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Syn' 98: Reckless Bravery PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Never Faulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Never Faulter comes to the cage accompanied by Fire it up by Modest Mouse. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Never Faulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrett Greene!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Never Faulter misses.
Garrett Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Never Faulter connects with a nice looking jab.
Never Faulter scoring well with a low kick there.
Never Faulter throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Never Faulter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Never Faulter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Never Faulter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greene counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Never Faulter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Never Faulter is controlling Greene's posture.
Never Faulter looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter wants to stand and escape but Greene is having none of it.
Never Faulter looking to control.
Never Faulter can't keep his opponent in guard - Greene advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Never Faulter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Never Faulter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Never Faulter wants to sweep here but Greene controlling him for the moment.
Greene looking to pass the guard.
Never Faulter has Greene pulled in close to control his posture.
Never Faulter wants to stand up but Greene is controlling him.
Never Faulter looking for a sweep. Not yet Never Faulter, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter keeping full guard, as Greene tries to pass.
Never Faulter is looking to sweep but instead, Greene has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Never Faulter is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greene swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Never Faulter counters with a series of strikes. Greene will be more careful next time no doubt.
Never Faulter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Never Faulter throws a combination. Greene tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Never Faulter with a nice cross.
Greene on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greene looks gassed!
Never Faulter cracks a nice hook into Greene's ribs.
Greene takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Never Faulter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Never Faulter duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Never Faulter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Never Faulter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walter Never Faulter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Never Faulter scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Never Faulter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Never Faulter throws a series of punches but Greene moves out of range.
Greene misses with a combination
and Greene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greene will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Greene throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Never Faulter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Never Faulter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greene shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Never Faulter counters with a series of strikes. Greene will be more careful next time no doubt.
Never Faulter lands with an overhand left.
Never Faulter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Never Faulter duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greene is breathing heavily.
A head kick lands from Never Faulter that sends Greene to the canvas. Greene tries to scramble back to his feet but Never Faulter brings him back down into side control.
Greene is rocked!
Never Faulter controlling the position.
Never Faulter wants to control but Greene is keeping him busy.
Never Faulter controlling the position.
Never Faulter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Never Faulter.
Greene tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Never Faulter counters with a straight right hand.
Greene is looking to clinch.
Walter Never Faulter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter sizes up Greene with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, jab by Never Faulter - just one landing.
Never Faulter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Garrett Greene has been cut.
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Never Faulter counters with a nice body shot.
Greene dodges the punch combination from Never Faulter.
Never Faulter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greene.
Never Faulter scores with a jab.
Never Faulter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Never Faulter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walter Never Faulter is winning the standup battle so far.
Greene drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Never Faulter scoring well with a low kick there.
Never Faulter throws a one two combo.
Never Faulter throws a one two combo.
Greene is still on wobbly legs! Can Never Faulter finish him?
Never Faulter throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Greene seems to have recovered his senses.
Never Faulter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Never Faulter.
Never Faulter feints and then cracks Greene's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Greene down.
Greene is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Never Faulter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Never Faulter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Garrett Greene's cut.
That's time! Never Faulter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Never Faulter lands a right hook to the body.
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Never Faulter counters with a stiff right hand.
Never Faulter with a hook.
Never Faulter scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greene looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Never Faulter misses with a two punch combination.
Greene has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Never Faulter finds it's way round the side to connect with Greene's head.
Greene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Never Faulter cracks Greene with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter lands with a hook. Greene tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greene looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Never Faulter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for Never Faulter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Never Faulter.
Never Faulter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Never Faulter drops Greene with a nice combination! Never Faulter dives into Greene's guard, looking to finish!
Greene throws his legs up looking for a submission but Never Faulter uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter scores with punches from side control.
Never Faulter controlling the position from side mount.
Never Faulter scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Never Faulter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Greene trying to remain calm as Never Faulter controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter stands up and beckons Greene to his feet.
A jab from Greene misses.
Never Faulter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Greene tries to score a power double leg takedown but Never Faulter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greene somewhat.
Never Faulter swinging wilding here.
Greene shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garrett Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter Never Faulter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Never Faulter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Never Faulter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Greene has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Never Faulter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Never Faulter scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Never Faulter throws a combination. Greene tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Never Faulter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Never Faulter 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 for Walter Never Faulter!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!
Walter Never Faulter wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaari Kuukonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukonen comes to the cage accompanied by Armin Van Buuren - Rapture. 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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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaari Kuukonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuukonen.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuukonen doesn't seem phased though.
Hall moves away from the strike by Kuukonen.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuukonen swivels and escapes.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Kuukonen slips the punch.
Kuukonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hall walks into a stiff left hand from Kuukonen.
Hall throws a right and a left that Kuukonen avoids nicely.
Hall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuukonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Ryan Hall has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuukonen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hall was covering up waiting for the punch and Kuukonen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuukonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuukonen throwing strikes but missing.
Kuukonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuukonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuukonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuukonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuukonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Kuukonen from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuukonen throws a combination that misses
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuukonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
The crowd cheers as Kuukonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Hall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuukonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall swinging wilding here.
Hall gets caught flat footed, as Kuukonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuukonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
Hall working a defensive guard but Kuukonen passes into half guard.
Kuukonen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hall tries to roll over but Kuukonen keeps him under control.
Hall looks gassed!
Kuukonen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kuukonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hall is looking to escape.
Hall tries to control Kuukonen's body but Kuukonen pushes him off. Hall squirms to his side and now Kuukonen has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hall has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kuukonen throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hall is really stuck here.
Hall showing good submission defense here.
Kuukonen throwing wild punches that miss their target.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen looking for the choke but no joy.
Hall trying to control the hands but Kuukonen won't let him.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kuukonen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuukonen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaari Kuukonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kuukonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuukonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
A shot to the body from Kuukonen misses
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Kuukonen.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuukonen is keeping the position for now.
Kuukonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Kuukonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kuukonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hall?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuukonen trying to control but Hall is having none of it.
Kuukonen landing strikes from the mount and Hall is in trouble!
Kuukonen controlling the pace for now.
Hall tries to reverse the position but Kuukonen maintains control.
Kuukonen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hall can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kuukonen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hall because Kuukonen loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen looking to secure an arm triangle but Hall defends it well.
Hall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuukonen looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hall tries to hold on but Kuukonen pushes him away.
Kuukonen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kuukonen has control of Hall's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hall regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hall is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kuukonen controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Kuukonen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hall passes into side control.
Jaari Kuukonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuukonen is looking for a sweep.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuukonen keeps working.
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.
Kuukonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Kuukonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kuukonen tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall throws a solid leg kick but Kuukonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuukonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuukonen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jaari Kuukonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
Hall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuukonen lands with a cross.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuukonen is out of range.
Crunch! Kuukonen slams his shin into Hall's torso.
Kuukonen misses with a shot to the body
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Ryan Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuukonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kuukonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuukonen trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Kuukonen is working for a kimura but Hall is defending it quite comfortably.
Kuukonen is looking to advance position but Hall won't allow it.
Kuukonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kuukonen lands a nice short elbow.
Jaari Kuukonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is staying active underneath Kuukonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kuukonen in particular looking to stall.
Kuukonen prevents Hall from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to get back to full guard but Kuukonen has mounted him!
Hall is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Kuukonen controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jaari Kuukonen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuukonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hall moves out of range as Kuukonen throws a body kick.
Kuukonen misses with a head kick.
Kuukonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuukonen throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Kuukonen scores with a jab to the body.
Hall misses with a leg kick
letting Kuukonen counter with a right hand.
Kuukonen lands with a right hand.
Kuukonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Jaari Kuukonen is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall throws a leg kick but Kuukonen checks it.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Kuukonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuukonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuukonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Kuukonen.
Ryan Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuukonen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuukonen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hall!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuukonen lands a heavy elbow.
Kuukonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaari Kuukonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuukonen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jaari Kuukonen!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Jaari Kuukonen!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Jaari Kuukonen!
Jaari Kuukonen wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Belfort has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort swinging wilding here.
Carwin slips a jab and a cross from Belfort.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Belfort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carwin swinging wilding here.
Belfort throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carwin counters with a shoot takedown. Belfort fights it but they end up in guard.
Carwin preventing the sweep.
Carwin postures up in Belfort's guard and throws a big left but Belfort blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin thows a big elbow that misses.
Carwin is in close to Belfort's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carwin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carwin won't allow Belfort to sweep him here.
Carwinis looking to pass into half guard but Belfort pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Belfort is in guard.
Carwin trying to strike off his back.
Carwin trying to keep a closed guard but Belfort is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Carwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belfort pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carwin is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Belfort displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carwin.
Belfort slips a straight right by Carwin.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Belfort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carwin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carwin throws a hook to the side of Belfort's head but Belfort sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Carwin.
Belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin scores with a shot to the body.
Carwin slips a straight right by Belfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carwin slips a straight right by Belfort.
Belfort ducks under a wild hook from Carwin.
Belfort misses the jab.
Belfort slips under a jab from Carwin.
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Carwin moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Belfort misses.
Belfort throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belfort misses with a body shot.
Belfort takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Carwin connects with a right hand. Belfort shakes it off.
A big left from Belfort misses.
Belfort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belfort throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Belfort.
Belfort is rocked!
Carwin dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Belfort has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Casey Carwin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Why (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevie Why!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Drury!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Why fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Why gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drury stands and throws Why's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Why tries to bench press Drury off him but Drury keeps the position.
Why regains half guard there - taking advantage of Drury's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Drury is looking to stall here but Why recovers full guard.
Why keeping moving, preventing Drury from controlling successfully.
Why keeping full guard, as Drury tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Drury trying to control but Why is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Why has Drury pulled in close to control his posture.
Drury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drury wants to control from the top but Why keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drury scores with a takedown into Why's guard.
