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UFC 35: Middleweight GP R1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Morning. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chaz Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith has his feet on Michaels's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Michaels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mike Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Michaels checks it.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Decent striking displayed by Michaels there.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Michaels lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michaels looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michaels counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Michaels moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michaels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michaels. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Michaels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michaels. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Michaels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michaels misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Michaels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michaels if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Michaels under the eye.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Smith.
Michaels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith scores with a head kick. Michaels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Michaels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michaels if he has to take too many more of those.
Michaels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Michaels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith works Michaels's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Michaels down.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
That kick from Smith tenderised Michaels's leg. Michaels is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Michaels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Michaels on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Mike Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Michaels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Michaels scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Michaels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Michaels sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a push kick but Michaels slaps the foot to one side.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith feints and then cracks Michaels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michaels down.
Michaels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Michaels moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Michaels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith is looking to wear down Michaels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Michaels slips a jab from Smith.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith is looking to slow Michaels down with leg kicks.
Chaz Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith is looking to slow Michaels down with leg kicks.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michaels if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Michaels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michaels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michaels has time to react.
Smith pushes Michaels away with a front kick.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Michaels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Michaels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Michaels stumbling back into the cage.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Michaels's torso.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michaels.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between tyson Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Stone 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, tyson Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone misses with a looping right.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stone has time to react.
Stone clinches.
Griffin fails to pull guard.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Griffin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Griffin misses with the head strike.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffin tries to pull guard but Stone holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffin drops back down to his feet.
Griffin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Griffin is trying to drag Stone to the mat but Stone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyson Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin fails to pull guard.
Griffin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin lands with a right to the head.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Stone manages to get underhooks.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone landing knees to the head.
Stone prevents the takedown attempt.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Griffin is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Griffin has his back to the cage.
Stone working Griffin over with knees to the body.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Stone landing knees to the head.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Griffin won't want to take too many of those.
Stone has Griffin pressed against the cage.
Griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Griffin won't want to take too many of those.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Griffin working aggressively here.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Stone blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Griffin'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.
Griffin avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stone.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Stone is stalling here.
Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Griffin tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin is trying to stall.
Griffin avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Griffin pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griffin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griffin scores with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Stone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stone.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Griffin with a poor takedown
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone 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.
Good work by Griffin as he checks the leg kick.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
A jab from Stone misses.
Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stone walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stone scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Griffin misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Griffin slips the punch.
Stone avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Griffin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Griffin lands an elbow.
Stone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griffin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stone wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Griffin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Griffin working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stone some visible discomfort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stone is trying to buck Griffin off.
Stone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stone tries to stand but can't do so whilst Griffin controls his leg.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Griffin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Griffin.
Griffin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Griffin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin works over Stone with some ground and pound from guard.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone working a defensive guard here.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tyson Griffin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffin misses the jab.
Griffin misses with a jab to the body
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Griffin is defended easily by Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Stone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Griffin misses
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
Griffin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Griffin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Griffin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stone, who protects the arm well.
Stone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Griffin working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Griffin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin throwing strikes but Stone manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stone trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Griffin can't do much from the bottom here.
Stone controlling the position from side mount.
Stone decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Griffin.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Griffin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stone throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone darts in and clinches Griffin up against the cage.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stone with a knee to the head.
Griffin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyson Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin wants to stall.
Stone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Stone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griffin stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffin is keeping busy.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stone 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Stone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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203 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herb Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Marx counters with a thumping low kick.
Marx has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marx there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Dean misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Dean digs a good hook to Marx's body.
Dean throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Dean does no damage.
Dean cracks Marx with an open hand slap.
Dean throws a leg kick
and Marx counters with a big head kick but Dean shrugs it off.
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Dean checks a leg kick.
Marx moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean throws a lazy uppercut
and Marx makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
Dean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marx.
A low kick from Dean is predictable there
and Marx counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dean's knee momentarily.
Dean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
Dean misses with the body kick
and Marx counters with a big head kick but Dean shrugs it off.
Dean misses with a left hand
and Marx makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Dean throws a lazy body kick
and Marx counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Dean misses
and Marx counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marx throws a leg kick which misses Dean's front leg but catches the back leg as Dean tries to avoid it.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dean. Marx shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean throws a sloppy head kick
and Marx counters with an inside leg kick.
