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EUFC 145 Grappling vs.Pierre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake VanVactor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fast Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VanVactor comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Pimp by David Banner. Punch has chosen Prodigy - Hot Ride as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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11 - 8 - 0 |
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180 lbs
11 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake VanVactor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fast Punch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VanVactor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
VanVactor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punch.
Punch swings for the body but VanVactor moves out of range.
VanVactor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
VanVactor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punch.
Punch throws a jab but it's blocked by VanVactor.
Nice defenses there by VanVactor.
VanVactor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jake VanVactor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
VanVactor throws a big shot that misses.
VanVactor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Punch avoids it really well and circles away.
VanVactor misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
VanVactor misses with a looping left.
VanVactor takes a swing at Punch's ribcage but misses.
Punch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
VanVactor slips under a jab.
VanVactor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than VanVactor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Punch is trying to escape the mount.
VanVactor punching from mount but Punch doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch tries to lock up and control but VanVactor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
VanVactor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
VanVactor prevents Punch from getting the reversal.
Punch controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
VanVactor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Punch manages to avoid the submission attempt.
VanVactor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Punch has escaped the position, nice work there.
VanVactor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Punch sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
VanVactor 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punch is looking to reverse the position.
Punch defending against the ground and pound.
VanVactor content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
VanVactor working away.
VanVactor scores with a couple of short elbows.
VanVactor wants to control but Punch is keeping him busy.
VanVactor has knee on belly momentarily but Punch bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch blocking the ground and pound attempt from VanVactor.
Punch is pressing down on VanVactor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Punch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. VanVactor manages to get himself to full guard.
VanVactor is looking for a triangle but Punch pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
VanVactor is looking for a triangle but Punch pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jake VanVactor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
VanVactor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
VanVactor takes a swing at Punch's ribcage but misses.
Punch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Punch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Punch.
Punch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. VanVactor sprawls well initially but Punch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Punch tries to pass the half guard into mount. VanVactor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Punch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Punch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
VanVactor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Punch is taking a breather. VanVactor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fast Punch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Punch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but VanVactor circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Punch.
VanVactor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punch.
Punch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from VanVactor.
VanVactor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punch was well out of range. Poor timing from VanVactor.
VanVactor misses the shot to the body.
Punch misses with a hook. VanVactor ducked under it nicely.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
VanVactor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Punch changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. VanVactor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
VanVactor manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
VanVactor is staying active underneath Punch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
VanVactor is trying to get back to full guard.
Punch controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fast Punch.
VanVactor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
VanVactor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Punch has passed into half guard!
VanVactor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
VanVactor pushes Punch off looking to stand but Punch dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fast Punch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Punch fails with the takedown.
Punch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
VanVactor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
VanVactor connects with a single shot there.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from VanVactor.
Punch throws an off balance right hand
and VanVactor counters with a left to the body.
VanVactor misses with an uppercut
and Punch counters with a nice body shot.
Punch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches VanVactor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch controls the position from side control.
VanVactor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Punch off and has taken his back!
Punch is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get VanVactor off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
VanVactor is looking for a rear naked choke here but Punch reverses the position brilliantly into VanVactor's guard!
Punch stopping the sweep attempt from VanVactor.
Punch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Punch wants to control from the top but VanVactor keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor looking to control.
VanVactor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
VanVactor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor can't keep his opponent in guard - Punch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Punch decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
VanVactor looks to score with a jab to the body but Punch is just out of range.
Punch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Punch is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor is in trouble now - Punch has advanced to mount!
Punch looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fast Punch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Punch 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fast Punch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Kreator - Extreme Aggressions as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson takes a swing at Parantainen's ribcage but misses.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parantainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thompson lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Parantainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parantainen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson drives through and clinches with Parantainen against the cage.
Parantainen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parantainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Parantainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parantainen.
Parantainen gets control of Thompson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Parantainen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Parantainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parantainen is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Parantainen needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Parantainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parantainen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nick Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson scores with a push kick.
Thompson throws a hook but Parantainen blocks it.
Parantainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Nick Thompson has been cut.
Parantainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Parantainen persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parantainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Parantainen walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parantainen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thompson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thompson.
Parantainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Thompson works Parantainen's body with a nice hook.
Parantainen tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parantainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson cracks Parantainen with a nice body shot.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parantainen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson gets through Parantainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Parantainen in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Parantainen in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Parantainen controls the action.
Parantainen blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parantainen's defenses.
Parantainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Parantainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Parantainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parantainen shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parantainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thompson avoids it really well and circles away.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crunch! Thompson slams his shin into Parantainen's torso.
Thompson drives through and clinches with Parantainen against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parantainen.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parantainen's defenses.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Parantainen 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Parantainen 's eye.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Thompson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parantainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Parantainen closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Parantainen pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thompson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Parantainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thompson is looking to slow Parantainen down with leg kicks.
Parantainen shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Parantainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parantainen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thompson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Parantainen fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Parantainen in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Parantainen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Parantainen shrugs off.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson gets through Parantainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Parantainen shrugs off.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Parantainen won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Parantainen 's eye.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parantainen or not.
A frustrated look appears on Parantainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Parantainen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Parantainen in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson is leaning against Parantainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parantainen's defenses.
Parantainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Parantainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Parantainen tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parantainen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Parantainen 's eye.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Parantainen.
Parantainen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Parantainen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thompson. That one must have hurt.
Thompson thuds his shin into the meat of Parantainen's side.
Thompson thumps Parantainen with a low kick.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parantainen misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson pushes Parantainen away with a front kick.
Parantainen tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a nice leg kick.
Parantainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thompson pushes Parantainen away with a front kick.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parantainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Parantainen throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Nick Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parantainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Parantainen won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Parantainen in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Parantainen in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parantainen's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Jacko Parantainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Parantainen in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Parantainen 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Parantainen's head.
Parantainen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Parantainen is rocked!
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Parantainen's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Parantainen in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson pushes Parantainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Parantainen backwards.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parantainen blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Oh Parantainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parantainen backwards.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Parantainen looking for a takedown.
Parantainen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Parantainen's ribcage. Parantainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Parantainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nick Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parantainen avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Parantainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parantainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slimbo Kice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kice's entrance music is F**k The Other Side. A fine choice. Samba has chosen Bezerker by Love Among Freaks as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
261 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
23
283 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slimbo Kice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kice. Samba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samba is looking to slow Kice down with leg kicks.
Samba moves into the clinch.
Kice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kice has a couple of punches blocked by Samba.
Kice throws a head punch that misses.
Samba takes an elbow to the temple.
Kice tries a body shot but Samba blocks it.
Samba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kice blocking some punches.
Kice looking to stall.
Samba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kice.
Kice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samba misses with some punches.
Kice blocks a body shot from Samba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kice is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba lands a hook that snaps the head of Kice backwards.
Kice lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kice.
Samba looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kice can't find room to land a body shot as Samba controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kice.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samba.
Samba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Samba struggles to land a body shot inside as Kice controls his hands.
Kice working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kice.
Kice prevents Samba from breaking the clinch.
Samba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kice misses with the head strike.
Samba blocks a body shot from Kice.
Samba gets through Kice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samba throws a punch but it's blocked by Kice.
Kice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Kice.
Samba misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kice prevents the takedown attempt.
Kice lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Christopher Samba has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kice.
A short right from Kice.
Kice lands an elbow inside.
Kice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samba blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Kice scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kice.
Kice lands a body shot.
Kice lands an elbow inside that Samba shrugs off.
Kice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Samba or not.
Kice lands a body punch.
Kice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kice misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kice pushes Samba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kice blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kice on the inside.
Kice pushes Samba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kice.
Kice creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samba's defenses.
Kice blocks an uppercut.
Samba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kice throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samba blocks it with crossed arms.
Kice scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kice.
Kice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samba managing to block the knees to the body from Kice.
Samba can't find room to land a body shot as Kice controls the action.
Kice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samba can't find room to land a body shot as Kice controls the action.
Kice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kice throws a punch but it's blocked by Samba.
Kice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kice presses Samba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samba takes an elbow to the temple.
Kice lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kice.
Kice tries to throw a body punch but Samba avoids it by throwing Kice back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kice lands with a light punch inside.
Kice prevents a body shot from Samba.
Samba misses with a body punch.
Kice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samba is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Kice.
Kice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kice scores with a shoulder strike.
Kice scores with a shoulder strike.
Kice lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kice blocks an uppercut.
Samba misses with some punches.
Kice working Samba over with knees to the body.
Kice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
Kice misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slimbo Kice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba'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.
Kice has closed the distance and engaged Samba in a clinch.
Samba throws a punch but it's blocked by Kice.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kice.
