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GAMMA #41 Rosa vs Simpson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Rogers!
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, Jack Burton!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Rogers fails with the takedown.
Burton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rogers as he avoids it easily.
Jack Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers with a poor takedown
and Burton counters with a good low kick that Rogers was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers looks for a takedown but Burton sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers gets caught flat footed, as Burton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rogers looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rogers looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rogers!
Burton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rogers's best efforts.
Burton is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rogers tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Burton.
Rogers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burton on the ground.
Burton looking for submissions off his back.
Burton is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burton gets back to full guard.
Burton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rogers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rogers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton wants to sweep but no luck.
Burton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burton 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.
Rogers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Burton, up you get!
Burton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers trying to keep a closed guard but Burton is proving a slippery customer.
Rogers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rogers's head.
Burton 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.
Rogers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burton!
Rogers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rogers trying to control but Burton is having none of it.
Burton is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burton wants to control but Rogers is having none of it.
Burton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Burton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Burton is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.
Burton wants to control but Rogers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burton tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
Burton trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Burton 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.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burton tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burton to the ground. Burton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burton prevents Rogers from standing back up.
Burton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burton uses his free foot to push down on Rogers's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rogers.
Burton lands a big shot there that rocks Rogers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Burton working for a submission but Rogers is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Burton's attempts to control the action.
Burton is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burton working for a submission but Rogers is keeping him at bay.
Burton fails to advance to Rogers's back.
Rogers is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Burton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rogers hang on?
Burton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Burton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rogers has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Burton is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Burton lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers holding both Burton 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton scores with punches and elbows.
Rogers is trying to defend against the choke here but Burton has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Burton Tightens the hold and Rogers taps out furiously! Burton displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Burton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stretch Morbid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Westfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morbid comes to the cage accompanied by The Fight song. Stretch Morbid had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stretch Morbid!
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, Ira Westfield!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morbid shoots in for a double leg but Westfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Westfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morbid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Westfield as he jumps to the side.
Morbid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morbid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Westfield tries to avoid it but Morbid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Westfield to the ground. Westfield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stretch Morbid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Westfield has Morbid up against the cage in a clinch.
Westfield stalling.
Morbid can't break the clinch.
A short right from Westfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morbid has had enough of the clinch but Westfield keeps him there for the moment.
Westfield lands a knee to the body.
Westfield avoiding damage as Morbid throws knees to the body.
Westfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westfield avoiding damage as Morbid throws knees to the body.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but Westfield blocks it.
Morbid tries to stall but Westfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but Westfield blocks with his arms.
Westfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morbid blocks it with crossed arms.
Westfield lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westfield avoiding damage.
Westfield continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Morbid blocks an elbow strike from Westfield.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westfield.
Westfield misses with a knee strike.
Morbid looking to throw knees to the head but Westfield is blocking nicely.
Morbid lands a knee to the body.
Morbid misses with a knee strike.
Morbid is breathing heavily.
Morbid is trying to stall.
Morbid blocks the elbow strike.
Westfield stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morbid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Westfield.
Westfield tries a knee to the head but Morbid blocks it.
Westfield misses with a knee strike.
Westfield stops a takedown attempt from Morbid.
Morbid misses with a knee strike.
Morbid looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Westfield.
Westfield crunches a lovely knee into Morbid's ribcage.
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westfield.
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.
Westfield has Morbid pressed against the cage.
Westfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morbid blocks an elbow strike.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Westfield with a knee to the head.
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westfield.
Westfield managing to block the knees to the body from Morbid.
Morbid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Westfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Morbid is trying to break the clinch but Westfield has him pressed against the cage.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Westfield.
Morbid is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Westfield pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morbid looking to throw knees to the head but Westfield is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Westfield.
Westfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westfield.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morbid blocks the elbow strike.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but Westfield blocks with his arms.
Morbid lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Westfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westfield is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Westfield prevents the takedown attempt.
Morbid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Westfield managing to block the knees to the body from Morbid.
Morbid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Westfield landing knees to the body.
Westfield stalling in the clinch.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Westfield stalling in the clinch.
Westfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Westfield stalling in the clinch but Morbid improves position.
Morbid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Westfield has him pressed against the cage.
