papaioannou drives through with a takedown into guard.
Papaioannou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
Papaioannou has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Papaioannou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Papaioannou from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe pushes Papaioannou off and gets back to his feet.
Papaioannou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioannou shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Papaioannou was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Joe tries to hold on but Papaioannou postures up.
Papaioannou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Papaioannou.
Joe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Papaioannou working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Joe'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.
Papaioannou postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joe looks a forlorn figure.
Papaioannou cracks Joe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioannou takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Joe is bucking up trying to escape but Papaioannou cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Papaioannou putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Papaioannou won't let Joe get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Joe looks gassed!
Papaioannou pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Joe is looking to improve his position but Papaioannou isn't that keen on the idea.
Papaioannou postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joe looks a forlorn figure.
Papaioannou with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Papaioannou.
Papaioannou with good strikes from the mount here!
Joe is in a horrible position here. Papaioannou smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioannou lands a big shot there that rocks Joe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Papaioannou controlling the position easily from mount.
Joe taking shots to the head.
Joe trying desperately to get to his feet.
Papaioannou lands with some strikes.
Papaioannou pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Joe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Papaioannou lands a big shot there that rocks Joe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Papaioannou scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Papaioannou landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papaioannou wants to control the pace but Joe is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stratos Papaioannou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Papaioannou.
Joe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Joe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Papaioannou.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papaioannou is one step ahead there.
Joe wants to stand but Papaioannou is controlling the position.
Papaioannou stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioannou looking to sit in guard and control but Joe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joe with a nice head shot there.
Papaioannou trying to strike off his back.
Joe trying to control but Papaioannou is working from the bottom.
Joe wants to stand but Papaioannou has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Papaioannou wants to sweep here but Joe controlling him for the moment.
Papaioannou is striking from the bottom but Joe uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Papaioannou is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papaioannou punching from the bottom.
Papaioannou is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Papaioannou counters with a takedown into side control.
Joe tries to bench press Papaioannou off him but Papaioannou keeps the position.
Joe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Papaioannou is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Papaioannou has a hand on Joe's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Joe takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Papaioannou bucks Joe off and manages to get back to his feet!
Joe throws a body punch but Papaioannou moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioannou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joe thuds a left hand into Papaioannou's body.
Papaioannou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Joe but Joe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joe drives through and clinches with Papaioannou against the cage.
Papaioannou turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Papaioannou trying to control the position but Joe is working away.
Papaioannou landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Papaioannou lands a few punches from side control.
Papaioannou trying to control the action but Joe is working from the bottom.
Papaioannou lands a decent elbow from side control.
Papaioannou scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioannou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joe keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Stratos Papaioannou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papaioannou connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Joe some visible discomfort.
Papaioannou scores with a couple of short elbows.
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!
Joe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Papaioannou connects with a decent elbow.
Papaioannou prevents Joe from escaping the position.
Joe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Papaioannou is chipping away with strikes.
Papaioannou throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Joe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Joe 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stratos Papaioannou dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Papaioannou blocks a leg kick.
Papaioannou shoots for a double leg takedown but Joe sprawls well. He's pushed Papaioannou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Papaioannou moves away from the strike by Joe.
Joe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papaioannou counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Joe's guard now.
Papaioannou is in close to Joe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Papaioannou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Papaioannou manages to get himself to full guard.
Joe distracts Papaioannou with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Joe wants to stand but Papaioannou has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Joe wants to control from the top but Papaioannou keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioannou throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Papaioannou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papaioannou throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Joe wants to stand and escape but instead Papaioannou has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Papaioannou might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Papaioannou tries to free his leg and advance position but Joe is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joe gets caught flat footed, as Papaioannou shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Papaioannou slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Papaioannou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joe's head.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Papaioannou from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioannou prevents Joe from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Papaioannou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joe is on top in guard.
