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IOV 52: Stern vs. Anderson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taichi Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gebhuza Baba Hamidou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heleno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, weird Japanese music. On his way into the cage it seems that Taichi Heleno has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Taichi Heleno seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taichi Heleno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gebhuza Baba Hamidou!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamidou shoots and misses
and Heleno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamidou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heleno as he jumps to the side.
Gebhuza Baba Hamidou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heleno lands an overhand right.
Heleno scores with a head kick.
Hamidou misses with a takedown attempt
and Heleno makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taichi Heleno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gebhuza Baba Hamidou.
Hamidou misses the shot to the body.
Hamidou staying out of range there.
Heleno moves in looking to clinch but Hamidou pushes him off.
Hamidou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heleno.
Heleno thows a body shot but no joy.
Heleno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamidou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Heleno is fending him off so far but Hamidou persists. Nope, Heleno circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamidou takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidou doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heleno counters with a low kick, right behind Hamidou 's knee.
Heleno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heleno throws a combination. Hamidou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hamidou fails with the takedown
and Heleno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamidou looks gassed!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heleno working Hamidou over with knees to the body.
Heleno scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gebhuza Baba Hamidou has been cut.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamidou avoids it.
Heleno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hamidou is defending well for now.
Heleno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heleno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heleno looking to throw knees to the head but Hamidou is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamidou wants to break free but Heleno has control.
Heleno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heleno.
Heleno trying to land knees to the body.
Heleno scores with a shoulder strike.
Hamidou takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heleno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hamidou has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Heleno.
Heleno works on Hamidou's body with a couple of short punches.
Heleno pushes Hamidou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heleno lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heleno obliges.
Heleno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heleno prevents it.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heleno obliges.
Heleno has Hamidou pressed against the cage, preventing Hamidou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heleno breaks from the clinch.
Heleno throws a sloppy head kick and Hamidou moves out of range easily.
Heleno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamidou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamidou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heleno but Heleno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hamidou avoids the head kick by Heleno.
Heleno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heleno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heleno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Hamidou misses.
Heleno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hamidou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heleno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamidou.
Hamidou misses with a body shot
and Heleno counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heleno tries to clinch up.
Heleno connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heleno lands with a kick to the temple. Hamidou shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Heleno scores with a three punch combo!
Heleno throws a sloppy head kick and Hamidou moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taichi Heleno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gebhuza Baba Hamidou'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.
Hamidou has his takedown stuffed
and Heleno counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hamidou is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Heleno misses with a body kick.
Hamidou shoots for a double leg takedown but Heleno sprawls well. He's pushed Hamidou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hamidou has his takedown stuffed
and Heleno counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Taichi Heleno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gebhuza Baba Hamidou.
Heleno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Heleno moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hamidou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heleno scores with a push kick.
Heleno jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hamidou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heleno finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Heleno connects with a solid leg kick.
Hamidou is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno misses the shot to the body.
Heleno moves into the clinch.
Heleno scores with a shoulder strike.
Heleno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hamidou is defending well for now.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but Hamidou blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Heleno.
Hamidou is trying desperately to land a takedown but Heleno is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hamidou.
Heleno lands a good knee to the midsection. Hamidou won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heleno obliges.
Heleno crunches a lovely knee into Hamidou's ribcage.
Heleno misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heleno obliges.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamidou avoids it.
Heleno breaks from the clinch.
Heleno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hamidou's sensitive parts.
Heleno thows a body kick. Hamidou tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hamidou shoots in for a takedown but Heleno shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Heleno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Heleno.
Heleno stalks Hamidou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamidou's face. Hamidou staggers backwards, shaken.
Hamidou throws a lazy right hand but Heleno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heleno throws a series of punches but Hamidou avoids them all with ease.
Taichi Heleno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heleno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hamidou's calf.
Heleno lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hamidou will feel that in the morning.
Taichi Heleno is winning the standup battle so far.
Heleno misses with a head kick.
Heleno throws an off balance right hand
and Hamidou counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heleno won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidou working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hamidou misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Heleno is trying to improve his position.
Heleno dodges the ground and pound from Hamidou.
Hamidou misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hamidou grinds an elbow into Heleno's temple.
Heleno is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamidou wants to take a breather but Heleno manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hamidou.
