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IP XXI: Sub Cura PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Corvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradock Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corvia comes to the cage accompanied by Al Kapone - You ain't stoppin me. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Excellent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Corvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradock Lao!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corvia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corvia somewhat.
Lao has his takedown stuffed
and Corvia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lao's guard now.
Corvia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Corvia trying to control but Lao is working from the bottom.
Lao keeping full guard, as Corvia tries to pass.
Corvia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Corvia preventing the sweep.
Lao looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sean Corvia just wasn't active enough.
Lao with a poor takedown
and Corvia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lao!
Corvia controlling from mount.
Lao working to try and regain half guard.
Corvia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corvia looking to control but Lao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lao tries to lock up and control but Corvia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lao is trying to escape the mount.
Lao holds on for dear life, controlling Corvia's posture momentarily.
Corvia controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao is desperately trying to improve his position but Corvia has a good base and remains in mount.
Corvia avoids the attempt from Lao to control.
Corvia controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Corvia looking to control but Lao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lao tries to hold on but Corvia pushes him away.
Lao is wriggling around trying to escape.
Corvia looking to control but Lao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lao is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Corvia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lao wants to clinch but Corvia slips to the side
and Corvia counters with a takedown into side control.
Lao is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Corvia content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lao is not content to let Corvia control the position.
You can see the frustration on Lao's face as Corvia controls the position.
Lao gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Corvia 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lao is looking for a sweep. Corvia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corvia pulls his head out easily.
Lao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Corvia is working away from the top position though.
Lao wants to stand back up but Corvia manages to pass into side control.
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.
Corvia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lao's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lao wants to get back to his feet.
Corvia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lao's shoulder. That is not cool.
Corvia is looking to take a break and control but Lao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lao gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corvia wants to free his trapped foot but Lao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lao trying to control here.
Lao is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Corvia trying to control from Lao's half guard. Lao has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lao working a defensive guard here.
Corvia trying to control but Lao is working from the bottom.
Lao looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Corvia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sean Corvia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Corvia seems content to control.
Lao wants to improve his position but Corvia is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Corvia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lao misses with a takedown attempt
and Corvia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lao won't be happy with that.
Lao gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lao is looking to control Corvia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lao avoid being mounted?
Corvia is looking to take a break and control but Lao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lao gets full guard.
Corvia looking to sit in guard and control but Lao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lao is in close to Corvia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao trying to control but Corvia is working from the bottom.
Lao looking to pass the guard.
Lao looking to sit in guard and control but Corvia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Corvia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lao is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Corvia prevents Lao from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bradock Lao was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corvia.
Corvia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lao avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lao wants to clinch up but Corvia keeps it at a distance.
Corvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Lao.
Corvia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corvia somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Corvia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corvia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lao is trying to defend but Corvia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lao is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Corvia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corvia, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Corvia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupac Shukar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shukar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: hit em up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tupac Shukar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shukar lands a body shot.
Shukar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shukar throws a right hand that Price ducks under and follows up with a left that Price also avoids with ease.
Shukar thuds his right hand into Price's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shukar enables Price to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shukar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price controls from within his opponent's guard.
Price knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shukar on the ground.
Shukar keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Shukar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Price controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shukar striking off his back but it's not causing Price any problems.
Price controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Damien Price just wasn't active enough.
Shukar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shukar.
Shukar loads up on a big right hand but Price slips the punch.
Price drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Price working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shukar manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shukar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Price scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shukar punching from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Price working over Shukar with some ground and pound. Shukar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shukar punching from the bottom.
Price lands strikes from half guard.
Price looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Price trying to control from half guard but Shukar is working away.
Shukar punching from the bottom.
Price working the head and body with strikes.
Price blocks the strikes from Shukar.
Price winds up and cracks Shukar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shukar wants to improve his position but Price is controlling well.
Shukar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Price blocks the strikes from Shukar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shukar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Price is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Price takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Price seems content to control.
Shukar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Price scores with a couple of nice shots.
Price is keen to just control but Shukar is a slippery customer.
Price lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shukar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Price pulls his head out easily.
Price seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Price landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shukar looking for submissions off his back.
Price drops an elbow to the side of Shukar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shukar is looking to improve his position.