Herb Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean throws a sloppy head kick
and Marx counters with an inside leg kick.
Dean cracks Marx with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dean lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marx throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a jab to the body
and Marx counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Dean.
Dean looks to throw a body kick
and Marx counters with a thumping low kick.
Dean throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marx counters with an inside leg kick.
Marx ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marx tries to work over Dean's front leg with a kick but Dean checks it.
Nice defenses there by Marx.
Dean throws a right hand that misses
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
Dean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dean is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Dean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Carl Marx has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dean!
Marx looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean throws a lazy head kick
and Marx counters with a good low kick that Dean was not able to check.
Dean cracks Marx with a good jab.
Dean thows a body shot but no joy.
Marx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Dean misses
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Dean 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Marx's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dean misses with a combination
and Marx counters with an outside leg kick.
Dean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Marx counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dean's knee momentarily.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Marx counters with a good low kick that Dean was not able to check.
Dean throws a leg kick
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Dean avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Dean
and Marx counters with a thumping low kick.
Dean throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Marx counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx rushes Dean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dean managing to block the knees to the body from Marx.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marx is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
Dean managing to block the knees to the body from Marx.
Dean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dean as the two fighters clinch.
Dean presses Marx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dean lands with a left to the head.
Dean misses with an elbow strike.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Nice body punch from Dean.
Dean gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.
Dean pushes Marx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Dean.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marxs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Dean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Dean as the two fighters clinch.
Dean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dean works on Marx's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Dean.
Dean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Dean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marx.
Dean misses with a knee strike.
Marx throws an elbow but it misses.
Marx tries a knee to the head but Dean blocks it.
Dean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dean tries to land knees in the clinch but Marx avoids the damage to the body.
Dean lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Dean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Dean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
Dean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marx avoids it.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
Marx takes a shot to the head.
Marx connects with a knee to the head.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
Dean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Dean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marx.
Dean lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dean - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Dean.
Dean lands with a left to the head.
Dean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dean avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Dean presses Marx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dean pushes Marx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dean misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Marx tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dean.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
Marx lands an elbow inside.
Dean digs a right hand into Marx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marx's gas tank.
Dean lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dean.
Dean gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dean looking to throw knees to the head but Marx is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marxs head.
Dean lands a shoulder strike.
Marx using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dean avoids a wild elbow strike from Marx.
Dean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dean gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Dean.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Dean.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dean obliges.
A shot in the inside from Dean.
A nice left hand lands by Dean.
Marx avoids a wild elbow strike from Dean.
Marx unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dean scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marx landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Dean.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.
Dean pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dean pushes Marx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dean works on Marx's body with a couple of short punches.
Marx blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Dean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Marx's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marx is looking to clinch.
Dean tries to land a body kick
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Dean 's knee.
Dean lands a lovely overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dean, as that shot connected.
Dean tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marx is able to avoid easily.
Dean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marx counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Dean is predictable there
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Marx counters with a good low kick that Dean was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean works the jab nicely.
Dean misses with a leg kick
and Marx cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with a leg kick
and Marx counters with a head kick. That will keep Dean thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dean gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marx counters with a good low kick that Dean was not able to check.
Dean throws a leg kick
and Marx counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marx.
Nice elbow from Marx.
Dean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marx throws an elbow but it misses.
Dean tries a knee to the head but Marx blocks it.
Marx blocks the elbow strike.
Dean avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Marx landing knees to the body.
Marx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marx pushes off an throws an elbow but Dean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dean's brow.
Marx lands a knee to the body.
Dean lands a nice elbow.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dean.
Dean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dean avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Dean.
Dean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carl Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dean throws an elbow that misses.
Marx landing knees to the head.
Dean avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Marx managing to block the knees to the body from Dean.
Dean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
Dean avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
Dean cracks Marx with a nice body shot.
Dean gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dean works on Marx's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dean dodges an elbow strike from Marx.
Dean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dean lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dean.
Marx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Marx is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dean throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marx's face.
Dean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dean.
Marx misses with a knee strike.
