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Spirit Fc 15:JUSTICE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fet Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fet Bard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Wilson!
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, Fet Bard!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard moves into the clinch successfully.
Bard landing knees to the body.
Bard lands a nice elbow.
Wilson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bard clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bard looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
I would not like to be Bard right now.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wilson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Wilson missing with punches from the back.
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.
Wilson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Bard is trying to get back to his feet but Wilson has full control of the position and if anything, Bard has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bard has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is controlling the position but Bard somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Wilson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bard keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Well, if Wilson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson is looking to advance position but Bard won't allow it.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
Bard is trying to stand back up but Wilson is controlling him
Wilson controlling the action here.
Bard tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilson lands a nice short elbow.
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. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Bard's temple.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bard is trying to maintain the position but Wilson is very close to passing his half guard.
Wilson seems to be working for a kimura but Bard defends the submission attempt.
Bard wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilson.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wilson will feel that in the morning.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bard.
Bard lands with a slapping head kick.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bard throws a combination. Wilson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bard scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fet Bard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wilson takes one to the side of the head.
Bard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilson takes a step back to recover.
Bard rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wilson tries to score a body lock takedown but Bard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bard.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bard trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bard into the ropes.
Bard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bard lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard scores with a leg kick.
Bard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bard scores with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Bard scores with a four punch combination!
An inside leg kick lands from Bard.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bard can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilson is working for takedown but Bard is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard with a knee to the head.
Bard manages to break the clinch.
Bard throws a head kick that half lands.
Charlie Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wilson's head.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bard lands a with a good body shot.
Wilson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Wilson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bard scores with a decent looking hook.
Bard throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.
Bard connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bard. That's going to slow Wilson down.
Bard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilson.
Bard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bard.
Bard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bard, as that shot connected.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick there by Bard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bard throws a one two combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Bard scores with a four punch combination!
Bard scores with a spinning back kick!
Bard scores with a three punch combo!
Bard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bard thumps Wilson with a low kick.
Bard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bard throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.
Bard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fet Bard 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bard lands a head kick!
Wilson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left and a right from Bard both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Bard.
Bard feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Bard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Bard won't allow it.
Bard scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bard breaks the clinch.
Wilson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bard scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Bard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bard.
Wilson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bard.
Bard scores with a jab. Wilson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bard moves into the clinch.
Bard lands a nice knee to the body.
Bard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
Nice elbow from Bard.
Bard landing knees to the body.
Bard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bard landing knees to the head.
Bard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Bard.
Wilson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Bard lands but Wilson takes it in his stride.
Bard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilson's calf.
Bard lands a high kick!
Fet Bard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bard moves into the clinch.
Bard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Bard.
Bard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bard is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Bard with a jab.
Fet Bard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Bard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bard lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover.
Bard lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Bard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Bard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Bard connects with a solid leg kick.
Bard scores with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bard.
Fet Bard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bard cracks the inside of Wilson's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bard lands with a slapping head kick.
Bard clinches.
Charlie Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bard manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fet Bard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fet Bard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JoaoGabriel SCR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen Everybody Down as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JoaoGabriel SCR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Evans!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SCR 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.
Evans wants to stand up but SCR is controlling him.
Evans pushes SCR off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
SCR shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evans as he avoids it easily.
Evans tries for a takedown but SCR sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. SCR tries to avoid it but Evans manages to keep hold of a leg and drag SCR to the ground. SCR escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
SCR fails to land the takedown.
SCR shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but SCR keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JoaoGabriel SCR. That's going to take a lot out of him.
SCR shoots for a double leg takedown but Evans sprawls well. He's pushed SCR's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
SCR gets caught flat footed, as Evans shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Evans trying to control but SCR is working from the bottom.
SCR looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SCR avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but SCR has wrist control.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
SCR is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Evans wants to control from the top but SCR keeps moving.
Evans passes SCR's left leg - he's now in half guard.
SCR could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Evans tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
SCR won't allow Evans to pass to mount.
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.
Evans is thwarting SCR's attempts to control the position.
SCR misses with some strikes from the bottom.
SCR is breathing heavily.
Evans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but SCR does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
SCR is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
SCR slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
SCR throws a quick inside leg kick.
