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Syn' 80: Lasting Legacies PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bulk Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogan comes to the cage accompanied by Renunciation - Secret Chiefs 3. Gracie has chosen disturbed - down with the sickness 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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275 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bulk Bogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogan misses with the combination.
Bogan lands with a right and another and another! Gracie is in big trouble! Bogan lands again and this time it's lights out for Gracie! A quality knockout there for Bogan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bulk Bogan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Slewton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Why (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Slewton!
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, Stevie Why!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slewton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Why sprawls well initially but Slewton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Why wants to get back to full guard.
Why moves into full guard.
Slewton trying to control but Why is working from the bottom.
Why has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slewton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slewton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Why swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Why 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.
Why is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Why wants to control the position but Slewton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Why won't allow Slewton to pass to mount.
Slewton prevents Why from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Slewton prevents Why from improving his position.
Slewton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Why is refusing to be controlled, as Slewton sits in half guard.
Why is trying to get back to full guard.
Why is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Why gets caught flat footed, as Slewton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slewton throws and elbow that misses. Why uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slewton's guard. Nice move by Why!
Slewton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Why stopping the sweep attempt from Slewton.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Why wants to control from the top but Slewton keeps moving.
Why preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Why postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slewton looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Why puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Why wants to stand but Slewton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slewton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Why gets the takedown into side control.
Why thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Why looks gassed!
Why is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Slewton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Slewton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Why looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Slewton tries to improve position but can't.
Slewton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Why's best efforts.
Why works his way into side control.
Slewton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Why's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carlos Slewton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Why gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slewton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Why is trying to get back to full guard.
Slewton wants to take a breather but Why is having none of it.
Slewton content to control rather than advance.
Why trying to control from the bottom.
Slewton uses his free foot to push down on Why's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Why.
Why tries to hold on but Slewton pushes him away.
Why is breathing heavily.
Why can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slewton looking to control but Why is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slewton goes for an armbar but Why turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Why.
Slewton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Why doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Why manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Why slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Why tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Why wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slewton keeps working.
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.
Slewton wants to control but Why postures up.
Slewton is not content to let Why control the position.
A lull in the action here as Why stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slewton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Why closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slewton counters with a takedown into side control.
Slewton wants to control but Why is keeping him busy.
Why wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Why is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Slewton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Why is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slewton controlling from side mount.
Slewton working the ground and pound.
Why regains half guard.
Slewton is looking to advance position but Why won't allow it.
Why manages to get to full guard.
Why preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Slewton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Why clinches with his opponent.
Slewton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Slewton postures up and lands a big shot to Why's brow.
Why is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slewton preventing the sweep.
Slewton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Why dives on top into guard.
Carlos Slewton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Why tries to free his leg and advance position but Slewton is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slewton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Why is desperately trying to improve his position but Slewton has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slewton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Slewton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Why is looking to escape.
Why is working to get back to half guard.
Why tries to lock up and control but Slewton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Why is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slewton wants to control the action but instead Why gets a body lock and reverses into Slewton's guard! Nice work!
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.
Slewton working a defensive guard here.
Why throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slewton misses with a takedown attempt
and Why counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Why fails with the takedown
and Slewton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Why won't be happy with that.
Why parries the strikes from Slewton easily there. Slewton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Why to escape.
Why manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Why looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slewton wants to get back to full guard.
Slewton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Why's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Why's back!
Slewton biding his time, looking for the opening.
Why fending off the submission attempt from Slewton.
Why rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Why flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Why tries to get to full guard but Slewton has control of the leg.
Slewton is looking to advance position but Why won't allow it.
Why is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Slewton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Slewton's back!
Why controlling well, preventing Slewton from escaping the position.
Why tries to keep control of the position but Slewton is staying busy.
Why working for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Slewton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slewton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Carlos Slewton!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Carlos Slewton!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Carlos Slewton!
Carlos Slewton wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzys Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay Z - Run this Town (Broken Halo Remix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzys Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solomon Carver!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soszynski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carver swivels and escapes.
Carver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carver will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab, jab by Carver - just one landing.
