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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zangief Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Shankar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shankar has chosen "Them Belly Full" by Bob Marley as his entrance music. Andre Shankar 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zangief Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Shankar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Zangief is predictable there
and Shankar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A low kick from Zangief is predictable there
and Shankar counters with a nice uppercut.
Shankar shoots in and bounces Zangief off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shankar wants to control from the top but Zangief keeps moving.
Shankar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankar throwing strikes but missing.
Shankar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shankar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shankar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shankar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shankar prevents Zangief from getting back to his feet.
Shankar thows a big elbow that misses.
Shankar wants to control from the top but Zangief keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shankar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shankar is working Zangief over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shankar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zangief not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shankar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zangief throws a sloppy head kick
and Shankar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shankar wants to take a breather but Zangief is having none of it.
Shankar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zangief doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shankar.
Zangief wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shankar stands up out of the half guard.
A low kick from Zangief is predictable there
and Shankar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zangief!
Shankar dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Zangief Zangief has been cut.
Shankar is working for a guillotine from mount but Zangief frees his head quite easily.
Shankar moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Zangief has worked his arm free - good work by Zangief!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shankar lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Shankar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zangief Zangief's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shankar fails to land the takedown.
Zangief Zangief's cut is getting worse.
Andre Shankar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankar tries for a takedown but Zangief circles away easily
enabling Zangief to counter with a crisp jab.
Zangief defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shankar.
Zangief Zangief has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Shankar.
Shankar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankar thows a huge punch but Zangief dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shankar wants to take a breather but Zangief is having none of it.
Zangief keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shankar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zangief does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zangief is trying to get back to full guard.
Shankar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shankar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zangief has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Shankar wants to work for an arm triangle but Zangief is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zangief is not content to let Shankar control the position.
Shankar is thwarting Zangief's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief wants to improve his position but Shankar is controlling well.
Zangief tries to kick Shankar off but Shankar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zangief is trying to get back to full guard.
Shankar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shankar maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Zangief could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Shankar has cracked it and Zangief is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Shankar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Shankar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cito Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Ice-T Lethal Weapon as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cito Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Ross!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to clinch there but Gaston circles away.
Ross closes the distance but Gaston moves to the side
and Gaston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Gaston.
Ross takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gaston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaston counters with a straight right hand.
Ross moves to clinch but Gaston breaks away
enabling Gaston to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Gaston. Beautiful body shot.
Gaston scores with a jab to the head.
Gaston lands a really nice looking cross but Ross seems unphased.
Ross gets a clinch.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Gaston is breathing heavily.
Ross lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ross.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
Ross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ross.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Gaston trying to control the position but instead, Ross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaston into the cage.
Ross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ross lands a knee to the body.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross is pushing Gaston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Gaston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaston can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Gaston taking a breather.
Ross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gaston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
Gaston controlling the action here for a moment.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Ross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gaston wants to stall.
Ross with a knee to the head.
Ross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaston avoids the damage to the body.
Gaston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaston connects with a looping right hand.
Ross has managed to clinch.
Gaston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gaston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gaston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Gaston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ross works on Gaston's body with a couple of short punches.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Gaston works on Ross's body with a couple of short punches.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gaston will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ross up against the cage.
Gaston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ross with a knee to the head.
Gaston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as Gaston tries to tie him up.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but Gaston blocks with his arms.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gaston looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gaston pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Gaston.
Gaston looking to stall.
Ross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaston's defenses.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Gaston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Gaston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gaston is looking to control Ross's arms but Ross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaston has his back to the cage.
Ross displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gaston up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Ross.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ross dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaston lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaston keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross rushes Gaston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Ricky Ross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gaston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Ross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gaston stalling in the clinch but Ross improves position.
Gaston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaston tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
Gaston works on Ross's body with a couple of short punches.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
Gaston taking a breather.
Gaston is trying to break free.
Gaston will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ross up against the cage.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gaston managing to block the knees to the body from Ross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaston looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Gaston wants to get back to striking at distance but Ross won't allow it.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Gaston being controlled against the cage.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gaston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross keeps control of Gaston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gaston.