SCR looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evans is fending him off so far but SCR persists. Nope, Evans circles away and we're back to standing.
SCR showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Evans misses with the combination.
Evans works over SCR's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SCR tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
SCR dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans wants to clinch up but SCR keeps it at a distance.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
SCR misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans is looking to chop away at SCR's legs.
SCR fails to land the takedown.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Evans tries to clinch up but SCR circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Evans throws a right hand that SCR ducks under and follows up with a left that SCR also avoids with ease.
Evans has closed the distance and engaged SCR in a clinch.
SCR has Evans pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Evans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans scores with a one two! SCR had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
SCR swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck SCR on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Evans.
SCR looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
SCR won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Evans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Evans throws a leg kick that misses.
SCR scores with a takedown into Evans's guard.
Evans manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. SCR manages to get himself to full guard.
Evans has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of SCR is proving hard to escape from.
SCR controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but SCR is retaining full guard.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but SCR has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
SCR keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
SCR not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Evans prevents SCR from getting back to his feet.
SCR working a defensive guard here.
Evans is pushing down on SCR's leg trying to pass to half guard. SCR is fighting to maintain full guard but Evans has managed to sneak the leg through.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
SCR is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Evans tries to stand but can't do so whilst SCR controls his leg.
SCR might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
SCR is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A right-left combo lands from Evans.
SCR looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
Evans moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans darts in and clinches SCR up against the ropes.
SCR tries for a takedown but Evans manages to get underhooks.
Evans turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Evans in side control lands a decent elbow.
Evans scoring with punches and elbows.
Evans lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
SCR can't do much from the bottom here.
Evans stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Evans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. SCR sprawls well initially but Evans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
SCR is looking to improve his position.
Evans is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, SCR has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for SCR to stand up.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans throws a body punch but SCR moves out of range.
SCR takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Evans swinging wilding here.
Evans throws a series of punches but SCR moves out of range.
SCR shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JoaoGabriel SCR. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans tries to clinch there but SCR circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
SCR has a takedown stuffed.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Evans.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Evans is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
SCR looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
SCR is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Evans.
Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by SCR.
SCR shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evans drives through and clinches with SCR against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
Evans scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans seems to be working for a kimura but SCR defends the submission attempt.
SCR trying to control from the bottom.
Evans tries to stand but his hand is stuck under SCR.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
Evans postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for SCR to stand up.
SCR has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Evans tries to score with a low kick but SCR moves his leg out of the way.
SCR on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Evans tries to score with a low kick but SCR moves his leg out of the way.
SCR throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Evans.
Evans throws a right hand that SCR ducks under and follows up with a left that SCR also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Evans moves into the clinch successfully.
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as SCR checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
SCR shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JoaoGabriel SCR. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from SCR. SCR gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Evans scores with a one two! SCR had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
SCR fails with the takedown.
Evans throws a combination. SCR tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Evans!
Evans misses with a body kick.
SCR has his takedown stuffed
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. SCR will be more careful next time no doubt.
SCR changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Evans tries to avoid it but SCR manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Evans to the ground. Evans escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
SCR shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
SCR throws a push kick but Evans slaps the foot to one side.
Evans throws a series of punches but SCR moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Evans.
SCR swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
SCR shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
SCR is looking for a kimura but Evans is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for SCR to get the leverage.
Evans looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Evans pushes SCR off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
SCR avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but SCR bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
JoaoGabriel SCR has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
SCR moves forwards but Evans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Evans 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 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Evans!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aris Lithoxoidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aris Lithoxoidis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lithoxoidis looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
Lithoxoidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lithoxoidis swinging wilding here.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Aris Lithoxoidis has been cut.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Lithoxoidis misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott looks to land a combination but Lithoxoidis avoids it well.
Lithoxoidis throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Lithoxoidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott lands a nice looking body shot.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lithoxoidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Aris Lithoxoidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Lithoxoidis misses.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis misses with a head kick.
Lithoxoidis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lithoxoidis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Lithoxoidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lithoxoidis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Lithoxoidis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lithoxoidis throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lithoxoidis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scott moves out of range as Lithoxoidis strikes.
