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GAMMA #72 Lewis vs Junttila PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Brutus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buster Brutus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Brutus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Leroy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutus looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroy is just out of range.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brutus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leroy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leroy has clasped his hands together around Brutus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Leroy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Leroy taking a breather here.
Brutus is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brutus takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Leroy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brutus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Leroy wants to control but Brutus is keeping him busy.
Brutus takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leroy cracks Brutus with a big right hand but Brutus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brutus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus wants to get back to his feet but Leroy drags him back down.
Brutus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leroy on the ground.
Leroy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brutus, who protects the arm well.
Leroy prevents Brutus from escaping the position.
Leroy grinds an elbow into Brutus's temple.
Leroy cracks Brutus with a big right hand but Brutus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Leroy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Leroy cracks Brutus with a big elbow.
Brutus is trying to buck Leroy off.
Leroy wants to control but Brutus is keeping him busy.
Leroy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brutus is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brutus down.
Leroy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Leroy is staying tight to Brutus's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Leroy working the ground and pound.
Leroy scoring with punches from side control.
Brutus is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Leroy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Leroy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Leroy advances nicely into full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brutus is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Leroy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Leroy is landing with some decent strikes but Brutus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy won't let Brutus get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Brutus is breathing heavily.
Leroy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brutus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Leroy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brutus really wants to buck Leroy off and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Leroy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Leroy with the ground and pound from mount.
Leroy scoring with strikes but Brutus is staying in there.
Leroy working Brutus over with strikes here.
Brutus wants to get back to his feet.
Brutus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leroy lands a big elbow.
Brutus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Leroy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brutus is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Leroy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Leroy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brutus wants to get back to his feet.
Brutus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brutus tries to get out of the position.
Brutus is bucking up trying to escape but Leroy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leroy jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Brutus is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Brutus and Leroy has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leroy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Leroy is putting a hurting on Brutus here, landing some big shots from side control.
Leroy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brutus to see if he's OK.
Leroy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Leroy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Leroy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brutus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brutus wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leroy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brutus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Brutus.
Leroy tries to clinch up
and Brutus counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Leroy.
Brutus misses with the combination.
Leroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Brutus circles away.
Brutus tries to clinch
and Leroy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leroy closes the distance and pushes Brutus back into the cage.
Leroy has hold of one of Brutus's legs. Brutus is fighting the takedown attempt but Leroy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leroy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leroy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leroy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Brutus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leroy stands up over Brutus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leroy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leroy prevents Brutus from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leroy drives through and clinches with Brutus against the cage.
Brutus gets underhooks to prevent Leroy's takedown attempt.
Brutus wants to get back to striking at distance but Leroy won't allow it.
Brutus tries to break the clinch but Leroy is controlling the position.
Brutus manages to break the clinch.
Brutus keeps the fight on the outside.
Leroy closes the distance and pushes Brutus back into the cage.
Brutus wants to get back to striking at distance but Leroy won't allow it.
Brutus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two 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.
Brutus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leroy has him pressed against the cage.
Brutus is looking to break free of the clinch but Leroy has double underhooks.
Leroy is working for takedown but Brutus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brutus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leroy's defenses.
Brutus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leroy throws a series of strikes that have Brutus backpedaling.
Leroy feints and as Brutus raises his hands in defense, Leroy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brutus wants to get back to his feet but Leroy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Brutus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leroy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leroy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brutus is keeping the position for now.
Brutus wants to stand and escape but Leroy is having none of it.
Leroy 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy stops Brutus from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brutus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brutus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leroy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brutus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leroy has hold of one of Brutus's legs. Brutus is fighting the takedown attempt but Leroy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Leroy landing some decent shots from guard.
Leroy stops Brutus from standing up.
Leroy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leroy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leroy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brutus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leroy thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leroy is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leroy tries to clinch but Brutus moves out of range.
Brutus misses with a double jab.
Leroy takes the fight into the clinch.
Leroy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buster Brutus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Leroy.
Leroy looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brutus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Leroy or perhaps it was just good defense by Brutus which made him look bad.
Brutus connects with a right hand. Leroy shakes it off.
Brutus lands a nice shot that snaps Leroy's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Brutus.
Leroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brutus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leroy on the side of the head.
Leroy is looking to clinch.
Jab by Brutus.
Brutus connects with a right hand. Leroy shakes it off.
Brutus misses with a wild combination.
Leroy has a takedown stuffed.
Brutus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brutus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leroy counters by clinching up.
Brutus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leroy.
Brutus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Brutus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brutus doesn't manage to clinch there - Leroy circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leroy tries to clinch there but Brutus circles away.
Brutus jabs at Leroy's body.
Brutus lands a jab-cross combination.