Hamidou with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hamidou trying to control the position from guard on top but Heleno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heleno wants to sweep but no luck.
Heleno might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hamidou pushes down on Heleno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Heleno is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hamidou jumps into side control!
Hamidou working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamidou trying to control the position but Heleno is working away.
Hamidou advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taichi Heleno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gebhuza Baba Hamidou'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Heleno throws a chopping leg kick but Hamidou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heleno takes one on the button.
Hamidou misses with an uppercut
and Heleno counters with a leg kick.
Heleno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hamidou. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Heleno. That's going to slow Hamidou down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamidou.
Hamidou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heleno delivers a nice body kick.
Heleno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hamidou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heleno scores with a leg kick.
Heleno slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamidou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Heleno. Those never looked like landing.
Heleno cracks the inside of Hamidou's front leg.
A solid body kick from Heleno.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heleno!
Hamidou has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heleno.
Heleno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heleno throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Heleno has closed the distance and engaged Hamidou in a clinch.
Heleno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heleno landing knees to the body.
Hamidou's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bit of stalling here from Heleno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heleno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hamidou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heleno displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hamidou up against the cage.
Heleno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heleno lands a damaging elbow.
Heleno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamidou's face.
Heleno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hamidou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Heleno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hamidou up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Heleno for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno scores a nice knee to the body.
Heleno gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hamidou.
Taichi Heleno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gebhuza Baba Hamidou.
Hamidou is looking to control Heleno's arms but Heleno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hamidou has his back to the cage.
Taichi Heleno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamidou being controlled against the cage.
Heleno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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.
Heleno moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Heleno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamidou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamidou. Heleno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heleno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hamidou counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hamidou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hamidou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamidou looks to land a strike but Heleno avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Heleno trying to keep a closed guard but Hamidou is proving a slippery customer.
Hamidou postures up in Heleno's guard and throws a big left but Heleno blocks it.
Gebhuza Baba Hamidou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamidou is looking to work some ground and pound but Heleno has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taichi Heleno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heleno, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taichi Heleno!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raw Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and We Suki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raw Power is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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270 lbs
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283 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raw Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, We Suki!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power darts in trying to clinch
and Suki counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Raw Power has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power with a poor takedown
and Suki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suki lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power wriggles free and stands up.
Power shoots and misses
and Suki counters with a takedown into side control.
Suki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Suki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Power is not content to let Suki control the position.
Suki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Power holds on to Suki's head and controls the position momentarily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Suki landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Suki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Power is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Power is not content to let Suki control the position.
Power is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Suki off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Will Power go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Suki tries to roll but Power sticks to his back.
Suki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Power connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Power connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Power sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suki blocking the ground and pound.
Suki is looking to improve his position but Power isn't that keen on the idea.
Power is landing with some decent strikes but Suki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Power controlling the position easily from mount.
Power is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Suki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Suki looks a forlorn figure.
Poor strikes thrown by Power there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power with a couple of short strikes.
Suki is rocked!
Power 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.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Power! Suki is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raw Power!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven ole Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ogden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Sven ole Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ogden!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen misses with a leg kick
and Ogden counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Ogden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Ogden - just one landing.
Ogden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorsen throws a leg kick
and Ogden counters with an outside leg kick.
Thorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut
and Ogden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ogden.
Ogden lands a leg kick that knocks Thorsen off balance momentarily.
Ogden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ogden misses with the combination.
Thorsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thorsen enables Ogden to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thorsen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ogden looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ogden chips away with some ground and pound.
Ogden working some strikes from top position.
Ogden is in close to Thorsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ogden lands a couple of elbows.
Ogden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ogden postures up and lands a big shot to Thorsen's brow.
Ogden tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorsen is retaining full guard.
Ogden wants to control from the top but Thorsen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogden throws and elbow that misses. Thorsen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ogden's guard. Nice move by Thorsen!
Ogden wants to sweep here but Thorsen controlling him for the moment.
Thorsen wants to get up but he can't break Ogden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thorsen being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thorsen throws a sloppy head kick
and Ogden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogden checks the leg kick.
Ogden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thorsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ogden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thorsen is breathing heavily.
Thorsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Ogden makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thorsen really felt that one!
Ogden catches Thorsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ogden delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ogden scores with a shot to the body.
Ogden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thorsen in his tracks.