Joe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Papaioannou's guard.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Papaioannou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Joe stands up and waves to Papaioannou to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a nice looking combination but Papaioannou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joe wants to clinch but Papaioannou slips to the side
and Papaioannou counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joe is on top in guard.
Papaioannou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Papaioannou is looking to sweep but instead, Joe has passed into half guard.
Joe decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Papaioannou changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Joe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Papaioannou is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Papaioannou scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioannou working the head with strikes.
Papaioannou cracks Joe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papaioannou in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papaioannou tries to move to mount but Joe blocks the move with his legs.
Joe struggling a bit here.
Papaioannou works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Papaioannou with the ground and pound but Joe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Joe is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papaioannou trying to control from half guard but Joe is working away.
Bubba Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stratos Papaioannou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Papaioannou, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stratos Papaioannou!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharius Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Twist!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pendragon shoots in but no luck this time.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pendragonis looking to pass into half guard but Twist pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Twist is in guard.
Twist decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pendragon, up you get!
Pendragon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pendragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pendragon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Twist sneaks back into half guard.
Twist works his way to full guard. Good work.
Twist will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pendragon stops Twist from standing up.
Pendragon looking to pass the guard.
Twist pushes Pendragon off and gets back to his feet.
Pendragon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Twist sprawls well initially but Pendragon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Twist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist tries to kick Pendragon off but Pendragon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Twist is trying to get back to full guard.
Twist is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pendragon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pendragon's back!
I really don't envy Pendragon right now.
Twist is riding his opponent, not letting Pendragon buck him off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Twist.
Pendragon is covering up but some of the strikes from Twist are getting through and doing damage.
Pendragon is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Twist as he jumps to the side.
Pendragon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pendragon stops Twist from getting back to his feet.
Pendragon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Twist is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is looking to take a break and control but Twist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pendragon stops Twist from getting back to his feet.
Twist moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Twist trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Twist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pendragon is trying to stand back up but Twist is controlling him
Twist stands up out of the half guard.
Twist tries to clinch up but Pendragon circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Twist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Twist darts in trying to clinch
and Pendragon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon stops Twist from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist trying to control the position.
Pendragon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A left and a right from Twist both land. Nice combination.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Twist as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zacharius Pendragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon fails with the takedown.
Twist throws a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Twist as Pendragon shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Twist as Pendragon shoots in.
Tony Twist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pendragon pushes Twist up against the cage in a clinch.
Pendragon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Twist takes an elbow to the forehead.
Twist tries to break the clinch but Pendragon is controlling the position.
Pendragon wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Pendragon.
Pendragon taking a breather.
Twist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon lands a shot to the body.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pendragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with a double jab.
Pendragon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Twist drops Pendragon with a big left hand and mounts him. Pendragon is in big trouble!
Pendragon is rocked!
It looks like Zacharius Pendragon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twist postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Pendragon in real trouble here! The ref calls for Pendragon to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Twist!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by All Summer Long. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Silva!
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, Samuel Yang!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang fails to land the takedown.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yang tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yang escapes and gets back to his feet.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yang shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Yang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yang.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Yang scoring with strikes.
Yang stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yang.
Tommy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Yang.
Yang tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Yang moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Yang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yang shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yang's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Yang avoids them all with ease.
Yang has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Yang fights it but they end up in guard.
Yang is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yang.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yang has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Yang wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Yang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yang.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Yang circles away.
Yang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.
Yang wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Yang can't break the clinch.
Yang jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yang pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Yang feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
so Yang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Yang 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.
Yang slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yang!
Yang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yang is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Well, if Yang 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.
Yang decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yang thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yangs head.
Yang is trying to break free.
Yang wants to stall.
Silva prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow just above Yang 's eye.
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yang is trying to stand.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yang moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yang is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Yang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yang drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Yang off! Yang jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Yang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yang stands up out of the half guard.
Yang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yang scoring with punches from side control.
Yang stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Yang feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Yang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Yang has passed into side control.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yang goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Yang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a series of punches but Yang moves out of range.