Lithoxoidis throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Lithoxoidis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Scott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lithoxoidis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott lands a nice hook to Lithoxoidis's body. Lithoxoidis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Scott cracks Lithoxoidis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Scott scores with a four punch combination!
Lithoxoidis misses with a combination
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Lithoxoidis looks gassed!
Scott misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scott checks a leg kick.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lithoxoidis counters with a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lithoxoidis misses with a head kick.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lithoxoidis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lithoxoidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lithoxoidis backs up against the ropes.
Lithoxoidis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott throws a body punch but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lithoxoidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lithoxoidis throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lithoxoidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scott throws a right and a left that Lithoxoidis avoids nicely.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Lithoxoidis does no damage.
Lithoxoidis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Scott clobbers Lithoxoidis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lithoxoidis misses with a double jab
and Scott counters with a left and a right that stings Lithoxoidis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lithoxoidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Lithoxoidis saw it coming and moves away.
Lithoxoidis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Lithoxoidis.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Lithoxoidis misses with a wild combination.
Scott scores a takedown into full mount!
Lithoxoidis is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott wants to get back to his feet but Lithoxoidis is holding on tight.
Lithoxoidis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aris Lithoxoidis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lithoxoidis throws a leg kick but Scott moved away.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Lithoxoidis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lithoxoidis counters with an outside leg kick.
Scott swings for the body but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis misses with a two punch combination.
Scott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lithoxoidis counters with a leg kick.
Lithoxoidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott counters with a thumping low kick.
Scott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lithoxoidis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brian Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lithoxoidis scores with a nice head shot.
Lithoxoidis throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Scott is working the combinations to good effect here.
Scott's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Scott duly obliges.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lithoxoidis throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lithoxoidis misses with a combination
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scott lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lithoxoidis backs up against the ropes.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lithoxoidis misses with a straight right.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott blocks a head kick by Lithoxoidis.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scott, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis avoids them all with ease.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lithoxoidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lithoxoidis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lithoxoidis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lithoxoidis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott tries to bum rush Lithoxoidis with a series of wild strikes but Lithoxoidis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lithoxoidis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Scott stuns Lithoxoidis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lithoxoidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lithoxoidis's knee momentarily.
Brian Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Lithoxoidis checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lithoxoidis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott swinging wilding here.
Lithoxoidis tries to work over Scott's front leg with a kick but Scott checks it.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Lithoxoidis misses with a double jab.
Lithoxoidis dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Lithoxoidis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lithoxoidis counters with a thumping low kick.
Lithoxoidis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lithoxoidis throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis misses with a combination
enabling Scott to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scott moves out of range as Lithoxoidis strikes.
Lithoxoidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lithoxoidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott scores with a jab. Lithoxoidis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lithoxoidis is looking to score with low kicks.
Scott lands with a shot to the body.
Scott misses with a double jab
and Lithoxoidis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four 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.
Scott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lithoxoidis dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lithoxoidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lithoxoidis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lithoxoidis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lithoxoidis throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lithoxoidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lithoxoidis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scott counters with a three punch combo that has Lithoxoidis backing up. Lithoxoidis nods at Scott to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Scott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aris Lithoxoidis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Lithoxoidis throws a combination that misses
and Scott counters with a three punch combo that has Lithoxoidis backing up. Lithoxoidis nods at Scott to acknowledge the strikes.
Scott staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lithoxoidis.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Scott thuds a left hand into Lithoxoidis's body.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott looks to land a combination but Lithoxoidis avoids it well.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lithoxoidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lithoxoidis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
A left lands for Scott.
Scott throws a right and a left that Lithoxoidis avoids nicely.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Lithoxoidis.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scott slips a jab and a cross from Lithoxoidis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis misses with a body kick.
Lithoxoidis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lithoxoidis dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott tries to score with a low kick but Lithoxoidis moves his leg out of the way.
Lithoxoidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scott.
Lithoxoidis looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Lithoxoidis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and Lithoxoidis settles back down.
Lithoxoidis misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a one-two to the body.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Scott - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lithoxoidis throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lithoxoidis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lithoxoidis misses with a double jab
and Scott counters with a straight right hand.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Scott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lithoxoidis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lithoxoidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lithoxoidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lithoxoidis misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Lithoxoidis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Scott scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis misses with a combination
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Lithoxoidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Scott lands a lovely overhand right.