Why looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drury trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drury is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Why avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drury drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drury jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drury throwing strikes from guard but Why blocks nicely.
Drury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Why swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drury wants to control from the top but Why keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Why misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Why jabs at Drury's body.
Drury looks gassed!
Why displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drury.
Drury gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Why to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Why looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Why stands and steps away. Drury gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Drury misses with a takedown
and Why counters with a nice body shot.
Why pushes Drury up against the cage in a clinch.
Drury has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Why is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevie Why has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Drury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Why jumps guard and drags Drury to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Why wants to stand up but Drury is controlling him.
Why is looking for a triangle but Drury pushes his legs off easily.
Why looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Why is keeping the position for now.
Why keeping moving, preventing Drury from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drury decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Why, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Why dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Why counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drury's guard now.
Why trying to control the position from guard on top but Drury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drury lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Why!
Drury seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Why is holding on tight.
Why keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Why regains half guard.
Drury prevents Why from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury is working for a submission of some sort.
Why is staying active underneath Drury, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drury trying to control the pace.
Drury tries to pass to full mount but Why defends it.
Drury is trying to control the action in half guard but Why is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drury blocks the strikes from Why.
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.
Why gets full guard.
Drury trying to control the position from guard on top but Why is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Why looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drury shoots and misses
and Why counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Why is pressing down on Drury's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drury is holding on for now.
Why trying to control the pace.
Drury tries to get to full guard but Why has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury is trying to maintain the position but Why is very close to passing his half guard.
Drury is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Why pulls his head out easily.
Drury won't allow Why to pass to mount.
Drury wants to get back to full guard.
Drury is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Why displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Why can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Why throws a nice looking combination but Drury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Why throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drury.
Drury has his takedown stuffed
and Why counters by moving into the clinch.
Stevie Why has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Drury.
Why working Drury over with knees to the body.
Why ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Why no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Drury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Why is pulling down on Drury's head to control his posture.
Why can't keep his opponent in guard - Drury advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Why trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Why dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Why 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.
Drury is trying to control the position but Why postures up.
Why working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drury looking to control.
Drury wants to control the position but Why says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Why seems to be looking for submissions.
Drury trying to control but Why postures up.
Drury is pressing down on Why's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drury trying to control the position here.
Drury keeping full guard, as Why tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Why is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Drury has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Why is looking to defend but Drury has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Why! Drury pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Why taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mick Drury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Slider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickson has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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170 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Slider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slider lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slider misses with a series of wild punches.
Slider really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickson moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Dickson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slider slips a jab from Dickson.
Dickson loads up on a big right hand but Slider slips the punch.
Dickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slider manages to avoid it.
Dickson misses with a wild combination.
Slider punishes Dickson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dickson misses with a double jab.
Slider throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dickson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slider looks to land a combination but Dickson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickson misses with a double jab
and Slider makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dickson looks gassed!
Dickson scores with a nice right hand.
Slider ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slider moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slider.
Gabriel Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickson misses with a two punch combination.
Slider misses with a wild combination.
Slider throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dickson misses.
Dickson swinging wilding here.
Dickson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dickson dips to his left and cracks Slider with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Slider misses.
Dickson scores with a nice head shot.
Slider throws a series of punches but Dickson moves out of range.
Slider throws a series of punches but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson throws a nice looking combination but Slider bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slider counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Slider both land. Nice combination.
Slider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dickson throws a one two combo.
Dickson punishes Slider's body with a nice straight punch.
Dickson cracks Slider with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dickson swinging wilding here.
A head kick misses from Slider.
Dickson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dickson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slider misses with a wild combination.
Slider dodges the punch combination from Dickson.
Dickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slider misses with a combination
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slider lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Slider throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dickson counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Dickson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch combination from Dickson misses.
Dickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slider.
A punch combination from Slider misses.
Slider moves out of range as Dickson strikes.
William Slider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Slider.
Dickson misses with a few strikes there.
Dickson misses with a double jab.
Slider is looking to wear down Dickson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slider.
A big right from Dickson misses.
Dickson throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slider.
Slider thuds his right hand into Dickson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slider connects with the punch.
Slider digs a good hook to Dickson's body.
Some wild striking there from Dickson.
Slider takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slider misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickson lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Slider.
Dickson slips a jab and a cross from Slider.
No joy there for Dickson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slider throws a hook to the side of Dickson's head but Dickson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickson misses with a wild body shot.
Dickson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slider with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dickson to score with a decent uppercut.
Dickson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickson throws a hook to the side of Slider's head but Slider sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slider.
A punch combination from Slider misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider misses with a few strikes there.
Dickson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Slider.
Slider misses with an uppercut.
Dickson takes a swing at Slider's ribcage but misses.
Dickson shoots and misses
and Slider counters with a left and a right that stings Dickson.
Slider lands with a nice body punch.
Gabriel Dickson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slider throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dickson misses with a wild combination.