Yang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Yang didn't expect that.
Yang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Yang stands up from Silva's guard - Yang perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Yang counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Yang is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Yang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yang is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Yang is controlling him well.
Yang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
Yang throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva rushes Yang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tommy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Yang.
Yang breaks from the clinch.
Yang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yang tries to clinch up
and Silva moves into the clinch.
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!
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yang has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Yang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Yang has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yang pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Yang dives into Silva's guard.
Yang gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Samuel Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang throws and low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Yang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Tommy Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Yang stands up from Silva's guard - Yang perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang happy to just control the position for now.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Yang has passed into mount! Damn!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samuel Yang.
I've got Yang 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Yang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soloman Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Godbey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by "Du Hast" - Rammstein. The crowd seem to be enjoying Godbey's choice of entrance music: Back in Black. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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226 lbs
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225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soloman Payne!
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, John Godbey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbey lands with a kick to the temple. Payne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Payne is looking to land body kicks.
Payne looks to land a left hand but Godbey moved out of range nicely.
Payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne connects with a solid leg kick.
Godbey misses with a double jab.
Godbey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.
Godbey moves into the clinch successfully.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne closes the distance but Godbey moves to the side
and Godbey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Godbey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Payne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Godbey scores with a head kick.
Payne looks to clinch
and Godbey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Payne misses with a takedown attempt
and Godbey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Godbey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbey is looking to break free of the clinch but Payne has double underhooks.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
Godbey clinches up with Payne and pushes him back against the cage.
Godbey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Payne prevents it.
Knees to the body from Godbey.
Godbey manages to break the clinch.
Payne has his takedown stuffed
and Godbey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Payne won't be happy with that.
Godbey slows the pace down.
Payne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Godbey taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Payne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Godbey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Payne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Godbey on the ground.
Godbey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Payne is in a horrible position here. Godbey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Payne slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is trying to stand back up but Godbey is controlling him
Godbey controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Godbey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Payne looking for a kimura from the bottom but Godbey passes into side control!
Godbey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Payne looking for a sweep but Godbey has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Godbey cracks Payne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Payne is trying desperately to improve position.
Payne is squirming around, avoiding Godbey's attempts to control the action.
Godbey content just to control the position here.
Payne squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Godbey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Godbey counters by moving into the clinch.
Payne lands an uppercut.
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne pushes Godbey up against the cage in a clinch.
Payne turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Payne manages to end up in side control.
Godbey wants to control but Payne postures up.
Godbey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Payne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Payne tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Godbey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Payne off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payne is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne trying to control the hands but Godbey won't let him.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Godbey controlling the positon.
Payne takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Godbey controls the position.
Payne looking very determined here, making life difficult for Godbey.
Payne is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Godbey lands a shot to the head.
Payne wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Payne can't escape the position.
Godbey is riding his opponent, not letting Payne buck him off.
I really don't envy Payne right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbey is trying to stick to Payne's back but Payne is turning into Godbey. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Godbey's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Payne.
Payne gets to his feet. Godbey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Payne shoots and misses
and Godbey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Payne!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godbey dominating with strikes here.
Godbey controlling his opponent.
Godbey landing strikes from the mount and Payne is in trouble!
Payne is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Godbey with shots to the head and body - Payne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Payne trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne can't escape the position.
Payne wants to control but Godbey is having none of it.
Payne is working to get back to half guard.
Payne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Godbey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Godbey throws a combination that misses
and Payne counters with a straight right hand.
Godbey throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Payne tries to clinch but Godbey moves away
and Godbey moves into the clinch.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Godbey.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Payne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Godbey can pounce on him.
Payne wants to clinch
and Godbey counters by moving into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Godbey keeps him there for the moment.
Godbey is pressed up against the cage. Payne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Godbey down to the mat. Godbey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Godbey throws a series of punches but Payne moves out of range.
Godbey throws the left hand but Payne avoids the punch easily.
Payne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Godbey at a distance.