Dean digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Dean.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dean misses with an elbow strike.
Dean takes an elbow to the temple.
Herb Dean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marx connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dean's face.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Dean.
Dean lands a shot to the body.
Dean lands a left hand.
Marx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean cracks Marx with a nice body shot.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marx takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dean is working Marx over against the cage.
Dean avoids the elbow strike from Marx, against the cage.
Dean lands a hook that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Marx throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dean lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dean.
Nice elbow from Marx.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Dean lands an elbow that stopped Marx in his tracks for a moment.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
Dean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dean lands a body punch.
Dean is working Marx over against the cage.
Dean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marx landing knees to the body.
Dean lands a body punch.
Dean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dean is working Marx over against the cage.
Marx lands an elbow that stopped Dean in his tracks for a moment.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Dean gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marx takes a shot to the head.
Dean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marx lands an elbow that stopped Dean in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Dean.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Marx lands a good knee to the midsection. Dean won't want to take too many of those.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dean - that landed with a thud.
Marx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Herb Dean.
Well Dean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Dean!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Sunshine of Your Love. The key to victory for Butch Williams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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192 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Kross!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Kross tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kross misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Kross.
Kross throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kross throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Kross.
Kross falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Kross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kross wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Rolf Kross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kross misses with a double jab.
Kross shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kross.
Kross drops an elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross lands a couple of elbows.
Williams looking to control.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Kross pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Kross slips an elbow through the middle.
Kross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kross landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kross working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Kross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kross landing with the ground and pound.
Kross drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Williams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kross has Williams in his guard.
Williams postures up in Kross's guard and throws a big left but Kross blocks it.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Kross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kross keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kross stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kross chips away with some ground and pound.
Kross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kross preventing the sweep.
Kross distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kross defends it easily.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kross stands and throws Williams's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kross fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kross working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kross looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Kross throwing strikes but Williams manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Kross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Kross dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kross looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Kross throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Kross has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Williams is trying to keep an underhook but Kross manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kross trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
Kross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kross.
Kross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
Kross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Kross is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams wants to sweep here but Kross controlling him for the moment.
Kross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kross throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kross thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Kross postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Kross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kross.
Kross works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
Kross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rolf Kross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams working for a triangle but Kross defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross throws a sloppy strike and Williams has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Kross is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Butch Williams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bad comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the bone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
183 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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201 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Bad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Capone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Capone.
Capone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bad counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Capone!
Bad punching from mount but Capone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bad unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bad prevents Capone from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Bad there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bad swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Capone is now in Bad's guard. A big mistake from Bad there, giving up the dominant position!
Bad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bad is working hard here to advance position.
Capone controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone trying to control but Bad is working from the bottom.
Capone stopping the sweep attempt from Bad.
Capone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikey Capone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circle momentarily. Capone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bad closes the distance and clinches up with Capone, looking for a takedown. Bad pushes Capone against the cage but Capone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bad closes the distance and clinches up with Capone, looking for a takedown. Bad pushes Capone against the cage but Capone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Capone scores with a leg kick.
Capone scores with the left hand. Bad knows he should have avoided that one.
Capone scores with a one two! Bad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Capone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bad at a distance.
Capone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mikey Capone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Capone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Capone pulls Bad in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bad working the ground and pound but Capone is defending the strikes.
Bad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bad throws a strike aimed at the side of Capone's head but Capone avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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Capone is looking to regain half guard here but Bad keeps moving and retains side control.
Capone is trying to control Bad's posture but Bad avoids it.
Capone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bad is trying to get an arm triangle but Capone is defending well.
Bad is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Capone misses.
Capone throws an off balance right hand
and Bad counters with a nice leg kick.
Capone throws a hook but Bad avoids it easily.
Bad throws a low kick but Capone moves out of range easily.
Bad misses with a body punch
and Capone counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Capone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bad throws a low kick, looking for Capone's leg but Capone calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad throws a right hand that misses
and Capone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bad thinking.
Bad throws a hook but Capone avoids it easily.
Capone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bad makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Capone really felt that one!
Capone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bad.
Bad throws a leg kick
letting Capone counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Capone.
