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DFC 35: Dardar vs. Liddell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rose Of Sharon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Whissell there.
Whissell rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Whissell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Whissell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Whissell tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whissell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whissell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nelson.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whissell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nelson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
Nelson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Whissell explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fails with the takedown.
Whissell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Whissell's corner calls for a 1-2. Whissell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whissell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Whissell tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Whissell waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Whissell lands with a right hand.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Whissell.
Whissell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whissell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whissell is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Whissell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson prevents Whissell from getting back to his feet.
Nelson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nelson trying to control but Whissell is working from the bottom.
Whissell trying to control the position.
Whissell wants to get back to his feet but Nelson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whissell scores with a punch to the head.
Whissell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Nelson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell is looking to clinch.
A big left from Whissell misses.
George Whissell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Whissell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Whissell shows good takedown defense.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Whissell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whissell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whissell breaks the clinch.
Nelson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Whissell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whissell keeps working.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Whissell won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson seems to be working for a kimura but Whissell defends the submission attempt.
Nelson passes to side control.
Nelson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nelson gets to mount! Whissell was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whissell is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nelson feints and as Whissell raises his hands in defense, Nelson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nelson trying to move into half guard but instead Whissell has managed to sweep!
Whissell gets to his feet. Nelson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nelson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Whissell gets back to half guard.
Nelson is tying to control. Whissell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Whissell defends it.
Whissell wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whissell has one foot on Nelson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whissell darts in and clinches Nelson up against the cage.
Whissell breaks from the clinch.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Whissell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
George Whissell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whissell tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Whissell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Whissell.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nelson is keen to just control but Whissell is a slippery customer.
Whissell works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Whissell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whissell keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Whissell controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
Nelson prevents Whissell from getting back to his feet.
Nelson forces his way into half guard.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but Whissell defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the action but Whissell is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whissell waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whissell misses with a hook.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice cross by Whissell.
Whissell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Whissell.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Whissell.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Whissell won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Whissell.
Whissell landing knees to the body.
Whissell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whissell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whissell crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Whissell looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Whissell won't allow it.
Whissell scores with a hook to the body.
Whissell landing knees to the body.
Whissell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whissell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson slows the pace down.
Nelson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Whissell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nelson but great work by Whissell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Whissell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whissell throws out the jab.
Nelson feints and as Whissell raises his hands in defense, Nelson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whissell striking off his back but it's not causing Nelson any problems.
Adam Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson passes Whissell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nelson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nelson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Whissell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nelson is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nelson is looking to pass Whissell's guard but actually Whissell recovers to full guard.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Whissell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nelson has an active guard here but Whissell has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whissell is looking to advance position but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson looking for subs from the bottom but Whissell mounts him!
Whissell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Whissell trying to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Whissell controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson wants to hold on but Whissell pushes him away.
Nelson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whissell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Adam Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whissell controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whissell prevents Nelson from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Whissell.
I've got Whissell 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whissell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Pardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Cougar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pardo comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Believing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Pardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Cougar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cougar's waist but Cougar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pardo off to one side.
Pardo gets a clinch.
Cougar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Pardo or perhaps it was just good defense by Cougar which made him look bad.
Pardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cougar wants to improve his position but Pardo is controlling well.
Cougar is not content to let Pardo control the position.
Pardo is thwarting Cougar's attempts to control the position.
Cougar is refusing to be controlled, as Pardo sits in half guard.
Cougar is looking to control Pardo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cougar avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cougar wants to improve his position but Pardo is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pardo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Da Cougar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pardo fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Pardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pardo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cougar.
Pardo is breathing heavily.
Cougar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pardo's head backwards.
Pardo is rocked!
Pardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cougar can pounce on him.
Oh Pardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Cougar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cougar can pounce on him.
Pardo seems to have got his legs back now.
Cougar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cougar drops Pardo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Pardo! Cougar dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Da Cougar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen It's My Time-Fabulous as his entrance music. Steve Lombard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Torres!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Lombard! Oh, that's hurt him - Torres falls to the canvas and Lombard follows him into side control.
Torres is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is trying to improve his position.
Torres is still in real trouble! Can Lombard finish him?
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Torres is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lombard off and has taken his back!
Lombard fending off the submission attempt from Torres.
Lombard defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres misses with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lombard has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lombard covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Torres tightening his grip on Lombard, looking for the choke.
Torres has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Lombard! Can he survive? No! He's out! Torres gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Felipe Torres!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Masato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burnsy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Point of No Return-Immortal Technique as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hayato Masato!
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, Burnsy Burns!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns shoots for a double leg takedown but Masato sprawls well. He's pushed Burns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Masato.
Masato throws a shot to the body.
Masato digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Masato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Burnsy Burns has been cut.
Burns looks gassed!
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!
Burns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Masato circles away.
Jab from Masato.
A punch combination from Masato misses.
Masato works the jab nicely.
Burns is rocked!