Slider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Slider swinging wilding here.
Dickson misses with a combination
and Slider counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Slider misses.
Slider looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slider looks to land a combination but Dickson avoids it well.
Dickson misses with a combination
and Slider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickson throws an overhand right that lands on Slider's shoulder, as Slider tries to avoid the shot.
Dickson lands a body shot.
Dickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Slider will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Slider scores with a decent looking hook.
Dickson misses with the combination.
Dickson takes a swing at Slider's ribcage but misses.
Dickson lands a jab to Slider's midsection.
Slider throws a series of punches but Dickson moves out of range.
Slider lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slider.
No joy there for Slider, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slider fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dickson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dickson misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson slips a straight right by Slider.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slider.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dickson!
Dickson swinging wilding here.
Slider throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - Slider scores with a four punch combination!
Dickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dickson, as that shot connected.
Slider slips a jab and a cross from Dickson.
Slider swings for the body but Dickson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slider throws a nice looking combination but Dickson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickson misses with a hook to the body
and Slider counters with a nice body shot.
Dickson throws a combination that misses
and Slider counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dickson tries to move into range but Slider moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dickson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickson misses with the combination.
Dickson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Slider.
Slider swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slider counters with a nice body shot.
Dickson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slider fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dickson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slider fails to land with a series of punches.
Dickson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slider counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slider lands with a shot to the body.
Slider tries to bum rush Dickson with a series of wild strikes but Dickson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dickson tests Slider's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slider tries to move into range but Dickson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slider swinging wilding here.
Dickson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Slider counters with a two punch combo.
Dickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slider.
Slider dodges the punch combination from Dickson.
A right-left combo lands from Slider.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slider steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson lands with a straight right. Slider didn't see that one coming.
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 William Slider.
I think Slider has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Gabriel Dickson!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Gabriel Dickson!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Gabriel Dickson!
Gabriel Dickson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bif Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen Daddy Cool as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bif Hart will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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22
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bif Hart!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Chambers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chambers lands in his opponent's guard.
Hart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hart keeping full guard, as Chambers tries to pass.
Chambers trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers passes into half guard.
Chambers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chambers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is trying to stand back up but Chambers is controlling him
Hart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hart tries to kick Chambers off but Chambers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chambers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chambers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hart's head.
Hart is looking to escape.
Chambers trying to pass the guard but Hart defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chambers slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chambers misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chambers dodges the punch combination from Hart.
Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Hart throws a one two combo.
Chambers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hart wants to land a leg kick but Chambers is out of range.
Hart misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Chambers slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
An inside leg kick lands from Hart.
Hart tries to clinch but Chambers is having none of it.
Hart avoids the body shot from Chambers.
Chambers moves out of range as Hart throws a body kick.
Hart throws a head kick but Chambers moves out of range.
Hart throws a series of punches but Chambers avoids them all with ease.
Chambers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chambers backs up against the cage.
Hart wants to clinch up but Chambers keeps it at a distance.
Chambers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hart's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chambers looking to pass the guard.
Hart looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chambers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chambers trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chambers throws a strike but Hart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chambers is pulling down on Hart's head. It's preventing any offense from Hart, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Chambers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bif Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart swinging wilding here.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Chambers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hart throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hart tries to clinch but Chambers moves out of range.
Hart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hart. That's going to slow Chambers down.
Hart gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chambers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chambers controls the pace.
Chambers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Chambers stays in close to Hart's body and controls the position.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.
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.
Chambers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chambers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chambers.
Hart doesn't manage to clinch there - Chambers circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bif Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Hart misses.
Hart throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.
Hart throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.
Hart misses with a head kick.
Hart connects with a looping right hand.
Chambers checks a leg kick.
Hart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chambers tries for a takedown but Hart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hart leaves Chambers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart throws a right hand that Chambers ducks under and follows up with a left that Chambers also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hart throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chambers swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chambers feints and as Hart raises his hands in defense, Chambers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chambers is pushing down on Hart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hart is fighting to maintain full guard but Chambers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chambers is trying to work for a kimura but Hart is defending well.
Chambers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Chambers dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chambers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hart is trying to stand back up but Chambers is controlling him
Chambers is looking to advance position but Hart won't allow it.
Chambers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chambers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hart defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hart wants to stand back up but Chambers manages to pass into side control.
Chambers slows the pace down.
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.
Chambers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chambers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chambers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hart is avoiding damage well.
Hart is not content to let Chambers control the position.
Chambers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hart is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to get back to his feet.
Chambers misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chambers is trying to get an arm triangle but Hart is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Chambers stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chambers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chambers wants to control but Hart is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Chambers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chambers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for James Chambers!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for James Chambers!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for James Chambers!
James Chambers wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Foxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Foxx might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger. Steve Foxx has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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275 lbs
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285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Foxx!
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, Billy Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Foxx slips under a jab.
Foxx looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyd is just out of range.
Foxx throws a shot from downtown. Boyd moves away and avoids it.