Bad moves in looking to clinch but Capone pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Capone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Capone misses with a body punch
and Bad counters with a nice body shot.
Capone throws a lazy uppercut
and Bad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Capone throws a sloppy body shot
and Bad counters with a stiff right hand.
Capone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Capone circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circling - Capone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bad shoots in but Capone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Capone counters with a nice leg kick.
Capone moves out of range of the body kick.
Capone throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bad to counter with a crisp jab.
Capone throws a front kick aimed at Bad's knee but Bad avoids it well.
Capone misses with a left hand
and Bad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Capone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bad goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Capone has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bad but great work by Capone.
You can see the frustration on Bad's face as Capone controls the position.
Bad manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Capone stopping the sweep attempt from Bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bad misses with a right hand
and Capone counters with a nice body shot.
Capone misses with a hook
and Bad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Capone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bad can't find room to land a body shot as Capone controls the action.
A short uppercut from Bad.
A frustrated look appears on Capone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bad tries to pull guard but Capone holds him up against the cage and eventually Bad drops back down to his feet.
Capone gets underhooks to prevent Bad's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bad misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad tries a body shot but Capone blocks it.
Capone lands a hook that snaps the head of Bad backwards.
Capone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Capone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Capone staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Capone. Those never looked like landing.
Capone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Capone.
Bad misses with the body kick
and Capone counters with an outside leg kick.
Capone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Capone needs to keep his hands up - Bad had a free shot at his head there.
Capone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Capone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Capone won't be happy with that.
Bad lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnny Bad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bad cracks Capone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bad working the ground and pound.
Bad is trying to ground and pound but Capone uses the momentary lack of control by Bad to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Capone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mikey Capone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bad forces his way into half guard.
Bad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Capone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Capone kicks Bad off and gets back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bad.
Johnny Bad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bad showed some decent athleticism there.
Capone tries to get to full guard but Bad has control of the leg.
Capone wants to sweep but Bad has passed to side control!
Bad in side control, throwing shots but Capone defends.
Capone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bad connects with a decent elbow.
Capone defending against the ground and pound.
Bad 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bad controlling the position.
Capone chipping away with strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bad, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houdini comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Obasi has chosen 6' 7'' as his entrance music. Harry Houdini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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23
198 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Houdini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi is looking to score with low kicks.
Obasi closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Obasi.
A body shot lands from Obasi.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Obasi.
Obasi working Houdini over with knees to the body.
Houdini is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houdini works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houdini avoids it.
Obasi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Obasi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houdini avoids it.
Obasi trying to control the position but instead, Houdini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obasi into the cage.
Obasi lands a left hand.
Obasi stalling.
Obasi misses with a knee to the head.
Obasi blocks a body shot from Houdini.
Houdini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obasi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obasi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Houdini backwards.
Obasi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Harry Houdini has been cut.
Obasi with a knee to the head.
Obasi tries a knee to the head but Houdini blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obasi lands an elbow inside.
Obasi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houdini.
Houdini misses with a punch to the body.
Obasi crunches a lovely knee into Houdini's ribcage.
Obasi lands an elbow just above Houdini 's eye.
Obasi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obasi lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Obasi.
Obasi works on Houdini's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Houdini as Obasi tries to tie him up.
Obasi pushes Houdini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obasi working Houdini over with knees to the body.
Obasi wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Obasi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obasi.
Obasi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houdini's face.
Harry Houdini's cut is getting worse.
Obasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Houdini blocks it with crossed arms.
Obasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obasi prevents a body shot from Houdini.
Obasi blocks an uppercut.
Obasi lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Houdini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obasi's elbow.
Houdini is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obasi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houdini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obasi.
Obasi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Obasi is working Houdini over against the cage.
Houdini blocks an elbow strike from Obasi.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houdini avoids it.
Obasi is trying to stall.
Houdini tries to throw a body punch but Obasi avoids it by throwing Houdini back against the cage.
Obasi has Houdini pressed against the cage.
Houdini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obasi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obasi scores with a shoulder strike.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.
Obasi lands a knee to the body.
Obasi lands a body shot.
Obasi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Houdini avoiding damage as Obasi throws knees to the body.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houdini avoids it.
