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BBFC 2: Noguiera vs Blackmore PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between tanner barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tanner barker!
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, Samir Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as barker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Kahric.
tanner barker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
barker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
barker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahric.
barker tries for a takedown but Kahric sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
barker tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kahric.
Kahric circles away from the clinch attempt.
barker moves into the clinch.
Kahric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from barker.
Kahric jumps guard but barker stands there with Kahric around his waist. Kahric gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
barker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kahric pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tanner barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
barker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kahric napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Kahric's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
barker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kahric has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric tries to improve position but can't.
Kahric is trying to control barker's posture but barker avoids it.
barker in side control, throwing shots but Kahric defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
barker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kahric is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kahric tries to improve position but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
barker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kahric.
Kahric lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as barker backs up against the cage.
It looks like tanner barker has been cut.
Kahric wants to clinch up but barker keeps it at a distance.
Kahric misses with a low kick as barker jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahric avoids the head kick by barker.
Kahric closes the distance and clinches.
barker misses with an elbow strike.
Kahric wants a takedown but no success here.
barker has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kahric is trying to keep an underhook but barker manages to get the takedown into half guard.
barker is breathing heavily.
Kahric looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
barker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kahric doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time barker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samir Kahric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on tanner barker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kahric was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
barker is trying to reverse the position but instead Kahric has taken his back - oops!
barker tries to roll but Kahric sticks to his back.
barker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kahric on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kahric looking for the choke but no joy.
Kahric is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
barker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric has the hooks in. barker is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
barker breaks Kahric's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
barker passes into half guard.
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.
barker is just content to waste time from the top position. Kahric takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
barker wants to control from the top but Kahric keeps moving.
Kahric looking for submissions from the bottom but instead barker passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
barker is trying to work for a kimura but Kahric is defending well.
barker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Kahric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on tanner barker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
barker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kahric counters with a good low kick that barker was not able to check.
barker misses with a takedown
and Kahric counters with a right hand to the body.
barker tries to clinch up but Kahric circles away and keeps his distance.
Kahric shoots in for a double leg but barker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
barker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kahric shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kahric showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kahric escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kahric.
Kahric is trying to get an arm triangle but barker is defending well.
Kahric tries to stand but barker controls the position and pulls Kahric into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric stopping the sweep attempt from barker.
barker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if barker tries to get out of the position.
barker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kahric doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kahric manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
barker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
barker is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kahric dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
What's barker going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Kahric trying to control the position but barker is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samir Kahric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kahric has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samir Kahric!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Iron Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and charles xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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159 lbs
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168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy The Iron Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, charles xavier!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
xavier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Iron Hand tries a head kick but it misses.
Billy The Iron Hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
xavier misses with a takedown attempt - The Iron Hand sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
xavier circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Iron Hand throws the kick towards the body but xavier avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron Hand moves in looking to clinch but xavier pushes him off.
xavier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Iron Hand sprawls well. The Iron Hand wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. xavier gets slowly back to his feet.
The Iron Hand is looking to clinch but xavier is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Iron Hand misses with a few strikes there.
The Iron Hand listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
xavier shoots in looking for a takedown. The Iron Hand tries to sprawl out of it but xavier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Iron Hand manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Billy The Iron Hand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of charles xavier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
xavier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
xavier takes a swing at The Iron Hand's ribcage but misses.
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.
xavier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. xavier showed some decent athleticism there.
The Iron Hand gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Iron Hand trying to control the position.
The Iron Hand keeping full guard, as xavier tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Iron Hand dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
xavier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Iron Hand pinned against the cage. The Iron Hand gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Iron Hand jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
xavier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
xavier won't allow The Iron Hand to sweep him here.
xavier advances position into side control!
xavier tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
xavier goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, The Iron Hand has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for xavier but great work by The Iron Hand.
xavier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand lands a few punches from side control.
xavier takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
xavier looks to move to half guard but instead The Iron Hand has passed into mount! Damn!
The Iron Hand lands a nice shot to the head.
The Iron Hand working the ground and pound effectively.
The Iron Hand trying to control but he's not successful this time.
xavier is working to get back to half guard.
xavier sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
xavier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Iron Hand pulls his head out easily.