Samba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Samba tightens his grip and picks Kice up, before dumping him to the ground. Kice manages to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Samba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kice manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samba is squirming around, avoiding Kice's attempts to control the action.
Kice controlling from the full mount.
Samba is trying desperately to improve position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kice get's back to his feet.
Samba is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kice wants to clinch up but Samba keeps it at a distance.
Samba digs a good body shot into Kice's ribs.
Kice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samba can do to turn this around?
Samba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kice finds it's way round the side to connect with Samba's head.
Slimbo Kice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kice throws a series of punches but Samba avoids them all with ease.
Kice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Samba finds it's way round the side to connect with Kice's head.
Nice uppercut there from Kice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kice ducks right into an uppercut from Samba.
Samba misses with a hook to the body
and Kice counters with a left and a right that hurts Samba! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Kice jumps into full mount!
Kice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Samba is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kice stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kice misses with a series of wild punches.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
Samba lands a jab to Kice's midsection.
Samba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kice eats them both and turns towards Samba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab-cross combination lands for Kice and sends Samba crashing to the mat! Kice follows him down to the mat - Samba regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice is looking to take a break and control but Samba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kice looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samba is trying to get back to full guard.
Kice decides to stand and escape the position.
Kice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samba throws a solid leg kick but Kice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Samba.
Kice moves away from the strike by Samba.
Kice is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba tries a low kick but Kice avoids it.
Samba looks to land a right hand but Kice moved out of range.
Samba throws an overhand right that lands on Kice's shoulder, as Kice tries to avoid the shot.
Kice drops Samba with a left right combo! Kice follows him down to the ground into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kice wants to stand but Samba is controlling his arm.
Kice slows the pace down.
Kice wants to control but Samba is keeping him busy.
Kice is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Samba will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slimbo Kice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba'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. This is the final round!
Kice misses with a left hand
and Samba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kice thinking.
Samba swings for the body but Kice moves out of range.
Samba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kice misses the shot to the body.
Kice scores with a nice strike.
Kice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samba manages to avoid it.
Samba with a hook.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kice and Samba goes tumbling to the canvas! Kice follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
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!
Samba won't allow Kice to pass to mount.
Kice is trying to control. Samba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba gets full guard.
Samba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Samba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kice's guard.
Samba preventing the sweep.
Samba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kice controls Samba momentarily but Samba frees himself.
Samba advances position into side control!
Kice tries to buck Samba off but Samba is having none of it.
Samba misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Samba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kice keeps working.
Kice tries to buck Samba off but Samba is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kice is avoiding damage well.
Samba is looking to take a break and control but Kice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Christopher Samba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samba.
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!
Kice is concentrating on defense, preventing Samba from advancing position.
Kice wants to get back to his feet.
Kice trying to control but Samba postures up.
Samba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kice is controlling Samba's trapped leg to prevent Samba from advancing to side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Samba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba uses his free foot to push down on Kice's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kice sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kice is trying to stand.
Samba wants to free his trapped foot but Kice is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Samba prevents Kice from improving his position.
Kice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samba is looking to take a break and control but Kice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kice moves into full guard.
Kice wants to sweep here but Samba controlling him for the moment.
Samba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kice is keeping the position for now.
Samba working some strikes from top position.
Kice is rocked!
Samba postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Kice covers up, he's hurt! Samba keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Samba and the ref steps in to end the fight! Samba can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Samba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Madnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madnick has chosen Mad Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
179 lbs
22 - 11 - 2 |
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22
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esko Takanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Madnick!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanen walks into a jab.
Madnick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Madnick is just out of range.
Takanen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madnick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takanen connects with a looping right hand.
Takanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Madnick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takanen throws a good cross that connects.
Takanen lunges at Madnick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madnick's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madnick misses with a body shot.
Madnick connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takanen. Madnick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madnick looks to throw the jab but Takanen is out of range.
Takanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Madnick in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen dips to his left and cracks Madnick with an uppercut!
Madnick thows a body shot but no joy.
Takanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Takanen tries for a takedown but Madnick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takanen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Esko Takanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Madnick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takanen misses with a hook. Madnick ducked under it nicely.
Madnick ducks under a wild hook from Takanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen closes the distance and pushes Madnick back into the cage.
Madnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takanen misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Madnick.
Madnick throws a head punch that misses.
Takanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madnick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takanen.
Madnick misses with a punch to the body.
Madnick can't find room to land a body shot as Takanen controls the action.