Obasi lands a good knee to the midsection. Houdini won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Obasi.
Obasi lands a body punch.
Obasi with a knee to the head.
Obasi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Houdini avoids the damage to the body.
Obasi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obasi cracks Houdini with a nice body shot.
Obasi lands a body punch.
Obasi is looking to control Houdini's arms but Houdini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Obasi has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Obasi.
Obasi misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Houdini takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obasi.
A right hook to the body lands for Obasi.
Obasi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Houdini.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obasi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Houdini.
Houdini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obasi's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obasi.
Obasi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houdini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Obasi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Houdini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Houdini.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Obasi.
Obasi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houdini 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!
Obasi lands a knee to the body.
Houdini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Obasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Houdini's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Houdini avoids the body shot from Obasi.
Obasi lands a slapping body shot.
Obasi moves out of range as Houdini throws a body kick.
Obasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Obasi moves in looking to clinch but Houdini pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obasi throws a sloppy head kick
and Houdini counters with a solid body kick.
Jab by Obasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obasi throws a lazy head kick
and Houdini counters with a takedown into side control.
Houdini wants to control but Obasi is keeping him busy.
Houdini creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Obasi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi is trying to control but can't.
Obasi is trying to stand up here but Houdini is controlling him well.
Obasi trying to control from the bottom.
Obasi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Obasi is breathing heavily.
Houdini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Obasi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Houdini scores with a couple of nice shots.
Houdini not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi is trying to stand.
Houdini seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obasi tries to kick Houdini off but Houdini keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Obasi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Obasi is not content to let Houdini control the position.
Houdini controlling the action here.
Obasi is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Houdini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Houdini's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Obasi tries to clinch but Houdini moves away
and Houdini counters with a nice double leg into side control. Obasi won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Houdini seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Obasi is trying to escape the position but Houdini is controlling the position.
Obasi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Obasi can't do much from the bottom here.
Houdini 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 Obasi's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Obasi is not content to let Houdini control the position.
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.
Houdini is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Obasi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Harry Houdini.
Obasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Houdini circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini throws a lazy body kick
and Houdini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solomon Obasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houdini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obasi.
A good leg kick by Houdini.
Houdini takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Obasi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Obasi throws a push kick but Houdini slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obasi tries to clinch up.
Obasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obasi is looking to clinch.
Obasi pushes Houdini away with a front kick.
Obasi is looking to clinch.
Obasi lands a nice looking body shot.
Obasi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Houdini.
I think Houdini 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Haikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch has chosen Black Republican -- Nas as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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193 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kullervo Haikas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haikas throws a sloppy head kick
and Lynch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haikas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lynch with a jab.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
Lynch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch looks for a takedown but Haikas sprawls well.
A head kick by Lynch misses
and Haikas counters with a low kick, right behind Lynch 's knee.
Horrible takedown by Lynch or perhaps it was just good defense by Haikas which made him look bad.
Lynch tries to land a body kick
and Haikas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lynch tries to land a body kick
and Haikas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Haikas blocks the low kick.
Haikas misses with an uppercut
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
Lynch fails with a takedown attempt.
Kullervo Haikas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Lynch.
Lynch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lynch throws a front kick aimed at Haikas's knee but Haikas avoids it well.
Lynch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haikas's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haikas manages to avoid it.
Haikas throws a head kick that misses
and Lynch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lynch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haikas throws a leg kick
and Lynch counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Lynch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lynch scores with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Lynch misses
and Haikas counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynch shoots in looking for a takedown but Haikas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lynch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peter Lynch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynch lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kullervo Haikas has been cut.
Haikas misses with a combination
and Lynch counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Haikas!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lynch punching from mount but Haikas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lynch misses with a head shot.
Lynch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lynch with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lynch tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lynch looking to control but Haikas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lynch controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee warns Haikas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lynch looking to finish with strikes here!
Haikas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lynch controlling his opponent.
Lynch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Haikas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lynch is trying to control here but Haikas has managed to regain half guard.
Lynch lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Lynch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kullervo Haikas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lynch lands a head kick. Haikas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Haikas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lynch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lynch throws a hook but Haikas avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haikas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haikas.