Morbid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Westfield avoiding damage as Morbid throws knees to the body.
Morbid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but Westfield blocks it.
Westfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morbid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morbid missing with knees to the body.
Morbid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Westfield. No joy for Morbid on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Morbid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morbid lands with a kick to the temple. Westfield shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morbid shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Westfield pinned against the cage. Westfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morbid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Westfield as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morbid.
Morbid fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Westfield dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morbid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Westfield is looking to clinch.
Westfield gets caught flat footed, as Morbid shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Westfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morbid is one step ahead there.
Westfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morbid won't allow Westfield to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Westfield can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid is stalling in the full guard.
Morbid looking to pass the guard.
Morbid wants to control from the top but Westfield keeps moving.
Westfield pulls Morbid in close to his closed guard and prevents Morbid from doing any damage or advancing position.
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.
Morbid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Westfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morbid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Westfield but Westfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morbid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morbid fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stretch Morbid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morbid throws a head kick that misses.
Westfield avoids the head kick by Morbid.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morbid checks a leg kick.
Stretch Morbid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Westfield tries to clinch but Morbid moves out of range.
Morbid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Westfield.
Westfield wants to clinch.
Ira Westfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Westfield darts in and clinches Morbid up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Westfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morbid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westfield is pressed up against the cage. Morbid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Westfield down to the mat. Westfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Westfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Morbid. Morbid gets slowly back to his feet.
Westfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morbid swats away the attempt to clinch by Westfield.
Ira Westfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morbid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Westfield circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stretch Morbid will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Westfield. No joy for Morbid on that attempt.
Westfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morbid.
Morbid fails to land the takedown.
Morbid keeps the fight on the outside.
Morbid shoots in and bounces Westfield off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Westfield is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morbid trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Westfield manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Westfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Westfield wants to control from the top but Morbid keeps moving.
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.
Westfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Westfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morbid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Westfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morbid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Westfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stretch Morbid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morbid shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westfield looks to land a combination but Morbid avoids it well.
Westfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morbid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morbid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Westfield circles away.
Westfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Morbid circles away.
Morbid throws a head kick that misses.
Westfield missing with a left hand there. Morbid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Westfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Westfield tries to clinch there but Morbid circles away.
Westfield throws a head kick that misses
so Morbid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morbid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Westfield is keeping the position for now.
Westfield controlling the position.
Westfield keeping moving, preventing Morbid from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stretch Morbid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morbid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Stretch Morbid!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiki Kazzaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garry Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garry Eye 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiki Kazzaro!
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, Garry Eye!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazzaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eye shoots in looking for a takedown. Kazzaro tries to sprawl out of it but Eye keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kazzaro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazzaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazzaro throws a nice head kick!
Eye shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kazzaro as he avoids it easily.
Kazzaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kazzaro wants to clinch.
Eye takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eye is rocked!
Kazzaro drops Eye with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kazzaro follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiki Kazzaro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moshe Balanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Lao Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao Jr has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moshe Balanga!
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, Juliano Lao Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balanga 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.
Balanga looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lao Jr looking to control.
Balanga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lao Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lao Jr trying to control the position.
Balanga trying to control the position from guard on top but Lao Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lao Jr is looking for a triangle but Balanga pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lao Jr is on top in guard.
Lao Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Balanga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Balanga holds on to Lao Jr's head and controls the position momentarily.
Balanga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lao Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Balanga tries to improve position but can't.
Balanga prevents Lao Jr from improving position.
Lao Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balanga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lao Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lao Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balanga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lao Jr wants to stand but Balanga is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lao Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balanga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lao Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balanga has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao Jr is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Balanga is trying to escape and Lao Jr transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Balanga is forced to tap! Nice work there by Lao Jr! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juliano Lao Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Godbey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Back in Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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, Deacon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Godbey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Godbey wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to stand up but Godbey is controlling him.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Godbey from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Godbey is proving a slippery customer.
Jones 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Godbey passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushes Godbey off looking to stand but Godbey dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Godbey slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Godbey dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godbey manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Jones is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Godbey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Godbey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Godbey trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Godbey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Godbey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Godbey looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Godbey on the ground.
