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Syn' 71: Old School Rebels PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Crumpet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kinnison Brickshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crumpet kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kings of Leon - Fans. Brickshaw has chosen I will be heard by Hatebreed as his entrance music. Kinnison Brickshaw has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Crumpet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kinnison Brickshaw!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crumpet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brickshaw's hands.
It looks like Kinnison Brickshaw has been cut.
Crumpet throws a series of punches but Brickshaw moves out of range.
Crumpet missing with a left hand there. Brickshaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brickshaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brickshaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crumpet cracks Brickshaw on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Brickshaw falls backwards against the cage. Crumpet follows up with more strikes that drop Brickshaw to his knees. Crumpet keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Brickshaw! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Crumpet!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cee Digits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica- For Whom The Bell Tolls. Digits is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bury me a G. 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cee Digits!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Digits. That's going to slow Evans down.
Digits bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Digits misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Digits misses.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Digits counters with a big uppercut that knocks Evans off his feet! Digits dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Greg Evans has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans sneaks out the side door and pushes Digits away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Digits closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Evans! Digits dives in looking to finish! Evans is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cee Digits!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mackie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magne Midgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Mackie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magne Midgard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midgard clinches with his opponent.
Midgard misses with a punch to the body.
Mackie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mackie.
Midgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Midgard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mackie drives through and clinches with Midgard against the cage.
Midgard throws an elbow that misses.
Midgard struggles to land a body shot inside as Mackie controls his hands.
Midgard working aggressively here.
Midgard scores a nice knee to the body.
Midgard lands a nice elbow.
Midgard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Chris Mackie has been cut.
Midgard scores a nice knee to the body.
Midgard cracks Mackie with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Midgard lands an elbow that stopped Mackie in his tracks for a moment.
Midgard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mackies head.
Mackie is breathing heavily.
Midgard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Midgard lands an elbow inside.
Midgard drags the fight down to the ground.
Midgard throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Midgard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Midgard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Midgard pulls Mackie in close to his closed guard and prevents Mackie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Midgard keeping moving, preventing Mackie from controlling successfully.
Mackie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Midgard dives on top into guard.
Mackie trying to control the position.
That's two 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.
Midgard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Midgard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mackie has an active guard here but Midgard has managed to pass into half guard.
Midgard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackie is looking to improve his position.
Midgard passes into side control, despite Mackie's attempt to control the position.
Midgard stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mackie wants to clinch
and Midgard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Midgard has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Midgard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Midgard.
Midgard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midgard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Midgard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mackie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Midgard closes the distance and clinches.
Midgard scores with a shot to the side of Mackie's head.
Midgard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Midgard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mackie backwards.
Mackie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Midgard lands a nice elbow.
Midgard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Midgard lands a knee to the body.
Midgard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Midgard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Midgard landing knees to the body.
Mackie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Midgard lands a right hand.
Midgard tries a knee to the head but Mackie blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Mackie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Midgard scores with a nice body kick.
Mackie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Midgard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Midgard rushes Mackie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Midgard on the inside.
Midgard crunches a lovely knee into Mackie's ribcage.
Midgard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mackie uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Midgard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mackie being controlled here momentarily.
Mackie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Midgard pulls Mackie in close to his closed guard and prevents Mackie from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackie throws and elbow that misses. Midgard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mackie's guard. Nice move by Midgard!
Midgard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mackie striking off his back but it's not causing Midgard any problems.
Mackie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Midgard passes into half guard.
Midgard works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midgard controlling the pace for now.
Mackie wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Midgard biding his time, controlling Mackie.
Mackie wants to escape the position.
Mackie trying to control the position but Midgard manages to sink in the hooks.
Midgard keeps control of the position as Mackie tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard keeps control of the position easily here as Mackie tries to buck him off.
Mackie trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Midgard has good solid back control here.
Midgard doesn't have the hooks in and Mackie manages to turn into his guard.
Midgard controlling the position.