Price wants to control but Shukar is keeping him busy.
Price lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Price.
Shukar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shukar is refusing to be controlled, as Price sits in half guard.
Price working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shukar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Price not doing much here.
Price is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Price is looking to take a break and control but Shukar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is nestled in close to Shukar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Price blocks the strikes from Shukar.
Shukar taking some punishment here, with Price in his half guard.
Shukar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shukar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Price controlling the action here.
Shukar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shukar keeps working.
Price is nestled in close to Shukar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shukar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Price dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shukar misses with a looping left.
Price shoots in and gets a takedown into Shukar's guard.
Price avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Price wants to control from the top but Shukar keeps moving.
Shukar keeping full guard, as Price tries to pass.
Shukar wants to sweep here but Price controlling him for the moment.
Shukar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Shukar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Price pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shukar is keeping the position for now.
Price is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Price slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is keen to just control but Shukar is a slippery customer.
Shukar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Shukar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Shukar actively working from the bottom here.
Shukar is breathing heavily.
Shukar looking for submissions off his back.
Shukar is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Price lands strikes from half guard.
Price lands strikes from half guard.
Price is trying to control. Shukar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shukar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Price scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shukar punching from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shukar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Price there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shukar is pressing down on Price's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Price wants to pass the guard but Shukar is keeping the position.
Price is in close to Shukar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Price pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shukar is keeping the position for now.
Shukar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shukar trying to strike off his back.
Price controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Price wants to control from the top but Shukar keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damien Price.
Shukar missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shukar throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shukar's guard.
Shukar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Price gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shukar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Price postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shukar trying to strike off his back.
Price landing some decent shots from guard.
Shukar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Price doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Price manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Price's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shukar looking for a sweep. Not yet Shukar, not yet.
Price controls from within his opponent's guard.
Damien Price overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Price postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Price makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Price pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shukar is keeping the position for now.
Price is working Shukar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shukar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Price gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Price controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Price lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Price won't allow Shukar to sweep him here.
Shukar working for a triangle but Price defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Price dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Price fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shukar to the ground. Price is now in Shukar's guard.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Shukar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price distracts Shukar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Price 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.
Shukar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Price stacks Shukar on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Price!
Price tries to move to mount but Shukar blocks the move with his legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shukar misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Shukar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shukar throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
A lull in the action here.
Shukar tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shukar sneaks back into half guard.
Price is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Price lands with a punch from half guard.
Shukar wants to improve his position but Price is controlling well.
Shukar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Price is keen to just control but Shukar is a slippery customer.
Price looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shukar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shukar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Price there.
Price wants to control but Shukar is keeping him busy.
Price winds up and cracks Shukar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Price is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking to take a break and control but Shukar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shukar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shukar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Price slows the pace down in half guard.
Price working over Shukar with some ground and pound. Shukar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Price lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Price keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shukar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Price content to control rather than advance.
Price landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shukar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Price scores with a couple of nice shots.
Price is keen to just control but Shukar is a slippery customer.
Shukar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Shukar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shukar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shukar lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Price is keen to just control but Shukar is a slippery customer.
Price is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Price seems content to control.
Price blocks the strikes from Shukar.
Price lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shukar wants to get back to full guard.
Price winds up and cracks Shukar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shukar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Price scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shukar is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to take a breather but Shukar is having none of it.
Shukar is still in real trouble! Can Price finish him?
Price perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tupac Shukar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shukar seems to have recovered his senses.
Price drops an elbow to the side of Shukar's head.
Shukar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Price controlling the action here.
Price working the head and body with strikes.
Price sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shukar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Price connects with a couple of short punches.
Price trying to control but Shukar is working from the bottom.
Shukar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Price showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Price, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Price!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Cantwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sune Snowball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantwin's entrance music is Whispers In The Dark. A fine choice. Sune Snowball is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Cantwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sune Snowball!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowball closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cantwin's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cantwin holds on and takes a little breather.
Cantwin has a closed guard, preventing Snowball from standing up.
Cantwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cantwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Cantwin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Troy Cantwin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Snowball drives through with a takedown into Cantwin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Snowball preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantwin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowball must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Troy Cantwin.