Lithoxoidis swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Scott finds it's target.
Lithoxoidis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott scores with a one two! Lithoxoidis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Scott.
Lithoxoidis with a nice cross.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lithoxoidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brian Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lithoxoidis counters with a head kick.
Scott throws a right and a left that Lithoxoidis avoids nicely.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Scott slips a jab and a cross from Lithoxoidis.
Aris Lithoxoidis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lithoxoidis fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott avoids the head kick by Lithoxoidis.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lithoxoidis.
Scott throws a combination. Lithoxoidis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lithoxoidis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scott.
Lithoxoidis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lithoxoidis throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
Lithoxoidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with a straight right hand.
Scott throws a right hand that Lithoxoidis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lithoxoidis also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Scott!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny McClean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny McClean will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Randleman!
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, Lenny McClean!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McClean looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Randleman moves into full mount! McClean won't be happy about that!
Randleman raining down shots from the mount!
Randleman working McClean over with strikes here.
Randleman with good strikes from the mount here!
Randleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randleman working the ground and pound effectively.
Randleman landing shots from mount.
McClean is rocked!
McClean takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Randleman's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Randleman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayato Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Mars!
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, Mayato Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai misses with a series of wild punches.
Mars fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Sakurai does no damage.
Mars throws a right and a left that Sakurai avoids nicely.
Sakurai tries to bum rush Mars with a series of wild strikes but Mars uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mars throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mars falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakurai counters with a two punch combo.
Mars falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakurai counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Mars has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mayato Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kalvinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture has chosen Randy Couture as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Randy Couture enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Kalvinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalvinson sprawls well. He's pushed Couture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Kalvinson.
Kalvinson misses with a two punch combination.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Kalvinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Couture 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.
Kalvinson wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.
Couture distracts Kalvinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Couture sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalvinson 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.
Kalvinson is looking to stand up but Couture isn't so interested in that idea.
Kalvinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalvinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kalvinson wants to stand but Couture is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Couture dodges the punch combination from Kalvinson.
Horrible takedown by Couture or perhaps it was just good defense by Kalvinson which made him look bad.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Kalvinson, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Kalvinson against the ropes but Kalvinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robert Kalvinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
A combination from Kalvinson does no damage.
Kalvinson is breathing heavily.
Kalvinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couture avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Couture with that takedown attempt.
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.
Couture closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalvinson circles away.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kalvinson as he avoids it easily.
Kalvinson misses with the combination.
Kalvinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Couture tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kalvinson swivels and escapes.
Couture shoots in and bounces Kalvinson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Kalvinson keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Kalvinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Couture passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalvinson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Couture working the ground and pound from side control.
Kalvinson wants to get back to his feet.
Couture staying calm.
Couture lands a nice forearm strike.
Kalvinson pushes Couture away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Couture gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Couture moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture grinds an elbow into Kalvinson's temple.
Kalvinson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Couture controlling the position from side mount.
I looks like Couture might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
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.
Kalvinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robert Kalvinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalvinson sprawls well. He's pushed Couture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kalvinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couture lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Robert Kalvinson has been cut.
Couture shoots in but no luck this time.
Couture shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Couture was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Couture has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kalvinson's face.
Couture working Kalvinson over with strikes here.
Couture takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Couture trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Randy Couture just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture landing a few strikes.
Kalvinson wants to get back to his feet.
Kalvinson is letting Couture control him for a moment.
Couture lands a few punches from side control.
Kalvinson seems a little lost for a moment, as Couture dominates the positioning.
Kalvinson wants to get back to his feet.
Couture is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kalvinson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kalvinson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Couture controls the position.
Kalvinson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Couture landing strikes.
Kalvinson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Couture is staying tight to Kalvinson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Randy Couture has got the better of the ground game so far.
Couture working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands some shots froms side control.
Kalvinson trying to remain calm as Couture controls from the top position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Randy Couture just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Kalvinson misses.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown. Kalvinson tries to sprawl out of it but Couture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kalvinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robert Kalvinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Couture shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalvinson pinned against the cage. Kalvinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Couture fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kalvinson misses.
Couture darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kalvinson taking some punishment here, with Couture in his half guard.
