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IGR 89 - Cage vs. Can II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuckie Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Wennstrom (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuckie Liddell!
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, Hugo Wennstrom!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wennstrom lands a left and a right that send Liddell crashing to the mat, dazed. Wennstrom thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Chuckie Liddell has been cut.
Liddell slips under a jab.
Wennstrom throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wennstrom lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Liddell falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hugo Wennstrom!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry has chosen Lützenkirchen - Leer aber Techno as his entrance music. Fred Perry will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Cartmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Perry!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartmen stuffs the takedown attempt from Perry. Perry gets slowly back to his feet.
Cartmen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Perry misses.
Cartmen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cartmen's guard now.
Cartmen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Perry pushes down on Cartmen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cartmen is staying active underneath Perry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cartmen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perry on the ground.
Perry throwing shots but Cartmen is blocking nicely.
Cartmen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cartmen is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Perry there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perry moves nicely into side control.
Perry has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cartmen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Perry yanks on the arm and Cartmen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Perry.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fred Perry!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madness Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Madness Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk misses with a two punch combination.
Hawk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hawk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawk gets caught flat footed, as Machine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hawk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hawk unloading with bombs!
Machine tries to lock up and control but Hawk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hawk raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Machine takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Machine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawk on the ground.
Hawk with a couple of short strikes.
Machine is rocked!
Hawk with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Machine tries to lock up and control but Hawk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hawk is going olschool here, as he tries to force Machine to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Machine shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is landing with some decent strikes but Machine is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hawk with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hawk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Machine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Machine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Machine seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawk loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Machine scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hawk land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hawk stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Hawk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urubu Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by The game. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urubu Rei!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rei was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rei is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thompson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson throws and elbow that misses. Rei uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by Rei!
Rei got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rei has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
Thompson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rei can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rei stays in close to Thompson's body and controls the position.
Rei sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thompson's guard.
Rei throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Thompson to get to his feet.
Rei wants to clinch.
Rei doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Rei tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Rei takes a shot to the head.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rei.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rei jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Rei gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Rei misses its intended target.
Rei darts in trying to clinch
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Rei.
Rei looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Rei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Rei tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Joe Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urubu Rei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rei closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thompson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rei!
Thompson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rei has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rei wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thompson.
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
Rei is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.
Rei wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei tries to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
Thompson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rei has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rei!
Rei working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Rei wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Rei is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson looking for a guillotine here but Rei defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rei gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Thompson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rei closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Rei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rei throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thompson was covering up waiting for the punch and Rei finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rei got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rei has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson is working an open guard so Rei takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thompson.
Rei fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown. Rei fights it but they end up in guard.
Rei wants to stand but Thompson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Rei is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rei keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Rei controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Thompson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thompson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rei kicks Thompson off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rei throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Joe Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson rushes Rei and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rei wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Rei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rei tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rei gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rei drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joe Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urubu Rei.
Rei fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a shot to the body.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Rei tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rei is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Rei wants a takedown but no success here.
Thompson pushes Rei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thompson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rei can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rei's head.
Rei controlling the position.
Rei keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thompson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Thompson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Rei. That snapped Thompson's head back.
Rei blocks a head kick by Thompson.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Rei wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rei's guard.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rei is adopting a defensive guard.
Rei bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.
Thompson 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rei passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to buck Rei off but Rei is having none of it.
Thompson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rei connects with a decent elbow.
Thompson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rei scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thompson to see if he's OK.
Rei is chipping away with strikes.
Thompson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rei's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rei trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Thompson missing with punches from the bottom.
Rei looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thompson tries to get to full guard but Rei has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson pushes Rei off and gets back to his feet.
Rei throws a good cross that connects.
Rei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rei with a poor takedown
and Rei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rei.
Rei sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rei doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rei preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rei with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joe Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rei doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thompson.
Rei looks like he's trying to stand up.
Urubu Rei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rei looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson content to control rather than advance.
Rei is trying to control but can't.
Rei is defending against the submission attempts here by Thompson.
