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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dreadlock Rasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Buffalo Soldier kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dreadlock Rasta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dreadlock Rasta!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasta moves in looking to clinch but Nielsen pushes him off.
Nielsen misses with a head kick.
Rasta shoots in and drives through. Nielsen sprawls well.
Nielsen misses with a two punch combination.
Rasta throws a sloppy head kick
and Nielsen counters with an inside leg kick.
Nielsen lands a head kick. Rasta smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Dreadlock Rasta has been cut.
Dreadlock Rasta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasta throws a sloppy head kick
and Nielsen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rasta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rasta looks gassed!
Nielsen seems to be stalking Rasta here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Rasta drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peter Nielsen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between steve brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Kleeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Kleeman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, steve brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Kleeman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleeman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
brewer looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
brewer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kleeman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kleeman wants to control from the top but brewer keeps moving.
Kleeman stands up over brewer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kleeman stands and steps away. brewer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kleeman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kleeman lands strikes from half guard.
brewer trying to control but Kleeman postures up.
brewer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if brewer tries to get out of the position.
Kleeman decides to stand up.
steve brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kleeman gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleeman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks brewer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kleeman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kleeman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kleeman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kleeman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kleeman with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleeman get's back to his feet.
Kleeman feints and as brewer raises his hands in defense, Kleeman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kleeman is working brewer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kleeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kleeman chips away with some ground and pound.
brewer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kleeman trying to control the position from guard on top but brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
brewer is looking to stand back up but Kleeman counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by brewer.
Kleeman slows the pace down in half guard.
brewer tries to kick Kleeman off in order to stand up. Kleeman Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleeman decides to stand up, so the ref orders brewer to his feet.
Kleeman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kleeman lands in his opponent's guard.
Kleeman passes brewer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Kleeman seems content to control.
Kleeman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kleeman prevents brewer from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
brewer tries to roll over but Kleeman keeps him under control.
Kleeman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
brewer tries to get to full guard but Kleeman has control of the leg.
brewer wants to control the action here but instead Kleeman manages to pass to full mount!
Kleeman works his way to his opponent's back.
Kleeman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of brewer's body.
Kleeman lands shots from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
brewer tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Kleeman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
brewer fails with the takedown
and Kleeman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
brewer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kleeman pulls guard successfully.
Kleeman pulls brewer in close to prevent any damage.
brewer stopping the sweep attempt from Kleeman.
Kleeman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in brewer's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kleeman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kleeman advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleeman not doing much here.
brewer wants to stand back up but Kleeman manages to pass into side control.
Kleeman trying to control the position but brewer is working away.
Kleeman stands up.
Kleeman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has brewer pinned against the cage. brewer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick by brewer misses
and Kleeman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in brewer's guard now.
Kleeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martin Kleeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
brewer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
brewer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kleeman.
Kleeman content to stall in guard here.
brewer trying to control the position.
brewer punching to the body, from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brewer keeping moving, preventing Kleeman from controlling successfully.
Kleeman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
brewer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kleeman.
brewer shoots and misses
and Kleeman counters with a big head kick but brewer shrugs it off.
Kleeman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract brewer.
brewer throws a good cross that connects.
Kleeman gets a clinch.
brewer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kleeman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for steve brewer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kleeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kleeman doesn't manage to clinch there - brewer circles away.
Kleeman shoots in and drives through. brewer sprawls well.
Kleeman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
steve brewer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
brewer throws a head kick that misses
and Kleeman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in brewer's guard.
Kleeman stops brewer from standing up.
Kleeman is looking to stand up but brewer won't let him.
Kleeman trying to control the position from guard on top but brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
brewer wants to sweep here but Kleeman controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Kleeman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! brewer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
brewer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kleeman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
brewer swats away the attempt to clinch by Kleeman.
Kleeman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kleeman moves into range and clinches up with brewer.
Kleeman jumps guard and drags brewer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kleeman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in brewer's guard.
Kleeman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kleeman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kleeman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kleeman moves into the clinch successfully.
Kleeman pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brewer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kleeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
brewer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kleeman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
brewer wants to get back to his feet but Kleeman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
brewer wants to sweep but no luck.