Ross lands an elbow inside.
Gaston looking to stall.
Gaston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gaston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gaston is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Gaston tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Gaston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaston is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gaston - that landed with a thud.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gaston breaks the clinch.
Ross has closed the distance and engaged Gaston in a clinch.
Gaston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ross lands an elbow inside that Gaston shrugs off.
Gaston is trying to maintain a safe position but Ross gets an underhook and turns Gaston into the cage.
Gaston tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ross.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gaston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross connects with a knee to the head.
Gaston misses with some punches.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross looking to stall.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Gaston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ross or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a knee to the body.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee calls for Ross to work.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gaston.
Gaston tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Ross with a knee to the head.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gaston can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gaston.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ross lands a nice knee to the body.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Gaston looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Ross.
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.
Gaston avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaston.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaston.
Gaston is trying to stall.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gaston swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Gaston is looking to control Ross's arms but Ross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaston has his back to the cage.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross has Gaston pushed against the cage.
Gaston digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gaston has had enough of the clinch but Ross keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Ross.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for Gaston to work.
Ross taking a breather.
Ross has Gaston pressed against the cage, preventing Gaston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gaston cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.
Gaston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gaston lands with a shot to the body.
Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as Gaston tries to tie him up.
Ross presses Gaston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaston up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Gaston struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Ross keeps control of Gaston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gaston tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaston.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gaston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gaston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gaston trying to stall but Ross improves his position.
Ross landing knees to the head.
Gaston avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Ross lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Gaston is trying to force a seperation but Ross has the dominant position.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Ross lands an elbow inside.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
Gaston is leaning against Ross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gaston can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Gaston has had enough of the clinch but Ross keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Ross.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaston.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gaston stalling.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaston avoids the damage to the body.
Gaston is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaston.
Gaston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaston is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston looking to slow down the pace here.
Ross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaston's efforts to push away.
Ross lands a knee to the body.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gaston lands with a left to the head.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Gaston is trying to stall.
Ross digs a right hand into Gaston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaston's gas tank.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaston avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Ross prevents Gaston from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Cito Gaston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston misses with a body punch.
Ross landing knees to the head.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but Gaston is blocking nicely.
Gaston avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Gaston is trying to maintain a safe position but Ross gets an underhook and turns Gaston into the cage.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gaston.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
The referee calls for Ross to work.
Gaston is trying to maintain a safe position but Ross gets an underhook and turns Gaston into the cage.
Gaston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ricky Ross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gaston trying to control the position but instead, Ross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaston into the cage.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ross lands a nice knee to the body.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
Gaston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaston tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Gaston struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Gaston tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaston is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ross.
Gaston managing to block the knees to the body from Ross.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gaston.
Gaston is trying to stall.
Gaston tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ross winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Ross!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Knogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Knogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Vazquez!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knogen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vazquez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knogen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vazquez throws a right hand that Knogen ducks under and follows up with a left that Knogen also avoids with ease.
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a low kick, right behind Vazquez 's knee.
Vazquez takes one to the chin there.
Vazquez clinches up against the cage.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Knogen misses with a series of wild punches.
Vazquez throws the kick towards the body but Knogen avoids it.
Knogen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Richard Knogen has been cut.
Vazquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Knogen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vazquez, pushing him back against the cage.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Vazquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vazquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knogen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Knogen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Knogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knogen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knogen throws a combination. Vazquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Vazquez takes a swing at Knogen's ribcage but misses.
Knogen looks to land a combination but Vazquez avoids it well.
Knogen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vazquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knogen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vazquez looks gassed!
Vazquez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vazquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knogen clinches with his opponent.
Knogen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knogen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Knogen looks to land a combination. Vazquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters by clinching up.
Knogen pushes Vazquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knogen breaks the clinch.
Knogen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Knogen does no damage.
Knogen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vazquez backs up against the cage.
Knogen drives through and clinches with Vazquez against the cage.
Knogen breaks from the clinch.
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!