Carver misses with a low kick as Soszynski jumps back.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carver throws a low kick, looking for Soszynski's leg but Soszynski calmly moves out of range.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carver as he avoids it easily.
Soszynski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carver circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzys Soszynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soszynski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soszynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soszynski shoots in looking for a takedown. Carver tries to sprawl out of it but Soszynski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Soszynski is just out of range.
Carver stuffs the takedown attempt from Soszynski. Soszynski gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Soszynski or perhaps it was just good defense by Carver which made him look bad.
Soszynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carver misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soszynski fails with the takedown.
Carver misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Soszynski blocks the low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Good shot there by Soszynski.
Carver lunges at Soszynski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soszynski's hand.
Carver throws a front kick aimed at Soszynski's knee but Soszynski avoids it well.
Soszynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soszynski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soszynski is breathing heavily.
Carver cracks the inside of Soszynski's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soszynski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carver throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Soszynski tumbling to the canvas!
Soszynski is rocked!
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!
Carver passes into half guard.
Oh Soszynski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carver tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Soszynski.
Soszynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Carver is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Carver is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carver's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carver's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soszynski controlling well, preventing Carver from escaping the position.
Soszynski patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You can see the frustration on Carver's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Carver avoids the strikes from Soszynski.
Carver manages to reverse the position and now he's in Soszynski's guard. Nice work there by Carver.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soszynski is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soszynski lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Carver dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soszynski tries for a takedown but Carver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carver connects with a single shot there.
Carver cracks Soszynski with an uppercut from hell and Soszynski crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Carver's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Carver controlling from the top position.
Soszynski has a closed guard, preventing Carver from standing up.
Carver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Soszynski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carver won't allow Soszynski to sweep him here.
Soszynski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Carver has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soszynski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Soszynski being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski trying to strike off his back.
Soszynski is looking to sweep but instead, Carver has passed into half guard.
Soszynski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Soszynski wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soszynski wants to get back to full guard.
Soszynski gets full guard.
Soszynski has his foot on Carver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carver works his way back into a safe position though.
Soszynski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carver controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soszynski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Soszynski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Carver looking to pass the guard.
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.
Soszynski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carver!
Soszynski moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Carver has worked his arm free - good work by Carver!
Carver manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Soszynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carver keeps working.
Carver tries to roll over but Soszynski keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Carver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Carver lands a jab to the nose.
Soszynski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Soszynski with that takedown attempt.
Carver scores with a sloppy right hand. Soszynski should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Carver.
Krzys Soszynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski shoots in for a double leg but Carver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzys Soszynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carver is looking to slow Soszynski down with leg kicks.
Carver cracks Soszynski with an open hand slap.
Carver lands with a right and another and another! Soszynski is in big trouble! Carver lands again and this time it's lights out for Soszynski! A quality knockout there for Carver.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Solomon Carver!
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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 Hipolito Adalberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hipolito Adalberto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
9 - 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hipolito Adalberto !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mac Cumhail tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adalberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
mac Cumhail misses with a wild combination.
Adalberto throws a big shot that misses.
Adalberto slips a straight right by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail swings for the body but Adalberto moves out of range.
Adalberto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adalberto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fionn mac Cumhail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mac Cumhail lands a body shot.
Adalberto shoots for a takedown but mac Cumhail saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
mac Cumhail tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adalberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says mac Cumhail as he avoids it easily.
Fionn mac Cumhail has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hipolito Adalberto .
mac Cumhail throws a series of punches but Adalberto avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from mac Cumhail misses its intended target.
mac Cumhail tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adalberto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
mac Cumhail fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
mac Cumhail finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
mac Cumhail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from mac Cumhail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but mac Cumhail manages to avoid it.
Adalberto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from mac Cumhail.
Adalberto lands with an uppercut that bounces mac Cumhail off the cage and back into rage.
Adalberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from mac Cumhail.
Adalberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but mac Cumhail moves away.
mac Cumhail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Adalberto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adalberto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Adalberto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adalberto prevents mac Cumhail from getting the reversal.
mac Cumhail is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adalberto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
mac Cumhail is trying desperately to improve position.
Adalberto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish mac Cumhail?