Midgard keeping moving, preventing Mackie from controlling successfully.
Midgard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's 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.
Mackie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mackie trying to control the position from guard on top but Midgard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mackie looking to sit in guard and control but Midgard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mackie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Midgard has passed into half guard!
Mackie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Mackie's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Mackie shoots and misses
and Midgard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mackie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Midgard moves into the clinch successfully.
Midgard lands a knee to the head.
Midgard is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Midgard.
Midgard scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Midgard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Midgard with a knee to the head.
Midgard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mackie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Midgard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Midgard connects with a knee to the head.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Midgard.
Midgard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Midgard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Midgard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard has Mackie pushed against the cage.
Mackie can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from Midgard.
Midgard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Midgard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chris Mackie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Midgard.
Mackie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Midgard. That one must have hurt.
Mackie needs to keep his hands up - Midgard had a free shot at his head there.
Midgard scores with a nice body kick.
Midgard misses with a double jab.
Mackie ducks right into an uppercut from Midgard.
Midgard dips to his left and cracks Mackie with an uppercut!
Midgard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mackie misses with a takedown
and Midgard counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Mackie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackie misses with a takedown
and Midgard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Midgard. That snapped Mackie's head back.
Magne Midgard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Midgard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Midgard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Midgard.
Mackie fails with the takedown
and Midgard counters with a left to the body.
Midgard clinches.
Midgard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mackie backwards.
Midgard connects with a knee to the head.
Midgard with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Midgard.
Midgard scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard landing knees to the head.
Midgard tries a body shot but Mackie blocks it.
Midgard throws an elbow that misses.
Mackie pulls guard effortlessly.
Mackie is looking for a triangle but Midgard pushes his legs off easily.
Mackie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Midgard has picked Mackie up and slammed him! Mackie can't keep hold of the triangle and Midgard manages to pass to side control!
Mackie sneaks back into half guard.
Midgard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mackie tries to get to full guard but Midgard has control of the leg.
Mackie is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Midgard jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackie tries to improve position but can't.
Mackie is trying to escape the position but Midgard is controlling the position.
Mackie tries to buck Midgard off but Midgard is having none of it.
Midgard is staying tight to Mackie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mackie wants to control but Midgard postures up.
Chris Mackie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mackie is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackie regains half guard.
Midgard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Magne Midgard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mackie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magne Midgard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Midgard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Magne Midgard!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Magne Midgard!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Magne Midgard!
Magne Midgard wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fionn mac Cumhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen Out Here Grinding_DJ Khaled as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fionn mac Cumhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Souza!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
mac Cumhail closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Souza wants to improve his position but mac Cumhail is controlling well.
mac Cumhail gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
mac Cumhail wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
mac Cumhail walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Fionn mac Cumhail has been cut.
Souza wants to slow mac Cumhail down by chopping away at his legs.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but mac Cumhail manages to avoid it.
Souza slips a straight right by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Souza misses with the combination.
mac Cumhail blocks a jab.
mac Cumhail throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
mac Cumhail looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Souza!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza is refusing to be controlled, as mac Cumhail sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza gets full guard.
mac Cumhail throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
mac Cumhail controlling from the top position.
mac Cumhail throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
mac Cumhail is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
mac Cumhail throwing strikes but missing.
mac Cumhail with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. mac Cumhail gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but mac Cumhail is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
mac Cumhail not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Souza keeping moving, preventing mac Cumhail from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Souza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Souza being controlled here, momentarily.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza looks gassed!
Souza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mac Cumhail!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but mac Cumhail defends it well.
mac Cumhail is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
mac Cumhail keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
mac Cumhail regains half guard.
mac Cumhail keeping control of the position.
mac Cumhail is in trouble now - Souza has advanced to mount!
Souza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail tries to lock up and control but Souza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Souza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and mac Cumhail is now in Souza's guard. A big mistake from Souza there, giving up the dominant position!
mac Cumhail tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
mac Cumhail passes easily into side control. Nice work.
mac Cumhail working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Souza is not content to let mac Cumhail control the position.