Snowball is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cantwin's half guard.
Cantwin gets back to full guard.
Cantwin is pulling down on Snowball's head. It's preventing any offense from Snowball, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowball is looking to stand up but Cantwin won't let him.
Snowball wants to control from the top but Cantwin keeps moving.
Cantwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Snowball stopping the sweep attempt from Cantwin.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cantwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Troy Cantwin.
Cantwin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cantwin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Snowball has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cantwin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Snowball is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Troy Cantwin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahura Yakisoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo's entrance music is Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahura Yakisoba!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakisoba missing with a left hand there. Mayo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayo wants to clinch but Yakisoba slips to the side
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yakisoba scores with a jab.
Mayo misses with a hook
and Yakisoba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yakisoba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yakisoba to counter with a crisp jab.
Yakisoba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Mayo.
Mayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakisoba manages to avoid it.
Yakisoba lands with a shot to the body.
Mayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a left to the body.
Yakisoba throws a shot to the body.
Yakisoba takes a swing at Mayo's ribcage but misses.
Mayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yakisoba counters with a straight right hand.
Yakisoba lands a lovely overhand right.
Yakisoba tries to move into range but Mayo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yakisoba lands a right hook to the body.
Yakisoba scores with a three punch combo!
Mayo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yakisoba.
Yakisoba lands a nice shot to the body.
A left lands for Yakisoba.
Yakisoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yakisoba punishes Mayo's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo lands with a right hand.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Yakisoba counter with a right hand.
Yakisoba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mayo's head.
Yakisoba jabs Mayo right on the nose. Mayo blinks but takes it well.
Yakisoba lands a nice looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yakisoba.
Yakisoba digs a good hook to Mayo's body.
Chris Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
and Mayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayo throws a right hand that misses
and Yakisoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yakisoba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yakisoba throws a combination. Mayo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yakisoba throws a shot to the body.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayo thinking.
Yakisoba lands the left hand.
Yakisoba scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Yakisoba.
Yakisoba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mayo rather than just go for the knockout.
Mayo misses with an uppercut
and Yakisoba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yakisoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yakisoba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakisoba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo wants to clinch.
Yakisoba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mayo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yakisoba.
Mayo throws a poor cross that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mayo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yakisoba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the body from Mayo misses
and Yakisoba counters with a three punch combo that has Mayo backing up. Mayo nods at Yakisoba to acknowledge the strikes.
Yakisoba's corner calls for a 1-2. Yakisoba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mayo instigates a clinch.
Yakisoba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayo blocks an uppercut.
Yakisoba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mayo swings widly with a right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yakisoba looks to land a combination. Mayo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yakisoba thuds a left hand into Mayo's body.
Yakisoba scores with the left hand. Mayo knows he should have avoided that one.
Yakisoba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mayo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mayo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yakisoba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo misses with a body shot.
Yakisoba connects with a body shot that sends Mayo's belly button to the back.
Yakisoba jabs Mayo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yakisoba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mayo is breathing heavily.
Mayo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mayo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Yakisoba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakisoba gets caught napping as Mayo dives in and scores a takedown. Yakisoba manages to retain guard.
Yakisoba wants to sweep but no luck.
Yakisoba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mayo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yakisoba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mayo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yakisoba looking for a sweep. Not yet Yakisoba, not yet.
Mayo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yakisoba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mayo looking to sit in guard and control but Yakisoba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mayo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mayo keeping moving, preventing Yakisoba from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahura Yakisoba dominated that round.
That's time! Mayo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakisoba. Mayo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Yakisoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a one-two to the body.
Yakisoba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yakisoba duly obliges.
Mayo shoots in and bounces Yakisoba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yakisoba scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mayo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yakisoba finds it's way round the side to connect with Mayo's head.
Yakisoba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mayo to score with a decent uppercut.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yakisoba to counter with a crisp jab.
Yakisoba lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakisoba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayo closes the distance and clinches.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakisoba avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba looking to throw knees to the head but Mayo is blocking nicely.
Yakisoba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yakisoba misses with the head strike.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakisoba avoids it.
Yakisoba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Yakisoba blocks with his arms.
Mayo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakisoba blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yakisoba lands a body shot.