Adalberto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but mac Cumhail manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adalberto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed mac Cumhail's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. mac Cumhail manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
mac Cumhail trying to control the position.
mac Cumhail pushes Adalberto off and gets back to his feet.
mac Cumhail misses with the combination.
mac Cumhail throws a right hand that Adalberto ducks under and follows up with a left that Adalberto also avoids with ease.
mac Cumhail connects with a crisp jab.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adalberto tries for a takedown but mac Cumhail sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
mac Cumhail is breathing heavily.
mac Cumhail misses with the combination.
mac Cumhail wants to clinch.
Adalberto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Adalberto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
mac Cumhail keeping control of the position.
mac Cumhail is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Adalberto connects with a nice short shot to mac Cumhail's temple.
Adalberto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. mac Cumhail defending well though.
Adalberto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adalberto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
mac Cumhail wants to get back to full guard.
Adalberto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adalberto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adalberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from mac Cumhail.
Adalberto shoots for a takedown but mac Cumhail saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adalberto misses with a wild body shot.
mac Cumhail swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adalberto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Adalberto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fionn mac Cumhail will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
mac Cumhail attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adalberto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck mac Cumhail on the side of the head.
mac Cumhail tries to clinch but Adalberto moves out of range.
mac Cumhail wants to clinch up but Adalberto keeps it at a distance.
Adalberto slips a jab from mac Cumhail.
Adalberto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
mac Cumhail tries to improve position but can't.
Adalberto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Adalberto is chipping away with strikes.
mac Cumhail manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mac Cumhail trying to pass the guard but Adalberto defending well.
Adalberto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
mac Cumhail trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adalberto being controlled here, momentarily.
Adalberto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
mac Cumhail looking to sit in guard and control but Adalberto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now mac Cumhail is on top in guard.
Adalberto 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 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.
mac Cumhail trying to control but Adalberto is working from the bottom.
Adalberto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
mac Cumhail tries to free his leg and advance position but Adalberto is retaining full guard.
mac Cumhail stays in close to Adalberto 's body and controls the position.
Adalberto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. mac Cumhail is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Adalberto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take mac Cumhail's back instead.
Adalberto gets his hands free as mac Cumhail looks to control.
mac Cumhail tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Adalberto unloading with bombs!
Adalberto lands a big shot there that rocks mac Cumhail but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Adalberto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. mac Cumhail can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail wants to control but Adalberto is having none of it.
mac Cumhail can't escape the position.
Adalberto is landing with some decent strikes but mac Cumhail is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adalberto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish mac Cumhail?
Hipolito Adalberto has got the better of the ground game so far.
mac Cumhail is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adalberto with good strikes from the mount here!
Adalberto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. mac Cumhail looks a forlorn figure.
Adalberto lands a big elbow.
mac Cumhail is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto is landing with some decent strikes but mac Cumhail is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adalberto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adalberto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
mac Cumhail wants to control but Adalberto is having none of it.
Adalberto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
mac Cumhail takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Adalberto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns mac Cumhail that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
mac Cumhail is trying to escape the mount.
mac Cumhail tries to hold on but Adalberto pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hipolito Adalberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adalberto fails with a takedown attempt.
mac Cumhail looks to land a combination but Adalberto avoids it well.
mac Cumhail throws a series of punches but Adalberto moves out of range.
mac Cumhail throws a shot to the body.
mac Cumhail fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adalberto misses with a body shot.
mac Cumhail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adalberto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
mac Cumhail dips to his left and cracks Adalberto with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mac Cumhail throws a lazy right hand but Adalberto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
mac Cumhail fails to land with a series of punches.
mac Cumhail loads up on a big right hand but Adalberto slips the punch.
Adalberto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adalberto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adalberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
mac Cumhail looking to control.
Adalberto working some strikes from top position.
mac Cumhail is trying to control the position but Adalberto postures up.
Adalberto scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adalberto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
mac Cumhail tries to bum rush Adalberto with a series of wild strikes but Adalberto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fionn mac Cumhail is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adalberto gets the takedown into side control.
mac Cumhail tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Adalberto presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
mac Cumhail really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto lands a big elbow.