Couture is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kalvinson tries to kick Couture off but Couture keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture controlling the pace.
Couture passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Kalvinson'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!
Couture connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalvinson momentarily.
Kalvinson throws a right and a left that Couture avoids nicely.
Couture feints and as Kalvinson raises his hands in defense, Couture changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kalvinson wants to stand up but Couture is controlling him.
Couture landing with the ground and pound.
Couture sitting in guard here, content to control.
Couture lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture tries to free his leg and advance position but Kalvinson is retaining full guard.
Couture working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kalvinson's head.
Couture content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalvinson is looking to stand up but Couture isn't so interested in that idea.
Couture not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kalvinson keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Couture stops Kalvinson from standing up.
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.
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.
Couture distracts Kalvinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Couture prevents Kalvinson from getting back to his feet.
Couture stands and throws Kalvinson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Couture lands a nice forearm strike.
Kalvinson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Couture is controlling him well.
Check out the look on Couture's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Couture is working Kalvinson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Couture controls the position.
Kalvinson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Couture controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kalvinson to see if he's OK.
Couture landing a few strikes.
Couture looks up at the clock and then as Kalvinson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Couture smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Couture is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kalvinson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Couture prevents Kalvinson from escaping the position.
Couture just content to control the position.
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Let's hope that Couture has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Couture lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kalvinson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Couture is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kalvinson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kalvinson wants to get back to his feet.
Couture working the ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Couture winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noriko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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250 lbs
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215 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noriko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown 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.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Brown tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Brown won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Brown's guard.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Brown 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 four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Noriko Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noriko Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Brown.
Brown looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Noriko Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown swinging wilding here.
Brown 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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown wants to stand up but Gracie has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Brown gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Brown 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.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown is posturing up here but Gracie has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Brown tries to roll out but it's too tight and Brown has to tap! Slick submission there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noriko Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoshi Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Grecosaurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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245 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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225 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoshi Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Grecosaurus!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Grecosaurus circles away.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Grecosaurus moves out of range.
Grecosaurus swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Grecosaurus circles away.
Grecosaurus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grecosaurus landing with the ground and pound.
Tanaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grecosaurus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tanaka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grecosaurus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tanaka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grecosaurus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tanaka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grecosaurus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grecosaurus connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecosaurus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grecosaurus wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
Tanaka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grecosaurus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grecosaurus wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
Grecosaurus preventing the sweep.
Grecosaurus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grecosaurus shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanaka sprawls well. He's pushed Grecosaurus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grecosaurus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecosaurus wants to pass the guard but Tanaka is defending well.
Grecosaurus slips a nice elbow through Tanaka's hands, connecting with Tanaka's forehead.
Grecosaurus wants to take a breather but Tanaka is having none of it.
Tanaka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grecosaurus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grecosaurus's back!
Tanaka has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Grecosaurus is defending well but eventually Tanaka manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Grecosaurus has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hoshi Tanaka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cebrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yosko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Cebrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yosko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cebrone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kimura works over Cebrone's head and body with a nice combination.
Kimura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimura throws a low kick but Cebrone avoids it.
Cebrone misses with a takedown attempt - Kimura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cebrone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cebrone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Kimura's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kimura manages to get back to half guard.
Cebrone moves into full mount! Kimura won't be happy about that!
Kimura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cebrone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kimura on the ground.
Cebrone jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kimura manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cebrone tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cebrone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cebrone scoring with punches from side control.
Kimura is looking to regain half guard here but Cebrone keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cebrone shoots in but no luck this time.
Cebrone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kimura but Kimura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Cebrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cebrone is breathing heavily.
Cebrone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Kimura does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cebrone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kimura looking to control.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kimura lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cebrone!
Kimura jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cebrone manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cebrone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kimura trying to control the action but Cebrone is working from the bottom.
Cebrone is trying to get back to full guard.
Kimura passes to side control.
Kimura working away.
Kimura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cebrone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kimura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cebrone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cebrone is looking for a sweep.
Kimura gets to mount! Cebrone was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cebrone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cebrone tries to get out of the position.
Kimura is working for a guillotine from mount but Cebrone frees his head quite easily.
Kimura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cebrone is trying to escape the mount.
Kimura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cebrone is surviving well by controlling Kimura's body position as best he can.