Rei is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Thompson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between tony mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Thor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tony mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Thor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mars throws a series of punches but Thor avoids them all with ease.
mars stalks Thor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thor's face. Thor staggers backwards, shaken.
mars really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
mars cracks a nice hook into Thor's ribs.
mars lands a nice looking body shot.
mars closes the distance and pushes Thor back into the cage.
mars wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
mars breaks the clinch.
tony mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from mars does no damage.
mars wants to clinch up but Thor keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from mars.
mars lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
mars rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thor dodges the punch combination from mars.
mars digs a good hook to Thor's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by mars.
mars lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
mars throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
mars misses with a jab, cross combination.
mars with a jab.
mars lands a head shot.
Thor drives through with a takedown into guard.
mars wants to sweep here but Thor controlling him for the moment.
Thor has gone for a leg lock! mars slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thor's guard.
Thor being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mars trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
mars is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
mars wants to stand but Thor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thor pulls mars in close to prevent any damage.
mars gets to his feet. Thor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
mars motions for Thor to come forward. mars throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
mars leaves Thor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mars throws a one two combo.
mars scores with the left hand. Thor knows he should have avoided that one.
mars throws a series of strikes that have Thor backpedaling.
mars looks to land a combination but Thor avoids it well.
Thor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
mars slaps away a takedown attempt from Thor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from mars both land. Nice combination.
mars is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
mars throws a right and a left that both miss.
mars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mars lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mars swinging wilding here.
mars with a nice cross.
mars gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
mars wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
mars lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for mars, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
mars scores with the left hand. Thor knows he should have avoided that one.
mars fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tony mars dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
mars throws a nice looking combination but Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mars lands a jab to the nose.
mars lands with a nice combination. Thor backs away looking to recover.
mars with a body punch. A glancing blow.
mars lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thor slips a jab and a cross from mars.
mars swinging wilding here.
mars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mars throws a right and a left that both miss.
mars wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mars misses with a wild combination.
mars keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
mars looks to land a combination. Thor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
mars throws a right and a left that both miss.
mars lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
mars stalks Thor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thor's face. Thor staggers backwards, shaken.
mars throws a nice looking combination but Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mars fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor shoots in for a takedown but mars shows good takedown defense.
A shot to de liver by mars. Beautiful body shot.
mars scores a takedown into full mount!
mars moves to the back.
mars wants to control but Thor is keeping busy.
mars biding his time, looking for the opening.
A lull in the action here.
Thor just trying to survive but mars is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mars will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
mars has the hooks in. Thor is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Thor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thor just trying to survive but mars is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
mars is trying to stick to Thor's back but Thor is turning into mars. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in mars's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Thor.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mars thuds a left hand into Thor's body.
mars misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thor with a lazy takedown attempt
and mars counters with a straight right hand.
tony mars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Thor.
mars cracks Thor with a right hand to the side of the head.
mars misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from mars.
Thor shoots and misses
and mars counters with a two punch combo.
mars throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.
mars fails to land with a series of punches.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mars.
mars lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thor circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from mars lands.
mars scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
mars lands a glancing blow to the side of Thor's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tony mars dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
mars throws a series of punches but Thor moves out of range.
mars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
mars wants to stand but Thor is controlling his posture from full guard.
mars trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
mars knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thor on the ground.
mars has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thor looking for a sweep. Not yet Thor, not yet.
mars wants to stand but Thor is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mars trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
mars wants to stand and escape but instead Thor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
mars throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.
Thor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from mars finds it's way round the side to connect with Thor's head.
mars tries to clinch up but Thor circles away and keeps his distance.
mars lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
mars throws a series of punches but Thor moves out of range.
A left and a right from mars both land. Nice combination.
Thor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
mars lands with a nice combination. Thor backs away looking to recover.
tony mars is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mars scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
mars tries to bum rush Thor with a series of wild strikes but Thor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
mars wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from mars.
Thor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from mars.
mars throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thor misses with a takedown
and mars connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
mars tests Thor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
mars throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thor.
mars slips a jab from Thor.
mars throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.
Thor with a lazy takedown attempt
letting mars counter with a right hand.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
mars throws a series of punches but Thor moves out of range.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
mars lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
JJ Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tony mars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
tony mars is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
mars moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and mars cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
tony mars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Thor.