Foxx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyd.
Foxx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Boyd misses its intended target.
Boyd throws a body punch but Foxx moves out of range.
Boyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foxx sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foxx tries to bum rush Boyd with a series of wild strikes but Boyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foxx throws a sloppy body shot
and Boyd counters with a nice uppercut.
Foxx cracks Boyd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foxx stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Foxx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyd.
Foxx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Foxx counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boyd throws a shot from downtown. Foxx moves away and avoids it.
Foxx has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Foxx lands a with a good body shot.
Boyd looks gassed!
Foxx throws a lazy right hand but Boyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foxx staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Foxx.
Foxx slips under a jab from Boyd.
A slow jab from Foxx misses its intended target.
Boyd throws a lazy right hand but Foxx sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Foxx.
Boyd misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Boyd.
Boyd defending well as Foxx loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foxx.
Boyd lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Foxx darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Foxx looks to land a combination but Boyd avoids it well.
Boyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyd throws a shot from downtown. Foxx moves away and avoids it.
Foxx misses with a straight left.
Foxx stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Foxx staying out of range there.
Foxx is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Foxx throws a hook to the side of Boyd's head but Boyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyd might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Foxx connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boyd's hands.
Foxx keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyd.
Boyd misses with a jab to the body
and Foxx counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyd is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foxx throws an uppercut from hell that sends Boyd clean off his feet! He's out cold! Foxx stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Foxx!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bonifacio Martial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caesar Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonifacio Martial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caesar Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martial throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Martial misses with a series of wild punches.
Martial connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martial counters with a thumping low kick.
Mendez thows a leg kick but Martial checks it
and Martial counters with a left and a right that stings Mendez.
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!
Mendez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caesar Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Martial.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Martial counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mendez looks gassed!
Martial moves away from the strike by Mendez.
A head kick by Mendez misses
and Martial counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martial counters with a thumping low kick.
Martial feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
Martial wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mendez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martial misses with the combination.
Martial goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mendez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial throws a head kick that Mendez semi-blocks.
Mendez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mendez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.
Nice uppercut there from Martial.
Martial connects with the punch.
A combination from Martial does no damage.
Mendez scores with a jab. Martial acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mendez slips a jab and a cross from Martial.
Martial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martial misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martial lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendez backs up against the cage.
Martial avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martial scores with a hook to the body. Mendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Martial.
Martial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Mendez looks to throw a body kick
and Martial counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendez thinking.
Martial paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Martial counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez connects with a nice looking jab.
Mendez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martial fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendez on the side of the head.
Martial avoids the head kick by Mendez.
Mendez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martial falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mendez counters with a nice leg kick.
Mendez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Martial counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendez shrugs it off.
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martial finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martial.
Martial misses with a double jab.
Martial throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martial is looking to slow Mendez down with leg kicks.
Martial fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendez.
Martial throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martial lands a two punch combo.
Martial throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendez misses with a kick to the body
and Martial counters with a left and a right that stings Mendez.
Martial tests Mendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martial walks into a stiff left hand from Mendez.
Martial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Martial cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martial looks to land a combination. Mendez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martial misses with a looping right.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martial moves away.
Mendez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mendez throws a looping overhand right but Martial ducks down to avoid it.
Martial lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martial throws a nice head kick!
Mendez motions for Martial to come forward. Mendez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Mendez looks to throw a body kick
and Martial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martial blocks a head kick by Mendez.
Martial lands with a right hand.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Martial counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendez shrugs it off.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bonifacio Martial dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martial lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bonifacio Martial is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez swings for the body but Martial moves out of range.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendez misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Mendez.
Martial keeps Mendez at a distance using the push kick.
Martial throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martial cracks Mendez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martial lands a high kick!
Martial scores with a jab. Mendez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martial.
Martial throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martial lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendez backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Martial.
Nice body kick from Martial.
Mendez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martial.
Nice body punch from Martial.
Martial feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendez's calf.
Martial works over Mendez's head and body with a nice combination.
Martial lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mendez will feel that in the morning.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Martial.
Some wild striking there from Martial.
Mendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martial jabs at Mendez's body.
Mendez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Mendez tries to bum rush Martial with a series of wild strikes but Martial uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martial lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martial lands a high kick!
Martial throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martial.
Mendez takes one to the side of the head.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick from Martial.
Martial misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martial is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martial counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez misses with a double jab
and Martial counters with a body kick.
Mendez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mendez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martial throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses
and Martial counters with a big head kick but Mendez shrugs it off.
Mendez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial is looking to slow Mendez down with leg kicks.
Martial misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martial.
Martial attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mendez tries to bum rush Martial with a series of wild strikes but Martial uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendez drops his hands momentarily and Martial takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martial.
Martial checks a leg kick.
Martial throws a series of punches but Mendez avoids them all with ease.
Mendez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martial lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martial.