Yakisoba looking to slow down the pace here.
Mayo stalling in the clinch but Yakisoba improves position.
Mayo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yakisoba lands a nice knee to the body.
Mayo trying to stall but Yakisoba improves his position.
Mayo stalling against the cage.
Mayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yakisoba as Mayo tries to tie him up.
Mayo can't find room to land a body shot as Yakisoba controls the action.
Mayo lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mayo fails to land.
Mayo trying to stall but Yakisoba improves his position.
Yakisoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayo can't find room to land a body shot as Yakisoba controls the action.
Yakisoba digs a right hand underneath Mayo's ribcage. Mayo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Yakisoba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakisoba avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is trying to maintain a safe position but Yakisoba gets an underhook and turns Mayo into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yakisoba lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayo backwards.
Yakisoba avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Mayo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yakisoba works on Mayo's body with a couple of short punches.
Mayo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mayo misses with a knee strike.
Yakisoba stalling the fight.
Mayo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yakisoba is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayo.
Mayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayo presses Yakisoba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mayo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba scores with a shoulder strike.
Mayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakisoba is trying to push Mayo away but Mayo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakisoba.
Mayo is trying to maintain a safe position but Yakisoba gets an underhook and turns Mayo into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mayo smiles and moves away.
Yakisoba stalks Mayo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mayo's face. Mayo staggers backwards, shaken.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a straight right hand.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Yakisoba finds it's target.
Mayo moves forwards but Yakisoba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Yakisoba.
Mayo throws a right hand that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mayo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yakisoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayo walks into a jab.
Mayo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yakisoba tests Mayo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yakisoba lands with a nice body punch.
Yakisoba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yakisoba counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahura Yakisoba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yakisoba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mayo doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayo gets a takedown into half guard.
Mayo trying to control from half guard but Yakisoba is working away.
Mayo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yakisoba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mayo is working away from the top position though.
Yakisoba keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Yakisoba's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Masahura Yakisoba was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mayo misses with a right hand
letting Yakisoba counter with a right hand.
Masahura Yakisoba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakisoba. Mayo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayo is looking to clinch but Yakisoba is avoiding it.
Mayo staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Mayo misses
enabling Yakisoba to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayo thinking.
Jab from Yakisoba.
Mayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Yakisoba counter with a right hand.
Yakisoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayo moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayo is just out of range.
Masahura Yakisoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yakisoba stuns Mayo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chris Mayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yakisoba to the ground. Mayo is now in Yakisoba's guard.
Yakisoba pulls Mayo in close to his closed guard and prevents Mayo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yakisoba trying to keep a closed guard but Mayo is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Masahura Yakisoba.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakisoba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yakisoba jabs Mayo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Yakisoba to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Yakisoba to counter with a crisp jab.
Yakisoba misses with a left hand
and Mayo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yakisoba's guard now.
Mayo working some strikes from top position.
Yakisoba is controlling Mayo's posture.
Yakisoba looking for a sweep. Not yet Yakisoba, not yet.
Mayo wants to pass the guard but Yakisoba is keeping the position.
Mayo throwing strikes but missing.
Yakisoba keeping moving, preventing Mayo from controlling successfully.
Yakisoba working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Masahura Yakisoba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mayo scores with a jab to the body.
Yakisoba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayo lands a jab to the nose.
Yakisoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yakisoba looks to land a left hand but Mayo moved out of range nicely.
Mayo throws a right hand that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayo has managed to clinch.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Yakisoba blocks with his arms.
Mayo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yakisoba avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yakisoba as Mayo tries to tie him up.
Mayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakisoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mayo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yakisoba 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masahura Yakisoba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Dueck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deschain's entrance music is nightrain. A fine choice. Dennis Dueck will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Roland Deschain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Dueck!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dueck avoids the head kick by Deschain.
Dueck throws a series of punches but Deschain moves out of range.
Deschain instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Deschain - that landed with a thud.
Deschain is stalling here.
Dueck throws a punch but it's blocked by Deschain.
Deschain scores with a hook to the body.
Deschain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deschain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Deschain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dueck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Deschain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deschain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deschain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dueck counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dueck throws a lazy right hand but Deschain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deschain throws a jab when Dueck was well out of range.