Cebrone defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cebrone is surviving well by controlling Kimura's body position as best he can.
Kimura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kimura wants to finish this one by submission but Cebrone is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kimura.
Kimura wants to control the pace but Cebrone is squirming around nicely.
Cebrone wants to hold on but Kimura pushes him away.
Cebrone can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yosko Kimura dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kimura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cebrone fails with the takedown.
Cebrone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cebrone avoids a kick to the body.
Cebrone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cebrone 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.
Kimura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kimura trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cebrone manages to get himself to full guard.
Cebrone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kimura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kimura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cebrone wants to get back to full guard.
Cebrone is staying active underneath Kimura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cebrone is trying to maintain the position but Kimura is very close to passing his half guard.
Cebrone is refusing to be controlled, as Kimura sits in half guard.
Cebrone gets full guard.
Cebrone trying to keep a closed guard but Kimura is proving a slippery customer.
Kimura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Cebrone with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Cebrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cebrone shoots in for a takedown but Kimura shows good takedown defense.
Cebrone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kimura is fending him off so far but Cebrone persists. Nope, Kimura circles away and we're back to standing.
Cebrone dodges the punch combination from Kimura.
Cebrone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kimura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Cebrone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cebrone wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Kimura wants to sweep here but Cebrone controlling him for the moment.
Kimura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cebrone's guard.
Cebrone has his foot on Kimura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kimura works his way back into a safe position though.
Cebrone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kimura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kimura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cebrone throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Yosko Kimura has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Cebrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura passes Cebrone's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kimura works his way into full mount!
Cebrone chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Kimura.
Cebrone tries to reverse the position but Kimura maintains control.
Kimura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cebrone is surviving well by controlling Kimura's body position as best he can.
Cebrone working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura blocks Cebrone's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kimura tries to control but Cebrone wriggling away.
Kimura jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cebrone manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cebrone is not content to let Kimura control the position.
Kimura is trying to get an arm triangle but Cebrone is defending well.
Cebrone stops Kimura from passing to mount.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Cebrone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yosko Kimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kimura throws a front kick that sends Cebrone stumbling back into the ropes.
Cebrone gets a takedown into half guard.
Kimura has hold of Cebrone's hands but Cebrone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cebrone is trying to work for a kimura but Kimura is defending well.
Kimura works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cebrone preventing the sweep.
Kimura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cebrone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cebrone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cebrone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kimura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kimura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kimura scores with a nice head shot.
Kimura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cebrone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kimura's guard.
Cebrone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cebrone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kimura is trying to control the position but Cebrone postures up.
Kimura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kimura tries to pass to full mount but Cebrone defends it.
Cebrone tries to get to full guard but Kimura has control of the leg.
Kimura trying to pass the guard but Cebrone defending well.
Cebrone gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura won't allow Cebrone to sweep him here.
Kimura trying to control but Cebrone is working from the bottom.
Cebrone doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cebrone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kimura manages to get himself to full guard.
Cebrone advances position into side control!
Kimura manages to get back to half guard.
Cebrone prevents Kimura from improving his position.
Cebrone seems to be looking for submissions.
Kimura gets back to full guard.
Cebrone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cebrone is one step ahead there.
Cebrone lands a couple of elbows.
Kimura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cebrone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cebrone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cebrone postures up.
Kimura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cebrone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cebrone is working Kimura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Cebrone from controlling successfully.
Kimura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yosko Kimura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura moves nicely into side control.
Cebrone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kimura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kimura tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cebrone regains half guard.
Kimura is looking for a kimura but Cebrone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimura to get the leverage.
Kimura wants to pass to mount but Cebrone is defending the position.
Kimura is trying to control. Cebrone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Cebrone.
Well Kimura 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yosko Kimura!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary has chosen one day like this as his entrance music. Kenny Powers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Powers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Powers throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Powers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Leary can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Powers is trying to control the position but O Leary postures up.
Powers keeping full guard, as O Leary tries to pass.
Powers working a defensive guard here.
O Leary slips nicely into half guard.
Powers moves into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary preventing the sweep.
Powers had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. O Leary is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Powers Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take O Leary's back instead.
Powers working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. O Leary is doing well to defend. Powers seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! O Leary is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenny Powers!
Kenny Powers retains his heavyweight title!
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