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UCW Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepper Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepper Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepper Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday connects with a body shot.
Jones looks to clinch
and Holliday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones feints and as Holliday raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Holliday manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Holliday gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones tries to clinch
and Holliday counters by clinching up.
Holliday blocking some punches.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holliday is keeping the position for now.
Holliday has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones won't allow Holliday to sweep him here.
Jones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Holliday manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Holliday in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Holliday is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is working an open guard so Holliday takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jones looks to clinch
and Holliday holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holliday is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Holliday wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holliday pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Jones has Holliday up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Holliday leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holliday lands with a short shot to the head.
Holliday lands a shot to the body.
Holliday wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Holliday.
Holliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones shoots and misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones tries to clinch but Holliday moves away
and Holliday counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Holliday.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Holliday pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepper Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Holliday. Holliday maintains the clinch.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Holliday digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Holliday breaks the clinch.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Holliday counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Holliday to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Holliday counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Holliday to acknowledge the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Holliday.
Jones moves to clinch but Holliday breaks away
and Holliday counters with a one-two to the body.
Holliday works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Holliday counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Holliday moves into the clinch.
Holliday scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holliday lands a two punch combo.
Holliday shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Holliday to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holliday scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holliday has managed to clinch.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Holliday counters by moving into the clinch.
Holliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holliday scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch but Holliday slips to the side
and Holliday counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holliday is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Holliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones wants to clinch but Holliday slips to the side
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pepper Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a takedown
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Holliday pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Holliday avoids the damage to the body.
Holliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Holliday is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holliday, who protects the arm well.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Holliday is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Holliday dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Holliday counters by moving into the clinch.
Holliday breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holliday makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holliday closes the distance and clinches.
Holliday throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones shoots and misses
and Holliday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepper Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holliday moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holliday darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Holliday breaks from the clinch.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Holliday counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holliday shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Holliday to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones looks to clinch
and Holliday counters with a two punch combo.
Holliday scores with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones wants to clinch
and Holliday moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Holliday.
Holliday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holliday manages to break the clinch.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holliday counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holliday scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Holliday coming out on top.
A jab from Holliday finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Jones misses with a takedown
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Holliday lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holliday works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
John Holliday seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holliday lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holliday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holliday gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Holliday pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Holliday closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holliday has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holliday just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Holliday pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holliday manages to avoid it.
Holliday throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones wants to clinch
and Holliday counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holliday's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Holliday duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Holliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holliday.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Holliday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Holliday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holliday counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Holliday to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holliday counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Holliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holliday misses with the combination.
John Holliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones wants to clinch
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holliday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holliday lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones closes the distance but Holliday moves to the side
and Holliday counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Jones wants to clinch
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones tries to clinch but Holliday moves away
and Holliday counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holliday counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Holliday counters by moving into the clinch.
Holliday breaks the clinch.
Holliday works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Holliday gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Holliday counters by clinching up.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holliday lands a right hand.
Jones prevents Holliday from breaking the clinch.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Holliday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones tries for a takedown but Holliday circles away easily
and Holliday counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones has Holliday pressed against the cage, preventing Holliday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones shoots and misses
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Holliday moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Holliday is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones is working for takedown but Holliday is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepper Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holliday breaks from the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch
and Holliday moves into the clinch.
Holliday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Holliday. Holliday maintains the clinch.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holliday avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones is looking to control Holliday's arms but Holliday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Holliday counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Holliday gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holliday closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
A body shot lands from Holliday.
Holliday breaks from the clinch.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Holliday has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Holliday shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Holliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holliday moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holliday holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones wants to clinch but Holliday slips to the side
and Holliday counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holliday pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holliday breaks the clinch.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Holliday counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Holliday shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holliday pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Holliday breaks the clinch.
Holliday connects with a jab.
Holliday gets a clinch.
A short left from Jones.