Martial pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
A head kick by Mendez misses
and Martial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martial throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonifacio Martial is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Martial lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martial if he has to take too many more of those.
Martial misses with a head kick.
Mendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendez slips a jab from Martial.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martial lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendez backs up against the cage.
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martial counters with a low kick, right behind Mendez 's knee.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martial throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mendez thuds his right hand into Martial's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Martial.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bonifacio Martial dominated that second round.
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!
Martial looks to land a combination. Mendez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mendez throws a push kick but Martial slaps the foot to one side.
Martial lands a head kick!
Mendez connects with a right hand. Martial shakes it off.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martial scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martial throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Martial misses.
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martial counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mendez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mendez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martial.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mendez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Martial has got the better of the exchanges.
Martial doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martial finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Mendez coming out on top.
Martial misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martial counters with a head kick. That will keep Mendez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mendez misses with a combination
enabling Martial to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendez throws a one two combo.
Martial scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendez should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martial, right into the meat.
Martial throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Mendez misses with a leg kick
and Martial counters with a nice body kick.
Martial with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Jab from Mendez.
Mendez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martial dips to his left and cracks Mendez with an uppercut!
Martial takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martial is looking to score with low kicks.
Martial walks into a straight right hand from Mendez.
Mendez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A shot to de liver by Martial. Beautiful body shot.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Martial moves out of range.
Martial lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mendez will feel that in the morning.
Martial fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendez in the body.
Martial connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Martial. Beautiful body shot.
Martial misses with a wild combination.
Martial throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mendez.
An inside leg kick lands from Mendez.
A left and a right from Martial both land. Nice combination.
Mendez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martial's head backwards.
A low kick from Mendez is predictable there
and Martial counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martial lands a slapping body shot.
Mendez throws a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mendez - that will leave a mark!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martial!
Mendez connects with a looping right hand.
Caesar Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut lands for Mendez. That snapped Martial's head back.
Martial fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martial circles away quickly and effectively.
Martial sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martial looks to land a combination but Mendez avoids it well.
Martial moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Mendez misses with a double jab
and Martial counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mendez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martial doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martial wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
A head kick misses from Martial.
Bonifacio Martial is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Martial avoids nicely.
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 Bonifacio Martial.
Well Martial 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Bonifacio Martial!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Bonifacio Martial!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Bonifacio Martial!
Bonifacio Martial wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzys Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wahoo McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDaniel has chosen War Dance as his entrance music. Wahoo McDaniel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzys Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wahoo McDaniel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniel misses with a body kick.
McDaniel misses with a wild combination.
McDaniel doesn't manage to clinch there - Soszynski circles away.
McDaniel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soszynski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Soszynski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McDaniel tries to avoid it but Soszynski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McDaniel to the ground. McDaniel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soszynski closes the distance and clinches up with McDaniel, looking for a takedown. Soszynski pushes McDaniel against the cage but McDaniel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Soszynski moves out of range as McDaniel throws a body kick.
McDaniel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDaniel thows a body shot but no joy.
Soszynski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soszynski circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDaniel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soszynski fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzys Soszynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski keeps the fight on the outside.
McDaniel throws a front kick aimed at Soszynski's knee but Soszynski avoids it well.
McDaniel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Soszynski or perhaps it was just good defense by McDaniel which made him look bad.
McDaniel stalks Soszynski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soszynski's face. Soszynski staggers backwards, shaken.
Soszynski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDaniel pinned against the cage. McDaniel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McDaniel is looking to clinch but Soszynski is avoiding it.
Soszynski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McDaniel moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soszynski blocks it with crossed arms.
McDaniel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soszynski is trying to drag McDaniel to the mat but McDaniel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Soszynski tries to pull guard but McDaniel holds him up against the cage and eventually Soszynski drops back down to his feet.
McDaniel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDaniel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDaniel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soszynski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McDaniel digs a right hand underneath Soszynski's ribcage. Soszynski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soszynski is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDaniel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soszynski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soszynski is trying to break the clinch but McDaniel has him pressed against the cage.
McDaniel working Soszynski over with knees to the body.
McDaniel lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soszynskis head.
McDaniel tries a knee to the head but Soszynski blocks it.
McDaniel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDaniel tries to land a knee to the head but Soszynski blocks with his arms.
McDaniel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDaniel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
McDaniel lands with a right to the head.
McDaniel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDaniel lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from McDaniel.
McDaniel lands with a left to the head.
McDaniel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soszynski blocks it with crossed arms.
McDaniel misses with a knee to the head.
Soszynski has clasped his hands together around McDaniel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
McDaniel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McDaniel keeping hold of Soszynski's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel tries to get to full guard but Soszynski has control of the leg.
McDaniel has one foot on Soszynski's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soszynski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wahoo McDaniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniel tries to clinch there but Soszynski circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wahoo McDaniel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soszynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Soszynski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soszynski clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDaniel.
McDaniel misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDaniel tries a knee to the head but Soszynski blocks it.
McDaniel lands a shot to the body.