Knogen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knogen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knogen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knogen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vazquez is trying to stall.
Vazquez wants to break free but Knogen has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knogen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a nice leg kick.
Knogen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vazquez throws a series of punches but Knogen moves out of range.
No joy there for Knogen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knogen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vazquez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vazquez throws a sloppy head kick
and Knogen counters with a series of strikes. Vazquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knogen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A right-left combo lands from Knogen.
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Knogen. Those never looked like landing.
Knogen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vazquez tries to work over Knogen's front leg with a kick but Knogen checks it.
Knogen instigates a clinch.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Knogen tries to bum rush Vazquez with a series of wild strikes but Vazquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knogen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Knogen.
Knogen stands up and beckons Vazquez to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knogen feints a jab promting Vazquez to slip. Knogen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vazquez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knogen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vazquez throws a right hand that misses
and Knogen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vazquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knogen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knogen.
Jesus Vazquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Vazquez. Those never looked like landing.
Knogen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knogen tries to bum rush Vazquez with a series of wild strikes but Vazquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vazquez throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vazquez misses with a double jab
and Knogen counters with an outside leg kick.
Vazquez dodges the punch combination from Knogen.
Knogen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vazquez's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vazquez enables Knogen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vazquez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Knogen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Knogen tries to bum rush Vazquez with a series of wild strikes but Vazquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knogen is looking to slow Vazquez down with leg kicks.
Knogen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vazquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Knogen.
Knogen misses with a few strikes there.
Knogen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vazquez misses with a double jab
and Knogen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vazquez misses with a body punch
and Knogen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vazquez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knogen lands with a nice combination. Vazquez backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knogen lands with a nice combination. Vazquez backs away looking to recover.
Vazquez throws a combination that misses
so Knogen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knogen stands up from Vazquez's guard - Knogen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knogen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Knogen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Knogen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vazquez swinging wildly here.
Knogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knogen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knogen throws a leg kick which misses Vazquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Vazquez tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Knogen. Those never looked like landing.
Knogen throws a one two combo.
Knogen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knogen misses with a two punch combination.
Vazquez moves into the clinch successfully.
Vazquez is trying to push Knogen away but Knogen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Vazquez tried to score with a low kick but Knogen checks it.
Knogen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knogen counters with a three punch combo that has Vazquez backing up. Vazquez nods at Knogen to acknowledge the strikes.
Knogen throws a nice looking combination but Vazquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vazquez is breathing heavily.
Vazquez misses with a combination
and Knogen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vazquez thinking.
Vazquez misses with a right hand
and Knogen counters with a series of strikes. Vazquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vazquez gets tackled into the cage by Knogen. Knogen maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knogen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knogen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vazquez can do to turn this around?
Vazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knogen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knogen.
Knogen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Knogen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vazquez misses with a double jab
and Knogen counters with a low kick, right behind Vazquez 's knee.
Knogen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knogen.
Vazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knogen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knogen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richard Knogen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knogen looks to land a combination but Vazquez avoids it well.
Vazquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knogen can pounce on him.
Vazquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knogen throws a right hand that Vazquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Vazquez also avoids with ease.
Knogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knogen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Knogen scores with a four punch combination!
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a shoot takedown. Vazquez fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knogen gets to his feet - Vazquez follows without any prompting.
Knogen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knogen counters with a low kick, right behind Vazquez 's knee.
Richard Knogen is winning the standup battle so far.
Knogen works over Vazquez's head and body with a nice combination.
Vazquez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knogen.
Knogen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knogen throws a combination. Vazquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knogen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knogen throws a series of punches but Vazquez moves out of range.
Knogen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vazquez's guard.
Knogen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vazquez is trying to keep Knogen in close.
Knogen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knogen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vazquez for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Richard Knogen just wasn't active enough.
An inside leg kick from Vazquez misses.
Knogen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vazquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vazquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vazquez misses with a double jab.
Vazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knogen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knogen connects with a body shot.
Knogen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knogen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knogen throws a series of punches but Vazquez moves out of range.