Adalberto with good strikes from the mount here!
mac Cumhail is desperately trying to improve his position but Adalberto has a good base and remains in mount.
mac Cumhail takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Adalberto .
Adalberto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish mac Cumhail?
Adalberto working the ground and pound effectively.
Adalberto working mac Cumhail over with strikes here.
mac Cumhail tries to lock up and control but Adalberto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
mac Cumhail in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adalberto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of mac Cumhail's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adalberto working mac Cumhail over with strikes here.
mac Cumhail is in a horrible position here. Adalberto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adalberto looking to ground and pound but mac Cumhail is blocking nicely.
mac Cumhail is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adalberto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adalberto prevents mac Cumhail from getting the reversal.
mac Cumhail sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Adalberto passes into side control, despite mac Cumhail's attempt to control the position.
Adalberto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. mac Cumhail knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
mac Cumhail is trying to control Adalberto 's posture but Adalberto avoids it.
Fionn mac Cumhail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mac Cumhail sneaks back into half guard.
mac Cumhail tries to roll over but Adalberto keeps him under control.
Adalberto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed mac Cumhail's head.
mac Cumhail is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adalberto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adalberto is looking for a kimura but mac Cumhail is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adalberto to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hipolito Adalberto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adalberto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Hipolito Adalberto !
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Hipolito Adalberto !
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Hipolito Adalberto !
Hipolito Adalberto wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Lucas Mussolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mussolini comes to the cage accompanied by You gonna git bombed. San Lucas Mussolini has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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264 lbs
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269 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Lucas Mussolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Johansson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mussolini misses with a wild combination.
Johansson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johansson there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Daniel Johansson has been cut.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Mussolini slips the punch.
Johansson cracks Mussolini with an open hand slap.
Mussolini dodges the punch combination from Johansson.
Mussolini misses with a few strikes there.
Mussolini fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johansson.
Mussolini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mussolini misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mussolini circles away quickly and effectively.
Johansson avoids the head kick by Mussolini.
Johansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Mussolini should have avoided that one.
It looks like San Lucas Mussolini has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mussolini throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws a leg kick which misses Mussolini's front leg but catches the back leg as Mussolini tries to avoid it.
Johansson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johansson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mussolini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johansson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johansson seems to be working for a kimura but Mussolini defends the submission attempt.
Mussolini is breathing heavily.
Johansson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mussolini is just riding it out for now. Johansson eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson working over Mussolini with some ground and pound. Mussolini looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johansson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mussolini's head.
Johansson is looking to take a break and control but Mussolini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johansson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mussolini taking some punishment here, with Johansson in his half guard.
Mussolini trying to control but Johansson postures up.
Johansson working over Mussolini with some ground and pound. Mussolini looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mussolini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johansson on the ground.
Johansson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mussolini is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Daniel Johansson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolay Katorjnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katorjnov has chosen Remember the name - Fort Minor 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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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nickolay Katorjnov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katorjnov scores with the left hand. Andrews knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Alex Andrews has been cut.
Katorjnov throws an overhand right that lands on Andrews's shoulder, as Andrews tries to avoid the shot.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Katorjnov regains half guard.
Andrews tries to pass to full mount but Katorjnov defends it.
Katorjnov is looking to escape.
Katorjnov is looking to improve his position.
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. Andrews connects with a nice short shot to Katorjnov's temple.
Andrews landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andrews 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katorjnov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrews.
Andrews is trying to work for a kimura but Katorjnov is defending well.
Katorjnov taking some punishment here, with Andrews in his half guard.
Katorjnov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Andrews is working away from the top position though.
Katorjnov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Katorjnov is looking to stand back up but Andrews counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Katorjnov.
Andrews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is trying to control the action in half guard but Katorjnov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Katorjnov is looking to escape.
Katorjnov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Katorjnov is looking to stand up but Andrews isn't so interested in that idea.
Andrews preventing the sweep.
Katorjnov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Katorjnov wants to sweep but no luck.
Katorjnov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Andrews shoots in for a double leg but Katorjnov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andrews slips under a jab from Katorjnov.
Andrews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alex Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Katorjnov misses its intended target.
Andrews just misses with a punch to the body.