Burns is holding his hands too far apart here. Masato throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Burns is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hayato Masato!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vidar Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Great Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Nonpoint - Alive and Kicking. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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254 lbs
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275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vidar Strom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Great Tonying!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonying works over Strom's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Vidar Strom has been cut.
Strom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tonying connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strom is rocked!
Strom tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Tonying misses.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Tonying knocks Strom out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). The Great Tonying!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Fleischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Saburov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Niklas Fleischer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niklas Fleischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Saburov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saburov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fleischer is just out of range.
Saburov thows a body shot but no joy.
Fleischer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fleischer misses with an uppercut. Saburov saw that one coming.
Saburov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saburov fails with a takedown attempt.
Saburov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleischer moves away.
Saburov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fleischer is just out of range.
Saburov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fleischer rather than just go for the knockout.
Danga de danga de dang - Saburov scores with a four punch combination!
Saburov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Saburov.
Saburov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fleischer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fleischer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Saburov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fleischer is trying to buck Saburov off.
Saburov throws an elbow but Fleischer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Saburov wants to control but Fleischer is keeping him busy.
Saburov tries for a kimura but Fleischer is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saburov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Saburov tries to score with some ground and pound. Fleischer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Saburov trying to control the action but Fleischer is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saburov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fleischer's guard.
Saburov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fleischer is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburov is looking to work some ground and pound but Fleischer has wrist control.
Saburov wants to pass the guard but Fleischer is keeping the position.
Fleischer wants to get back to his feet but Saburov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saburov wants to control from the top but Fleischer keeps moving.
Saburov wants to pass the guard but Fleischer is keeping the position.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Saburov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fleischer counters with a three punch combo that has Saburov backing up. Saburov nods at Fleischer to acknowledge the strikes.
Fleischer slips a jab and a cross from Saburov.
Saburov misses with a shot to the body
letting Fleischer counter with a right hand.
Fleischer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saburov.
Saburov misses with a body punch
and Fleischer counters with a nice uppercut.
Fleischer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saburov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Saburov misses with the ground and pound.
Saburov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fleischer, who protects the arm well.
Saburov looks gassed!
Saburov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fleischer, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Saburov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fleischer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fleischer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saburov.
Saburov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fleischer.
Saburov lands a slapping body shot.
Saburov misses with a shot to the body
and Fleischer counters with a two punch combo.
Saburov throws a body punch but Fleischer moves out of range.
Fleischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saburov manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saburov.
No joy there for Saburov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saburov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fleischer.
Saburov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saburov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fleischer pinned against the cage. Fleischer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Niklas Fleischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Saburov.
Saburov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saburov is breathing heavily.
Saburov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fleischer is just out of range.
Fleischer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saburov.
A shot to the body from Saburov misses
and Fleischer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saburov scores with a hook to the body. Fleischer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saburov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleischer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saburov misses with a hook to the body
enabling Fleischer to counter with a crisp jab.
Saburov misses with a double jab.
Saburov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fleischer scores with a hook to the body. Saburov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saburov misses the body punch
and Fleischer counters with a series of strikes. Saburov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saburov misses with a wild body shot.
Fleischer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saburov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleischer moves away.
Saburov moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saburov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saburov breaks from Fleischer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Saburov with the ground and pound from mount.
Saburov is landing with some decent strikes but Fleischer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Saburov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Saburov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saburov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fleischer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Saburov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fleischer is rocked!
Saburov cracks Fleischer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Fleischer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Saburov working for a submission but Fleischer is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saburov working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Fleischer turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Saburov off and cradles Fleischer's limp body as Saburov celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Peter Saburov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaki Isafoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isafoa has chosen The Offspring - Come Out And Play (Keep Em' Seperated) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Josh Alexander has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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153 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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18
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Alexander!
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, Malaki Isafoa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Isafoa as Alexander shoots in.
Isafoa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Isafoa throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Alexander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexander feints and as Isafoa raises his hands in defense, Alexander changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Isafoa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alexander can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alexander passes Isafoa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Isafoa is trying to maintain the position but Alexander is very close to passing his half guard.
Alexander is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Isafoa defends it well.
Alexander is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isafoa is looking to improve his position but Alexander isn't that keen on the idea.
Isafoa tries to lock up and control but Alexander gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alexander moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Isafoa has worked his arm free - good work by Isafoa!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Isafoa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alexander tries to advance to mount but Isafoa denies him.
Isafoa can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Isafoa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alexander kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Isafoa tries to buck Alexander off but Alexander is having none of it.
Isafoa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alexander.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Alexander throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Isafoa sprawls well initially but Alexander persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alexander is looking for a kimura but Isafoa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alexander to get the leverage.
Isafoa wants to control but Alexander is keeping busy.
Isafoa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Isafoa is trying to control the position but Alexander postures up.
Isafoa has his foot on Alexander's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alexander works his way back into a safe position though.
Isafoa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alexander manages to get himself to full guard.