Holliday pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holliday as Jones tries to tie him up.
Holliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holliday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holliday stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Holliday gets a clinch.
Holliday is trying to break free.
Holliday breaks the clinch.
Jones closes the distance but Holliday moves to the side
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holliday counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Holliday rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Holliday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John Holliday seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holliday stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Holliday counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Holliday to acknowledge the strikes.
Holliday closes the distance and clinches.
Holliday lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones looks for a takedown but Holliday sprawls well.
Holliday throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones shoots and misses
and Holliday counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holliday manages to break the clinch.
Holliday moves into the clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holliday prevents it.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Holliday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holliday rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Holliday throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Holliday manages to get underhooks.
Holliday breaks from the clinch.
Holliday lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones tries for a takedown but Holliday circles away easily
and Holliday counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holliday counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pepper Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holliday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holliday drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Holliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holliday is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holliday counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Holliday holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holliday breaks the clinch.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Holliday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Holliday counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Holliday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holliday 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for John Holliday!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for John Holliday!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for John Holliday!
John Holliday wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bonifacio Martial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beefheart has chosen Yellow Snow as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonifacio Martial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefheart throws a right hand that misses
enabling Martial to counter with a crisp jab.
Martial misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Martial.
Martial looks to score with a jab to the body but Beefheart is just out of range.
Martial thows a body shot but no joy.
Beefheart throws a lazy uppercut
and Martial counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart misses with a hook
and Martial counters with a big head kick but Beefheart shrugs it off.
Beefheart throws a sloppy head kick
letting Martial counter with a right hand.
It looks like Captain Beefheart has been cut.
Beefheart getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martial throws a lazy head kick
and Beefheart counters with a body kick.
Beefheart misses with a head kick.
Beefheart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart thows a body kick. Martial tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Beefheart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martial moves away from the strike by Beefheart.
Martial misses with a wild body shot.
Beefheart misses with a combination
and Martial counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart tries to clinch up
and Martial counters with a nice body shot.
Martial misses with a head kick.
Martial is looking to wear down Beefheart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martial. Beefheart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beefheart scores with a leg kick.
Martial dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beefheart. That did some damage!
Beefheart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martial counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beefheart fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bonifacio Martial dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Beefheart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Beefheart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martial lands a head kick!
Beefheart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beefheart throws a poor cross that misses
and Martial counters with a head kick that drops Beefheart to the mat! Beefheart scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That has opened up Captain Beefheart's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Martial.
Beefheart is breathing heavily.
Martial fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beefheart moves to clinch but Martial breaks away
and Martial counters with a series of strikes. Beefheart will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Beefheart misses
and Martial counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Beefheart is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bonifacio Martial!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capelli King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes to the cage accompanied by Phoenix. Capelli King struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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286 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Capelli King!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix darts in trying to clinch
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Paul Phoenix has been cut.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
letting King counter with a right hand.
Phoenix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Phoenix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Phoenix changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Phoenix manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phoenix has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phoenix being controlled against the cage.
Phoenix looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
King lands a nice elbow.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
Phoenix just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
King connects with a knee to the head.
Paul Phoenix's cut is getting worse.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
Paul Phoenix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Phoenix is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phoenix's face.
Jeez, Paul Phoenix's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is stalling here.
Phoenix drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice elbow from King.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Phoenix's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Capelli King!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Violator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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168 lbs
7 - 9 - 1 |
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29
167 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Violator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Gordon scores with a head kick. Violator tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Danny Violator has been cut.
Violator gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Violator 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.
Violator is keen to just control but Gordon is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny Violator.
Violator blocks a leg kick.
Gordon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Violator scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gordon wants to hold on but Violator pushes him away.
Violator can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gordon is looking to escape.
Gordon tries to hold on but Violator pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Violator there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gordon is looking to improve his position but Violator isn't that keen on the idea.
Violator tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gordon tries to lock up and control but Violator gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gordon is looking to get to half guard.