Kleeman stops brewer from standing up.
Kleeman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kleeman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kleeman forces his way into half guard.
Kleeman moves into full mount! brewer won't be happy about that!
Kleeman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleeman landing strikes from the mount and brewer is in trouble!
Kleeman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kleeman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
brewer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kleeman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
brewer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kleeman on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brewer is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Kleeman has taken his back!
Kleeman lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Kleeman is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged brewer with him. brewer is trying to defend but Kleeman has an arm under the chin now! brewer grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Martin Kleeman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let's go. Fat Bastard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard wants to clinch up but Brock keeps it at a distance.
Bastard gets a clinch.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.
Brock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brock breaks the clinch.
Brock gets a clinch.
Bastard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bastard.
Brock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Brock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bastard stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Brock shoots in and bounces Bastard off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Brock looking to sit in guard and control but Bastard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard wants to stand but Brock is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bastard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bastard moves into the clinch.
Brock is trying to break the clinch but Bastard has him pressed against the ropes.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch but Brock keeps him there for the moment.
Brock manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bastard's waist but Bastard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brock off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brock.
Brock is breathing heavily.
Brock stops Bastard from standing up.
Brock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bastard is keeping the position for now.
Bastard wants to stand and escape but Brock is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard keeping full guard, as Brock tries to pass.
Bastard pushes Brock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bastard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brock is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastard has double underhooks.
Bastard pulls Brock into guard.
Bastard wants to stand but Brock is controlling the position.
Brock wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
Brock is fighting to break Bastard's control of his arms but Bastard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock has gone for a leg lock! Bastard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brock's guard.
Brock keeping full guard, as Bastard tries to pass.
Bastard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brock has a closed guard, preventing Bastard from standing up.
Brock is working an open guard so Bastard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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 James Brock will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bastard throws a series of punches but Brock avoids them all with ease.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James Brock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bastard scores with a nice head shot.
Brock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bastard is fending him off so far but Brock persists. Nope, Bastard circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastard tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
No joy there for Bastard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Bastard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brock.
Bastard tries to clinch up
and Brock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bastard wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard trying to control but Brock postures up.
Bastard kicks Brock off and gets back to his feet.
Bastard scores with a one two! Brock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bastard lands a two punch combo.
Bastard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bastard lands a shoulder strike.
Bastard wants to get back to striking at distance but Brock won't allow it.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch but Brock keeps him there for the moment.
Brock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bastard wants to break free but Brock has control.
Brock is trying to stall.
Bastard breaks from the clinch.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock tries for a takedown but Bastard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bastard clinches.
Bastard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bastard breaks the clinch.
Brock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brock throws a hook but Bastard avoids it easily.
Bastard moves into the clinch.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastard.
Bastard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bastard tries to stand but Brock is controlling from the bottom.
Brock is trying to control the position but Bastard postures up.
Bastard wants to stand but Brock is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock working for a triangle but Bastard defends it easily.
Bastard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brock is looking for a triangle but Bastard pushes his legs off easily.
Bastard tries to stand but Brock is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Brock trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bastard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastard tries to clinch up.
Bastard tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.
Brock wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Bastard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bastard has Brock up against the ropes in a clinch.
Brock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastard clinches but Brock breaks the clinch
and Brock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brock.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Bastard tries to clinch but Brock moves away
and Brock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brock throws a big right hand that misses.
Brock won't allow Bastard to get back to his feet.
Brockis looking to pass into half guard but Bastard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bastard is in guard.
Bastard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brock's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brock's guard.
Brock is looking for a triangle but Bastard pushes his legs off easily.
Bastard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bastard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bastard has closed the distance and engaged Brock in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard trying to stall but Brock improves his position.
Bastard drags the fight down to the ground.
Bastard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brock is looking to stand up but Bastard won't let him.
Bastard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Brock tries to keep at a distance but Bastard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bastard tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brock.
Bastard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to clinch
and Brock counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bastard!
Bastard tries to control the position but Brock now has his back.
Brock is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bastard defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bastard is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock wants to control but Bastard is keeping busy.