Souza is letting mac Cumhail control him for a moment.
mac Cumhail looks up at the clock and then as Souza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, mac Cumhail smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza prevents mac Cumhail from moving into mount.
Souza is not content to let mac Cumhail control the position.
Souza is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fionn mac Cumhail dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fionn mac Cumhail's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
mac Cumhail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souza waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Thiago Souza has been cut.
mac Cumhail is looking to chop away at Souza's legs.
mac Cumhail shoots for a double leg takedown but Souza sprawls well. He's pushed mac Cumhail's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. mac Cumhail sees it coming and avoids it easily.
mac Cumhail avoids the head kick by Souza.
Oooh a lovely combination from mac Cumhail sends Souza down but not out. mac Cumhail dives into side control looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
mac Cumhail tries for a kimura but Souza is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza sneaks back into half guard.
Souza actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mac Cumhail is trying to control the action in half guard but Souza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
mac Cumhail controlling the pace.
mac Cumhail seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
mac Cumhail tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
mac Cumhail trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mac Cumhail looking to pass the guard.
Souza trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Souza keeping moving, preventing mac Cumhail from controlling successfully.
Souza has his foot on mac Cumhail's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. mac Cumhail works his way back into a safe position though.
mac Cumhail controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Souza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Souza keeping busy on the bottom but mac Cumhail has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ground and pound from mac Cumhail.
Ground and pound from mac Cumhail.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but mac Cumhail pulls his head out easily.
mac Cumhail is working for a kimura but Souza is defending it quite comfortably.
Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fionn mac Cumhail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
mac Cumhail is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Souza wants to sweep here but mac Cumhail controlling him for the moment.
mac Cumhail pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.
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.
Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. mac Cumhail gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souza 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.
mac Cumhail avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
mac Cumhail looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
mac Cumhail throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mac Cumhail throws a jab when Souza was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fionn mac Cumhail dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! mac Cumhail's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Souza slips a straight right by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza misses with a double jab
and mac Cumhail counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
mac Cumhail throws a combination. Souza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Souza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
mac Cumhail looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by mac Cumhail.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
Fionn mac Cumhail is winning the standup battle so far.
mac Cumhail looks for a takedown but Souza sprawls well.
Souza throws the left hand but mac Cumhail avoids the punch easily.
Souza lands with a nice combination. mac Cumhail backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mac Cumhail throws a looping overhand right but Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Souza slips a jab from mac Cumhail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
mac Cumhail digs a good body shot into Souza's ribs.
mac Cumhail on the wrong end of a nice hook.
mac Cumhail feints and as Souza raises his hands in defense, mac Cumhail changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
mac Cumhail won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
mac Cumhail wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mac Cumhail!
Souza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
mac Cumhail tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza with shots to the head and body - mac Cumhail looks very uncomfortable down there.
mac Cumhail is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Souza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Souza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can mac Cumhail hang on?
Souza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Souza scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish mac Cumhail?
mac Cumhail regains half guard.
Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
mac Cumhail wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Souza is looking to advance position but mac Cumhail won't allow it.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thiago Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. mac Cumhail defending well though.
Souza is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, mac Cumhail has managed to free his arm - good work.
mac Cumhail regains full guard. Nicely done.
mac Cumhail looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from mac Cumhail misses.
Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but mac Cumhail manages to avoid it.
mac Cumhail drives through with a takedown into guard.
mac Cumhail makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but mac Cumhail is one step ahead there.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail slips nicely into half guard.
Souza gets full guard.
Souza throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Souza has momentary wrist control but mac Cumhail slips an elbow through the middle.
mac Cumhail controlling from the top position.
mac Cumhail wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza tries to strike from the bottom.
mac Cumhail preventing the sweep.