Violator landing punches.
Gordon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gordon is staying active underneath Violator, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet.
Violator uses his free foot to push down on Gordon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gordon.
Violator tries to control but Gordon wriggling away.
Gordon tries to hold on but Violator pushes him away.
Violator is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gordon has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gordon!
Violator keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon preventing the sweep.
Violator is breathing heavily.
Gordon landing with the ground and pound.
Violator is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Violator controlling the action here.
Gordon manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violator works over Gordon with some ground and pound from guard.
Violator is looking to work some ground and pound but Gordon has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gordon is on top in guard.
Violator looking for a guillotine here but Gordon defends easily.
Gordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Violator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Violator looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gordon is one step ahead there.
Gordon postures up in Violator's guard and throws a big left but Violator blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Flash Gordon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Violator's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gordon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gordon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flash Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Gordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Violator shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Violator was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Violator trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gordon is trying to escape the mount.
Violator lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gordon hang on?
Violator can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gordon is looking to escape.
Gordon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Violator looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gordon has picked Violator up and slammed him! Violator can't keep hold of the triangle and Gordon manages to pass to side control!
Violator tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gordon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gordon working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Violator takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Violator tries to bench press Gordon off him but Gordon keeps the position.
Gordon trying to control the position but Violator is working away.
Gordon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Violator tries to bench press Gordon off him but Gordon keeps the position.
Violator is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gordon slows the pace down in half guard.
Violator is not content to let Gordon control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon stands up and beckons Violator to join him on the feet.
Violator gets tackled into the cage by Gordon. Gordon maintains the clinch.
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
Gordon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Violator has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gordon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gordon working Violator over with knees to the body.
Gordon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gordon misses with a knee strike.
Violator goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
Gordon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Violator.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Violator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Gordon.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Violator's face.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but Violator blocks with his arms.
Gordon lands a left hand.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
Gordon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but Violator blocks it.
Violator tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Violator has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gordon is trying to keep an underhook but Violator manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gordon is staying active underneath Violator, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Violator is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gordon is staying active underneath Violator, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gordon is trying to control but can't.
Gordon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gordon is refusing to be controlled, as Violator sits in half guard.
Gordon is controlling Violator's trapped leg to prevent Violator from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Violator wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gordon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Violator with a nice head shot there.
Violator trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Gordon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Violator's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gordon misses with a body punch
and Violator counters with a single leg into guard. Gordon didn't expect that.
Violator slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gordon struggling a bit here.
Violator goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gordon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Violator but great work by Gordon.
Violator manages to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Violator avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gordon.
Gordon decides to stand up.
Gordon lands a really nice looking cross but Violator seems unphased.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Gordon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Violator moves out of range as Gordon throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violator cracks a nice hook into Gordon's ribs.
Gordon lands a body shot.
Gordon moves to clinch but Violator breaks away
and Violator counters by clinching up.
Gordon lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Gordon.
Gordon looking to throw knees to the head but Violator is blocking nicely.
Violator jumps into guard, dragging Gordon to the mat.
Violator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gordon distracts Violator with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gordon content to stall in guard here.
Gordon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Gordon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gordon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gordon throws a leg kick but Violator sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gordon moves to clinch but Violator breaks away
and Violator counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Violator seems to be working for a kimura but Gordon defends the submission attempt.
Gordon punching from the bottom.
Gordon regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Violator throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Violator pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gordon is keeping the position for now.
Gordon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Violator's guard.
Gordon throwing strikes but missing.
Danny Violator overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Violator lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gordon!
Violator goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gordon is on top in guard.
Violator looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gordon is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violator working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gordon.
Violator keeping full guard, as Gordon tries to pass.
Violator is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gordon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Violator wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Violator, up you get!
Gordon throws a push kick but Violator slaps the foot to one side.
Violator takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Violator.
I think Gordon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Flash Gordon!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Flash Gordon!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Flash Gordon!