Bastard defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Bastard is trying to get back to his feet but Brock has full control of the position and if anything, Bastard has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Brock misses with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brock 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn has chosen AC/DC - TNT as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Thorn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thorn tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva has Thorn pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Thorn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorn is keeping busy.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thorn smiles and moves away.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Paulo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Thorn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva defending well as Thorn loads up on a big left hand.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Thorn shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Thorn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice straight punches there by Thorn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thorn.
Thorn misses with the combination.
Mike Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Thorn tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Thorn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to clinch up but Thorn circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thorn's waist but Thorn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thorn's waist but Thorn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Thorn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Thorn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thorn misses with a wild combination.
Thorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thorn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Thorn, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Thorn against the ropes but Thorn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thorn drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Thorn prevents the takedown attempt.
Thorn lands a body shot.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Thorn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thorn smiles and moves away.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Thorn sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn clinches up against the ropes.
Thorn prevents the takedown attempt.
Thorn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Thorn wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorn tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn breaks from the clinch.
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.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Thorn shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Thorn misses.
Thorn scores with a body shot.
Thorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn wants to clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The fighters circling - Thorn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva staying out of range there.
Paulo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thorn's waist but Thorn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Thorn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silva staying out of range there.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva looks to clinch
letting Thorn counter with a right hand.
Silva slips a straight right by Thorn.
Jab by Thorn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thorn misses with a straight left.
Thorn misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorn misses the target.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Thorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorn throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Thorn counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Thorn counters with a beautiful punch that sends Silva to the canvas!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thorn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thorn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thorn throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Mike Thorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva tries to clinch but Thorn moves away
and Thorn counters with a two punch combo.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Thorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva tries to clinch but Thorn moves away
and Thorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Thorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorn lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thorn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paulo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorn throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Thorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorn 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 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Thorn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyack Oba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and raymond batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). batman has chosen lil boosie set it off as his entrance music. Nyack Oba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nyack Oba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, raymond batman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
batman tries to clinch but Oba is having none of it.
batman misses with a takedown attempt - Oba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
batman clinches up with Oba and pushes him back against the ropes.
batman pulls guard effortlessly.
batman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oba is squirming around, avoiding batman's attempts to control the action.
Oba 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.
Oba punching from the bottom.
Oba is trying to stand back up but batman is controlling him
Oba flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Oba is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute batman jumps into side control!
batman working the ground and pound from side control.
Oba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oba tries to get out of the position.
Oba gets back to half guard.
Oba is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
batman wants to take a breather but Oba is having none of it.
batman slips a nice elbow through Oba's hands, connecting with Oba's forehead.
batman trying to control the action but Oba is working from the bottom.
Oba is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
batman misses with a takedown attempt - Oba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oba scores with a takedown into batman's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
batman working a defensive guard here.
Oba postures up in batman's guard and throws a big left but batman blocks it.
Oba with a flurry of punches that miss.
batman looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oba throwing strikes from guard but batman blocks nicely.
batman looking for a sweep. Not yet batman, not yet.
Oba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! batman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Oba, into his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oba is breathing heavily.
Oba had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. batman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Oba Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take batman's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
batman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
batman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Oba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oba throwing shots but batman is blocking nicely.
Oba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Oba connects with a nice short shot to batman's temple.
Oba seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Oba as batman shoots in.
Nyack Oba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of raymond batman.
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.
batman throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Nyack Oba has been cut.
batman darts in and clinches Oba up against the ropes.
batman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
batman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oba is refusing to be controlled, as batman sits in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oba connecting with a few gentle strikes.
batman is trying to control the action in half guard but Oba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oba tries to get to full guard but batman has control of the leg.
Oba is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
raymond batman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nyack Oba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oba stuffs the takedown.
batman has a takedown stuffed.
Oba scores a takedown into full mount!
Oba is landing with some decent strikes but batman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
batman is trying to escape the mount.
Oba working the ground and pound effectively.
Oba working the ground and pound effectively.
Oba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
batman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oba cracks batman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oba lands a big shot there that rocks batman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oba avoids the attempt from batman to control.
batman is looking to improve his position but Oba isn't that keen on the idea.
Oba working batman over with strikes here.