McDaniel tries to land a knee to the head but Soszynski blocks with his arms.
McDaniel lands a shoulder strike.
McDaniel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDaniel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soszynski blocks it with crossed arms.
McDaniel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soszynski wants to break free but McDaniel has control.
McDaniel landing knees to the head.
Soszynski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McDaniel just stands there and leans against the cage.
McDaniel is breathing heavily.
Soszynski tries to pull guard but McDaniel holds him up against the cage and eventually Soszynski drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
Soszynski fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzys Soszynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDaniel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Soszynski blocks it.
McDaniel tries to land a knee to the head but Soszynski blocks with his arms.
Soszynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDaniel with a knee to the head.
McDaniel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
McDaniel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDaniel has Soszynski pressed against the cage, preventing Soszynski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wahoo McDaniel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McDaniel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soszynski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McDaniel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDaniel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soszynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDaniel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniel tries to land a knee to the head but Soszynski blocks with his arms.
McDaniel swings wildly with an uppercut but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soszynski drops down looking for an ankle pick but McDaniel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Soszynski has a takedown stuffed.
McDaniel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDaniel is looking to clinch but Soszynski is avoiding it.
McDaniel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDaniel but McDaniel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel looks to land a right hand but Soszynski moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soszynski.
McDaniel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDaniel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soszynski.
McDaniel tries to close the distance and clinch but Soszynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDaniel fails to land with a series of punches.
Soszynski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDaniel's waist but McDaniel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soszynski off to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soszynski checks a leg kick.
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.
McDaniel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soszynski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McDaniel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Soszynski is looking to take a break and control but McDaniel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDaniel is trying to control Soszynski's posture but Soszynski avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Soszynski.
McDaniel is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Soszynski is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wahoo McDaniel 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! This is the final round!
Soszynski checks a low kick from McDaniel.
Soszynski moves into the clinch.
Soszynski pulls guard effortlessly.
McDaniel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McDaniel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Soszynski looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McDaniel controls the pace.
Soszynski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDaniel is aware though and is defending well.
McDaniel wants to pass the guard but Soszynski is keeping the position.
McDaniel is looking to stand up but Soszynski won't let him.
McDaniel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDaniel sitting in guard here, content to control.
McDaniel trying to control but Soszynski is working from the bottom.
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.
Soszynski is trying to control the position but McDaniel postures up.
McDaniel wants to control from the top but Soszynski keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soszynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDaniel.
McDaniel leaves Soszynski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from McDaniel misses.
McDaniel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soszynski counters by moving into the clinch.
Soszynski pulls guard effortlessly.
Soszynski strikes from his own guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski controls McDaniel momentarily but McDaniel frees himself.
McDaniel looking to pass the guard.
Krzys Soszynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soszynski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDaniel stays in close to Soszynski's body and controls the position.
McDaniel looking to pass the guard.
Soszynski is trying to keep McDaniel in close.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soszynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDaniel.
Soszynski blocks the body kick.
McDaniel misses with a looping left.
Soszynski looks to throw the jab but McDaniel is out of range.
McDaniel tries to clinch up
and Soszynski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McDaniel's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDaniel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soszynski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krzys Soszynski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDaniel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Wahoo McDaniel!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Wahoo McDaniel!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Wahoo McDaniel!
Wahoo McDaniel wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tor Nansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Che Satomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nansen comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Thunder. Satomi has chosen Bad Boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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167 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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181 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tor Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Satomi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satomi throws a big shot that misses.
Satomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Satomi misses its intended target.
Satomi misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nansen.
Nansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nansen lands a really nice looking cross but Satomi seems unphased.
Nansen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Satomi scores with a shot to the body.
Nansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satomi moves away.
Satomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Satomi.
Satomi misses with a hook.
Satomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Che Satomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nansen.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Satomi.
Nansen misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen looks to throw the jab but Satomi is out of range.
Satomi misses with a combination
and Nansen counters with a thumping low kick.
Nansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satomi.
Satomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nansen counters with a left and a right that stings Satomi.
Nansen blocks a jab.
Satomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nansen slips under a jab.
Nansen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Satomi misses.
Satomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satomi misses with a hook to the body
and Nansen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Satomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nansen.
Satomi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Satomi.
Nansen misses with an uppercut.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Satomi.
Satomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Satomi misses.
Satomi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Satomi misses with a double jab
and Nansen counters with a low kick, right behind Satomi 's knee.
Nansen walks into a stiff left hand from Satomi.
Nansen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Satomi's sensitive parts.
Satomi misses with an uppercut.
Satomi misses with a body punch
and Nansen counters with a good low kick that Satomi was not able to check.
Nansen blocks a jab.
Nansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Satomi misses with a body punch
and Nansen counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satomi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nansen takes a swing at Satomi's ribcage but misses.
Nansen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Satomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satomi throws out the jab.
Satomi throws a hook to the side of Nansen's head but Nansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Satomi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nansen.
Nansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Satomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Nansen.