Isafoa is pushing down on Alexander's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alexander is fighting to maintain full guard but Isafoa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Isafoa working Alexander over with strikes.
Alexander is pressing down on Isafoa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alexander looking to hit a scissor sweep but Isafoa is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Isafoa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alexander wants to hit a switch here but Isafoa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Alexander there!
Alexander is desperately trying to improve his position but Isafoa has a good base and remains in mount.
Isafoa lands a big shot there that rocks Alexander but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alexander is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malaki Isafoa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Isafoa.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Isafoa 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.
Isafoa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alexander looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alexander has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Isafoa doesn't defend quickly enough and Alexander has managed to lock this one up! Can Isafoa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Alexander on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Josh Alexander!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poppins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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220 lbs
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218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Improved boxing
Very strong |
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Knockout power |
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Poppins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppins wants to clinch.
Bell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Harry Poppins has been cut.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poppins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poppins wants to clinch.
Poppins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Poppins.
Harry Poppins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bell showed some decent athleticism there.
Bell lands with a punch from half guard.
Bell 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Poppins is defending well.
Bell thows a huge punch but Poppins dodges it nicely.
Bell is working for a submission of some sort.
Bell trying to mount his opponent but Poppins defends it.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Poppins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bell is working away from the top position though.
Poppins wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bell misses with a hook. Poppins ducked under it nicely.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bell throws a shot to the body.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Poppins tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poppins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bell showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell uses his free foot to push down on Poppins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Poppins.
Bell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poppins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bell looking to ground and pound but Poppins is blocking nicely.
Bell swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Poppins is now in Bell's guard. A big mistake from Bell there, giving up the dominant position!
Poppins preventing the sweep.
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.
Poppins tries to stand but Bell is controlling from the bottom.
Bell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bell doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bell is on top in guard.
Bell is looking to advance position but Poppins has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bell is looking to improve his position but Poppins isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Bell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Poppins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poppins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Poppins. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Bell lands with an uppercut that bounces Poppins off the cage and back into rage.
Poppins is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Poppins.
Bell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poppins. Poppins obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poppins dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Poppins ducks down to avoid it.
Poppins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poppins avoids the body shot from Bell.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poppins clinches up against the cage.
Poppins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poppins landing knees to the body.
Poppins misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bell blocking some punches.
Poppins connects with a knee to the head.
Poppins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poppins lands a shot to the body.
Poppins tries to work over Bell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bell takes an elbow to the temple.
Poppins lands an elbow just above Bell 's eye.
Poppins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poppins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poppins has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
Poppins lands a nice knee to the body.
Poppins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poppins lands an uppercut.
Poppins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poppins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poppins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Poppins.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poppins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bell tries for a takedown but Poppins manages to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Poppins.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Bell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poppins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poppins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poppins working aggressively here.
Poppins lands a left hand.
Poppins struggles to land a body shot inside as Bell controls his hands.
Bell blocks an elbow strike from Poppins.
Poppins tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Poppins lands a body punch.
Poppins misses with a knee to the head.
Poppins trying to land knees to the body.
Bell lands with a short shot to the head.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harry Poppins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poppins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bell.
Bell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bell has hold of Poppins's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Poppins tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bell cranks the arm and Poppins screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Poppins, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gregory Bell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Grigoriy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
240 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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196 cm
23
273 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitaliy Grigoriy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson feints and then cracks Grigoriy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grigoriy down.
Grigoriy shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Grigoriy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson tests Grigoriy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grigoriy is rocked!
It looks like Vitaliy Grigoriy has been cut.
BOOM! Johnson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Grigoriy. Grigoriy tries to recover but Johnson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Grigoriy lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Johnson! Rock Johnson retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardar comes into the arena with Ten seconds to Love blaring out of the sound system. Liddell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slayer - Raining Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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205 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Block Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dardar shoots in but no luck this time.
Dardar tries a head kick but it misses.
Dardar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dardar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dardar throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dardar shoots for a takedown but Liddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dardar tries a head kick but it misses.
Jesse Dardar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dardar misses with a wild combination.
Dardar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dardar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Dardar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Dardar does no damage.
Dardar throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dardar.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dardar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dardar misses with a wild body shot.
Block Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dardar misses the shot to the body.
Dardar misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dardar has a takedown stuffed.
Dardar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dardar is breathing heavily.
Dardar misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
Dardar misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
Dardar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dardar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dardar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Dardar tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar throws a jab when Liddell was well out of range.
Dardar drops Liddell with a beautiful combination! Liddell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dardar is looking for the KO!
Liddell is rocked!
Dardar tries for a takedown but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liddell is still on wobbly legs! Can Dardar finish him?
Dardar cracks Liddell on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Liddell falls backwards against the cage. Dardar follows up with more strikes that drop Liddell to his knees. Dardar keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Liddell! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Dardar!
Jesse Dardar is the new light heavyweight champion!
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pop
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