Knogen throws a right hand that Vazquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Vazquez also avoids with ease.
Vazquez misses with a double jab
and Knogen counters with a left to the body.
Knogen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knogen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vazquez thows a leg kick but Knogen checks it
and Knogen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knogen scores with a head kick. Vazquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Knogen is looking to wear down Vazquez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knogen lands a nice looking body shot.
Vazquez gets caught flat footed, as Knogen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knogen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knogen gets to his feet - Vazquez follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Knogen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Knogen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vazquez misses with a combination
and Knogen counters with a left and a right that stings Vazquez.
Vazquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knogen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vazquez!
Knogen controlling the position easily from mount.
Knogen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jesus Vazquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knogen controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Richard Knogen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vazquez is looking to clinch.
Vazquez misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knogen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knogen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Knogen duly obliges.
Vazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knogen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knogen swinging wildly here.
Vazquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knogen manages to avoid it.
Knogen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vazquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knogen scores with a three punch combo!
Vazquez misses with the combination.
Knogen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vazquez eats them both and turns towards Knogen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Knogen punishes Vazquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Vazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knogen counters with a good low kick that Vazquez was not able to check.
Knogen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Knogen both land. Nice combination.
Knogen scores with a three punch combo!
Knogen lands a jab-cross combination.
Vazquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knogen counters with an inside leg kick.
Knogen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Knogen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knogen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knogen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Richard Knogen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knogen throws a series of strikes that have Vazquez backpedaling.
Knogen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knogen avoids the head kick by Vazquez.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knogen!
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Knogen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knogen 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Knogen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koo Kuhrimao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koo Kuhrimao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adolf Beck!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuhrimao wants to control but Beck is keeping busy.
Kuhrimao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuhrimao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beck trying to control from half guard but Kuhrimao is working away.
Beck drops an elbow to the side of Kuhrimao's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck wants to pass the guard but Kuhrimao is defending well.
Kuhrimao is refusing to be controlled, as Beck sits in half guard.
Beck decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kuhrimao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beck moves into the clinch.
Beck goes for a takedown attempt but Kuhrimao pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kuhrimao tries to clinch but Beck moves away
and Beck counters with a three punch combo that has Kuhrimao backing up. Kuhrimao nods at Beck to acknowledge the strikes.
Kuhrimao misses with a takedown
and Beck counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck trying to move into half guard but instead Kuhrimao has managed to sweep!
Beck has control of Kuhrimao's left arm, preventing Kuhrimao from doing any damage.
Kuhrimao tries to stand but Beck is controlling from the bottom.
Beck keeping moving, preventing Kuhrimao from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Koo Kuhrimao just wasn't active enough.
Beck shoots and misses
and Kuhrimao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beck is defended easily by Kuhrimao.
Koo Kuhrimao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adolf Beck.
Kuhrimao gets the takedown into side control.
Beck is trying to control Kuhrimao's posture but Kuhrimao avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Beck is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kuhrimao decides to stand back up. Kuhrimao steps back and let's Beck get back to his feet.
Kuhrimao misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adolf Beck dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beck gets the takedown into side control.
Beck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuhrimao keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Beck throws a strike aimed at the side of Kuhrimao's head but Kuhrimao avoids it well.
Kuhrimao is trying to control Beck's posture but Beck avoids it.
Beck content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Beck wants to take a breather but Kuhrimao manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Beck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Beck postures up in Kuhrimao's guard and throws a big left but Kuhrimao blocks it.
Beck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beck throwing strikes from guard but Kuhrimao blocks nicely.
Beck advances to half guard.
Beck seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kuhrimao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Beck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuhrimao is defending against the submission attempts here by Beck.
Beck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuhrimao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuhrimao is looking to control Beck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuhrimao avoid being mounted?
Kuhrimao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beck not doing much here.
Kuhrimao trying to hold on to Beck's head to control him but Beck postures up.
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.
Beck looks to land a strike but Kuhrimao avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Beck throwing strikes from guard but Kuhrimao blocks nicely.