The Iron Hand content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The Iron Hand decides to stand and escape the position.
xavier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Iron Hand decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks xavier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
xavier moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Iron Hand trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
xavier 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.
xavier looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! The Iron Hand has picked xavier up and slammed him! xavier can't keep hold of the triangle and The Iron Hand manages to pass to side control!
xavier is looking for a sweep.
The Iron Hand tries for a kimura but xavier is defending well.
xavier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
xavier is breathing heavily.
The Iron Hand throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Iron Hand dominated that second round.
That's time! The Iron Hand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The Iron Hand avoids the body shot from xavier.
The Iron Hand looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The Iron Hand throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as xavier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Iron Hand preventing the sweep.
xavier looking for subs off his back but The Iron Hand has passed one foot through into half guard.
The Iron Hand wants to stand up but xavier is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
xavier is looking to improve his position.
The Iron Hand seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Iron Hand is trying to control. xavier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
xavier manages to get to full guard.
The Iron Hand working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of xavier's head.
The Iron Hand postures up in xavier's guard and throws a big left but xavier blocks it.
xavier is looking for a triangle but The Iron Hand pushes his legs off easily.
xavier has an active guard here but The Iron Hand has managed to pass into half guard.
xavier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
xavier tries to get to full guard but The Iron Hand has control of the leg.
The Iron Hand takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand is trying to control. xavier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
xavier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Iron Hand pulls his head out easily.
The Iron Hand thows a huge punch but xavier dodges it nicely.
xavier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Iron Hand takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Iron Hand throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
xavier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Iron Hand counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in xavier's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
xavier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Iron Hand doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Iron Hand manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Iron Hand thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Billy The Iron Hand overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Iron Hand is looking to work some ground and pound but xavier has wrist control.
The Iron Hand thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
xavier manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
xavier blocks The Iron Hand's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The Iron Hand is looking to get to half guard.
The Iron Hand regains half guard.
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.
xavier is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! The Iron Hand is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). charles xavier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between frank mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Fernandez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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255 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, frank mir!
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, Freddy Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fernandez but Fernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
mir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fernandez is trying to defend but mir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
mir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. mir is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
mir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fernandez sees it coming and defends easily.
Fernandez trying to control but mir postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fernandez is looking for a sweep. mir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
mir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fernandez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
mir is looking to advance position but Fernandez won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fernandez rushes mir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
mir leaning against his opponent.
mir is trying to break free.
mir tries to pull guard but Fernandez holds him up against the cage and eventually mir drops back down to his feet.
Fernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
Fernandez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fernandez is working for takedown but mir is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
mir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for frank mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. mir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fernandez tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fernandez wants to clinch.
Fernandez swings for the body but mir moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fernandez connects with a good right hand that stumbles mir. mir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Fernandez misses.
mir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fernandez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fernandez.
mir tries to break free but Fernandez pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
mir can't break the clinch.
mir working hard to break the clinch.
Fernandez lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Fernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
mir waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fernandez.
mir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fernandez counters with a shoot takedown. mir fights it but they end up in guard.
mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fernandez's guard.
mir looking to pass the guard.
mir pushing down on Fernandez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
mir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
mir prevents Fernandez from improving his position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fernandez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fernandez is staying active underneath mir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fernandez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but mir pulls his head out easily.
mir is pressing down on Fernandez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fernandez is holding on for now.
mir prevents Fernandez from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mir seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mir throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fernandez counters with a series of strikes. mir will be more careful next time no doubt.
mir falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fernandez counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mir can't do much from the bottom here.
Fernandez cracks mir with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mir is not content to let Fernandez control the position.
mir tries to buck Fernandez off but Fernandez is having none of it.
Fernandez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by mir, who protects the arm well.
mir wants to control but Fernandez postures up.
Fernandez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but mir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
mir tries to buck Fernandez off but Fernandez is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir throws a leg kick
and Fernandez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fernandez.
mir has had enough of the clinch but Fernandez keeps him there for the moment.
mir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fernandez walks away with a smile on his face. mir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A low kick from mir is predictable there
and Fernandez counters by clinching up.
mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fernandez.
mir looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for frank mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez wants a takedown but no success here.
mir gets underhooks to prevent Fernandez's takedown attempt.
mir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
mir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
mir jumps guard and drags Fernandez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
mir looking for a sweep. Not yet mir, not yet.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mir working a defensive guard here.