Lynch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lynch scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch slips under a jab.
Lynch slips under a jab.
Lynch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haikas counters with a head kick. That will keep Lynch thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Haikas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lynch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch shoots in and drives through. Haikas sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Haikas.
Lynch misses with a body punch
and Haikas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haikas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haikas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haikas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lynch makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haikas really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynch throws a shot from downtown. Haikas moves away and avoids it.
Lynch misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lynch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Lynch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuey Chuleta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuleta comes to the cage accompanied by CHINGO BLING - PUT MY SWAG ON REMIX. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuey Chuleta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuleta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castle.
Chuleta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chuleta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castle misses with an uppercut.
Castle thuds a left hand into Chuleta's body.
Castle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Chuey Chuleta has been cut.
Castle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chuleta at a distance.
Castle throws a looping overhand right but Chuleta ducks down to avoid it.
Castle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chuleta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chuleta.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castle is pulling down on Chuleta's head to control his posture.
Castle keeping moving, preventing Chuleta from controlling successfully.
Chuleta trying to move into half guard but instead Castle has managed to sweep!
Chuleta is trying to keep Castle in close.
Castle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Castle throws a right hand that misses
and Chuleta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chuleta.
Chuleta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castle prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuey Chuleta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chuleta.
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chuleta is trying to trip Castle. He has hold of a leg but Castle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chuleta persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Chuleta controlling from the top position.
Castle pulls Chuleta in close to prevent any damage.
Castle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Castle trying to keep a closed guard but Chuleta is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Castle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chuleta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castle is fending him off so far but Chuleta persists. Nope, Castle circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - Castle coming out on top.
Castle throws the left hand but Chuleta avoids the punch easily.
Castle with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle throws a body punch but Chuleta moves out of range.
Castle throws a body punch but Chuleta moves out of range.
Castle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chuleta.
Castle gets caught flat footed, as Chuleta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chuleta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chuleta!
Chuleta is looking to improve his position but Castle isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta wants to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Castle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chuleta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chuleta can't escape the position.
Chuleta tries to buck Castle off but he can't manage it.
Chuleta is desperately trying to improve his position but Castle has a good base and remains in mount.
Castle wants to control the pace but Chuleta is squirming around nicely.
Castle controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chuleta wants to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Castle controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuey Chuleta's cut.
That's time! Chuleta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chuleta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chuleta showed some decent athleticism there.
Castle is looking to improve his position.
Castle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Castle is looking to control Chuleta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castle avoid being mounted?
Castle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chuleta working over Castle with some ground and pound. Castle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chuleta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chuleta wants to pass the guard but Castle is defending well.
Chuleta winds up and cracks Castle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuleta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Castle gets full guard.
Chuleta has gone for a leg lock! Castle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chuleta's guard.
Chuleta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chuleta trying to control the position.
Chuleta wants to stand but Castle is controlling the position.
Chuleta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Chuleta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Castle looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Castle tries to clinch but Chuleta is having none of it.
Castle misses with a left hand
and Chuleta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chuleta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chuleta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chuleta thows a big elbow that misses.
Castle is pulling down on Chuleta's head. It's preventing any offense from Chuleta, at least for the moment.
Chuleta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chuleta throwing strikes but missing.
Castle has control of Chuleta's left arm, preventing Chuleta from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chuleta wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chuleta avoids the body shot from Castle.
Castle misses with a lunging right hand
and Chuleta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Castle wants to get back to his feet but Chuleta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chuleta wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta postures up in Castle's guard and throws a big left but Castle blocks it.
Chuleta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chuleta tries to free his leg and advance position but Castle is retaining full guard.
Chuleta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castle looking for a sweep. Not yet Castle, not yet.
Castle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chuleta wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Chuleta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chuleta scoring with some ground and pound.
Chuleta thows a big elbow that misses.
Castle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Castle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuey Chuleta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuey Chuleta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chuleta moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Castle throws a hook but Chuleta avoids it easily.
Chuleta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle moves into the clinch.
Castle pushes Chuleta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castle can't break the clinch.
Chuleta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Castle is pressed up against the cage. Chuleta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castle down to the mat. Castle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chuleta takes one to the side of the head.