Flash Gordon wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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21
186 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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19
180 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brayden Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and Lee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thomas really felt that one!
Thomas tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Thomas shrugs it off.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
It looks like Dan Thomas has been cut.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thomas looks gassed!
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee lands a big knee to the head and Thomas goes down! Lee pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brayden Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by In Time. Prince has chosen The Fresh Prince as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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28
224 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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214 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Prince!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castle slips a straight right by Prince.
Castle works Prince's body with a nice hook.
Prince sizes up Castle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Prince preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prince keeping full guard, as Castle tries to pass.
Castle postures up and lands a big shot to Prince's brow.
Castle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Prince avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Castle with a nice head shot there.
Prince trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prince can do anything to dispel that myth.
Castle preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Castle throws a strike aimed at the side of Prince's head but Prince avoids it well.
Castle scoring with punches and elbows.
Castle works to advance to full mount. Prince defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Castle postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Prince is out cold - huge knockout for Castle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Castle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Repo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalac has chosen Eminem - Not Afraid as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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260 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Repo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Zalac with that takedown attempt.
Zalac shoots in looking for a takedown. Repo tries to sprawl out of it but Zalac keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Repo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Repo throws out a loose jab but Zalac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Repo ducks under a wild hook from Zalac.
Zalac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Repo counters with a crisp right that sends Zalac to the canvas! Repo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Repo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hajime Saito!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saito walks into a jab.
It looks like Hajime Saito has been cut.
Saito tries for a takedown but Capone circles away easily
and Capone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saito digs a good hook to Capone's body.
Capone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saito.
Saito tries for a takedown but Capone circles away easily
letting Capone counter with a right hand.
Capone is looking to chop away at Saito's legs.
Saito with a poor takedown
and Capone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mikey Capone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hajime Saito.
No joy there for Capone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saito misses with a takedown attempt
and Capone counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capone.
Capone blocks a head kick by Saito.
Capone connects with a high kick.
Capone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saito swings widly with a right hand
and Capone counters with a good low kick that Saito was not able to check.
Saito looks gassed!
Capone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Capone enables Saito to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Capone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Capone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saito manages to get himself to full guard.
Capone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Capone is looking to stand up but Saito won't let him.
Capone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Capone stopping the sweep attempt from Saito.
Saito trying to control the position.
Saito is looking to sweep but instead, Capone has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone wants to stand up but Saito has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Capone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Saito is looking for a sweep. Capone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saito manages to get to full guard.
Capone trying to control the position from guard on top but Saito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capone sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mikey Capone just wasn't active enough.
Saito shoots in and gets a takedown into Capone's guard.
Saito drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Capone manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Saito has Capone in his guard.
Capone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Capone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Capone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Capone cracks a nice hook into Saito's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone throws a chopping leg kick but Saito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saito lands with a kick to the temple. Capone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some wild striking there from Capone.
Saito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saito misses the body punch
and Capone counters with a series of strikes. Saito will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saito throws a poor cross that misses
and Capone counters with an outside leg kick.
Capone looks to score with a jab to the body but Saito is just out of range.
Saito misses with a hook. Capone ducked under it nicely.
Capone misses with a double jab.
Saito shoots and misses
and Capone counters with a one-two to the body.
Capone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saito shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Capone counters with a stiff right hand.
Saito with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Capone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hajime Saito's cut.
That's time! Capone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Capone missing with a left hand there. Saito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saito tries for a takedown but Capone circles away easily
and Capone counters with a straight right hand.
Saito checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Capone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saito checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Capone.
Capone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Capone looks to land a combination. Saito sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saito with a poor takedown
and Capone counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikey Capone is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Capone lands a nice looking body shot.
Capone with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capone misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Saito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Capone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
What's Capone going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Saito is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Capone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Saito wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Capone, who protects the arm well.
Capone sneaks back into half guard.
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.
Saito is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Capone is just riding it out for now. Saito eventually gives up the hold.