Leroy is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus rushes Leroy with punches - Leroy moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Leroy goes down! Brutus follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Brutus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leevi Nikkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cory Steel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leevi Nikkola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Steel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel fails with a takedown attempt.
Steel swings for the body but Nikkola moves out of range.
Nikkola circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Steel misses.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Steel with that takedown attempt.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nikkola looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nikkola defending well though.
Nikkola wants to improve his position but Steel is controlling well.
Steel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nikkola is looking to improve his position.
Steel wants to stand up but Nikkola has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Steel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikkola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nikkola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steel preventing the sweep.
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.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Nikkola is keeping the position.
Steel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Nikkola slips the punch.
Nikkola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikkola gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steel counters with a left hand that sends Nikkola to the canvas!
Steel advances position into side control!
Nikkola manages to work his way to half guard, despite Steel's best efforts.
Nikkola wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nikkola is trying to get back to full guard.
Nikkola is breathing heavily.
Steel passes to side control.
Nikkola throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Steel is looking to take a break and control but Nikkola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Steel looks up at the clock and then as Nikkola takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Steel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Steel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikkola takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nikkola is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikkola gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Steel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nikkola is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel scoring with strikes but Nikkola is staying in there.
Oh Nikkola is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel landing shots from mount.
Steel cracks Nikkola with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory Steel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dudley Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Newell!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newell 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 Micah Newell has been cut.
Newell clinches.
Newell stalling the fight.
Blake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blake can't break the clinch.
Newell has Blake pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Newell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blake tumbling to the mat - Newell dives into Blake's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
Blake looking for a guillotine here but Newell defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Newell looking to pass the guard.
Blake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Newell!
Blake wants to control the pace but Newell is squirming around nicely.
Blake lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake looking to finish Newell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Newell!
Blake manages to capitalize on a mistake by Newell to take his back!
Blake 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.
Newell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Blake is looking to advance position but Newell won't allow it.
Blake is working for a submission of some sort.
Newell is staying active underneath Blake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Newell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Newell wants to improve his position but Blake is controlling well.
Newell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blake.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newell fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Newell does no damage.
Newell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blake to the mat! Blake manages to get full guard.
Newell postures up in Blake's guard and throws a big left but Blake blocks it.
Blake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Newell drops back looking for a leg! Blake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blake manages to kick Newell off! Newell jumps back into Blake's guard.
Newell looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell postures up.
Blake had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Newell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Blake Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Newell's back instead.
Blake lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Newell is trapped and Blake is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Blake has the hooks in. Newell is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The referee is taking a good look at Newell as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Blake!
Blake is hanging on to Newell's back as he tries to escape.
Blake is cranking Newell's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Newell! He's tightened the choke and Newell is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dudley Blake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krun Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Krun Dorian enters the cage!
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212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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203 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casper Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krun Dorian!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins swings for the body but Dorian moves out of range.
Dorian closes the distance and clinches up with Jenkins, looking for a takedown. Dorian pushes Jenkins against the cage but Jenkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins lands a nice shot that snaps Dorian's head back.
Dorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Dorian.
Jenkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Krun Dorian has been cut.
No joy there for Dorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dorian dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Dorian throws a combination that misses
and Jenkins counters with a nice body shot.
Dorian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dorian's head backwards.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorian moves away.
Casper Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorian swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands the left hand.
Dorian misses with a combination
and Jenkins counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Dorian to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Jenkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Casper Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Tonal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir kurochenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Tonal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladmir kurochenko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kurochenko shoots in and drives through. Tonal sprawls well.
kurochenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
kurochenko moves out of range of the strikes.
kurochenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jeremy Tonal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladmir kurochenko.
kurochenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
kurochenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
kurochenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
kurochenko looks gassed!
Tonal connects with a superb combination that knocks kurochenko out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Tonal before he can land any more shots to the unconscious kurochenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeremy Tonal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blatz Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis comes to the cage accompanied by Toxicity. Beer has chosen Hostile Mass as his entrance music. Steve Francis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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212 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blatz Beer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer closes the distance and clinches.
Beer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francis's defenses.
It looks like Steve Francis has been cut.
Beer has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Francis wants a takedown but no success here.
Francis has Beer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beer.
Beer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beer.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beer lands a nice elbow.
Beer lands a knee to the body.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Beer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beer lands a nice elbow.
Steve Francis's cut is getting worse.
Knees to the body from Beer.
Beer lands an elbow that stopped Francis in his tracks for a moment.
Beer gets control of Francis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Beer kicks Francis off and gets to his feet.
Beer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beer decides to stand and escape the position.
Beer feints and as Francis raises his hands in defense, Beer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Francis, up you get!
Beer moves into the clinch.
A short right from Beer on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beer.
Beer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francis's defenses.