Chuleta wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
Chuleta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chuleta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chuleta somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuey Chuleta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chuleta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chuleta tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Castle - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castle connects with a body shot.
Castle misses with a jab to the body
and Chuleta decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Castle's guard.
Chuey Chuleta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castle has his hands on Chuleta's head, controlling the position.
Castle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Castle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Castle misses with a wild combination.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chuleta was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta throws a jab but it's blocked by Castle.
Frank Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chuleta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castle slaps away a takedown attempt from Chuleta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Castle defending well as Chuleta loads up on a big left hand.
Castle throws a hook but Chuleta avoids it easily.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuleta missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chuey Chuleta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chuleta is looking to clinch.
Chuleta clobbers Castle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Castle misses.
Castle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chuey Chuleta's cut is getting worse.
Castle scores with a nice strike.
Chuleta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frank Castle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Castle.
Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck for Chuleta with that takedown attempt.
Castle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Castle lands a jab-cross combination.
Castle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chuleta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castle but Castle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castle scores with a jab. Chuleta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chuey Chuleta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Castle feints a jab promting Chuleta to slip. Castle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chuleta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chuleta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jeez, Chuey Chuleta's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chuleta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta blocks a jab.
Castle connects with a body shot.
Chuleta misses the shot to the body.
Chuleta throws a looping overhand right but Castle ducks down to avoid it.
Castle throws a lazy uppercut
and Chuleta counters with a single leg into guard. Castle didn't expect that.
Chuleta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chuleta tries to lock up and control but Castle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Castle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Castle 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Castle!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcom McWeeny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rocky Balboa teaching the FUAAA incredible power!!!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcom McWeeny!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McWeeny.
Mir changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McWeeny, right into the meat.
Mir looks to land a left hand but McWeeny moved out of range nicely.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick from McWeeny.
Mir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mir throws a series of punches but McWeeny avoids them all with ease.
McWeeny looks to clinch
and Mir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWeeny throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McWeeny tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Mir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Malcom McWeeny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir scores with a jab to the head.
McWeeny tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Good leg kick by McWeeny there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mir throws a body punch but McWeeny moves out of range.
Mir is looking to wear down McWeeny with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWeeny lands a leg kick that knocks Mir off balance momentarily.
McWeeny just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by McWeeny.
Mir misses with a body shot.
McWeeny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malcom McWeeny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a lazy right hand but McWeeny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from McWeeny lands.
McWeeny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McWeeny looks to clinch
and Mir counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McWeeny throws a shot to the body.
McWeeny misses with a hook to the body
and Mir counters with a two punch combo.
Mir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McWeeny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McWeeny goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McWeeny stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McWeeny tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malcom McWeeny will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - McWeeny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McWeeny looks to clinch
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from McWeeny misses
and Mir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mir misses with a left hand
and McWeeny counters with a nice body kick.
McWeeny defending well as Mir loads up on a big left hand.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by McWeeny.
McWeeny throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McWeeny feints and then cracks Mir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mir down.
Mir misses with a body shot
and McWeeny counters with a right hand to the body.
McWeeny throws a solid leg kick but Mir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McWeeny.
Mir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McWeeny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir moves out of range as McWeeny throws a body kick.
Mir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McWeeny throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McWeeny gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McWeeny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McWeeny misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mir counters with a right hand to the body.
McWeeny tries to land a front kick but Mir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McWeeny.
McWeeny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mir misses with a two punch combination.
McWeeny swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
McWeeny tries to land a leg kick but Mir saw it coming and moves away.
McWeeny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by McWeeny misses
and Mir counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McWeeny.
McWeeny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McWeeny enables Mir to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McWeeny manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McWeeny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McWeeny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malcom McWeeny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mir throws a looping overhand right but McWeeny ducks down to avoid it.
Malcom McWeeny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McWeeny lands a leg kick that knocks Mir off balance momentarily.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
McWeeny throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mir with a jab.
McWeeny throws a sloppy body shot
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir misses with a body shot.
McWeeny misses with a body punch
and Mir counters with a left to the body.
McWeeny throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mir drives through with a takedown into guard.
McWeeny keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
McWeeny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frankestein Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWeeny wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.