Fernandez got a little sloppy there for a moment and mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fernandez has managed to get both his arms back between mir's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Fernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
mir wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
Fernandez gets the takedown into side control.
Freddy Fernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
mir parries the strikes from Fernandez easily there. Fernandez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable mir to escape.
mir is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fernandez is looking to take a break and control but mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
mir is pressing down on Fernandez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
mir is trying to control the position but Fernandez postures up.
mir wants to sweep here but Fernandez controlling him for the moment.
Fernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fernandez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fernandez rushes mir and presses him up against the cage.
Fernandez tries to score a body lock takedown but mir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
mir wants to break free but Fernandez has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
mir wants to get back to striking at distance but Fernandez won't allow it.
mir takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by mir as Fernandez tries to tie him up.
Fernandez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from mir.
Fernandez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but mir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Freddy Fernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez fails to pull guard.
frank mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Fernandez.
Fernandez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but mir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
mir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
mir is pushing Fernandez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
mir pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mir is trying to keep Fernandez in close.
frank mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mir keeping full guard, as Fernandez tries to pass.
mir wants to sweep here but Fernandez controlling him for the moment.
mir is trying to keep Fernandez in close.
mir keeping full guard, as Fernandez tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
mir 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mir throws the left hand but Fernandez avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Fernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fernandez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samko Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BHF. The key to victory for Brad Henson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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18
204 lbs
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201 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samko Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henson checks a low kick from Kahric.
Kahric closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kahric keeps control of Henson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kahric has Henson pressed against the cage, preventing Henson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kahric is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Henson to the mat. Henson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Henson wants to get back to his feet but Kahric is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kahric pushes down on Henson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kahric is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson pushes Kahric off looking to stand but Kahric dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kahric winds up and cracks Henson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kahric landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kahric has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Henson defend it? Kahric steps over the head and cranks it - Henson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kahric!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samko Kahric!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Luda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samiro Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kahric's choice of entrance music: B00M. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Luda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samiro Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luda keeps Kahric at a distance using the push kick.
Luda lands a head kick. Kahric smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Samiro Kahric has been cut.
Kahric moves in looking to clinch but Luda pushes him off.
Luda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Luda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kahric misses with a two punch combination.
Kahric throws a push kick but Luda slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luda.
Luda scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luda throws a leg kick which misses Kahric's front leg but catches the back leg as Kahric tries to avoid it.
Kahric looks gassed!
Luda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luda scores with a jab.
Luda lands with a straight right. Kahric didn't see that one coming.
Luda lands a head kick. Kahric smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luda thuds a left hand into Kahric's body.
Luda scores with a jab.
Luda throws a leg kick which misses Kahric's front leg but catches the back leg as Kahric tries to avoid it.
Kahric on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luda scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luda.
Luda cracks Kahric with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luda is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters circling a little - Luda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Luda.
Kahric has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kahric there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luda, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahric takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luda cracks a nice hook into Kahric's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luda, right into the meat.
A head kick from Luda lands but Kahric takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Samiro Kahric's cut even more.
Luda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good leg kick by Luda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luda jabs Kahric right on the nose. Kahric blinks but takes it well.
Kahric ducks right into an uppercut from Luda.
Luda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luda!
Christopher Luda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luda throws a nice head kick!
The cut above Samiro Kahric's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luda thuds his shin into the meat of Kahric's side.
Luda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Luda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kahric.
Luda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luda.
Luda lands a front kick.
Luda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crunch! Luda slams his shin into Kahric's torso.
Luda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luda is looking to slow Kahric down with leg kicks.
Christopher Luda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Luda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Luda.
Kahric takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luda.
Kahric gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kahric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Luda.
Luda feints and then cracks Kahric's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahric down.
Kahric takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kahric tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Samiro Kahric's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luda.
Kahric's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kahric tries to clinch up.
Luda is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Luda thumps Kahric with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luda.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luda. That's going to slow Kahric down.
Kahric has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luda lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kahric takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luda with a nice cross.
Luda feints and then cracks Kahric's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahric down.
Luda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Luda feints and then cracks Kahric's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahric down.
Luda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kahric.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luda.