Godbey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Godbey feints and then cracks Payne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payne down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne with a poor takedown
and Godbey counters by clinching up.
Payne goes for a takedown attempt but Godbey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soloman Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godbey tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne misses with the combination.
Payne scores with a three punch combo!
Payne tries for a takedown but Godbey circles away easily
and Godbey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Payne is staying active underneath Godbey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Godbey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Payne's head.
Payne wants to get back to full guard.
Godbey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne looks like he's trying to stand up.
Godbey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Godbey content to control rather than advance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Godbey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Payne is trying to stand up here but Godbey is controlling him well.
Payne taking some punishment here, with Godbey in his half guard.
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
Payne wants to sweep but Godbey has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Godbey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Payne is looking to regain half guard here but Godbey keeps moving and retains side control.
Payne manages to work his way to half guard, despite Godbey's best efforts.
Payne is trying to stand back up but Godbey is controlling him
Payne is looking to improve his position.
Payne tries to kick Godbey off but Godbey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Payne tries to get to full guard but Godbey has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Payne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Godbey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Payne won't be happy with that.
Payne struggling a bit here.
Godbey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Godbey stands up.
Payne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Godbey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Godbey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Godbey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Yudovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone has chosen HED PE--Renegade as his entrance music. Jericho Stone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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18
190 lbs
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21
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Yudovich!
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, Jericho Stone!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yudovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yudovich scores with a jab to the head.
Yudovich loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Stone slips a straight right by Yudovich.
Yudovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yudovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yudovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Yudovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Yudovich.
Yudovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Yudovich circles away.
Stone wants to clinch up but Yudovich keeps it at a distance.
Yudovich connects with a crisp jab.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yudovich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yudovich trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudovich preventing the sweep.
Yudovich postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
Yudovich 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.
Stone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yudovich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yudovich is just holding on here. Stone manages to take his back.
Stone is riding his opponent, not letting Yudovich buck him off.
Yudovich looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stone.
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.
Yudovich trying to control the hands but Stone won't let him.
Yudovich is in bad spot here.
Stone gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Stone somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
You can see the frustration on Yudovich's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Yudovich breaks Stone's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone tries to clinch there but Yudovich circles away.
Yudovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yudovich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yudovich lands with a nice body punch.
Stone tries to clinch there but Yudovich circles away.
Jericho Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yudovich blocks a head kick by Stone.
Yudovich connects with a crisp jab.
Yudovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yudovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yudovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone tries to clinch but Yudovich is having none of it.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone tries to clinch there but Yudovich circles away.
Stone misses with a jab to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Yudovich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yudovich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yudovich thows a huge punch but Stone dodges it nicely.
Yudovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yudovich 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.
Yudovich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stone looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich is keen to just control but Stone is a slippery customer.
Yudovich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yudovich winds up and cracks Stone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yudovich trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
Yudovich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Yudovich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yudovich throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.
Yudovich is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Yudovich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yudovich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yudovich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stone's guard now.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yudovich.
Yudovich slips nicely into half guard.
Yudovich is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yudovich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yudovich is pressing down on Stone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stone is holding on for now.
Yudovich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stone tries to roll over but Yudovich keeps him under control.
Yudovich lands strikes from half guard.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Yudovich thows a huge punch but Stone dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stone tries to clinch but Yudovich moves out of range.
Yudovich shoots in but no luck this time.
Stone defending well as Yudovich loads up on a big left hand.
Yudovich 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.
Yudovich stands up over Stone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yudovich throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone keeping full guard, as Yudovich tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone is looking to stand up but Yudovich isn't so interested in that idea.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Yudovich wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Yudovich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stone keeping full guard, as Yudovich tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yudovich!
Yudovich can't escape the position.
Yudovich is working hard here to advance position.
Yudovich tries to lock up and control but Stone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yudovich throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Yudovich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yudovich is looking to escape.
Yudovich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yudovich tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone controls Yudovich momentarily but Yudovich frees himself.