Capone has his hands clasped together around Saito's back. He's all about the action.
Saito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Capone defending well though.
Capone is looking to control Saito's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Capone avoid being mounted?
Saito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito is looking for a kimura here.
Saito seems to be looking for submissions.
Saito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Capone tries to get to full guard but Saito has control of the leg.
Capone moves into full guard.
Saito drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Capone manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Saito has Capone in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Capone is fighting to break Saito's control of his arms but Saito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Saito wants to sweep here but Capone controlling him for the moment.
Capone gets to his feet - Saito follows without any prompting.
Saito shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Capone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mikey Capone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hajime Saito.
Saito with a poor takedown
and Capone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saito misses with a takedown
and Capone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Capone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hajime Saito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saito misses with a right hand
and Capone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saito's knee momentarily.
Saito with a poor takedown
and Capone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Saito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Hajime Saito's cut even more.
Saito with a poor takedown
enabling Capone to counter with a crisp jab.
Saito throws a right hand that misses
and Capone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Capone.
Capone tests Saito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saito misses with an uppercut
and Capone counters with a stiff right hand.
Saito tries for a takedown but Capone circles away easily
letting Capone counter with a right hand.
Mikey Capone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hajime Saito.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Capone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saitos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone throws a poor cross that misses
letting Saito counter with a right hand.
Saito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saito throws a right hand that misses
and Capone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Capone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saito tries for a takedown but Capone circles away easily
and Capone counters with a nice body kick.
Donk. Capone catches Saito right on the button with a cross.
Capone connects with a nice looking jab.
Mikey Capone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saito gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Capone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Capone jabs at Saito's body.
Saito misses with a left hand
and Capone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Capone lands with a straight right. Saito didn't see that one coming.
Capone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Capone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Capone. Capone obviously looking to wear him down.
Capone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Capone duly obliges.
Capone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saito misses with a takedown attempt
and Capone counters with a leg kick.
Saito might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab by Capone.
Capone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Capone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Capone misses with a straight left.
Saito misses with a takedown
and Capone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hajime Saito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saito tries for a takedown but Capone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Capone lands a jab to Saito's midsection.
Saito fails with the takedown
and Capone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito misses with a right hand
and Capone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Capone lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Capone.
Saito doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Capone counters with a thumping low kick.
Hajime Saito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saito shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Capone as he connects with a hook.
Saito misses with a takedown attempt
and Capone counters with a head kick.
Capone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Capone is fending him off so far but Saito persists. Nope, Capone circles away and we're back to standing.
Capone lands a nice looking body shot.
Mikey Capone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saito throws an off balance right hand
and Capone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Capone lands a jab-cross combination.
Saito throws a sloppy head kick and Capone moves out of range easily.
Saito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saito feints a jab promting Capone to slip. Saito then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Capone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Capone connects with an inside leg kick.
Capone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saito.
The crowd cheers as Saito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Capone doesn't seem phased though.
Saito throws a right and a left that Capone avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saito slips a jab and a cross from Capone.
Capone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saito can do to turn this around?
Saito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Capone takes one to the chin there.
Saito shoots and misses
and Capone counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Capone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Capone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Mikey Capone!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Mikey Capone!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Mikey Capone!
Mikey Capone wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes into the arena with Nothing Else Matters blaring out of the sound system. Hogan has chosen The real American as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Hogan moved out of range nicely.
Hogan gets caught flat footed, as Brooks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brooks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hogan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brooks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hogan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brooks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogan looking for a guillotine here but Brooks defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hogan is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks has his hands on Hogan's head, controlling the position.
Hogan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brooks looking to control.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Brooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Brooks looking to control.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.
Brooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brooks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hogan is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Brooks pulls Hogan in close to his closed guard and prevents Hogan from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looking to pass the guard.
Hogan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brooks manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hogan has Brooks in his guard.
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Hogan looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Brooks is defending well. Hogan quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Brooks has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hogan celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hulk Hogan!
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