A right-left combo lands from mars.
mars connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
mars lands with a nice combination. Thor backs away looking to recover.
mars scores with a nice right hand.
Thor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and mars connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
mars is working the combinations to good effect here.
mars takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
mars bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thor's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
tony mars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mars 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 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tony mars!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Datsik (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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179 lbs
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174 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodore Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vyacheslav Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Fisher finds it's way through Datsik's defenses.
Fisher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Datsik moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Datsik moved out of range nicely.
Fisher lands with an uppercut that bounces Datsik off the cage and back into rage.
A cross from Fisher lands.
Datsik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Datsik manages to avoid it.
Fisher misses with a low kick.
Fisher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisher misses with a hook. Datsik ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Datsik.
Fisher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Datsik moves away.
A low kick from Fisher is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Datsik clinches.
Datsik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a hook but Datsik avoids it easily.
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Datsik clinches.
Datsik misses with a knee to the head.
Fisher avoiding damage as Datsik throws knees to the body.
Datsik prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch.
Datsik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Datsik. Fisher shrugs it off though.
Theodore Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher scores with a body shot.
Datsik keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fisher tests Datsik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
Datsik throws an overhand right that lands on Fisher's shoulder, as Fisher tries to avoid the shot.
Fisher takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fisher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab lands there for Datsik.
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Datsik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Datsik counters with a body kick that stops Fisher in his tracks momentarily.
Fisher throws a leg kick
and Datsik counters by clinching up.
Datsik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Datsik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Datsik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Datsik clinches up with Fisher and pushes him back against the cage.
Datsik scores with a knee to the head.
Datsik landing knees to the head.
Datsik manages to break the clinch.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Fisher.
A swing and a miss from Datsik.
Fisher lunges at Datsik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Datsik's hand.
Fisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Datsik slips under a jab from Fisher.
Fisher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Datsik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fisher misses with a kick to the body
and Datsik moves into the clinch.
Datsik landing knees to the head.
Datsik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Datsik looks gassed!
Fisher with a jab.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands with a cross.
Fisher misses with a hook.
Fisher misses with a double jab
and Datsik counters with a leg kick.
Datsik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Fisher misses.
Fisher scores with a sloppy right hand. Datsik should have avoided that one.
Fisher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Fisher! Datsik is backing up but he can't get away as Fisher lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Datsik and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Theodore Fisher!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gringo Gringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gringo Gringo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gringo slips under a jab from Benton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gringo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gringo slips a jab from Benton.
Gringo tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gringo moves in looking to clinch but Benton pushes him off.
Gringo throws a right hand that Benton ducks under and follows up with a left that Benton also avoids with ease.
Gringo is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
Benton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gringo tries to clinch up but Benton circles away and keeps his distance.
Gringo lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Sam Benton has been cut.
Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gringo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benton throws a body punch but Gringo moves out of range.
Gringo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gringo misses with a double jab.
Gringo darts in trying to clinch
and Benton counters with a left to the body.
Benton throws a series of punches but Gringo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Gringo.
Gringo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benton, pushing him back against the cage.
Benton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gringo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gringo misses with an uppercut. Benton saw that one coming.
Gringo checks a leg kick.
Gringo misses with the combination.
Benton lunges at Gringo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gringo's hand.
It looks like Gringo Gringo has been cut.
Benton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benton throws a wild body kick that Gringo sees coming a mile off.
Gringo cracks Benton with a good jab.
Gringo checks a low kick from Benton.
Gringo jabs Benton right on the nose. Benton blinks but takes it well.
Benton 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.
Gringo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benton.
Benton looks to land a body kick but Gringo moved away.
Gringo scores with the left hand. Benton knows he should have avoided that one.
Benton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gringo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gringo misses with a double jab
and Benton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gringo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gringo digs a good hook to Benton's body.
Gringo tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it.
Benton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gringo tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Benton misses its intended target.
Benton jabs at Gringo's body.
Gringo looks gassed!
Benton scores with a jab to the body.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Gringo saw that one coming.
Benton throws a body kick that misses.
Gringo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gringo throws a right hand that Benton ducks under and follows up with a left that Benton also avoids with ease.