Katorjnov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Andrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrews on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice combination there by Katorjnov.
Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katorjnov.
A swing and a miss from Katorjnov.
Andrews ducks under a wild hook from Katorjnov.
Andrews misses with a head kick.
Katorjnov misses with a looping left.
Andrews closes the distance and clinches.
Andrews tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Katorjnov.
Katorjnov tries to break the clinch but Andrews is controlling the position.
Katorjnov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katorjnov.
Andrews tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Katorjnov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andrews using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katorjnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andrews goes for a takedown attempt but Katorjnov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Katorjnov lands a nice shot that snaps Andrews's head back.
Katorjnov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Katorjnov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Andrews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katorjnov moves away.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Katorjnov and Andrews goes tumbling to the canvas! Katorjnov follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Andrews is rocked!
Katorjnov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oh Andrews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrews is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Katorjnov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Katorjnov's back!
Andrews seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrews is hanging on to Katorjnov's back as he tries to escape.
Katorjnov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Andrews prevents Katorjnov from standing back up.
Katorjnov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Andrews throwing shots but Katorjnov is blocking nicely.
Andrews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katorjnov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Andrews is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Katorjnov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Katorjnov looks to land a left hand but Andrews moved out of range nicely.
Andrews shoots in looking for a takedown. Katorjnov tries to sprawl out of it but Andrews keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Katorjnov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrews attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Katorjnov cracks Andrews with an uppercut from hell and Andrews crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Katorjnov's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews striking off his back but it's not causing Katorjnov any problems.
Andrews working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Katorjnov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Katorjnov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Katorjnov from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolay Katorjnov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Andrews's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katorjnov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katorjnov throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrews.
Andrews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Katorjnov swivels and escapes.
Andrews displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katorjnov throws out the jab.
Andrews looks to land a left hand but Katorjnov moved out of range nicely.
Katorjnov throws a hook but Andrews avoids it easily.
Andrews needs to keep his hands up - Katorjnov had a free shot at his head there.
Katorjnov cracks Andrews with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Andrews looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Katorjnov finish him?
Nickolay Katorjnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrews tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Andrews with that takedown attempt.
Katorjnov steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Andrews is out on his feet! Katorjnov sets himself and nearly takes Andrews's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nickolay Katorjnov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickhard Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickhard Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrew Carter's chin.
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217 lbs
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223 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Carter!
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, Rickhard Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Carter cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Smith is wriggling around but Carter manages to pass to half guard.
Carter slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith is concentrating on defense, preventing Carter from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Carter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
Carter is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carter in particular looking to stall.
Smith wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Smith is looking to get back to full guard here but Carter has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Carter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smith is on top in guard.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Carter controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Andrew Carter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Carter passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Carter seems content to control.
Carter wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carter's back!
Carter breaks Smith's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Carter content to stall in guard here.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Carter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter swinging wilding here.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Carter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carter throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carter.
Smith wants to control but Carter postures up.
Carter trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carter trying to control here.
Carter is trying is best to control the position here.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter trying to control the position.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Carter controlling the position.
Carter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carter is looking to get back to full guard here but Smith has managed to pass to side control instead.
Carter tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is working hard here to advance position.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Carter wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carter tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rickhard Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter scores with a nice right hand.
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Andrew Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carter feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Carter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith 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.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter forces his way into half guard.
Carter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Andrew Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith trying to hold on to Carter's head to control him but Carter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling the action here.
Carter prevents Smith from improving his position.
Carter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Carter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter stalling.
Smith is not content to let Carter control the position.
Smith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Carter.
Smith working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Andrew Carter!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Andrew Carter!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Andrew Carter!
Andrew Carter wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jigoro Kane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Perry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kane tries to hold on but Perry pushes him away.
Kane is squirming around, avoiding Perry's attempts to control the action.
Perry is really struggling to control Kane but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry throwing strikes here but Kane is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Perry working the ground and pound effectively.
Kane avoids a series of strikes thrown by Perry.
Kane is trying desperately to improve position.
Perry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Perry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kane is looking to escape.
Perry has control of Kane's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kane regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kane working to try and regain half guard.
Kane wants to control but Perry is having none of it.