Beck looking to pass the guard.
Kuhrimao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuhrimao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuhrimao has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Beck is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kuhrimao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adolf Beck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuhrimao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beck throwing strikes from guard but Kuhrimao blocks nicely.
Beck trying to control but Kuhrimao is working from the bottom.
Beck lands a couple of elbows.
Beck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhrimao wants to sweep but no luck.
Beck scoring with some ground and pound.
Beck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Beck wants to control from the top but Kuhrimao keeps moving.
Beck looking to pass the guard.
Beck controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Adolf Beck wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kuhrimao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beck shoots in and gets a takedown into Kuhrimao's guard.
Beck landing some decent shots from guard.
Beck controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Beck tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuhrimao is retaining full guard.
Beck trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuhrimao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Beck is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adolf Beck.
A good leg kick by Kuhrimao.
Koo Kuhrimao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuhrimao tries to land a front kick but Beck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuhrimao tries to avoid it but Beck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuhrimao to the ground. Kuhrimao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beck tries to clinch there but Kuhrimao circles away.
Kuhrimao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koo Kuhrimao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Beck is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kuhrimao moves into full guard.
Beck looking to pass the guard.
Adolf Beck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beck trying to control but Kuhrimao is working from the bottom.
Beck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuhrimao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adolf Beck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adolf Beck!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Dye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Royer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ..... Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Dye!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dye misses with a leg kick
letting Royer counter with a right hand.
Royer checks a leg kick.
Dye misses the shot to the body.
Royer just misses with a punch to the body.
Royer misses the jab.
Dye tries to clinch but Royer is having none of it.
Royer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Cameron Dye has been cut.
Royer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dye wants to clinch
letting Royer counter with a right hand.
Dye tries to clinch up
and Royer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Royer keeps the fight on the outside.
Royer lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Royer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dye wants to clinch but Royer slips to the side
and Royer counters with a nice uppercut.
Dye is rocked!
Royer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Royer swings widly with a right hand
and Dye counters with a nice body kick.
Dye tries to clinch but Royer moves away
and Royer counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Cameron Dye's cut even more.
Dye does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Royer.
Dye throws a lazy head kick
and Royer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dye looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Look low, kick high! Royer uses the oldest trick in the book to send Dye tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Royer is absolutely delighted - when Dye wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dakota Royer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Damage Inc.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Laurent Loughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Foster!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loughlin lands a slapping body shot.
Foster scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foster throws a body punch but Loughlin moves out of range.
Foster misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Loughlin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loughlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loughlin throws a leg kick but Foster checks it.
Foster just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin wants to clinch.
Foster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foster looks to land a combination but Loughlin avoids it well.
Foster scores with a body shot.
Foster throws an off balance right hand
and Loughlin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Foster throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loughlin moves away.
Loughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foster manages to avoid it.
A jab from Foster misses.
Loughlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foster misses the body punch
and Loughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Loughlin.
Loughlin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Foster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcus Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Foster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loughlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Foster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Foster misses with a body shot
and Loughlin counters with an outside leg kick.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a nice leg kick.
Loughlin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foster checks a leg kick.
Laurent Loughlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
Loughlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster fails with the takedown
and Loughlin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Foster really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Loughlin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Foster throws an off balance right hand
and Loughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loughlin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Foster checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Loughlin is predictable there
so Foster counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Foster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Foster prevents Loughlin from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foster throws and elbow that misses. Loughlin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foster's guard. Nice move by Loughlin!
Loughlin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Foster looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcus Foster.
Foster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loughlin is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Foster thinking.
Foster misses with an uppercut
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin cracks Foster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Loughlin ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loughlin counters with a thumping low kick.
Foster misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a nice body shot.
Foster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Loughlin counter with a right hand.
Laurent Loughlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Foster dodges the punch combination from Loughlin.
Foster misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Loughlin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Loughlin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Loughlin tries to work over Foster's front leg with a kick but Foster checks it.
Foster misses with a right hand
and Loughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Foster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Loughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loughlin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loughlin scoring well with a low kick there.