Benton is looking to land body kicks.
Gringo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gringo tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it.
Benton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gringo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gringo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gringo's knee momentarily.
Gringo looks to throw the jab but Benton is out of range.
Gringo darts in trying to clinch
and Benton counters with a nice leg kick.
Benton lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gringo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gringo thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Gringo blocks the low kick.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Gringo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gringo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gringo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gringo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benton delivers a nice body kick.
Benton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benton scores with a kick to the body.
Benton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gringo's calf.
Gringo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benton is looking to slow Gringo down with leg kicks.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Gringo misses with a combination
letting Benton counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Benton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benton.
Gringo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gringo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gringo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benton waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gringo.
Gringo lunges at Benton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benton's hand.
Gringo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gringo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benton counters with a nice uppercut.
Benton tries a low kick but Gringo avoids it.
Gringo avoids the body shot from Benton.
Gringo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gringo is breathing heavily.
Gringo lands a slapping body shot.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gringo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gringo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benton counters with a stiff right hand.
Benton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gringo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benton counters with a nice leg kick.
Gringo misses with a straight left.
Gringo throws a head kick that misses.
Gringo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gringo tries to clinch but Benton moves away
and Benton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benton!
Benton scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton pushes Gringo away with a front kick.
Benton misses with a few strikes there.
Benton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gringo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benton counters with a low kick, right behind Gringo 's knee.
Nice straight punches there by Benton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gringo walks into a left hand.
Gringo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benton.
Gringo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benton connects with a solid leg kick.
Benton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benton misses the jab.
Benton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benton scores with a jab. Gringo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gringo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benton counters with an inside leg kick.
Sam Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Gringo throws a series of punches but Benton moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Benton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benton.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gringo moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gringo moves out of range as Benton strikes.
Gringo clinches but Benton breaks the clinch
and Benton counters with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Benton there.
Gringo closes the distance but Benton moves to the side
and Benton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gringo's knee momentarily.
Gringo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gringo.
Gringo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gringo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benton.
Gringo wants to clinch but Benton slips to the side
and Benton counters with a body kick.
Benton is looking to slow Gringo down with leg kicks.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gringo manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton tries to work over Gringo's front leg with a kick but Gringo checks it.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gringo moves away.
Gringo looks to clinch
and Benton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Gringo saw that one coming.
Gringo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Benton.
Gringo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gringo darts in trying to clinch
and Benton counters with a body kick that stops Gringo in his tracks momentarily.
Gringo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benton misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gringo closes the distance but Benton moves to the side
and Benton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton misses with a series of wild punches.
Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gringo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Benton dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gringo connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Benton does no damage.
Good shot there by Gringo.
Gringo lunges at Benton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benton's hand.
Gringo lands a with a good body shot.
Gringo wants to clinch but Benton slips to the side
and Benton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benton throws out a leg kick but Gringo moves out of range and Benton only half commits.
Gringo throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gringo wants to clinch but Benton slips to the side
and Benton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gringo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gringo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gringo looks to clinch
and Benton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benton throws out a leg kick but Gringo moves out of range and Benton only half commits.
Benton misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Gringo.
Gringo misses with a double jab.
Benton throws a lazy right hand but Gringo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gringo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benton throws a body punch but Gringo moves out of range.
Gringo throws a one two combo.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton takes one to the side of the head.
Gringo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Benton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sam Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gringo can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gringo throws a series of strikes that have Benton backpedaling.
Gringo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benton counters with a thumping low kick.
Gringo avoids the body shot from Benton.
Gringo throws a combination that misses
and Benton counters with a body kick that stops Gringo in his tracks momentarily.
Benton lands a nice looking body shot.
Benton is looking to slow Gringo down with leg kicks.
Donk. Benton catches Gringo right on the button with a cross.
Gringo darts in trying to clinch
and Benton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gringo throws a combination that misses
and Benton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gringo looks to clinch
and Benton counters with a low kick, right behind Gringo 's knee.
Benton throws a leg kick which misses Gringo's front leg but catches the back leg as Gringo tries to avoid it.
Gringo 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.