Deschain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deschain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dueck.
Dueck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deschain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dueck staying out of range there.
Dueck blocks a head kick by Deschain.
Deschain throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deschain checks a leg kick.
Deschain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dueck eats them both and turns towards Deschain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Deschain.
Dueck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deschain.
A big right from Deschain misses.
Deschain jabs at Dueck's body.
Deschain throws a series of strikes that have Dueck backpedaling.
Deschain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dueck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dueck moves away.
Deschain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dueck's head backwards.
Deschain misses the body punch
and Dueck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Deschain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deschain throws a one two combo.
Dueck is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dueck scores with a spinning back kick!
Dueck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Deschain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dueck slips a straight right by Deschain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dueck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deschain's calf.
Dueck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deschain.
Deschain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dueck blocks a head kick by Deschain.
Deschain lands a jab to Dueck's midsection.
Deschain lands with a good body shot.
Dueck throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Deschain counter with a right hand.
Deschain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dueck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dueck tries to clinch up but Deschain circles away and keeps his distance.
Deschain is looking to clinch but Dueck is avoiding it.
Deschain dips to his left and cracks Dueck with an uppercut!
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deschain misses with a double jab.
Dueck throws a combination. Deschain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Deschain misses with a series of wild punches.
Dueck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dueck avoids the body shot from Deschain.
Deschain misses with a wild combination.
Dueck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deschain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dueck.
Dueck throws a nice looking combination but Deschain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deschain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dueck.
Dueck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deschain counters with a two punch combo.
Deschain tries to clinch up.
Dueck throws a solid leg kick but Deschain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dueck.
Dueck closes the distance but Deschain moves to the side
and Deschain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deschain catches Dueck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dueck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deschain throws out a loose jab but Dueck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deschain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dueck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deschain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dueck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deschain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Deschain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dueck was well out of range. Poor timing from Deschain.
Dueck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deschain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dueck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Deschain counters with a right hand to the body.
Deschain scores with a jab to the body.
Dueck looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deschain throws an off balance right hand
and Dueck counters with a right hand to the body.
Dueck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Deschain counters with a nice leg kick.
Dueck misses with a body kick.
Dueck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dueck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Deschain throws out a loose jab but Dueck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dueck takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dueck tries to clinch up
and Deschain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deschain jabs at Dueck's body.
Deschain swings for the body but Dueck moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Deschain dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deschain works the jab nicely.
Dueck tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Deschain counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Deschain. That snapped Dueck's head back.
Deschain lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Deschain.
Dueck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dueck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dueck misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Deschain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deschain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dueck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dueck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Deschain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dueck thinking.
Dueck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dueck is breathing heavily.
Dueck avoids the body shot from Deschain.
Deschain swings for the body but Dueck moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Deschain.
Dueck throws out a leg kick but Deschain moves out of range and Dueck only half commits.
Dueck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deschain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dueck avoids a kick to the body.
Dueck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Deschain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roland Deschain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dueck gets tackled into the cage by Deschain. Deschain maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Deschain.
A short right from Deschain on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Deschain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Deschain cracks Dueck with a nice body shot.
Deschain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deschain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Deschain.
Deschain has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dueck clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deschain biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Dueck has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Deschain has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Dueck taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Deschain doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roland Deschain!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hallman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallman comes to the cage accompanied by The Bill [remix] . Dan Harrington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hallman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington throws a head kick but Hallman moves out of range.
Hallman moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hallman's face.
Hallman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
Hallman blocks an elbow strike.
Harrington controlling the action here for a moment.
Hallman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallman is defending well for now.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallman is defending well for now.
Hallman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrington taking a breather.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hallman is breathing heavily.
Hallman letting Harrington take a breather here.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallman takes an elbow to the temple.
Harrington lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallman won't want to take too many of those.
Harrington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hallman's defenses.
Harrington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington leaning against his opponent.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Hallman's ribcage.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrington lands an elbow inside that Hallman shrugs off.
Hallman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington stalling.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Hallman blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Harrington.
Harrington lands a knee to the head.
Harrington scores a nice knee to the body.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Harrington.