Souza keeping moving, preventing mac Cumhail from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fionn mac Cumhail showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mac Cumhail has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Fionn mac Cumhail!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Fionn mac Cumhail!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Fionn mac Cumhail!
Fionn mac Cumhail wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Willwerth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce has chosen Bert & Ernie - Ante Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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22
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Willwerth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Boyce!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Boyce.
Willwerth lands with a straight right. Boyce didn't see that one coming.
Boyce misses with a wild combination.
Willwerth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boyce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willwerth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boyce misses with the combination.
Willwerth catches Boyce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice sprawl there from Boyce as Willwerth shoots in.
Boyce checks a low kick from Willwerth.
Willwerth cracks Boyce with a good jab.
Boyce tries to bum rush Willwerth with a series of wild strikes but Willwerth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyce gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Willwerth stopping the sweep attempt from Boyce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce wants to stand up but Willwerth is controlling him.
Willwerth stands and throws Boyce's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boyce wants to get back to his feet.
Boyce defending against the ground and pound.
Boyce is looking for a sweep.
Willwerth happy to just control the position for now.
Boyce is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Willwerth trying to control the position but Boyce is working away.
Willwerth misses with the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Willwerth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Boyce.
Willwerth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyce.
Boyce throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boyce looks to land a combination but Willwerth avoids it well.
Willwerth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Willwerth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Willwerth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Boyce as Willwerth shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Willwerth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyce wants to clinch.
Boyce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boyce looks to land a combination but Willwerth avoids it well.
Donk. Willwerth catches Boyce right on the button with a cross.
Willwerth has a takedown stuffed.
Boyce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boyce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Willwerth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyce.
Willwerth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyce manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boyce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Boyce misses.
Willwerth throws a leg kick but Boyce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Willwerth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyce.
Boyce tries to close the distance and clinch but Willwerth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyce tries to bum rush Willwerth with a series of wild strikes but Willwerth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Willwerth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Willwerth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Willwerth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boyce to the mat! Boyce manages to get full guard.
Willwerth advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boyce is trying to get back to his feet.
Boyce tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Boyce looks gassed!
Willwerth keeps control of the position as Boyce tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Willwerth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boyce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyce takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tommy Boyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boyce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boyce looks to land a combination but Willwerth avoids it well.
Boyce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boyce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willwerth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Boyce. No joy for Willwerth on that attempt.
Boyce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Willwerth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boyce misses with a wild combination.
Boyce is breathing heavily.
Boyce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Willwerth scores with a sloppy right hand. Boyce should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Willwerth misses with a wild body shot.
Willwerth moves out of range of the body kick from Boyce.
Boyce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Willwerth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boyce misses with a combination
and Willwerth makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boyce really felt that one!
Boyce moves forwards but Willwerth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boyce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Willwerth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Willwerth moves into the clinch successfully.
Willwerth tries for a takedown but Boyce manages to get underhooks.
Willwerth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dennis Willwerth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyce throws a combination that misses
and Willwerth counters with a nice body shot.
Boyce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Willwerth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Willwerth counters with a big head kick but Boyce shrugs it off.
Willwerth clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Willwerth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyce misses with a double jab
and Willwerth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Willwerth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Willwerth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boyce. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyce misses with a combination
and Willwerth counters with a single leg into guard. Boyce didn't expect that.
Willwerth pushing down on Boyce's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boyce is looking to get back to full guard here but Willwerth has managed to pass to side control instead.
Boyce taking shots to the head.
Willwerth lands a big elbow.
Boyce is squirming around, avoiding Willwerth's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willwerth prevents Boyce from getting the reversal.
Willwerth with good strikes from the mount here!
Boyce swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The referee warns Boyce that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Willwerth 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.
Willwerth avoids the attempt from Boyce to control.
Willwerth tries to control but Boyce wriggling away.
Willwerth looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Willwerth prevents Boyce from getting the reversal.