Ogden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sven ole Thorsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorsen needs to keep his hands up - Ogden had a free shot at his head there.
Ogden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Sven ole Thorsen has been cut.
Good leg kick by Ogden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ogden with a nice cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ogden.
Ogden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorsen on the side of the head.
Ogden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thorsen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogden is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Thorsen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ogden scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ogden looking to control but Thorsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ogden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ogden lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen wants to hold on but Ogden pushes him away.
Ogden with a couple of short strikes.
Thorsen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ogden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven ole Thorsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ogden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ogden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorsen throws a head kick that misses
and Ogden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ogden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ogden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thorsen did well to prevent Ogden getting side control.
Ogden thows a huge punch but Thorsen dodges it nicely.
Ogden trying to control the pace.
Thorsen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tony Ogden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogden moves into range and clinches up with Thorsen.
Ogden looking for a takedown.
Ogden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ogden.
Ogden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ogden is trying to trip Thorsen. He has hold of a leg but Thorsen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ogden persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ogden sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thorsen keeping moving, preventing Ogden from controlling successfully.
Ogden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ogden controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tony Ogden.
Thorsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Ogden counters with a low kick, right behind Thorsen 's knee.
Thorsen misses with a double jab
and Ogden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ogden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thorsen misses with a kick to the body.
Sven ole Thorsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen misses with a few strikes there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thorsen enables Ogden to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thorsen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ogden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorsen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ogden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ogden works over Thorsen with some ground and pound from guard.
Ogden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ogden sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ogden with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ogden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ogden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ogden is looking to work some ground and pound but Thorsen has wrist control.
Ogden drops back looking for a leg! Thorsen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thorsen manages to kick Ogden off! Ogden jumps back into Thorsen's guard.
Thorsen keeping moving, preventing Ogden from controlling successfully.
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.
Ogden passes Thorsen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ogden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thorsen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ogden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ogden throwing shots but Thorsen is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Ogden seems content to control.
Ogden trying to control from half guard but Thorsen is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ogden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thorsen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ogden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sven ole Thorsen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ogden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorsen. That did some damage!
Thorsen throws a leg kick
and Ogden counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sven ole Thorsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorsen misses with a combination
and Ogden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorsen misses with a body punch
and Ogden counters with a nice body kick.
Thorsen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ogden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsen ducks right into an uppercut from Ogden.
Thorsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thorsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ogden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thorsen scrambles back to his feet.
Ogden with a nice cross.
Ogden thuds his shin into the meat of Thorsen's side.
Ogden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ogden lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thorsen will feel that in the morning.
Ogden throws a one two combo.
Ogden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thorsen misses with a body punch
and Ogden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Ogden.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Ogden.
Sven ole Thorsen's cut is getting worse.
Ogden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ogden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ogden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from Ogden lands but Thorsen takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ogden lands with an overhand left.
Thorsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ogden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ogden lands a body shot.
Thorsen misses with a leg kick
and Ogden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ogden slips nicely into half guard.
Ogden controlling the action here.
Ogden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thorsen defending well though.
Ogden lands strikes from half guard.
Ogden is looking to advance position but Thorsen won't allow it.
Ogden content to control rather than advance.
Thorsen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ogden trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ogden passes into half guard.
Ogden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ogden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ogden throws a strike but Thorsen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ogden wants to control from the top but Thorsen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogden connects with a couple of short punches.
Ogden trying to control but Thorsen is working from the bottom.
Sven ole Thorsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Ogden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Ogden was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thorsen, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thorsen throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Tony Ogden has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ogden drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Ogden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ogden 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ogden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Conture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris has chosen Neodammerung as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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254 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sultan Conture!
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, Terry Morris!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Conture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conture cracks Morris with a good jab.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Conture.
Conture shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Conture misses with a body shot
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sultan Conture has been cut.
No luck for Morris with that takedown attempt.
Conture scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Terry Morris has been cut.
Conture gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Conture's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conture looking for a guillotine here but Morris defends easily.
Conture is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands a couple of digs.
Morris wants to pass the guard but Conture is keeping the position.
Morris thows a big elbow that misses.
Conture has his foot on Morris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morris works his way back into a safe position though.
Morris postures up and lands a big shot to Conture's brow.
Morris chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Conture is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morris defends well.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morris cracks Conture with a solid left hand.