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foster throws a lazy uppercut
and Loughlin counters with a good low kick that Foster was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Loughlin.
Nice takedown defense from Loughlin. No joy for Foster on that attempt.
Loughlin throws a leg kick
and Foster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foster misses with a hook
and Loughlin counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a right hand that misses
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foster checks a leg kick.
Foster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Loughlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Foster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcus Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Foster is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin misses with a leg kick
and Foster counters with a series of strikes. Loughlin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foster throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin is looking to wear down Foster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Foster throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a nice body shot.
Loughlin thuds his right hand into Foster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Loughlin cracks Foster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Foster drops his hands momentarily and Loughlin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Foster misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foster throws a body punch but Loughlin moves out of range.
Loughlin misses with a double jab.
Foster misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster misses with an uppercut
and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Foster misses
and Loughlin counters with a big head kick but Foster shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laurent Loughlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loughlin, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurent Loughlin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhaegar Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro has chosen Acid Thunder - Fast Eddie as his entrance music. 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 Ze Minotauro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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284 lbs
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28
277 lbs
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rhaegar Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ze Minotauro!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minotauro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Minotauro showed some decent athleticism there.
Targaryen wants to control the action here but instead Minotauro manages to pass to full mount!
Minotauro trying to control but Targaryen is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minotauro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Targaryen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Minotauro has hold of Targaryen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Targaryen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Minotauro unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen 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.
Minotauro wants to take a breather but Targaryen is having none of it.
Minotauro prevents Targaryen from improving his position.
Well, if Minotauro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Minotauro 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.
Minotauro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro wants to pass to mount but Targaryen is defending the position.
Targaryen is trying to get back to full guard.
Minotauro is trying to control the action in half guard but Targaryen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Targaryen is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Minotauro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen is squirming around, avoiding Minotauro's attempts to control the action.
Minotauro moves to take his opponent's back.
Minotauro is looking to control Targaryen but Targaryen is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Targaryen covers up after that shot from Minotauro.
Targaryen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Minotauro's guard. Nice work there by Targaryen.
Targaryen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro managing to control the position.
Minotauro wants to sweep here but Targaryen controlling him for the moment.
Minotauro managing to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Targaryen wants to control from the top but Minotauro keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ze Minotauro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Targaryen moves out of range of the body kick from Minotauro.
Minotauro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Minotauro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Targaryen as he avoids it easily.
Minotauro throws a sloppy head kick
and Targaryen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minotauro digs a good body shot into Targaryen's ribs.
Targaryen misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Minotauro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Targaryen takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minotauro works Targaryen's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Targaryen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Minotauro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Targaryen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Minotauro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Minotauro finds it's way through Targaryen's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Targaryen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minotauro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Targaryen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Minotauro looking to pass the guard.
Targaryen keeping moving, preventing Minotauro from controlling successfully.
Minotauro looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Targaryen keeping moving, preventing Minotauro from controlling successfully.
Minotauro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ze Minotauro has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Minotauro fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Minotauro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Minotauro tries to clinch there but Targaryen circles away.
Minotauro throws a leg kick
and Targaryen counters with a nice uppercut.
Minotauro clinches with his opponent.
Minotauro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Targaryen tries to throw a body punch but Minotauro avoids it by throwing Targaryen back against the cage.
Minotauro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Targaryen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Targaryen misses with the head strike.
Targaryen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Minotauro or not.
Targaryen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Minotauro blocking some punches.
Minotauro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Targaryen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Minotauro gets through Targaryen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Targaryen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Targaryen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Targaryen tries to throw a body punch but Minotauro avoids it by throwing Targaryen back against the cage.
Minotauro blocking some punches.
Minotauro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Minotauro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right handed body shot lands from Minotauro.
Targaryen wants to get back to striking at distance but Minotauro won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Targaryen struggles to land a body shot inside as Minotauro controls his hands.
Targaryen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Minotauro has him pressed against the cage.
Targaryen working aggressively here.
Targaryen lands a nice shot to the body.
Targaryen tries to break free but Minotauro pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Targaryen fails to land.