Boyce tries to improve his position but instead Willwerth has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Boyce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Willwerth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boyce misses with a double jab
and Willwerth counters with a single leg into guard. Boyce didn't expect that.
Willwerth throwing strikes from guard but Boyce blocks nicely.
Boyce is trying to keep Willwerth in close.
Willwerth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willwerth wants to control from the top but Boyce keeps moving.
Boyce wants to stand but Willwerth is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Willwerth dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boyce misses with a combination
and Willwerth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boyce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willwerth wants to control from the top but Boyce keeps moving.
Boyce pushes Willwerth off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boyce throws a leg kick which misses Willwerth's front leg but catches the back leg as Willwerth tries to avoid it.
Boyce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Willwerth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boyce thinking.
Boyce throws a combination that misses
and Boyce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyce misses with a double jab
and Willwerth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willwerth gets the takedown into side control.
Willwerth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willwerth is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boyce has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boyce is trying to buck Willwerth off.
Boyce gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Willwerth connects with a nice short shot to Boyce's temple.
Willwerth is trying to control the action in half guard but Boyce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Willwerth is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Boyce manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Boyce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Willwerth counters with a three punch combo that has Boyce backing up. Boyce nods at Willwerth to acknowledge the strikes.
Boyce throws a series of punches but Willwerth moves out of range.
No joy there for Boyce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyce misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Willwerth.
Willwerth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Willwerth's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Willwerth duly obliges.
Boyce throws a combination that misses
and Willwerth decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boyce's guard.
Willwerth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willwerth advances to half guard.
Willwerth prevents Boyce from standing back up.
Boyce on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Willwerth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boyce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Willwerth passes to side control.
Willwerth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boyce takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Willwerth trying to control the action but Boyce is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce pushes Willwerth away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Willwerth gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyce is trying to improve his position.
Willwerth working the head with strikes.
Dennis Willwerth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willwerth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boyce wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tommy Boyce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyce is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Willwerth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Willwerth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Dennis Willwerth!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Dennis Willwerth!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Dennis Willwerth!
Dennis Willwerth wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by Don't You Wish You Were Me-Fozzy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mark Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis misses with a hook to the body
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Santiago scores with a body shot.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease.
Santiago scores with a jab.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis misses with a body punch
and Santiago counters with a nice body shot.
Santiago defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Santiago saw that one coming.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lewis has a hand on Santiago's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Santiago takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is desperately trying to improve his position but Santiago has a good base and remains in mount.
Santiago looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Mark Lewis has been cut.
Lewis working to try and regain half guard.
Lewis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Santiago is trying to work for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Lewis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santiago stops Lewis from standing up.
Santiago wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Lewis tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Santiago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
Santiago 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santiago decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lewis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lewis has an active guard here but Santiago has managed to pass into half guard.
Lewis looks gassed!
Santiago scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is looking for a kimura here.
Santiago moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Santiago tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santiago has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santiago scoring with punches from side control.
Lewis is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
Lewis misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Lewis wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Santiago has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Lewis's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Lewis is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Santiago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Antonio Santiago!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lombardo Limba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limba comes into the arena with The Prodigy - Voodoo People blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dickson's choice of entrance music: Till I Collapse. Gabriel Dickson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lombardo Limba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Limba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Dickson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Limba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Limba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dickson fails to land with a series of punches.
Limba thows a body shot but no joy.
Limba misses with a double jab.
Limba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dickson jabs at Limba's body.
Lombardo Limba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Limba throws a head kick that Dickson semi-blocks.
Limba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickson misses with an uppercut. Limba saw that one coming.
Dickson misses with a wild body shot.
Limba misses with a head kick.
Dickson lands a jab to the head.
Dickson drops Limba with a beautiful combination! Limba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dickson is looking for the KO!
Limba is rocked!
Dickson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Limba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dickson checks a low kick from Limba.
Dickson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Limba.