Yudovich chips away with some ground and pound.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yudovich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yudovich distracts Stone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yudovich throwing strikes but missing.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Yudovich from controlling successfully.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone is looking to clinch but Yudovich is avoiding it.
Stone throws a right and a left that Yudovich avoids nicely.
Yudovich throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Yudovich misses with a two punch combination.
Yudovich takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Yudovich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone defending well as Yudovich loads up on a big left hand.
Yudovich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yudovich working away.
Yudovich grinds an elbow into Stone's temple.
Yudovich is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Stone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yudovich working the body and head with strikes.
Yudovich looks up at the clock and then as Stone takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yudovich smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yudovich scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Yudovich dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stone is looking to clinch but Yudovich is avoiding it.
Yudovich lands a nice shot that snaps Stone's head back.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Yudovich counters with a takedown into side control.
Yudovich lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yudovich tries to move to mount but Stone blocks the move with his legs.
A lull in the action here.
Stone struggling a bit here.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yudovich working the body and head with strikes.
Yudovich connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stone some visible discomfort.
Stone takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudovich lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yudovich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stone to see if he's OK.
Stone takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stone trying to remain calm as Yudovich controls from the top position.
Stone takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yudovich works to advance to full mount. Stone defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Stone tries to hold on but Yudovich postures up.
Yudovich cracks Stone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stone is trying desperately to improve position.
Stone wants to hold on but Yudovich pushes him away.
Yudovich controlling the pace for now.
Yudovich with shots to the head and body - Stone looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jericho Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikhail Yudovich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich landing shots from mount.
Yudovich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yudovich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yudovich is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stone has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stone is trying to escape the mount.
Stone is in a horrible position here. Yudovich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yudovich wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Yudovich is landing with some decent strikes but Stone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Yudovich.
Yudovich with a couple of short strikes.
Yudovich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stone tries to lock up and control but Yudovich gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yudovich working the ground and pound effectively.
Stone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yudovich lands a big elbow.
Stone is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Yudovich.
Stone tries to hold on but Yudovich pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yudovich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stone is trying desperately to improve position.
Yudovich looking to finish Stone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stone!
Yudovich landing shots from mount.
Stone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stone is staying active underneath Yudovich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yudovich throws a strike but Stone avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Yudovich defends easily.
Yudovich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yudovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Yudovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yudovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Yudovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Da La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moshe Balanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Da La Rosa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Da La Rosa!
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, Moshe Balanga!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da La Rosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Da La Rosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Balanga circles away.
Da La Rosa scores a takedown into full mount!
Da La Rosa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Balanga is surviving well by controlling Da La Rosa's body position as best he can.
Balanga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Da La Rosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Balanga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da La Rosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Da La Rosa looking for a guillotine from mount but Balanga is having none of it.
Balanga swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Da La Rosa looking to control but Balanga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balanga wants to control but Da La Rosa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Da La Rosa.
Da La Rosa lands a nice shot to the head.
Da La Rosa has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Balanga is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Da La Rosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kru Ka Mali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Ino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mali comes into the arena with ALL! by Descendents blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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, Kru Ka Mali!
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, Glenn Ino!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mali moves out of range of the body kick from Ino.
Mali closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mali lands in his opponent's guard.
Mali keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ino's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mali 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.
Mali pushing down on Ino's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ino is defending against the submission attempts here by Mali.
Mali is nestled in close to Ino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ino wants to get back to full guard.
Mali wants to pass to mount but Ino is defending the position.
Mali is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mali thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mali prevents Ino from improving his position.
Ino is defending against the submission attempts here by Mali.
Mali is breathing heavily.
Ino trying to control here.
Mali is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ino has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mali trying to mount his opponent but Ino defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ino is trying to stand.
Mali is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ino is defending against the submission attempts here by Mali.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mali looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mali passes to side control.
Ino taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ino on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mali is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mali has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mali jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ino manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mali working the body and head with strikes.
Ino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mali. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mali tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mali lands an elbow.