Oba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. batman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
batman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
batman is looking to control Oba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can batman avoid being mounted?
Oba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed batman's head.
batman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oba throws and elbow that misses. batman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oba's guard. Nice move by batman!
batman trying to control the position from guard on top but Oba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oba trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
batman trying to control the position from guard on top but Oba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyack Oba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oba doesn't manage to clinch there - batman circles away.
Oba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oba is looking to land body kicks.
batman just misses with a punch to the body.
Oba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
batman keeping full guard, as Oba tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
batman managing to control the position.
batman working a defensive guard but Oba passes into half guard.
Oba lands with a punch from half guard.
batman wants to control but Oba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
batman pushes Oba off looking to stand but Oba dives back in and keeps control.
Oba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for batman on the ground.
Oba is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, batman manages to get to full guard.
Oba stops batman from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyack Oba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nyack Oba'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!
Oba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has batman pinned against the cage. batman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for batman with that takedown attempt.
batman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oba shoots in and bounces batman off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Oba throws a strike but batman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
batman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
batman wants to get up but he can't break Oba's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
batman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and batman counters with a shoot takedown. Oba fights it but they end up in guard.
batman trying to control the position from guard on top but Oba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
batman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oba throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
batman is looking to stand up but Oba won't let him.
Oba keeping moving, preventing batman from controlling successfully.
batman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oba is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
batman won't allow Oba to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oba is on top in guard.
batman working a defensive guard here.
Oba lands a couple of digs.
Oba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
batman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oba is putting a hurting on batman here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
batman is looking for a sweep.
Oba lands an elbow.
Oba goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, batman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Oba but great work by batman.
batman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oba keeps working.
Oba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
batman is trying to get an arm triangle but Oba is defending well.
Oba regains half 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.
Oba tries to roll over but batman keeps him under control.
batman stands up from half guard.
Oba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
batman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but batman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from batman as Oba shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nyack Oba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
batman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
batman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oba pinned against the cage. Oba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oba with a lazy takedown attempt
and batman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
raymond batman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think batman 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... raymond batman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Garmany (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mama Molitika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Garmany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mama Molitika!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garmany shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Molitika as he jumps to the side.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Garmany drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garmany fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Molitika stuffs the takedown attempt from Garmany. Garmany gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Garmany. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Molitika.
Molitika stuffs the takedown attempt from Garmany. Garmany gets slowly back to his feet.
Garmany ducks right into an uppercut from Molitika.
Molitika scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garmany doesn't seem bothered though.
Molitika scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Molitika!
Garmany avoids a punch combination nicely.
Molitika throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garmany walks into a stiff left hand from Molitika.
Garmany throws a combination that misses
letting Molitika counter with a right hand.
Molitika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garmany fails with a takedown attempt.
Garmany throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garmany doesn't manage to clinch there - Molitika circles away.
Some wild striking there from Molitika.
Nice takedown defense from Molitika. No joy for Garmany on that attempt.
Molitika throws a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Molitika.
Garmany tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Molitika counters with a left and a right that stings Garmany.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Molitika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garmany.
Garmany moves into range and clinches up with Molitika.
Molitika manages to break the clinch.
Garmany looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Molitika as Garmany shoots in.
Molitika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garmany tries to move into range but Molitika moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garmany tries to clinch up but Molitika circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Molitika misses.
Garmany throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Molitika's waist but Molitika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garmany off to one side.
Molitika blocks a head kick by Garmany.
Garmany avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garmany shoots for a double leg takedown but Molitika sprawls well. He's pushed Garmany's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garmany misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garmany gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Molitika counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garmany has his takedown stuffed
and Molitika counters with a two punch combo.
Garmany shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Molitika but Molitika pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garmany throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Molitika's waist but Molitika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garmany off to one side.
Garmany with a poor takedown
and Molitika counters with a three punch combo that has Garmany backing up. Garmany nods at Molitika to acknowledge the strikes.
Garmany tries to clinch but Molitika is having none of it.
Garmany throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Molitika's waist but Molitika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garmany off to one side.