Morris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Conture has his foot on Morris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morris works his way back into a safe position though.
Conture utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Conture has momentary wrist control but Morris slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conture has momentary wrist control but Morris slips an elbow through the middle.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Conture wants to sweep but no luck.
Morris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conture throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conture tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conture had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morris defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morris is working Conture over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morris wants to pass the guard but Conture is keeping the position.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
Conture trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conture has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Conture has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Morris should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Conture has tightened it up now! Morris should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sultan Conture!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregores Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paleface- Helsinki-Shangri-La. Gregores Mendez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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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, Sam Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregores Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mendez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Collins tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez is landing with some decent strikes but Collins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Collins is rocked!
It looks like Sam Collins has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Collins out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Mendez goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gregores Mendez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Pin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has chosen Lights Out - Bobby Light as his entrance music. Niko Reynolds is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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224 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Pin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reynolds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Pin circles away and keeps his distance.
Reynolds connects with a body shot that sends Pin's belly button to the back.
Reynolds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pin swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Pin dodges the punch combination from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a lunging right hand
and Pin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reynolds looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reynolds under the eye.
Randy Pin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Reynolds as he checks the leg kick.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Reynolds punishes Pin's body with a nice straight punch.
Reynolds thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Pin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a lazy uppercut
and Pin counters with a thumping low kick.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pin.
Pin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reynolds throws a right hand that Pin ducks under and follows up with a left that Pin also avoids with ease.
Pin jabs Reynolds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reynolds checks it well.
Pin avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
Niko Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but Pin pushes him off.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds misses the body punch
and Pin counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Reynolds off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Pin follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Reynolds was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randy Pin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ok Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Howlett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ok Ko!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howlett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ko counters with a good low kick that Howlett was not able to check.
Ko scoring well with a low kick there.
Ko drives through and clinches with Howlett against the cage.
Ko scores a nice knee to the body.
Ko controlling the action here for a moment.
Ko lands a good knee to the midsection. Howlett won't want to take too many of those.
Howlett missing with knees to the body.
Ko lands a good knee to the midsection. Howlett won't want to take too many of those.
Howlett is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howlett tries to land knees in the clinch but Ko avoids the damage to the body.
Ko lands a good knee to the midsection. Howlett won't want to take too many of those.
Ko just leaning against Howlett, taking a breather.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ko crunches a lovely knee into Howlett's ribcage.
Ko lands a knee to the body.
Ko effectively controlling the action here.
Ko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Howlett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ko with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ko avoiding damage.
Ko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howlett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ko gets a clinch.
Howlett taking a breather.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ko has Howlett pushed against the cage.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howlett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ko with a knee to the head.
Ko scores a nice knee to the body.
Ko working Howlett over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Ko to work.
Ko lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ko is stalling here.
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko lands a good knee to the midsection. Howlett won't want to take too many of those.
Ko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Howlett up against the cage.
Ko scores a nice knee to the body.
Ko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Ko.
Ko lands a good knee to the midsection. Howlett won't want to take too many of those.
Ko lands a knee to the head.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howlett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ko lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ko.
Howlett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko lands a good knee to the midsection. Howlett won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Ko to work.
Ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Howlett pulls Ko into guard.
Ko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ko wants to pass the guard but Howlett is keeping the position.
Howlett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Let's hope that Ko has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ok Ko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
An inside leg kick lands from Ko.
Howlett tries for a takedown but Ko circles away easily
and Ko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ok Ko 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.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
Howlett with a poor takedown
and Ko counters by clinching up.
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko stalls.
Ko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ko lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Howlett or not.
Ko is struggling to control the position.
Ko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Howlett or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ko lands a good knee to the midsection. Howlett won't want to take too many of those.
Ko presses Howlett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howlett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ko lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ko obliges.
Ko'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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ko.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howlett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ok Ko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ko lands a nice uppercut.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ko.
Howlett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ko lands a good knee to the midsection. Howlett won't want to take too many of those.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett swings wildly with an uppercut but Ko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howlett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
Ko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Howlett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Howlett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howlett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ko stalling in the clinch.
Ko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howlett.
Howlett tries a body shot but Ko blocks it.
Howlett pushes off an throws an elbow but Ko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howlett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ko lands a knee to the body.