Benton scores with a one two! Gringo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton scores with a sloppy right hand. Gringo should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gringo Gringo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton throws a combination. Gringo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gringo throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benton catches Gringo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benton cracks a nice hook into Gringo's ribs.
Benton misses with a series of wild punches.
Benton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gringo's hands.
Benton cracks Gringo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gringo closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gringo looks to throw the jab but Benton is out of range.
Benton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benton lands a body shot.
Gringo Gringo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benton.
Gringo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benton counters with a stiff right hand.
Gringo tries to clinch up
and Benton counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Benton misses its intended target.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Gringo misses with a double jab
and Benton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gringo. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton slips under a jab from Gringo.
Benton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gringo Gringo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benton lands a jab.
Benton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benton, 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 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Benton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Hart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Mendez's chin.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hart!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart cracks Mendez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hart pinned against the cage. Hart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mendez throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
Hart lands a with a good body shot.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Good exchange - Hart coming out on top.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hart pinned against the cage. Hart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez misses with a body shot
enabling Hart to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses
enabling Hart to counter with a crisp jab.
Hart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hart tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Hart thows a leg kick but Mendez checks it
and Mendez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mendez.
Mendez wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants a takedown.
Hart tries to pull guard but Mendez holds him up against the cage and eventually Hart drops back down to his feet.
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!
Hart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mendez.
Hart is trying to drag Mendez to the mat but Mendez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hart prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries for a takedown but Hart manages to get underhooks.
Mendez wants the takedown. Hart is fighting it off but Mendez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hart's guard against the cage.
Mendez throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
Mendez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendez throws and elbow that misses. Hart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendez's guard. Nice move by Hart!
Mendez trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendez has wrist control.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart postures up in Mendez's guard and throws a big left but Mendez blocks it.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendez has wrist control.
Hart passes Mendez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mendez wants to control but Hart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hart is trying to control the action in half guard but Mendez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hart is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mendez trying to control from the bottom.
Mendez gets back to full guard.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Hart 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.
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart lands with a cross.
Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Mendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart lands a slapping body shot.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Hart lands a right hook to the body.
Hart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hart cracks Mendez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chad Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mendez cracks Hart with a big elbow.
Hart can't do much from the bottom here.
Hart is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hart trying to control but Mendez postures up.
Mendez wants to free his trapped foot but Hart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mendez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mendez's back!
Hart lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Mendez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hart controlling well, preventing Mendez from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez just looking to survive in the bad position.
Hart working for the choke.
Hart lands a shot to the body.
Mendez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hart looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mendez wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
Mendez holds on for dear life.
Hart moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mendez has worked his arm free - good work by Mendez!
Hart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hart is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Hart creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mendez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mendez looking for a sweep but Hart has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hart trying to control but Mendez is having none of it.
Hart misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mendez wants to control but Hart is having none of it.
Mendez tries to reverse the position but Hart maintains control.
Mendez is squirming around, avoiding Hart's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
Hart misses with a wild combination.
Hart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendez counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mendez raining down shots from the mount!
Hart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hart has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hart!
Mendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hart is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Mendez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mendez distracts Hart with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendez is in close to Hart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart pulls Mendez in to control the position.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart looking to control.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hart's head.
Mendez works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
Mendez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tony Mendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws and elbow that misses. Hart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendez's guard. Nice move by Hart!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Mendez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez has his hands on Hart's head, controlling the position.
Hart trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Hart drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mendez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hart has Mendez in his guard.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hart looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mendez passes into side control.
Mendez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chad Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendez in side control, throwing shots but Hart defends.
Mendez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mendez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hart has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mendez but great work by Hart.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Mendez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Hart!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into the arena with 99 Problems Remix blaring out of the sound system. 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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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Carter scoring well with a low kick there.
Wallace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wallace lands a slapping body shot.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Wallace on that attempt.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Shawn Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Wallace.
Wallace takes one to the side of the head.
Chuck Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Wallace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
Carter controlling the position.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wallace, into his guard.
Wallace looking for subs off his back but Carter has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries to roll over but Carter keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wallace is not content to let Carter control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wallace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carter seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Carter stands up and beckons Wallace to join him on the feet.
Carter misses with a looping right.