Molitika lands a with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Molitika lands a nice hook to Garmany's body. Garmany takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Molitika takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Garmany fails with the takedown
and Molitika counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Molitika takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Molitika goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Molitika changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garmany moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garmany will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garmany.
Garmany tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Molitika swivels and escapes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mama Molitika dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garmany shoots in for a double leg but Molitika sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garmany shoots in looking for a takedown. Molitika tries to sprawl out of it but Garmany keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Molitika manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Molitika throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheers as Molitika lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garmany doesn't seem phased though.
Molitika stuffs the takedown attempt from Garmany. Garmany gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Garmany. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molitika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garmany counters by moving into the clinch.
Molitika is trying to break the clinch but Garmany has him pressed against the ropes.
Molitika wants to get back to striking at distance but Garmany won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Molitika is looking to break free of the clinch but Garmany has double underhooks.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Garmany. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Garmany missing with knees to the body.
Molitika has had enough of the clinch but Garmany keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Garmany scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garmany changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Molitika fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Molitika misses with a combination
and Garmany counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garmany looks to land a combination but Molitika avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Molitika.
Mama Molitika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Molitika misses.
Garmany on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garmany misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Molitika throws a right and a left that Garmany avoids nicely.
Garmany throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Garmany just misses with a punch to the body.
Molitika misses with a double jab.
Molitika will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garmany looks to clinch
and Molitika counters with a straight right hand.
Molitika lands with a nice combination. Garmany backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Molitika moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garmany shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Molitika pinned against the cage. Molitika gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Molitika just misses with a punch to the body.
Garmany closes the distance and clinches up with Molitika, looking for a takedown. Garmany pushes Molitika against the ropes but Molitika circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garmany takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garmany rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Molitika moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Molitika cracks Garmany with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Garmany throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Molitika counter with a right hand.
Molitika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Molitika is working the combinations to good effect here.
Garmany uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molitika.
Garmany closes this distance looking for a takedown but Molitika circles away.
Garmany lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mama Molitika seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garmany shoots in but Molitika avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garmany fails with a takedown attempt.
Molitika lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Molitika throws a combination. Garmany tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Molitika swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garmany counters with a big head kick but Molitika shrugs it off.
Molitika stuffs the takedown attempt from Garmany. Garmany gets slowly back to his feet.
Molitika throws a right and a left that Garmany avoids nicely.
Garmany throws a head kick that half lands.
Garmany dodges the punch combination from Molitika.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garmany moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Molitika cracks Garmany with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Garmany fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garmany keeps control of Molitika as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Molitika wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garmany has him pressed against the ropes.
Molitika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Garmany there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garmany looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garmany uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molitika.
Molitika throws a combination that misses
and Garmany counters with a takedown into side control.
Garmany decides to stand back up.
Molitika fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Garmany will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Molitika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Molitika misses with a looping left.
Garmany changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Molitika tries to avoid it but Garmany manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Molitika to the ground. Molitika escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Molitika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garmany.
Molitika throws a combination. Garmany tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Molitika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garmany moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Molitika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garmany moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garmany shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Molitika to counter with a crisp jab.
Garmany fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garmany with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garmany lands with a kick to the temple. Molitika shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garmany stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Molitika lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molitika misses with a two punch combination.
Garmany throws a combination that misses
and Molitika counters with a left to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garmany!
Garmany looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Molitika is fending him off so far but Garmany persists. Nope, Molitika circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Garmany. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garmany shoots in looking for a takedown. Molitika tries to sprawl out of it but Garmany keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Molitika manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garmany tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molitika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garmany takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Molitika throws a body punch but Garmany moves out of range.
Molitika scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Molitika.
Molitika throws a nice looking combination but Garmany bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Molitika looks to land a combination. Garmany sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Molitika keeps the fight on the outside.
Molitika lands a nice looking body shot.
Garmany fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garmany fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Molitika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garmany with a poor takedown
enabling Molitika to counter with a crisp jab.
Molitika throws a right hand that Garmany ducks under and follows up with a left that Garmany also avoids with ease.
Garmany tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Molitika paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garmany looks to clinch
and Molitika counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garmany.