Mir is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mir pushes down on McWeeny's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mir stops McWeeny from getting back to his feet.
Mir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McWeeny's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McWeeny can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mir is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McWeeny!
Mir 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.
Mir lands with some strikes.
Mir breaks from McWeeny's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Malcom McWeeny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWeeny is bucking up trying to escape but Mir cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Mir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mir looking to isolate an arm here. McWeeny doesn't see it coming and as Mir extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Mir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankestein Mir!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kong Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Stark has chosen Iron Man-Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Kong Le could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Stark's chin.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kong Le!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le throws a lazy uppercut
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Kong Le has been cut.
Le throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le throws a lazy body kick
and Stark counters with a single leg into guard. Le didn't expect that.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Stark is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Le gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Le has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Le manages to get himself to full guard.
Stark pushes down on Le's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stark stalling away here and it's allowed Le to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le seems keen to control Stark's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stark looks to land a combination but Le avoids it well.
Le tries to land a leg kick but Stark saw it coming and moves away.
Le misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Le is retaining full guard.
Le managing to control the position.
Stark has gone for a leg lock! Le slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stark's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Le is one step ahead there.
Stark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Le gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stark is looking for a triangle here but Le uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stark manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kong Le's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le throws a poor cross that misses
and Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stark checks a leg kick.
Le misses with a low kick as Stark jumps back.
Le misses with a head kick.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Le sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Le scores with a head kick.
Jab from Le.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kong Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le swings widly with a right hand
and Stark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Stark.
Le lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kong Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Le is looking to chop away at Stark's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Le there.
Le throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Le there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Le.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Le misses with a leg kick
and Stark counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Le does no damage.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Le feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Le misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
Stark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le. Le obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark avoids the head kick by Le.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le.
Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Le takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le throws a right hand that misses
and Stark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le thumps Stark with a low kick.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Le scoring well with a low kick there.
Le fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kong Le is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Le is looking to chop away at Stark's legs.
Le throws a leg kick that misses.
Le throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Le throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le misses with a lunging right hand
and Stark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Le's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Le is retaining full guard.
Stark wants to control from the top but Le keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Le dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kong Le's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Le slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stark trying to mount his opponent but Le defends it.
Stark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Le doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Le defends it well.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark wants to pass to mount but Le is defending the position.
Stark is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Le defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stark trying to control the action but Le is working from the bottom.
Le trying to control but Stark postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark wants to free his trapped foot but Le is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anthony Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le is defending against the submission attempts here by Stark.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark is looking to pass Le's guard but actually Le recovers to full guard.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Le is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Le pulls Stark in close to prevent any damage.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Le working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stark really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kong Le's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Le fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Le throws a sloppy body shot
and Le takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Le misses with a left hand
and Stark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Le won't be happy with that.
Stark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le keeps working.
Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stark trying to control the action but Le is working from the bottom.
Stark is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark working away.
Stark goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Le rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stark's guard! Nice work there by Le!
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Le's guard.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Le is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Le is pulling down on Stark's head to control his posture.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le is keeping the position for now.
Le wants to sweep here but Stark controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Le misses with a hook to the body
and Stark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Le's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stark tries for a kimura but Le is defending well.
Stark has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Stark is working for a guillotine from mount but Le frees his head quite easily.
Le tries to lock up and control but Stark gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stark dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kong Le's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Le swings widly with a right hand
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Le throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stark counters with a takedown into side control.
Stark is trying to get an arm triangle but Le is defending well.
Stark goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Le has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stark but great work by Le.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stark looks to move to half guard but instead Le has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is squirming around, avoiding Le's attempts to control the action.
Le prevents Stark from getting the reversal.
Le wants to control the pace but Stark is squirming around nicely.
Stark is looking to get to half guard.
Anthony Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Le can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stark is looking to escape.
Stark really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stark bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Le is keeping the position.
Stark wants to control from the top but Le keeps moving.
Stark preventing the sweep.
Kong Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Le gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Le landing with the ground and pound.
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Le's guard.
Stark controlling from the top position.
Stark drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Le dives on top into guard.
Le postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stark 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Stark! Anthony Stark retains his welterweight title!
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