Ko scores a nice knee to the body.
Ko tries to land knees in the clinch but Howlett avoids the damage to the body.
Howlett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Howlett misses
and Ko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ko.
Ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howlett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ko.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howlett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ko taking a breather.
Howlett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ko.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
Ko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Howlett is trying to maintain a safe position but Ko gets an underhook and turns Howlett into the cage.
Howlett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howlett tries to pull guard but Ko holds him up against the cage and eventually Howlett drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ko avoiding damage.
Howlett is looking to control Ko's arms but Ko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Howlett has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ok Ko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ko lands a nice looking body kick.
Howlett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Howlett tries to keep at a distance but Ko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ko avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Ko with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Howlett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howlett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ko.
Ko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Howlett or not.
A bit of stalling here from Ko.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howlett wants to get back to striking at distance but Ko won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko cracks Howlett with a nice body shot.
Howlett throws a head punch that misses.
Ko lands a knee to the body.
Ko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Howlett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howlett is trying to maintain a safe position but Ko gets an underhook and turns Howlett into the cage.
Ko landing knees to the body.
Howlett is trying to break the clinch but Ko is controlling him.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ko stalling the fight.
Ko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Howlett misses with some punches.
Ko is pushing Howlett up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ko landing knees to the body.
Howlett can't find room to land a body shot as Ko controls the action.
Howlett being controlled against the cage.
Ko misses with a body punch.
Ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howlett's face.
Howlett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howlett is looking to break free of the clinch but Ko has double underhooks.
Howlett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howlett managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Ko blocks the elbow strike.
Ko stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ok Ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howlett swinging wildly here.
Ko throws a leg kick which misses Howlett's front leg but catches the back leg as Howlett tries to avoid it.
Ko connects with an inside leg kick.
Howlett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ko. Ko obviously looking to wear him down.
Howlett tries for a takedown but Ko circles away easily
and Ko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ko.
Howlett misses with an elbow over the top.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ko crunches a lovely knee into Howlett's ribcage.
Ko prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ko crunches a lovely knee into Howlett's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Ko.
Ko landing knees to the head.
Howlett is trying to stall.
Ko stalling.
Ko avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
James Howlett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalling in the clinch from Ko.
Howlett misses with an elbow over the top.
Ok Ko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ko scores a nice knee to the body.
Howlett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howlett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ok Ko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ko 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ok Ko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pj Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Apollo Creed, Deck of Jack. Benn has chosen Darude- Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pj Benn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a shot from downtown. Benn moves away and avoids it.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Creed as he avoids it easily.
Benn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Creed did well to prevent Benn getting side control.
Benn is pressing down on Creed's thigh, looking to free his foot. Creed is holding on for now.
Benn is looking to take a break and control but Creed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benn thows a huge punch but Creed dodges it nicely.
Benn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Creed defending well though.
Creed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benn on the ground.
Benn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Creed knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Benn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Benn trying to control from half guard but Creed is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benn is working away from the top position though.
Benn wants to work for an arm triangle but Creed is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Creed wants to control but Benn is keeping busy.
Benn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Benn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Creed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Creed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Creed keeps working.
Creed trying to control from the bottom.
Benn has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Creed defend it? Benn steps over the head and cranks it - Creed is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Benn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pj Benn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Skyscrapers - Ready, Set, Fall! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stern!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stern is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stern walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Stern checks it
and Stern counters with a nice uppercut.
Stern misses with a looping left.
Anderson wants to slow Stern down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stern has time to react.
Stern digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Stern checks it
and Stern counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stern misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stern clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stern.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stern creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stern prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Stern.
Stern lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson is looking to control Stern's arms but Stern gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Stern lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stern.
Stern working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stern working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stern digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Stern.
Anderson looks gassed!
Stern throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stern.
Stern lands a shot to the body.
Stern cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Stern lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Stern manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson moves out of range as Stern throws a body kick.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stern looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stern connects with a high kick.
Stern connects with a single shot there.
Anderson is rocked!
Stern scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stern finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stern counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jason Stern has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Anderson.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stern.
Stern scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Stern. That snapped Anderson's head back.
Stern misses with a body shot.
Stern fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Anderson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Anderson looks to clinch but Stern throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Anderson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jason Stern!
Jason Stern is the new middleweight champion!
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