Hallman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harrington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Hallman blocks with his arms.
Come on Harrington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Hallman's ribcage.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Hallman blocks it.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Hallman's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hallman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington misses with an elbow over the top.
Harrington lands a knee to the head.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Hallman blocks with his arms.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Harrington throws an elbow but it misses.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallman.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallman.
Harrington stalls.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Harrington lands a damaging elbow.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harrington scores a nice knee to the body.
Hallman avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
Harrington pushes off an throws an elbow but Hallman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallman.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hallman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harrington prevents it.
Hallman dodges an elbow strike from Harrington.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallman blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Harrington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harrington receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Harrington lands a knee to the head.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallman.
Hallman looking for a takedown.
Harrington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hallman tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Hallman's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Harrington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hallman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Hallman moves out of range easily.
Hallman throws a front kick aimed at Harrington's knee but Harrington avoids it well.
Harrington tries to clinch but Hallman moves out of range.
Harrington avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses.
Harrington tries to clinch but Hallman is having none of it.
Harrington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hallman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hallman avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hallman fails to pull guard.
Hallman wants a takedown but no success here.
Harrington lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallman won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hallman takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hallman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harrington pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hallman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington tries to clinch but Hallman moves away
and Harrington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallman closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hallman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hallman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harrington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hallman.
Knees to the body from Harrington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harrington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrington lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Hallman avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallman blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallman blocks it with crossed arms.
Hallman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Hallman blocks with his arms.
Dan Harrington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallman avoids it.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hallman.
Hallman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harrington fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Harrington misses
and Hallman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harrington's guard now.
Harrington keeping full guard, as Hallman tries to pass.
Hallmanis looking to pass into half guard but Harrington pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harrington is in guard.
Hallman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harrington is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallman has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington wants to stand but Hallman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harrington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrington thows a big elbow that misses.
Hallman trying to keep a closed guard but Harrington is proving a slippery customer.
Harrington stopping the sweep attempt from Hallman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Harrington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hallman avoids the head kick by Harrington.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington moves out of range as Hallman throws a body kick.
Hallman misses with a double jab.
Dan Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hallman shoots in and drives through. Harrington sprawls well.
Hallman moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallman blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hallman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harrington leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallman is working for takedown but Harrington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harrington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hallman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hallman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallman won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrington lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallman won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Hallman's ribcage.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harrington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hallman avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Hallman avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Hallman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hallman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hallman jumps guard but Harrington stands there with Hallman around his waist. Hallman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Harrington lands an elbow just above Hallman 's eye.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harrington stops a takedown attempt from Hallman.
Hallman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallman avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
Hallman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harrington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harrington lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Hallman blocks it.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Harrington lands an elbow that stopped Hallman in his tracks for a moment.
Harrington wants to stall.
Hallman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hallman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harrington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington stalls.
Harrington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrington slows down the pace here.
Hallman managing to block the knees to the body from Harrington.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallman avoids the damage to the body.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Hallman blocks it.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrington stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harrington misses with an elbow over the top.
Hallman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrington smiles and moves away.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hallman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Harrington.
Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington is stalling here.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hallman up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Hallman managing to block the knees to the body from Harrington.
Harrington scores a nice knee to the body.
Jason Hallman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hallman wants a takedown but no success here.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Harrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harrington 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 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Harrington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Mendez Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paolo Mendez Jr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Mendez Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Jones misses
and Mendez Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mendez Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mendez Jr moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Mendez Jr didn't expect that.
Jones trying to control but Mendez Jr is working from the bottom.
Mendez Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendez Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendez Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones 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.
Mendez Jr looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Mendez Jr blocks nicely.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez Jr keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones passes into half guard.
Mendez Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez Jr keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendez Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Mendez Jr's hands, connecting with Mendez Jr's forehead.
Jones throwing shots but Mendez Jr is blocking nicely.
Jones prevents Mendez Jr from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is looking to advance position but Mendez Jr won't allow it.
Mendez Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendez Jr is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mendez Jr is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by How could I just kill a man. John Doe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Man's chin.
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200 lbs
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193 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Man!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Doe gets caught napping as Man dives in and scores a takedown. Doe manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man won't allow Doe to sweep him here.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man pushing down on Doe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Doe.