Minotauro blocks an uppercut.
Minotauro lands a nice elbow.
Targaryen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Minotauro.
Targaryen tries a body shot but Minotauro blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Targaryen blocks an elbow strike from Minotauro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Minotauro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Targaryen's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Targaryen fails to land.
Nice body punch from Targaryen.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Minotauro.
Targaryen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Targaryen lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ze Minotauro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Targaryen fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Targaryen misses.
Minotauro throws a leg kick which misses Targaryen's front leg but catches the back leg as Targaryen tries to avoid it.
Targaryen misses with a right hand
and Minotauro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Minotauro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Targaryen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Targaryen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Minotauro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Targaryen.
Minotauro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Minotauro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Targaryen.
Minotauro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Minotauro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Minotauro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Targaryen can't find room to land a body shot as Minotauro controls the action.
Minotauro lands a damaging elbow.
Minotauro lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minotauro.
Targaryen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minotauro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Minotauro tries to land knees in the clinch but Targaryen avoids the damage to the body.
Targaryen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Targaryen lands a shoulder strike.
Minotauro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Minotauro obliges.
Minotauro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Targaryen is defending well for now.
Minotauro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rhaegar Targaryen has been cut.
Come on Minotauro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Targaryen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rhaegar Targaryen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Minotauro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Targaryen throws a punch but it's blocked by Minotauro.
Minotauro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Targaryen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minotauro lands an elbow just above Targaryen 's eye.
Minotauro'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.
Targaryen takes an elbow to the temple.
Minotauro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Minotauro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Targaryen's defenses.
Targaryen tries to throw a body punch but Minotauro avoids it by throwing Targaryen back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Minotauro.
Minotauro leaning against his opponent.
Targaryen gets underhooks to prevent Minotauro's takedown attempt.
Ze Minotauro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Targaryen fails to land.
Minotauro lands an uppercut.
Targaryen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minotauro's elbow.
Targaryen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Targaryen takes an elbow to the temple.
Minotauro slows down the pace here.
Minotauro keeps control of Targaryen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Targaryen can't find room to land a body shot as Minotauro controls the action.
Targaryen is trying to break the clinch but Minotauro has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Minotauro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Targaryen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minotauro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Targaryen avoids it.
Targaryen misses with a body punch.
Targaryen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Minotauro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Targaryen.
Targaryen tries a body shot but Minotauro blocks it.
Targaryen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Targaryen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Targaryen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Minotauro has him pressed against the cage.
Minotauro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minotauro missing with knees to the body.
Minotauro lands a shoulder strike.
Targaryen tries to work over Minotauro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minotauro'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.
Minotauro gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Minotauro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Minotauro trying to control but Targaryen is working from the bottom.
Ze Minotauro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Minotauro stopping the sweep attempt from Targaryen.
Ze Minotauro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Minotauro with a nice head shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Targaryen keeping moving, preventing Minotauro from controlling successfully.
Minotauro is in close to Targaryen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ze Minotauro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Minotauro 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ze Minotauro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dag Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vovchanchyn has chosen the game as his entrance music. Dag Luther had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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208 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dag Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther clinches with his opponent.
Luther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vovchanchyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vovchanchyn looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luther just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vovchanchyn's brow.
Luther works on Vovchanchyn's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Luther to work.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Luther tries to throw a body punch but Vovchanchyn avoids it by throwing Luther back against the cage.
Luther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Luther throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vovchanchyn blocks it with crossed arms.
Vovchanchyn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luther is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vovchanchyn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Luther.
Luther fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vovchanchyn blocks an elbow strike.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luther has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn breaks from the clinch.
Luther misses with a leg kick.
Jab by Vovchanchyn.
Jab from Vovchanchyn.
Luther wants to land a leg kick but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luther makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luther throws a head kick that misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a three punch combo that has Luther backing up. Luther nods at Vovchanchyn to acknowledge the strikes.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Luther counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luther scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luther manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut
and Luther counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Luther avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn works Luther's body with a nice hook.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luther tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
Vovchanchyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Luther misses its intended target.