Godbey is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Godbey's attempts to control the action.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Godbey maintains control.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbey controlling from the full mount.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Godbey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones tries to buck Godbey off but he can't manage it.
Godbey blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Godbey has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Godbey trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by Godbey.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Godbey maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Deacon Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Godbey sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones tries to clinch up but Godbey circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Godbey misses.
Godbey forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Godbey looking to slow down the pace here.
Godbey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Jones misses.
Deacon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbey looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Godbey pinned against the cage. Godbey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones clobbers Godbey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Godbey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Godbey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deacon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Godbey prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Godbey is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Godbey trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throwing short punches from the bottom.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Godbey from controlling successfully.
Godbey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Godbey pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Godbey manages to move to mount!
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Godbey avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Jones really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Godbey blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Godbey unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Godbey wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Godbey is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Godbey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Godbey landing punches.
Godbey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Godbey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Godbey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Godbey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones misses with a combination
and Godbey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Godbey.
Godbey has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Godbey manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but Godbey is controlling well.
Godbey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Godbey prevents Jones from improving his position.
Godbey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Godbey prevents Jones from improving his position.
Godbey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is looking to get back to is feet but Godbey passes into side control.
Jones is not content to let Godbey control the position.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Godbey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones wants a takedown.
Godbey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Godbey holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deacon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Godbey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Godbey.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Godbey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones closes the distance but Godbey moves to the side
and Godbey counters with a straight right hand.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Godbey is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Godbey circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godbey manages to avoid it.
Godbey lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Godbey takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Godbey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a combination that misses
letting Godbey counter with a right hand.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to bum rush Godbey with a series of wild strikes but Godbey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Godbey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Jones is going to stand back up.
Jones trying to advance position but Godbey counters by regaining guard.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Godbey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones is working Godbey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones postures up in Godbey's guard and throws a big left but Godbey blocks it.
Godbey keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Godbey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Godbey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decameron Real (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decameron Real is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Head!
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, Decameron Real!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head misses with a body shot.
Head throws a nice looking combination but Real bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Real misses with a jab, cross combination.
Head tries to clinch up.
Real's corner calls for a 1-2. Real obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Head shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Head was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Real is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Head connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Real is trying desperately to improve position.
Head punishing his opponent with strikes.
Head lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Head controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real trying desperately to get to his feet.
Real wants to hold on but Head pushes him away.
Real is squirming around, avoiding Head's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Head cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Head thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Real tries to reverse the position but Head maintains control.
Real taking shots to the head.
Real takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head controlling the pace for now.
Real wants to control but Head is having none of it.
Head pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Head cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Head lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Head takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Real tries to lock up and control but Head gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Real is working to get back to half guard.
Head is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Real looks gassed!
Real is looking to improve his position but Head isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BOOM! Head connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Head raining down shots from the mount!
Head is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Head connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Head trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Head working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Head controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Real that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Head dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Real throws a right and a left that Head avoids nicely.
Real is looking to clinch.
Real walks into a left hand.
Real swats away the attempt to clinch by Head.
Real tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Head counters with a takedown into side control.
Head scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Real's face as Head controls the position.
Head 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.
Head stands up and beckons Real to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Head takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Real is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Head throws a right hand that Real ducks under and follows up with a left that Real also avoids with ease.
Real throws a jab when Head was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
Head misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Real, right into the meat.
Head moves in looking to clinch but Real pushes him off.
Head drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Real is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Head stands up and beckons Real to his feet.
Head moves into range and clinches up with Real.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Real avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Real trying to stall but Head improves his position.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Head throws a sloppy head kick and Real moves out of range easily.
Head tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Head has taken the fight to the clinch.
Real can't break the clinch.
Real manages to break the clinch.
Richard Head is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Real, right into the meat.
Real tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Real goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Head has a takedown stuffed.
Real pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Head here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Real fails to land with a series of punches.
Real moves out of range as Head throws a body kick.
Real pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Real tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Real misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Real lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Real closes the distance but Head moves to the side
and Head counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Real trying to control here.
Head sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Head working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Head connects with a nice short shot to Real's temple.
Head stands up out of the half guard.
Head closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Real regains half guard, as Head was trying to land strikes.