Beer has clasped his hands together around Francis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Francis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Beer decides to stand back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beer has Francis up against the cage in a clinch.
Beer is pressed up against the cage. Francis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beer down to the mat. Beer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Beer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Francis fails with a takedown attempt.
Beer wants to clinch.
Beer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Beer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Francis 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.
Beer unloads with some shots from mount but Francis bucks and avoids them well.
Beer with a couple of short strikes.
Beer wants to finish this one by submission but Francis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Beer.
Francis is working to get back to half guard.
Francis 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.
Beer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Beer is going to stand back up.
Francis landing rabbit punches to the side of Beer's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Francis is looking to improve his position.
Beer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Beer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Francis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Francis showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Francis lands a nice short elbow.
Francis drops an elbow to the side of Beer's head.
Beer has hold of Francis's hands but Francis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beer manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis stops Beer from standing up.
Beer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Francis's guard.
Beer wants to get up but he can't break Francis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Beer stopping the sweep attempt from Francis.
Francis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beer stopping the sweep attempt from Francis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Francis is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blatz Beer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Francis's cut.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beer tries to clinch up but Francis circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Beer. No joy for Francis on that attempt.
Beer moves into the clinch.
Francis tries for a takedown but Beer manages to get underhooks.
Beer lands a knee to the body.
Francis takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beer throws an elbow but misses.
Beer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francis's defenses.
Knees to the body from Beer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beer.
Beer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francis's defenses.
Francis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Beer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beer.
Francis avoids the elbow strike from Beer, against the cage.
Blatz Beer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beer crunches a lovely knee into Francis's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beer crunches a lovely knee into Francis's ribcage.
Beer lands a damaging elbow.
Beer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Francis goes for a takedown attempt but Beer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis swats away the attempt to clinch by Beer.
Beer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Francis, pushing him back against the cage.
Beer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Francis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Francis blocks an elbow strike from Beer.
Beer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francis's defenses.
Beer lands a nice knee to the body.
Beer throws an elbow but it misses.
Beer stops a takedown attempt from Francis.
Beer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beer scores with a hook to the body.
Francis takes an elbow to the temple.
Beer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Francis can't fight it off and eventually Beer manages to take the fight to the floor. Francis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Francis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beer is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Francis is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Beer doesn't manage to clinch there - Francis circles away.
Beer tries to clinch up but Francis circles away and keeps his distance.
Francis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beer's waist but Beer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Francis off to one side.
Beer tries to clinch up.
Beer scores a takedown into full mount!
Beer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Francis is trying to escape the mount.
Francis is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer landing punches.
Beer with shots to the head and body - Francis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beer working Francis over with strikes here.
Beer breaks from Francis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Francis is desperately trying to improve his position but Beer has a good base and remains in mount.
Beer with shots to the head and body - Francis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beer landing punches.
Beer with shots to the head and body - Francis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Francis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis is trying desperately to improve position.
Francis is bucking up trying to escape but Beer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Francis tries to reverse the position but Beer maintains control.
Beer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BOOM! Beer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Beer lands a big shot there that rocks Francis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francis is trying to escape the mount.
Beer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Francis looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blatz Beer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Francis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Beer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Francis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beer wants to clinch.
Francis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Francis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Beer is chipping away with strikes.
Francis is looking to regain half guard here but Beer keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beer has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer drives through and clinches with Francis against the cage.
Beer jumps guard.
Francis won't allow Beer to get back to his feet.
Francis drops back looking for a leg! Beer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beer manages to kick Francis off! Francis jumps back into Beer's guard.
Beer uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Beer tries to clinch there but Francis circles away.
Beer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Francis but Francis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beer stuffs the takedown attempt from Francis. Francis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blatz Beer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beer tries to clinch there but Francis circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Francis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Beer scores a nice knee to the body.
Beer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Francis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beer.
Beer pushes off an throws an elbow but Francis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beer misses with an elbow strike.
Beer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis tries to score a body lock takedown but Beer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Francis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice elbow from Beer.
Beer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Beer.
Beer lands a nice knee to the body.
Beer lands a nice elbow.
Francis jumps guard but Beer stands there with Francis around his waist. Francis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Francis takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Francis's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beer throws an elbow but misses.
Francis is trying to drag Beer to the mat but Beer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Francis's brow.
Beer scores a nice knee to the body.
Beer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steve Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Francis dodges an elbow strike from Beer.
Beer lands an elbow that stopped Francis in his tracks for a moment.
Beer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Francis uses from the top position.
Francis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Francis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beer wants to stand but Francis is controlling the position.
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.
Francis is in close to Beer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Francis stands and throws Beer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Francis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beer is trying to buck Francis off.
Blatz Beer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Francis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Beer wants to get back to his feet but Francis drags him back down.
Beer is looking for a sweep.