Garmany gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garmany drags the fight down to the ground.
Molitika tries to stand but Garmany is controlling from the bottom.
Garmany has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Molitika off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Garmany tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molitika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garmany walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garmany tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Molitika counters with a series of strikes. Garmany will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, jab by Molitika - just one landing.
Garmany throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Molitika as he connects with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Molitika scores with a four punch combination!
Garmany with a poor takedown
and Molitika cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garmany tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Molitika paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Molitika as Garmany shoots in.
Garmany takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garmany wants to clinch.
Garmany closes the distance looking to clinch
and Molitika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garmany is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garmany keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molitika lands with a nice combination. Garmany backs away looking to recover.
Molitika bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garmany's head backwards.
Garmany tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Molitika swivels and escapes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molitika is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garmany throws out a loose jab but Molitika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garmany throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Molitika's waist but Molitika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garmany off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mama Molitika comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Molitika 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mama Molitika!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between mark strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RUSSEL del Coto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RUSSEL del Coto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mark strike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, RUSSEL del Coto!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
strike throws a sloppy head kick and del Coto moves out of range easily.
strike throws a head kick but del Coto moves out of range.
strike misses with a head kick.
del Coto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like RUSSEL del Coto has been cut.
strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
strike throws a combination but it was largely blocked by del Coto.
strike throws a head kick but del Coto moves out of range.
strike pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from del Coto as strike shoots in.
strike tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for strike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
strike tries to close the distance and clinch but del Coto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
strike stuffs the takedown.
strike tries to close the distance and clinch up but del Coto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
del Coto tries a head kick but it misses.
strike fails with an attempt to clinch.
strike misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
strike with a lazy takedown attempt
and del Coto counters with a single leg into guard. strike didn't expect that.
strike is breathing heavily.
del Coto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but strike manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now del Coto has strike in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now del Coto is on top in guard.
strike looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
del Coto pushing down on strike's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
del Coto trying to advance position but strike counters by regaining guard.
del Coto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but strike manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now del Coto has strike in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
strike tries to stand but del Coto is controlling from the bottom.
strike trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
del Coto is looking for a triangle but strike pushes his legs off easily.
strike wants to control from the top but del Coto keeps moving.
del Coto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
strike wants to get up but he can't break del Coto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
del Coto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. strike doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. strike manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
del Coto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. strike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
del Coto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
strike stands up from guard. Let's bang!
strike 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.
del Coto looking to hit a scissor sweep but strike is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
strike stands up over del Coto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
strike preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mark strike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on RUSSEL del Coto'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.
del Coto moves forwards but strike connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from strike misses.
strike misses with a kick to the body
and del Coto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by del Coto.
del Coto looking to pass the guard.
strike wants to sweep but no luck.
del Coto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! strike is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of del Coto, into his guard.
del Coto 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
strike trying to control but del Coto is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
strike wants to stand but del Coto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
strike is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
del Coto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but strike can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
del Coto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. strike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
strike avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
strike stands up from del Coto's guard - strike perhaps looking for a knockout.
strike throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
mark strike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
strike throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
strike sizes up del Coto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
strike closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - strike lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Coto wants to sweep but no luck.
del Coto keeping moving, preventing strike from controlling successfully.
strike wants to get up but he can't break del Coto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
del Coto working for a triangle but strike defends it easily.
del Coto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. strike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
strike avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
strike tries to stand but del Coto is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
strike gets to his feet. del Coto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
del Coto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mark strike dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on RUSSEL del Coto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
del Coto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
del Coto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
strike misses with a few strikes there.
strike misses with the combination.
del Coto moves out of range as strike throws a body kick.
strike lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
del Coto clinches.
strike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
strike fails to land with a series of punches.
strike tries to bum rush del Coto with a series of wild strikes but del Coto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
strike throws a left and a right that both miss
so del Coto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
strike 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 one minute gone in the round.
del Coto is pushing down on strike's leg trying to pass to half guard. strike is fighting to maintain full guard but del Coto has managed to sneak the leg through.
del Coto drops an elbow to the side of strike's head.
strike is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
del Coto trying to mount his opponent but strike defends it.
del Coto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
del Coto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
del Coto wants to pass the guard but strike is defending well.
del Coto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
strike wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
strike misses with a takedown
and del Coto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by del Coto.
del Coto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. strike is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
strike manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. del Coto manages to get himself to full guard.
strike avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
del Coto is looking for a triangle but strike pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
strike wants to control from the top but del Coto keeps moving.
del Coto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
strike wanted to stand there but del Coto had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
del Coto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. strike is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. del Coto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take strike's back instead.