Nansen moves out of range as Satomi strikes.
Satomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nansen misses with a combination
and Satomi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Satomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nansen lands a head kick. Satomi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Satomi throws a jab when Nansen was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Satomi.
Nansen moves away from the strike by Satomi.
Nansen misses with a wild combination.
Satomi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nansen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Satomi.
Nansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satomi.
Nansen lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satomi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Satomi throws the left hand but Nansen avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Nansen dominated that round.
That's time! Nansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Satomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nansen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nansen looks to land a left hand but Satomi moved out of range nicely.
Satomi looks to land a right hand but Nansen moved out of range.
Satomi throws out a loose jab but Nansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satomi lands a nice hook to Nansen's body. Nansen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nansen.
Nansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satomi manages to avoid it.
Nansen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Satomi's calf.
Satomi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satomi.
Nansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tor Nansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satomi throws a looping overhand right but Nansen ducks down to avoid it.
Tor Nansen is winning the standup battle so far.
Satomi loads up on a big right hand but Nansen slips the punch.
Nansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satomi.
Satomi misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Nansen counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satomi throws a jab when Nansen was well out of range.
Satomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nansen throws a low kick but Satomi avoids it.
Satomi misses with an uppercut. Nansen saw that one coming.
Satomi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nansen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Satomi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nansen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Satomi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nansen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Satomi misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Nansen.
Satomi misses with a hook to the body
and Nansen counters with a good low kick that Satomi was not able to check.
Satomi throws a jab when Nansen was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satomi connects with a right hand. Nansen shakes it off.
Nansen misses with the combination.
Satomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Satomi.
Satomi misses the body punch
and Nansen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Satomi throws a sloppy body shot
and Nansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Satomi looks to throw the jab but Nansen is out of range.
Satomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Nansen.
Satomi misses with a straight left.
Nansen staying out of range there.
Satomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nansen scores with a punch to the head.
Satomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satomi throws out a loose jab but Nansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nansen lands a jab-cross combination.
Satomi lands a with a good body shot.
Satomi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Satomi moves away from the strike by Nansen.
Satomi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Satomi throws a right hand that Nansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nansen also avoids with ease.
Nansen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Satomi's head backwards.
Nansen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nansen misses with a wild body shot.
Satomi misses with a double jab.
Satomi misses with a body shot.
Nansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nansen jabs at Satomi's body.
Nansen throws a looping overhand right but Satomi ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satomi takes a swing at Nansen's ribcage but misses.
Nansen looks to land a right hand but Satomi moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Satomi.
Nansen with a jab.
Satomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nansen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Satomi throws a series of punches but Nansen moves out of range.
Satomi throws a sloppy body shot
and Nansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Satomi scores with a hook to the body. Nansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Satomi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Satomi misses with a body punch
and Nansen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nansen moves out of range as Satomi strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nansen cracks the inside of Satomi's front leg.
Satomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Nansen is just out of range.
Satomi swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nansen counter with a right hand.
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!
Nansen swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Nansen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satomi.
Nansen is looking to slow Satomi down with leg kicks.
Satomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nansen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nansen moves into the clinch.
Nansen manages to break the clinch.
Nansen misses with a head kick.
Nansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satomi throws out the jab.
Nansen slips under a jab.
Satomi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nansen counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nansen.
Satomi misses the shot to the body.
Nansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satomi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen throws a right hand that Satomi ducks under and follows up with a left that Satomi also avoids with ease.
Nansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Satomi is just out of range.
Nansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satomi looks to land a left hand but Nansen moved out of range nicely.
Nansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nansen slips under a jab.
Satomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nansen moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Satomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Satomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Satomi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Satomi slips a straight right by Nansen.
Nansen misses the shot to the body.
Satomi throws a shot from downtown. Nansen moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Satomi misses.
Che Satomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nansen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Satomi on the side of the head.
Nansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nansen blocks a jab.
Satomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nansen swinging wilding here.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Satomi.
Satomi misses with a jab to the body
letting Nansen counter with a right hand.
Satomi moves away from the strike by Nansen.
Nansen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Satomi.
Satomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nansen.
Satomi lands with a cross.
A big right from Satomi misses.
Satomi misses with a body punch
and Nansen counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satomi throws a looping overhand right but Nansen ducks down to avoid it.
Satomi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Satomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satomi misses with an uppercut. Nansen saw that one coming.
Satomi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nansen lands with an uppercut that bounces Satomi off the cage and back into rage.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Satomi.
Satomi throws a sloppy body shot
and Nansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Satomi misses with an uppercut.
Nansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Satomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nansen counters with a straight right hand.
Satomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Nansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nansen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Satomi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satomi.
Nansen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nansen is looking to slow Satomi down with leg kicks.
Nansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satomi.
Nansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satomi can do to turn this around?
Nansen lands the left hand.
Nansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nansen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Satomi really felt that one!
Satomi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tor Nansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Satomi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nansen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tor Nansen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nansen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Tor Nansen wins by unanimous decision!
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