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.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shawn Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wallace cracks Carter with an open hand slap.
Carter tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Wallace.
Wallace drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wallace drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wallace drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Carter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wallace has Carter in his guard.
Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
Wallace throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Wallace's leg but Wallace calmly moves out of range.
Wallace throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Wallace moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Wallace works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot by Wallace.
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shawn Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Wallace.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Wallace counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carter keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
Carter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Wallace throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallace drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wallace shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wallace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wallace is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carter is just riding it out for now. Wallace eventually gives up the hold.
Wallace is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Carter still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Carter has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wallace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carter blocks a jab.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace scores with a jab to the head.
Carter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wallace to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carter!
Wallace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carter controls the position.
Shawn Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
Carter decides to stand back up. Carter steps back and let's Wallace get back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Wallace.
Chuck Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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 Shawn Carter.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Carter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Y cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomato Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't let me be misunderstood. The key to victory for Y cage has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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167 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Y cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomato Can!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
cage avoids the body shot from Can.
cage avoids the body shot from Can.
cage throws a leg kick but Can sees it coming and moves out of range.
Can shoots for a double leg takedown but cage sprawls well. He's pushed Can's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Can with a nice cross.
Can thuds his right hand into cage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Can connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Can misses the target.
cage misses with a body shot.
Can shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
cage throws a one two combo.
It looks like Tomato Can has been cut.
Can will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Can moves forwards but cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Can fails with a takedown attempt.
Y cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomato Can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can throws a body punch but cage moves out of range.
cage jabs Can right on the nose. Can blinks but takes it well.
cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Can.
cage throws a right and a left that Can avoids nicely.
cage scores with a jab to the body.
cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Y cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
cage scores with a punch to the head.
cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Can.
cage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Can's sensitive parts.
cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Can tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but cage swivels and escapes.
cage defending well as Can loads up on a big left hand.
cage scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Can looks gassed!
cage scores with a nice strike.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from cage.
cage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by cage - just one landing.
Can takes one to the chin there.
Can throws a hook but cage avoids it easily.
cage throws a series of punches but Can avoids them all with ease.
cage misses with a double jab
and Can counters with a nice double leg into side control. cage won't be happy with that.
cage tries to escape but Can is in control.
cage defending against the ground and pound.
Can tries to score with some ground and pound. cage controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can in side control, throwing shots but cage defends.
cage is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Can has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cage takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Can trying to control the position but cage is working away.
Can is trying to ground and pound but cage uses the momentary lack of control by Can to regain half guard.
cage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Can.
cage controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
cage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
cage is trying to control but can't.
cage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Can throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Can throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
cage misses with a wild body shot.
cage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Can throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
cage scores with a nice right hand.
cage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
cage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Can lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cage fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by cage - just one landing.
Can gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Can throws a hook but cage blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Y cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomato Can's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Can is rocked!
Can misses the jab.
Can is still on wobbly legs! Can cage finish him?
cage scores with a push kick.
cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Can seems to have recovered his senses.
Can throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and cage counters with a good low kick that Can was not able to check.
Can throws a jab when cage was well out of range.
cage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Can doesn't seem bothered though.
Y cage is winning the standup battle so far.
cage 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.
cage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Can on the side of the head.
cage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Tomato Can's cut even more.
Can is breathing heavily.
cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
cage scores with the left hand. Can knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
cage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but cage moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cage scores with a shot to the body.
cage lands a jab.
Can has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Can there as he acknowledges the shot.
cage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Can.
Can looks to score with a jab to the body but cage is just out of range.
cage throws a combination that misses
and Can counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Y cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Can takes a swing at cage's ribcage but misses.
cage misses with a few strikes there.
cage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Can misses.
Can throws a shot to the body.
Can tries to move into range but cage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Can has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from cage finds it's way round the side to connect with Can's head.
cage tries to bum rush Can with a series of wild strikes but Can uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Can misses with a telegraphed body shot
and cage counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by cage!
Can has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Can takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
cage lands a jab-cross combination.
cage drops Can with a huge uppercut! Can drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. cage is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Y cage!
Y cage retains his welterweight title!
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FIGHT
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