Limba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Limba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Limba seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dickson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Limba follows Dickson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lombardo Limba!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Uliramokikiroee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gonzales might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Himno Nacional Mexicano. Enrique Gonzales could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vince Uliramokikiroee's chin.
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157 lbs
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8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Uliramokikiroee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uliramokikiroee throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Uliramokikiroee misses with a double jab.
Gonzales walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Enrique Gonzales has been cut.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Uliramokikiroee is just out of range.
Uliramokikiroee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uliramokikiroee lands with a right and another and another! Gonzales is in big trouble! Uliramokikiroee lands again and this time it's lights out for Gonzales! A quality knockout there for Uliramokikiroee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vince Uliramokikiroee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Schwartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imanari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Era - Ameno. Johann Schwartz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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245 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Schwartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinya Imanari!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Schwartz both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Shinya Imanari has been cut.
Imanari looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Imanari fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Schwartz misses.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johann Schwartz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Imanari.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown but Schwartz shows good takedown defense.
Schwartz throws a series of strikes that have Imanari backpedaling.
Schwartz takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imanari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schwartz just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz misses with a body punch.
Imanari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schwartz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schwartz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schwartz tries to break the clinch but Imanari is controlling the position.
Imanari tries to pull guard but Schwartz holds him up against the cage and eventually Imanari drops back down to his feet.
Schwartz lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwartz.
Imanari has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Schwartz is trying to keep an underhook but Imanari manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Schwartz controlling the position for now.
Imanari is looking for a kimura here.
Imanari looks gassed!
Schwartz is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz wants to stand back up but Imanari manages to pass into side control.
Imanari working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Imanari trying to control the position but Schwartz is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Imanari off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwartz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Schwartz not allowing Imanari to control his hands.
Imanari is trying to break free.
Imanari just trying to survive but Schwartz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Imanari can't escape the position.
That's four 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.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Schwartz controlling the positon.
Imanari manages to reverse the position and now he's in Schwartz's guard. Nice work there by Imanari.
Schwartz wants to sweep but no luck.
Imanari postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schwartz misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Schwartz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinya Imanari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schwartz looks to land a combination but Imanari avoids it well.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schwartz as he jumps to the side.
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Imanari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwartz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imanari moves away.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt - Schwartz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johann Schwartz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwartz stuffs the takedown attempt from Imanari. Imanari gets slowly back to his feet.
Johann Schwartz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Imanari.
Schwartz stuffs the takedown attempt from Imanari. Imanari gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Schwartz.
Schwartz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Imanari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schwartz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imanari moves away.
Imanari forces Schwartz back against the cage and clinches.
Schwartz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Imanari wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Imanari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Imanari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Imanari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Imanari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schwartz is fending him off so far but Imanari persists. Nope, Schwartz circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz's corner calls for a 1-2. Schwartz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Imanari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schwartz counters with a left to the body.
Imanari is breathing heavily.
Schwartz cracks Imanari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Imanari with a poor takedown
and Schwartz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left and a right from Schwartz both land. Nice combination.
That has opened up Shinya Imanari's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwartz lands a jab to the nose.
Schwartz has managed to clinch.
Imanari has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Schwartz is trying to keep an underhook but Imanari manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Schwartz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Imanari manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Schwartz is now in Imanari's guard. A big mistake from Imanari there, giving up the dominant position!
Imanari is looking for a triangle here but Schwartz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Schwartz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Imanari's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Schwartz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shinya Imanari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Imanari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Imanari tries to clinch up
and Schwartz counters with a nice body shot.
Imanari looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Schwartz!
Imanari goes for an armbar but Schwartz turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Schwartz.
Schwartz won't allow Imanari to sweep him here.
Imanari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari keeping busy on the bottom but Schwartz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Schwartz passes to full mount!
Schwartz controlling his opponent.
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.
Schwartz wants to control the pace but Imanari is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwartz get's back to his feet.
Johann Schwartz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Schwartz is staying active underneath Imanari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari seems to be looking for submissions.
Imanari thows a huge punch but Schwartz dodges it nicely.