Luda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luda scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kahric doesn't seem bothered though.
Luda lands with a shot to the body.
Luda delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Luda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samiro Kahric's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Christopher Luda is winning the standup battle so far.
Luda lands a head kick. Kahric smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luda lands with a cross.
Luda connects with a single shot there.
Luda connects with a high kick.
Luda is looking to slow Kahric down with leg kicks.
Luda feints and then cracks Kahric's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahric down.
Luda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Luda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kahric gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahric can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Luda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luda lands a head kick. Kahric smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good leg kick by Luda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luda.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luda, right into the meat.
Luda thumps Kahric with a low kick.
Luda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Luda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luda lands with a kick to the temple. Kahric shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luda lands with a kick to the temple. Kahric shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samiro Kahric's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Christopher Luda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tap Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by .... I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rousimar Palhares was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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22
183 lbs
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19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tap Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rousimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Palhares sprawls well initially but Time persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Time winds up and cracks Palhares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Time tries to stand but can't do so whilst Palhares controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Time is trying to control. Palhares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Palhares is trying to stand back up but Time is controlling him
Time prevents Palhares from improving his position.
Time will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Palhares moves into full guard.
Palhares is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palhares is looking to advance position but Time won't allow it.
Time tries to roll over but Palhares keeps him under control.
Time is trying to maintain the position but Palhares is very close to passing his half guard.
Palhares is stalling here. Time is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Palhares seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Time has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares tries to improve position but can't.
Palhares is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Time.
Palhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Palhares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Time is trying to work for a kimura but Palhares is defending well.
Palhares is not content to let Time control the position.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back.
Palhares looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palhares landing strikes from the bottom.
Time prevents Palhares from improving his position.
Palhares is staying active underneath Time, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Time fails to land with a series of punches.
Time shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palhares pinned against the cage. Palhares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Palhares takes a swing at Time's ribcage but misses.
Palhares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Time throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palhares.
Palhares throws a body kick that misses.
Time avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palhares tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Time swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares stuffs the takedown attempt from Time. Time gets slowly back to his feet.
Palhares gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Time to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Palhares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Time scoring with some ground and pound.
Palhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Palhares, not yet.
Time trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Palhares throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Time is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Palhares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Time is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Time from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Palhares. No joy for Time on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tap Time. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Time blocks the leg kick.
Palhares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Time shoots in for a takedown but Palhares shows good takedown defense.
Time lands with a slapping head kick.
Rousimar Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tap Time dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Time shoots in looking for a takedown. Palhares tries to sprawl out of it but Time keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palhares manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Palhares throws a low kick but Time avoids it.
Time will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Time throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Palhares on the side of the head.
Time blocks a low kick nicely.
Palhares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Palhares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tap Time. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Time manages to avoid it.
Palhares throws a low kick but Time avoids it.
Palhares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Time lands a nice short elbow.
Time looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palhares actively working from the bottom here.
Time wants to control but Palhares is keeping him busy.
Time is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Time is thwarting Palhares's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Time shoots in and drives through. Palhares sprawls well.
Palhares pivots, looking for a leg kick but Time is out of range and Palhares settles back down.
A head kick by Palhares misses
so Time counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Palhares will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Time thows a big elbow that misses.
Time being controlled here momentarily.
Time cracks Palhares with a solid left hand.
Palhares looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares keeping full guard, as Time tries to pass.
Time drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Time jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Time tries to free his leg and advance position but Palhares is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Time avoids the body shot from Palhares.
Palhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Time blocks the low kick.
Palhares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Time throws a sloppy head kick and Palhares moves out of range easily.
Palhares throws a sloppy head kick and Time moves out of range easily.
Palhares throws a lazy right hand but Time sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Palhares as Time shoots in.
Good leg kick by Palhares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Time lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Time throws a head kick but Palhares moves out of range.
Time blocks a head kick by Palhares.
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Time counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Palhares's guard now.
Time advances position into side control!
Palhares throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Time moves into full mount!
Time looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Time avoids the attempt from Palhares to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tap Time dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Palhares throws a sloppy head kick and Time moves out of range easily.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Time drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Time postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Palhares is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Time, into his guard.
Palhares tries to free his leg and advance position but Time is retaining full guard.