Mali looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mali working away.
Mali cracks Ino with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ino wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mali tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mali wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ino, who protects the arm well.
Ino prevents Mali from moving into mount.
Mali in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ino is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kru Ka Mali!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fethwick Mierscroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fethwick Mierscroft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfred Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mierscroft swinging wilding here.
Mierscroft keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mierscroft missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mierscroft uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Mierscroft missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mierscroft's sensitive parts.
Mierscroft wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Mierscroft shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mierscroft is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mierscroft.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Mierscroft's head.
Mierscroft is rocked!
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Mierscroft is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mierscroft misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fethwick Mierscroft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Mierscroft seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Mierscroft! He's out on his feet! Brown rushes in and drops Mierscroft with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alfred Brown!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Astra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Samwich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Astra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Astra!
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, Knuckle Samwich!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samwich gets a clinch.
Samwich is trying to maintain a safe position but Astra gets an underhook and turns Samwich into the cage.
Astra prevents the takedown attempt.
Samwich prevents the takedown attempt.
Astra pulls guard.
Astra controls Samwich momentarily but Samwich frees himself.
Samwich 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.
Astra wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astra wants to sweep but no luck.
Astra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Astra wants to sweep here but Samwich controlling him for the moment.
Astra looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Samwich puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Astra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Samwich shoots in for a takedown but Astra shows good takedown defense.
Samwich looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra misses with a body shot.
Samwich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astra.
Astra misses with a straight left.
Astra darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Samwich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Astra.
Astra trying to mount his opponent but Samwich defends it.
Samwich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Astra is working away from the top position though.
Samwich won't allow Astra to pass to mount.
Astra is looking to take a break and control but Samwich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Astra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Samwich tries to get to full guard but Astra has control of the leg.
Samwich is defending against the submission attempts here by Astra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samwich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Astra.
Astra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samwich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Astra is trying to keep Samwich in close.
Astra has an active guard here but Samwich has managed to pass into half guard.
Samwich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Astra tries to roll over but Samwich keeps him under control.
Astra wants to sweep but Samwich has passed to side control!
Astra is trying to control Samwich's posture but Samwich avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samwich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Astra sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Samwich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Astra, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Samwich crashes against the mat.
Astra is looking to reverse the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Samwich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Astra circles away.
Al Astra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knuckle Samwich.
Astra clinches up against the cage.
Samwich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Samwich tries to pull guard but Astra won't allow it.
Samwich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Astra.
Astra ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Astra no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Astra had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Samwich is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Astra Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Samwich's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra wants to control but Samwich is keeping busy.
Samwich wants to control his opponent's hands but Astra gets his hands free.
Astra looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Samwich taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Al Astra!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Jr Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevyn Lorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Jr Castro!
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, Sevyn Lorin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lorin's waist but Lorin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castro off to one side.
Castro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Jr Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lorin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lorin has his takedown stuffed
and Castro counters with a single leg into guard. Lorin didn't expect that.
Lorin working for a triangle but Castro defends it easily.
Lorin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Castro won't allow Lorin to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws a big right hand that misses.
Castro drops back looking for a leg! Lorin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lorin manages to kick Castro off! Castro jumps back into Lorin's guard.
Lorin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Castro is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lorin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Castro's back instead.
Lorin tries to keep control of the position but Castro is staying busy.
Castro tries to escape but Lorin has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Castro trying to control the action but Lorin just sinks the hooks in.
Lorin is looking to control Castro but Castro is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Castro is trying to break free.
Castro preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lorin.
Lorin looking for the RNC.
Lorin looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Castro breaks Lorin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Castro looking to pass the guard.
Castro 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.
Lorin working for a triangle but Castro defends it easily.
Castro wants to control from the top but Lorin keeps moving.
Lorin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lorin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castro stands and throws Lorin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lorin is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Castro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lorin is looking to reverse the position.
Lorin wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Castro has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Lorin's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Lorin is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Castro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fidel Jr Castro!
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