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luther swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luther throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Luther takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vovchanchyn defending well as Luther loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Luther there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luther waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vovchanchyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luther. Luther circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vovchanchyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Luther counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luther forces Vovchanchyn back against the cage and clinches.
Luther misses with a punch on the inside.
Luther tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luther tries to move into range but Vovchanchyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn staying out of range there.
Luther steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luther is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of punches but Luther moves out of range.
Luther jabs Vovchanchyn right on the nose. Vovchanchyn blinks but takes it well.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch but Vovchanchyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luther tests Vovchanchyn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luther.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Luther's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Luther dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vovchanchyn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luther ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
Vovchanchyn connects with a nice looking jab.
Luther lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab-cross combination.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild combination.
Luther shoots for a double leg takedown but Vovchanchyn sprawls well. He's pushed Luther's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vovchanchyn throws a good cross that connects.
Luther uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Vovchanchyn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Vovchanchyn scores with a one two! Luther had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vovchanchyn connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Vovchanchyn finds it's way through Luther's defenses.
Vovchanchyn blocks a low kick nicely.
Luther defending well as Vovchanchyn loads up on a big left hand.
Luther throws a hook but Vovchanchyn avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luther.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab when Luther was well out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Luther counters with a nice uppercut.
Luther on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luther throws the left hand but Vovchanchyn avoids the punch easily.
Luther moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luther counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luther throws a lazy right hand but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild combination.
Luther wants to clinch up but Vovchanchyn keeps it at a distance.
Vovchanchyn loads up on a big right hand but Luther slips the punch.
Vovchanchyn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luther.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luther is defended easily by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a sloppy body shot
and Luther makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Luther.
Luther misses with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn throws the left hand but Luther avoids the punch easily.
Luther avoids the body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice combination. Luther backs away looking to recover.
Jab by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws an off balance right hand
and Luther counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luther blocks a jab.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luther doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn tests Luther's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
Vovchanchyn cracks Luther with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn slips a straight right by Luther.
A jab lands there for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn jabs Luther to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luther has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vovchanchyn finds it's way round the side to connect with Luther's head.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luther.
Luther avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vovchanchyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Luther counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luther.
Vovchanchyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luther counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Luther wants to control from the top but Vovchanchyn keeps moving.
Luther avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luther throwing strikes from guard but Vovchanchyn blocks nicely.
Luther trying to control the position from guard on top but Vovchanchyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luther with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luther throwing strikes from guard but Vovchanchyn blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vovchanchyn holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Luther trying to control the position from guard on top but Vovchanchyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vovchanchyn tries to bum rush Luther with a series of wild strikes but Luther uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vovchanchyn scores with a sloppy right hand. Luther should have avoided that one.
Luther takes one to the chin there.
Luther throws a sloppy body shot
and Vovchanchyn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of punches but Luther avoids them all with ease.
Luther connects with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn wants to slow Luther down by chopping away at his legs.
Luther looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vovchanchyn. That's going to slow Luther down.
Vovchanchyn misses with a left hand
and Luther counters with an inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot from downtown. Luther moves away and avoids it.
Luther throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Vovchanchyn misses.
Luther throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vovchanchyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Luther.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Luther throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Luther ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luther.
Luther on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vovchanchyn throws an overhand right that lands on Luther's shoulder, as Luther tries to avoid the shot.
Luther is looking to chop away at Vovchanchyn's legs.
Vovchanchyn swinging wildly here.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice body punch.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
A low kick from Vovchanchyn misses
and Luther counters with a left to the body.
Vovchanchyn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luther's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Vovchanchyn as Luther shoots in.
Vovchanchyn stuns Luther with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Luther misses.
Luther throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luther throws a solid leg kick but Vovchanchyn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luther.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Luther moved out of range.
Luther waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of punches but Luther moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luther with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vovchanchyn to score with a decent uppercut.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Luther moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn sizes up Luther with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dag Luther showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luther has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Luther!
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