Perry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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.
Perry prevents Kane from getting the reversal.
Kane tries to hold on but Perry postures up.
Perry throws a sloppy strike and Kane uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Kane has ended up in Perry's guard.
Kane is looking to stand up but Perry won't let him.
Kane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perry tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
A jab from Kane does it's job there.
Perry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perry.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perry has time to react.
Kane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
Kane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perry wants to clinch.
Kane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jigoro Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Jigoro Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perry in his tracks.
Kane lands with a hook. Perry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry slips a straight right by Kane.
Kane lands the left hand.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry walks into a stiff left hand from Kane.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perry has time to react.
Kane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perry. Perry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perry shoots for a double leg takedown but Kane sprawls well. He's pushed Perry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kane looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry trying to control the action but Kane is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kane waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Perry.
Perry tries for a takedown but Kane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane catches Perry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kane pinned against the cage. Kane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perry's head.
Perry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Perry wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
Kane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses with a two punch combination.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt - Kane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kane scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kane as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
Perry closes the distance and clinches up with Kane, looking for a takedown. Perry pushes Kane against the cage but Kane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rudy Perry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kane as he avoids it easily.
Perry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kane's waist but Kane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perry off to one side.
Perry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kane cracks Perry with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kane has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Perry to stand back up!
It looks like Rudy Perry has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane Rushes Perry and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Perry is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Kane Piles on the pressure and Perry crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jigoro Kane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Beastly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Ewert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beastly comes into the arena with Boadicea by Enya blaring out of the sound system. Bam Bam Beastly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Bam Beastly!
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, Norman Ewert!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewert lands a glancing blow to the side of Beastly's head.
It looks like Bam Bam Beastly has been cut.
Ewert throws a shot from downtown. Beastly moves away and avoids it.
Ewert defending well as Beastly loads up on a big left hand.
Beastly takes one on the button.
Beastly slips a straight right by Ewert.
Ewert throws a hook but Beastly avoids it easily.
Ewert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beastly manages to avoid it.
Beastly misses with a head kick.
Ewert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ewert defending well as Beastly loads up on a big left hand.
Beastly shoots in but no luck this time.
Norman Ewert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beastly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ewert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beastly slips a straight right by Ewert.
Ewert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ewert.
Ewert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ewert slips a straight right by Beastly.
Ewert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beastly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Beastly uses his free foot to push down on Ewert's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ewert.
Ewert is looking to improve his position but Beastly isn't that keen on the idea.
Beastly looking to ground and pound but Ewert is blocking nicely.
Beastly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beastly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beastly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastly looking to finish with strikes here!
Ewert wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Beastly.
Beastly won't let Ewert get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Beastly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Beastly looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ewert can't escape the position.
Beastly thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ewert is trying to stand.
Beastly looking to control but Ewert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ewert working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Beastly throwing strikes here but Ewert is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ewert holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beastly tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ewert tries to buck Beastly off but he can't manage it.
Beastly unloads with some shots from mount but Ewert bucks and avoids them well.
Beastly lands a big shot there that rocks Ewert but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ewert wants to hold on but Beastly pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beastly goes for an armbar but Ewert turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ewert.
Beastly working for a triangle but Ewert defends it easily.
Ewert sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewert stops Beastly from standing up.
Ewert seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ewert decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Beastly, up you get!
Ewert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beastly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewert scores with a jab to the body.
Ewert swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beastly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Beastly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Ewert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam Beastly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ewert darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ewert fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Beastly.
Norman Ewert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beastly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ewert tries to bum rush Beastly with a series of wild strikes but Beastly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ewert swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beastly counters with a stiff right hand.
Beastly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ewert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beastly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ewert wants to get back to his feet.
Beastly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ewert defends it well.
Beastly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert controlling the position well.
Ewert manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ewert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beastly.
Ewert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beastly circles away quickly and effectively.
Ewert throws a hook to the side of Beastly's head but Beastly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ewert misses with a looping left.
Beastly throws the left hand but Ewert avoids the punch easily.
Beastly shoots in looking for a takedown. Ewert tries to sprawl out of it but Beastly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ewert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ewert connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Beastly misses its intended target.