Francis cracks Beer with a big right hand but Beer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Beer is pushing Francis's head away, looking to escape. Francis manages to hold on to the position though.
Francis working the head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blatz Beer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beer 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blatz Beer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Fofano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fofano's entrance music is City of Blinding Lights. A fine choice. Flava Flave will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Fofano!
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, Flava Flave!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fofano throws a low kick but Flave avoids it.
Fofano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Flave tries to roll over but Fofano keeps him under control.
Fofano seems to be working for a kimura but Flave defends the submission attempt.
Fofano is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Flave sees it coming and defends easily.
Flave is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fofano wants to pass to mount but Flave is defending the position.
Flave is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fofano pulls his head out easily.
Flave is looking for a sweep. Fofano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fofano stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Flave to get to his feet.
Flava Flave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flave throws a lazy right hand but Fofano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fofano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flave misses with a hook. Fofano ducked under it nicely.
Fofano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fofano shoots in for a takedown but Flave shows good takedown defense.
Flave misses with a straight right.
Flave lands a with a good body shot.
Fofano is breathing heavily.
Flave will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flave is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flave lands with a nice body punch.
Fofano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flave scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flave, as that shot connected.
Flave connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flave lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Flave keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fofano drops his hands momentarily and Flave takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Flave scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flave is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Flave lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fofano circles away quickly and effectively.
Fofano walks into a left hand.
Fofano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flave.
Flave swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flave lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fofano at a distance.
Flave lands with an uppercut that bounces Fofano off the cage and back into rage.
Flave misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fofano tries to move into range but Flave moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flave lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flave connects with a nice looking jab.
Flave cracks Fofano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fofano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fofano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fofano ducks right into an uppercut from Flave.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flave connects with a single shot there.
Flave lands a body shot.
Flave connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flave cracks Fofano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab-cross combination lands for Flave and sends Fofano crashing to the mat! Flave follows him down to the mat - Fofano regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Flave 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. Fofano tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Flave!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Flava Flave!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Astra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo has chosen Bang the Drum All Day as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Astra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astra looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricardo is just out of range.
A lazy left from Ricardo finds it's target.
Astra avoids the body shot from Ricardo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ricardo.
Astra tries to buck Ricardo off but Ricardo is having none of it.
Astra is working hard here to advance position.
Ricardo is looking to take a break and control but Astra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo scores with punches from side control.
Ricardo happy to just control the position for now.
Astra throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Ricardo working the head with strikes.
Astra trying to remain calm as Ricardo controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Astra tries to bench press Ricardo off him but Ricardo keeps the position.
Astra takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Astra takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Astra is trying to get back to half guard.
Ricardo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astra is trying to get back to half guard.
Astra gets back to half guard.
Astra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ricardo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Astra is trying to get back to full guard.
Ricardo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ricardo prevents Astra from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo works his way into full mount!
Astra is looking to improve his position but Ricardo isn't that keen on the idea.
Ricardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ricardo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ricardo landing punches.
Ricardo controlling his opponent.
Astra regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ricardo lands a nice short elbow.
Astra tries to roll over but Ricardo keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo works his way into full mount!
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Astra sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ricardo uses his free foot to push down on Astra's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Astra.
Astra is working to get back to half guard.
Ricardo scoring with strikes but Astra is staying in there.
Ricardo wants to control the pace but Astra is squirming around nicely.
Astra is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra is trying to stand up.
Ricardo landing strikes from the mount.
Ricardo content just to control the position here.
Ricardo looking to finish Astra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Astra!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricardo working Astra over with strikes here.
Ricardo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Astra taking shots to the head.
Astra is looking to improve his position but Ricardo isn't that keen on the idea.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ricardo! Astra is hurt baaadly! Ricardo is firing away with more strikes - Astra is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). David Ricardo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Junttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junttila's entrance music is -. A fine choice. Lewis has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out! as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erkki Junttila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junttila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped Junttila's head back.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Junttila.
Erkki Junttila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junttila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Junttila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Junttila is out of range.
Junttila slips under a jab from Lewis.
Junttila misses with a series of wild punches.
Junttila misses with a head kick.
Junttila slips under a jab from Lewis.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Junttila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junttila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Junttila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junttila goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Junttila tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis lands with a nice body kick.
Junttila is breathing heavily.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Junttila falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab from Lewis.
Lewis cracks Junttila with an uppercut from hell and Junttila crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Lewis's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Junttila is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Good work by Junttila as he checks the leg kick.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body.
Junttila lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lewis will feel that in the morning.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Junttila moves out of range.
Lewis lands with an overhand left.
Lewis throws a monster overhand right that drops Junttila! Lewis follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lennon Lewis! Lennon Lewis retains his light heavyweight title!
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