RUSSEL del Coto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mark strike is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
del Coto thows a strike but strike uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by strike as he ends up in del Coto 's guard!
And that's the end of the fight!
RUSSEL del Coto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think strike 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mark strike!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Youryn Sterjn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youryn Sterjn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youryn Sterjn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Becker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker shoots in but Sterjn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sterjn takes the fight into the clinch.
Sterjn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sterjn blocking some punches.
Sterjn lands an elbow that stopped Becker in his tracks for a moment.
Sterjn lands a nice elbow.
Becker dodges an elbow strike from Sterjn.
Sterjn throws an elbow that misses.
Sterjn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sterjn blocks an uppercut.
Becker avoids a wild elbow strike from Sterjn.
Sterjn pushes off an throws an elbow but Becker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sterjn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Luke Becker has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sterjn.
Sterjn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Becker's defenses.
Nice elbow from Sterjn.
Sterjn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sterjn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sterjn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Becker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Becker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sterjn lands a damaging elbow.
Sterjn throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterjn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Becker's defenses.
Sterjn scores with a knee to the head.
Becker working aggressively here.
Sterjn misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sterjn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Becker's brow.
Sterjn lands an elbow inside.
Sterjn throws an elbow but it misses.
Sterjn prevents a body shot from Becker.
Sterjn lands a nice elbow.
Sterjn throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sterjn.
Becker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Becker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sterjn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sterjn connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sterjn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Becker's brow.
Sterjn is breathing heavily.
Sterjn scores with a knee to the head.
Becker blocks an elbow strike from Sterjn.
Sterjn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sterjn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Becker's face.
Sterjn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker avoiding damage as Sterjn throws knees to the body.
Becker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Becker drags the fight down to the ground.
Becker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sterjn's guard.
Becker 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.
Becker wants to control from the top but Sterjn keeps moving.
Becker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Becker slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterjn is not content to let Becker control the position.
Becker wants to work for an arm triangle but Sterjn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Becker is pressing down on Sterjn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sterjn is holding on for now.
Becker works his way into full mount!
Sterjn is squirming around, avoiding Becker's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sterjn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Becker lands with some strikes.
Becker has isolated one of Sterjn's arms. Sterjn looking to fight him off but Becker twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Becker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Taps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucky Kid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymour Taps!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taps swivels and escapes.
Kid shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kid was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taps is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taps can't escape the position.
Taps in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kid could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kid cracks Taps with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taps keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kid working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid breaks from Taps's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taps wants to control but Kid is having none of it.
Kid cracks Taps with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taps wants to hold on but Kid pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taps is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taps is working to get back to half guard.
Kid avoids the attempt from Taps to control.
Kid looking to secure an arm triangle but Taps defends it well.
Kid has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taps's face.
Kid avoids the attempt from Taps to control.
Kid controlling from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kid has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taps's face.
Kid looking to finish Taps with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taps!
Taps tries to reverse the position but Kid maintains control.
Taps regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taps tries to get to full guard but Kid has control of the leg.
Kid wants to take a breather but Taps is having none of it.
Kid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taps wants to improve his position but Kid is controlling well.
Kid is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taps is just riding it out for now. Kid eventually gives up the hold.
Kid is breathing heavily.
Taps trying to control but Kid postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taps stuffs the takedown attempt from Kid. Kid gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taps scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Taps wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kid keeps working.
Taps passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kid!
Taps looking to secure an arm triangle but Kid defends it well.
Taps looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kid can't escape the position.
Kid sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Taps prevents Kid from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taps wants to control but Kid is keeping him busy.
Kid won't allow Taps to pass to mount.