Schwartz tries to get to full guard but Imanari has control of the leg.
Schwartz is refusing to be controlled, as Imanari sits in half guard.
Imanari trying to pass the guard but Schwartz defending well.
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.
Imanari is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Imanari is thwarting Schwartz's attempts to control the position.
Shinya Imanari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwartz misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shinya Imanari.
I think Schwartz 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Johann Schwartz!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Johann Schwartz!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Johann Schwartz!
Johann Schwartz wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barack Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barack Lesnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
273 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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23
265 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Lesnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry misses with a takedown attempt - Lesnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Cherry.
Cherry doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Cherry.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut. Cherry saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar thuds a left hand into Cherry's body.
Cherry moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Cherry tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cherry.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut. Cherry saw that one coming.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Cherry avoids them all with ease.
Cherry shoots for a takedown but Lesnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barack Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Cherry.
Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
Cherry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lesnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cherry.
Cherry tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Cherry moves away from the strike by Lesnar.
Cherry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lesnar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lesnar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cherry's head backwards.
It looks like Pete Cherry has been cut.
Lesnar connects with a jab.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cherry wants to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cherry's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tests Cherry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cherry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cherry tries to clinch up
and Lesnar counters with a straight right hand.
Lesnar lands an overhand right.
Lesnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry tries to clinch
letting Lesnar counter with a right hand.
Lesnar slips a jab from Cherry.
Cherry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lesnar's hands.
Cherry misses with a takedown attempt
and Lesnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lesnar lands with an uppercut that bounces Cherry off the cage and back into rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Lesnar to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Pete Cherry's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cherry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Cherry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cherry takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Cherry tries to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cherry shoots and misses
letting Lesnar counter with a right hand.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but Cherry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cherry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a nice body shot.
Cherry throws a combination. Lesnar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barack Lesnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Cherry tries for a takedown but Lesnar circles away easily
and Lesnar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barack Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Cherry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Lesnar misses.
Cherry is breathing heavily.
Cherry tries for a takedown but Lesnar circles away easily
enabling Lesnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Lesnar misses with a hook.
Cherry is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lesnar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cherry.
Cherry misses with a takedown attempt
letting Lesnar counter with a right hand.
Cherry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Pete Cherry's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barack Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry darts in trying to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cherry's knee momentarily.
Pete Cherry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cherry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cherry.
Pete Cherry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar misses with a hook.
Cherry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lesnar, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cherry in his tracks.
Lesnar lands a nice looking body kick.
Lesnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lesnar punishes Cherry's body with a nice straight punch.
Lesnar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lesnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Lesnar misses.
Cherry moves away from the strike by Lesnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looks to land a right hand but Cherry moved out of range.
Lesnar misses with a hook. Cherry ducked under it nicely.
Cherry misses with a combination
and Lesnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry with a poor takedown
and Lesnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cherry misses with a takedown
and Lesnar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry closes the distance but Lesnar moves to the side
and Lesnar counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Lesnar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Cherry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cherry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lesnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cherry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lesnar tries to score with a low kick but Cherry moves his leg out of the way.
Cherry closes the distance but Lesnar moves to the side
enabling Lesnar to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Lesnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Cherry wants to clinch
and Cherry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cherry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lesnar counters with a series of strikes. Cherry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cherry tries to clinch
enabling Lesnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Cherry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a nice leg kick.
Cherry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lesnar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pete Cherry's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cherry misses with a series of wild punches.
Cherry lunges at Lesnar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lesnar's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cherry.
Cherry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lesnar tries a low kick but Cherry avoids it.
Lesnar cracks the inside of Cherry's front leg.
Cherry avoids the body shot from Lesnar.
Cherry with a poor takedown
and Cherry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry tries to clinch up
and Lesnar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cherry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cherry blocks a jab.
Cherry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pete Cherry's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barack Lesnar!
Barack Lesnar retains his heavyweight title!
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