Time is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Time 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.
Palhares won't allow Time to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palhares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Time keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
Palhares won't allow Time to sweep him here.
Palhares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palhares walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Time checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palhares throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palhares takes a swing at Time's ribcage but misses.
Palhares throws out a loose jab but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Time throws a right hand that Palhares ducks under and follows up with a left that Palhares also avoids with ease.
Time lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palhares circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Time fails to land with a series of punches.
Palhares throws a body kick the misses
and Time counters with a big head kick but Palhares shrugs it off.
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Time counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Time is pushing down on Palhares's leg trying to pass to half guard. Palhares is fighting to maintain full guard but Time has managed to sneak the leg through.
Palhares punching from the bottom.
Time takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Palhares manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Time shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Palhares's guard.
Palhares is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Time is controlling him.
Time wants to control from the top but Palhares keeps moving.
Palhares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Time gets to his feet. Palhares looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Time fails to land with a series of punches.
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Time counters with a slapping leg kick.
Time looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Palhares!
Palhares regains half guard.
Palhares is looking for a sweep. Time is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Time trying to control the action but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Time wants to work for an arm triangle but Palhares is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time is working for a submission of some sort.
Palhares gets back to full guard.
Rousimar Palhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palhares had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Time is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Palhares Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Time's back instead.
Even with his hooks in, Palhares manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Time tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tap Time showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Time 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tap Time!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Israel Kamakawiwo’ole as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mr wonderful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looks to land a right hand but wonderful moved out of range.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
wonderful changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by wonderful.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
wonderful tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
wonderful lands a high kick!
It looks like DJ Penn has been cut.
wonderful lands with a thumping leg kick.
wonderful tries to clinch up.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from wonderful.
wonderful scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
wonderful drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Penn right on the button. Penn goes down! wonderful follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! wonderful gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). mr wonderful!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kendall Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Burn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munoz moves out of range as Burn strikes.
Burn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burn Rushes Munoz and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Munoz is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Burn Piles on the pressure and Munoz crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Burn!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Raymon Gracie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymon Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perry tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perry to the ground. Perry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Perry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Perry landing punches.
Perry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Perry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perry lands with some strikes.
Perry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
Perry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Perry.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Perry finish him?
Perry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A big strike lands for Perry! That's really hurt Gracie and he's turned his back - Perry keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Perry Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudy Perry!
Rudy Perry is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Blackmore is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Nogueira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Blackmore!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackmore tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blackmore is looking to clinch.
Nogueira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nogueira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blackmore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nogueira.
Nogueira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blackmore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nogueira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackmore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira trying to control the pace.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blackmore's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blackmore clinches with his opponent.
Blackmore is looking to break free of the clinch but Nogueira has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Blackmore.
Blackmore has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nogueira uses from the top position.
Nogueira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blackmore wants to stand up but Nogueira is controlling him.
Blackmore keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira thows a big elbow that misses.
Blackmore is looking to stand up but Nogueira isn't so interested in that idea.
Nogueira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blackmore tries to clinch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Blackmore tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blackmore.
Blackmore lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore wants to clinch.
Blackmore throws a nice head kick!
Blackmore shoots and misses
and Nogueira counters with a takedown into side control.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Blackmore is working from the bottom.
Blackmore is trying to escape the position but Nogueira is controlling the position.
Nogueira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Blackmore is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blackmore is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blackmore is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nogueira dives in and grabs Blackmore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blackmore pushes down on Nogueira's head and hops out.
Blackmore tries to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blackmore won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anderson Nogueira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blackmore throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Nogueira or perhaps it was just good defense by Blackmore which made him look bad.
Blackmore darts in and clinches Nogueira up against the cage.
Nogueira misses with an elbow over the top.
Blackmore tries for a takedown but Nogueira manages to get underhooks.
Nogueira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nogueira as Blackmore tries to tie him up.
Nogueira goes for a takedown attempt but Blackmore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackmore lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Anderson Nogueira has been cut.
Blackmore tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore with a poor takedown
and Nogueira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blackmore!
Blackmore is trying to stand.
Nogueira misses with a head shot.
Blackmore is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nogueira is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Blackmore is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Nogueira!
Anderson Nogueira retains his heavyweight title!
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