Norman Ewert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beastly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ewert.
Nice uppercut lands for Beastly. That snapped Ewert's head back.
Beastly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ewert misses with a hook. Beastly ducked under it nicely.
Ewert scores with a hook.
Ewert misses the body punch
and Beastly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ewert missing with a left hand there. Beastly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ewert misses with a looping right.
Ewert scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norman Ewert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewert cracks Beastly with an uppercut from hell and Beastly crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Ewert's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Beastly is rocked!
Ewert arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Beastly's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Norman Ewert!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ebanij Nasos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Schwartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasos comes to the cage accompanied by Military Soviet Hymn . Ebanij Nasos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ebanij Nasos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Schwartz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasos swings for the body but Schwartz moves out of range.
A big head kick from Nasos and Schwartz is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Johann Schwartz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwartz wants to sweep here but Nasos controlling him for the moment.
Nasos wants to pass the guard but Schwartz is keeping the position.
Schwartz 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.
Nasos thows a big elbow that misses.
Nasos looking to sit in guard and control but Schwartz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nasos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schwartz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nasos pushes Schwartz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz 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.
Nasos is looking to stand up but Schwartz isn't so interested in that idea.
Schwartz forces his way into half guard.
Nasos is trying to maintain the position but Schwartz is very close to passing his half guard.
Nasos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schwartz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Schwartz controlling from mount.
Nasos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasos is squirming around, avoiding Schwartz's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schwartz content just to control the position here.
Schwartz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nasos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nasos is squirming around, avoiding Schwartz's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nasos is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nasos and Schwartz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Schwartz looks gassed!
Nasos can't do much from the bottom here.
Nasos tries to buck Schwartz off but Schwartz is having none of it.
Nasos wants to control but Schwartz postures up.
Nasos tries to improve position but can't.
Nasos gets back to half guard.
Nasos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nasos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four 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.
Schwartz is looking to advance position but Nasos won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwartz ducks under a wild hook from Nasos.
Schwartz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schwartz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nasos's legs.
Schwartz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nasos wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schwartz's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebanij Nasos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Schwartz'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.
Nasos misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Nasos as Schwartz shoots in.
Nasos misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwartz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nasos to the mat! Nasos manages to get full guard.
Nasos wants to get back to his feet but Schwartz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schwartz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nasos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nasos wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Schwartz is now in half guard.
Schwartz passes to full mount!
Nasos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Schwartz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz tries to pass to full mount but Nasos defends it.
Nasos is in trouble now - Schwartz has advanced to mount!
Schwartz has hold of Nasos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nasos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Schwartz avoids the attempt from Nasos to control.
Nasos is working to get back to half guard.
Schwartz looking to control but Nasos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nasos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schwartz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasos is looking to escape.
Nasos tries to reverse the position but Schwartz maintains control.
Schwartz looking to control but Nasos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nasos looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasos is trying to get back to full guard.
Schwartz works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwartz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nasos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nasos 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.
Schwartz trying to control but Nasos is having none of it.
Nasos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nasos trying desperately to get to his feet.
Schwartz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasos is looking to escape.
Nasos is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nasos is squirming around, avoiding Schwartz's attempts to control the action.
Schwartz is going olschool here, as he tries to force Nasos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nasos shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Schwartz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johann Schwartz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nasos lands a high kick!
Nasos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwartz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nasos 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.
Nasos keeping moving, preventing Schwartz from controlling successfully.
Nasos wants to stand up but Schwartz is controlling him.
Nasos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schwartz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Schwartz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasos is trying to control but Schwartz passes into side control!
Schwartz works to advance to full mount. Nasos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Schwartz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nasos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nasos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nasos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nasos trying to control from half guard but Schwartz is working away.
Johann Schwartz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nasos passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nasos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Schwartz has worked his arm free - good work by Schwartz!
Schwartz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schwartz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nasos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nasos's back!
Nasos looking very determined here, making life difficult for Schwartz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasos is trying to get back to his feet but Schwartz has full control of the position and if anything, Nasos has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Schwartz is cranking Nasos's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Nasos! He's tightened the choke and Nasos is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johann Schwartz!
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