Real really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Head. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Head wants to work for an arm triangle but Real is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head stands up from half guard.
Decameron Real is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Real tries a head kick but it misses.
Head falls off balance throwing a combination
and Real counters with a three punch combo that has Head backing up. Head nods at Real to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Real doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Head closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Head postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Real to stand up.
Head misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Head dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Real throws a head kick that misses.
Head looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Real tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Real paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Real tries to clinch but Head moves away
and Head counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Head scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Head wants to free his trapped foot but Real is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Head is working hard here to advance position.
Head missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Real is trying to stand.
Head is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Real can do to turn this around?
Head thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Real's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Head.
Head trying to advance position but Real counters by regaining guard.
Real is looking to sweep but instead, Head has passed into half guard.
Head wants to take a breather but Real is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Head looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Real is fending him off so far but Head persists. Nope, Real circles away and we're back to standing.
Real throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Head looks to land a combination but Real avoids it well.
Real lands a high kick!
Head shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Head was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Head pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Real can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Head controlling from mount.
Head is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Real can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Real that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Head landing strikes from the mount and Real is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Head lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Head trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Real tries to lock up and control but Head gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Head can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Real is looking to escape.
Head working Real over with strikes here.
Real is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Real tries to lock up and control but Head gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Head pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Real keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Real is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Real is looking to escape.
Decameron Real has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Head content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Head showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Head, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Head!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thyre Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Combichrist - Deathbed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thyre Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Berry!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilkins throws a head kick that misses.
Thyre Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins misses with a two punch combination.
Wilkins tries to bum rush Berry with a series of wild strikes but Berry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilkins.
Berry defending well as Wilkins loads up on a big left hand.
Wilkins waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Berry.
Berry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilkins throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins looks to land a combination but Berry avoids it well.
Wilkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berry.
The fighters circling - Wilkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilkins throws out the jab.
Wilkins misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Wilkins.
Wilkins tries for a takedown but Berry circles away easily
and Berry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wilkins's guard now.
Wilkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berry on the ground.
Berry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilkins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilkins tries to get out of the position.
Berry 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.
Berry 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.
Wilkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berry is controlling him.
Wilkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry 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.
Berry is pushing down on Wilkins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wilkins is fighting to maintain full guard but Berry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Berry tries to pass to full mount but Wilkins defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick by Wilkins misses
and Berry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wilkins!
Wilkins is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wilkins has given up his back. Will we see Berry going for some submissions?
Wilkins is really stuck here.
Berry has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wilkins is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry gets his hands free as Wilkins looks to control.
Berry is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Wilkins has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Berry avoiding Wilkins 's attempts to control his hands.
Wilkins looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Berry is looking for the choke from the back position but Wilkins is controlling his hands well.
Wilkins manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Berry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wilkins's guard.
Berry 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.
Berry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry slips nicely into half guard.
Berry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wilkins!
Berry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Berry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wilkins is surviving well by controlling Berry's body position as best he can.
Berry jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wilkins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wilkins is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Berry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Berry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilkins.
Wilkins throws the left hand but Berry avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Wilkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Berry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Berry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berry won't allow Wilkins to sweep him here.
Berry won't allow Wilkins to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berry pushes down on Wilkins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Berry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wilkins wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Berry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilkins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Berry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wilkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Berry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Berry working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Berry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wilkins is surviving well by controlling Berry's body position as best he can.
Wilkins squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Berry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wilkins is surviving well by controlling Berry's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Berry.
Wilkins tries to lock up and control but Berry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilkins regains half guard.
Wilkins tries to kick Berry off but Berry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Berry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wilkins!
Berry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Berry working for a guillotine from mount but Wilkins is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry prevents Wilkins from getting the reversal.
Berry wants to take Wilkins's back here but Wilkins is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Berry moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wilkins has worked his arm free - good work by Wilkins!
Berry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilkins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilkins pushes Berry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Berry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Berry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Berry swings around for an armbar but Wilkins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Berry's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Berry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wilkins shoots in and bounces Berry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Berry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Berry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilkins trying to control but Berry is working from the bottom.
Wilkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Berry's guard.