Taps is looking to take a break and control but Kid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kid gets full guard.
Taps scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taps is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taps postures up.
Taps is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taps trying to control the position from guard on top but Kid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taps postures up.
Kid wants to sweep but no luck.
Taps trying to control but Kid is working from the bottom.
Taps is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Kid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taps looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kid!
Taps looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taps lands a nice shot to the head.
Kid regains half guard.
Taps landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kid wants to control but Taps is keeping busy.
Taps trying to control from half guard but Kid is working away.
Nice strikes from Taps there.
Kid is defending against the submission attempts here by Taps.
Kid is not content to let Taps control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taps wants to pass to mount but Kid is defending the position.
Taps is breathing heavily.
Kid wants to improve his position but Taps is controlling well.
Taps wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kid keeps working.
Kid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kid moves into full guard.
Kid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taps scores a takedown into full mount!
Taps with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kid bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taps escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kid 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.
Kid advances position into side control!
Kid is looking to take a break and control but Taps is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kid in side control lands a decent elbow.
Taps tries to buck Kid off but Kid is having none of it.
Taps can't do much from the bottom here.
Taps tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taps sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Taps is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taps looking for submissions off his back.
Taps tries to roll over but Kid keeps him under control.
Kid perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Taps is looking to improve his position.
Kid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Taps trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taps with a poor takedown
and Kid counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taps won't be happy with that.
Taps gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Taps won't allow Kid to pass to mount.
Kid is looking to take a break and control but Taps is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kid tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taps knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taps moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taps tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taps manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kid manages to get himself to full guard.
Kid keeping full guard, as Taps tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seymour Taps will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice cross by Kid.
Taps scores a takedown into full mount!
Taps tries to control but Kid wriggling away.
Kid really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Taps dominating with strikes here.
Taps controlling the pace for now.
Kid is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taps has hold of Kid's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kid manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Taps lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid working to try and regain half guard.
Lucky Kid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taps working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taps looking to control but Kid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taps landing shots from mount.
Taps has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kid's face.
Taps is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kid can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kid sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Taps is trying to work for a kimura but Kid is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taps.
Taps is nestled in close to Kid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taps is trying to control the action in half guard but Kid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kid slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taps 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.
Kid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taps is one step ahead there.
Taps looking to sit in guard and control but Kid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taps lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kid!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taps scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taps throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kid slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taps 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.
Taps wants to pass the guard but Kid is keeping the position.
Taps throws a big right hand that misses.
Kid keeping moving, preventing Taps from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taps gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Taps throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Taps wants to sweep but no luck.
Kid wants to pass the guard but Taps is keeping the position.
Taps will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taps's head.
Kid wants to control from the top but Taps keeps moving.
Taps doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Taps working for a triangle but Kid defends it easily.
Taps thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Seymour Taps just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kid scores a takedown into full mount!
Taps is trying desperately to improve position.
Kid is landing with some decent strikes but Taps is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Taps is trying desperately to improve position.
Kid lands a heavy elbow.
Taps is desperately trying to improve his position but Kid has a good base and remains in mount.
Kid wants to control the pace but Taps is squirming around nicely.
Kid scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kid looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Taps gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid is looking for a kimura but Taps is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kid to get the leverage.
Taps wants to control but Kid is keeping busy.
Kid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taps keeps working.
Taps has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kid is working away from the top position though.
Taps landing small, sideways elbows.
Taps wants to control but Kid is keeping busy.
Taps is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kid scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taps trying to control but Kid postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taps working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kid looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taps looking to control.
Kid preventing the sweep.
Taps trying to keep a closed guard but Kid is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taps is on top in guard.
Taps looking to pass the guard.
Kid is trying to keep Taps in close.
Kid working for a triangle but Taps defends it easily.
Kid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taps in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taps throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taps working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kid's head.
Taps trying to control but Kid is working from the bottom.
Taps postures up in Kid's guard and throws a big left but Kid blocks it.
Taps trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taps scoring with punches to the head and body.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kid scores with a jab.
Kid shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kid in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Taps tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kid!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucky Kid!
Lucky Kid retains his heavyweight title!
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