Man wants to work for an arm triangle but Doe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Man is looking for a kimura here.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man wants to pass to mount but Doe is defending the position.
Man controlling the action here.
Man looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Man tries to pass to full mount but Doe defends it.
Man is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doe is in trouble now - Man has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Doe has worked his arm free - good work by Doe!
Doe sneaks back into half guard.
Doe is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doe is keeping the position for now.
Man wants to control from the top but Doe keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Man has passed into side control.
Man thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Man goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Doe rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Man's guard! Nice work there by Doe!
Man keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
Doe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Man is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Doe counters with an outside leg kick.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man has his takedown stuffed
and Doe counters with a series of strikes that sends Man to the canvas! Doe follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Man is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Man is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Doe, into his guard.
Doe wants to sweep but no luck.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doe is keeping the position for now.
Man preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to control from the top but Doe keeps moving.
Man wants to pass the guard but Doe is keeping the position.
Man advances to half guard.
Doe is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man wants to work for an arm triangle but Doe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Man.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Doe sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Doe to regain full guard.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Doe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Man has passed into side control.
Man moves into full mount!
Doe wants to control but Man is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man get's back to his feet.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Doe counters with a nice body shot.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Man.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doe counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doe counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice combo by Doe! Oh, that's hurt him - Man falls to the canvas and Doe follows him into side control.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Doe finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Man is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Man sneaks back into half guard.
Man looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Man has his takedown stuffed
and Doe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
Man shoots and misses
and Doe counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like The Man has been cut.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Doe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doe prevents a takedown attempt there.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Man.
A left hand lands to the body for Doe.
Doe slows down the pace here.
Doe gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Man is working for takedown but Doe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doe.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Doe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Doe.
Come on Doe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doe lands with a left to the head.
Man is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doe is pushing Man up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doe blocks an elbow strike from Man.
Doe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Man up against the cage.
Doe lands a nice uppercut.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doe walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Doe has managed to clinch.
Doe slowing the pace effectively.
Doe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Doe is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doe'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.
Doe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doe lands with a left to the head.
Man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Doe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Doe scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Doe.
A hook to the body from Doe.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doe.
Doe lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Doe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Doe seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Doe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doe has Man pushed against the cage.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Doe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Doe to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Doe.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doe counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doe counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe clinches with his opponent.
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doe smiles and moves away.
Man shoots and misses
and Doe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Man fails with the takedown
and Doe counters with a nice body kick.
Man misses with a takedown
and Doe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Doe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Doe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doe avoids the head kick by Man.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doe counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doe 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uljas Tossavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Kick out the Jams by The MC5s. Tossavainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Macho Man Randy Savage Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Uljas Tossavainen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rufus Lee's chin.
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201 lbs
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uljas Tossavainen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tossavainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Uljas Tossavainen has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Lee misses the jab.
Tossavainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tossavainen swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tossavainen throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Uljas Tossavainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tossavainen manages to avoid it.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Tossavainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Tossavainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Tossavainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen connects with a jab.
Tossavainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tossavainen moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tossavainen misses with a two punch combination.
Tossavainen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Tossavainen throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
That has opened up Uljas Tossavainen's cut even more.
Tossavainen throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Tossavainen misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Tossavainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Tossavainen moves out of range.
Tossavainen misses the shot to the body.
Tossavainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Tossavainen punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Tossavainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tossavainen.
Tossavainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Tossavainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Tossavainen swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the body shot from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Uljas Tossavainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tossavainen lands a right hook to the body.
Tossavainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tossavainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Tossavainen misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Tossavainen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tossavainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tossavainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Tossavainen misses the body punch
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Tossavainen.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tossavainen misses with a low kick.
Tossavainen misses with a wild body shot.
Lee throws the left hand but Tossavainen avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Tossavainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tossavainen throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Tossavainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Tossavainen scores with a decent looking hook.
Tossavainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tossavainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tossavainen.
Tossavainen lands a high kick!
Lee is rocked!
It looks like Rufus Lee has been cut.
Tossavainen cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tossavainen.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tossavainen lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Lee - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tossavainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uljas Tossavainen!
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