Berry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilkins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Berry, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins gets caught flat footed, as Berry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wilkins keeping full guard, as Berry tries to pass.
Berry 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.
Berry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Berry moves into full mount! Wilkins won't be happy about that!
Berry has hold of Wilkins's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wilkins manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Berry is working for a guillotine from mount but Wilkins frees his head quite easily.
Wilkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Berry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry has hold of Wilkins's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wilkins manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Berry.
Berry pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Berry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wilkins is surviving well by controlling Berry's body position as best he can.
Wilkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry fails to advance to Wilkins's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkins is trying to escape the mount.
Berry has control of Wilkins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wilkins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wilkins tries to hold on but Berry pushes him away.
Berry looking for a guillotine from mount but Wilkins is having none of it.
Berry has control of Wilkins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wilkins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Berry working for a submission but Wilkins is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins tries to lock up and control but Berry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Berry working for a guillotine from mount but Wilkins is in no mood to give up.
John Berry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wilkins is trying to escape the mount.
Berry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thyre Wilkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wilkins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Berry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berry 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Berry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Parkkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love has chosen welcome to the jungle as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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270 lbs
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Matti Parkkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Love!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parkkonen misses with a few strikes there.
Parkkonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Love tries for a takedown but Parkkonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Parkkonen stuffs the takedown.
Love misses with a takedown attempt - Parkkonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matti Parkkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Love.
Parkkonen throws a right hand that Love ducks under and follows up with a left that Love also avoids with ease.
Love throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parkkonen's waist but Parkkonen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Love off to one side.
Parkkonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parkkonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Love gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Love are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parkkonen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Parkkonen tries to bench press Love off him but Love keeps the position.
Love scoring with punches and elbows.
Love looks gassed!
Parkkonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Parkkonen regains half guard.
Parkkonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Love working the head and body with strikes.
Love is pressing down on Parkkonen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Parkkonen is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parkkonen is looking to improve his position.
Love working over Parkkonen with some ground and pound. Parkkonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Parkkonen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parkkonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Parkkonen, not yet.
Love working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parkkonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Love's guard.
Parkkonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Parkkonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Love on the ground.
Love manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Love dominating with strikes here.
Love raining down shots from the mount!
Love prevents Parkkonen from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love with good strikes from the mount here!
Love working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parkkonen regains half guard.
Parkkonen wants to get back to full guard.
Love lands with a punch from half guard.
Parkkonen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Parkkonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parkkonen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parkkonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parkkonen digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
Parkkonen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Parkkonen lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parkkonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Love is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Love manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Love dominating with strikes here.
Love raining down shots from the mount!
Love in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Love with the ground and pound from mount.
Love landing shots from mount.
Love in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parkkonen is rocked!
Parkkonen tries to reverse the position but Love maintains control.
Oh Parkkonen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Love fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Parkkonen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parkkonen tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a big elbow.
Love connects with a bit shot that sees Parkkonen covering up! More strikes from Parkkonen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Love is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Love!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gucci One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raaka Arska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gucci One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raaka Arska!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arska tests One's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arska throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arska drops One with a right and a left! Arska comes rushing in but One regains his composure and manages to keep Arska in guard.
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!
One is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arska is looking to stand up but One won't let him.
One 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.
One could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Arska sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed One's guard.
Arska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arska stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Arska connects with a stiff jab that staggers One - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raaka Arska!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Da La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes to the cage accompanied by Four Minutes To Lock Down. Steven Simpson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Simpson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Da La Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da La Rosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simpson as he jumps to the side.
Simpson throws a sloppy head kick and Da La Rosa moves out of range easily.
Da La Rosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Da La Rosa wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Simpson wants to stand and escape but Da La Rosa is having none of it.
Simpson wants to sweep here but Da La Rosa controlling him for the moment.
Da La Rosa cracks Simpson with a solid left hand.
Da La Rosa wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Da La Rosa postures up.
Da La Rosa wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da La Rosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da La Rosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Da La Rosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Simpson.
Da La Rosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simpson throws a head kick that Da La Rosa semi-blocks.
Da La Rosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Da La Rosa drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Da La Rosa as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Simpson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Da La Rosa! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Frank Da La Rosa!
Frank Da La Rosa is the new middleweight champion!
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