Madnick tries a body shot but Takanen blocks it.
Takanen digs a right hand into Madnick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Madnick's gas tank.
Takanen is working Madnick over against the cage.
Madnick tries to throw a body punch but Takanen avoids it by throwing Madnick back against the cage.
Takanen misses with some punches.
Madnick scores with a shot to the side of Takanen's head.
Takanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Madnick misses with a body punch.
Takanen prevents a body shot from Madnick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madnick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Madnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Madnick.
Madnick lands a hook that snaps the head of Takanen backwards.
Madnick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madnick tries a body shot but Takanen blocks it.
Madnick is leaning against Takanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Madnick.
Takanen wants to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madnick digs a right hand into Takanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takanen's gas tank.
Takanen misses with some punches.
Madnick lands a body shot.
Madnick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takanen's elbow.
Takanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Madnick controls his hands.
Madnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takanen misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Madnick.
Madnick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takanens head.
Takanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madnick.
Takanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takanen prevents a body shot from Madnick.
Madnick lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Takanen.
Madnick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Madnick fails to land.
Takanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madnick swings wildly with an uppercut but Takanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madnick scores with a shot to the side of Takanen's head.
Madnick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanen can't find room to land a body shot as Madnick controls the action.
Madnick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Madnick blocks an uppercut.
Madnick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takanen.
Takanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcel Madnick 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.
Madnick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Madnick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Takanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madnick tests Takanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Madnick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Madnick.
Takanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanen misses with a head kick.
Madnick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takanen.
Esko Takanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Takanen is looking to clinch.
Madnick lands a nice hook to Takanen's body. Takanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madnick punishes Takanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Takanen closes the distance but Madnick moves to the side
and Madnick counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Madnick misses with a hook. Takanen ducked under it nicely.
Madnick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takanen takes one on the button.
Madnick connects with a single shot there.
Marcel Madnick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takanen ducks under a wild hook from Madnick.
Takanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Madnick misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Takanen misses the target.
Madnick works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madnick.
Madnick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Madnick swings for the body but Takanen moves out of range.
Madnick throws a right hand that Takanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Takanen also avoids with ease.
Takanen connects with a leg kick. Madnick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takanen looks to throw the jab but Madnick is out of range.
Madnick scores with a nice strike.
Takanen tries to score with a low kick but Madnick moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madnick checks a low kick from Takanen.
Madnick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Madnick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Takanen wants to clinch.
Madnick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takanen.
Takanen throws a hook but Madnick blocks it.
Madnick just misses with a punch to the body.
Madnick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takanen avoids the body shot from Madnick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madnick.
Madnick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takanen.
Takanen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Madnick avoids it really well and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Takanen misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madnick just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Madnick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Takanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Madnick is just out of range.
Madnick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takanen moves away.
Takanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takanen jabs at Madnick's body.
Takanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Madnick circles away.
Takanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Madnick takes a step back to recover.
Takanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madnick.
Takanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madnick throws a jab when Takanen was well out of range.
Madnick misses with a wild body shot.
Madnick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Madnick as he checks the leg kick.
Takanen tries for a takedown but Madnick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madnick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Madnick throws a series of punches but Takanen moves out of range.
Madnick moves out of range of the body kick.
Madnick misses with a body shot.
Madnick throws out a loose jab but Takanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Madnick counters with a two punch combo.
Madnick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takanen connects with a crisp jab.
Takanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Madnick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takanen tries to clinch but Madnick moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen throws a hook but Madnick blocks it.
Madnick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takanen.
Takanen connects with a leg kick. Madnick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madnick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Madnick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madnick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madnick lands a jab.
Madnick misses with a straight left.
Takanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takanen dodges the punch combination from Madnick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madnick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Madnick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takanen is out of range.
Takanen looks to throw the jab but Madnick is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Madnick.
Madnick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Madnick.
Madnick misses with the combination.
Esko Takanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takanen throws a sloppy head kick and Madnick moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen scores with a hook to the body. Madnick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madnick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takanen shoots in but Madnick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Madnick walks into a stiff left hand from Takanen.
Marcel Madnick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takanen slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madnick lands with a nice body punch.
Takanen avoids the body shot from Madnick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Takanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Madnick 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Madnick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yonjiro Fuuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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273 lbs
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonjiro Fuuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson gets a double leg takedown into Fuuma's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fuuma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson actively working from the bottom here.
Thompson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
Thompson is pushing down on Fuuma's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fuuma is fighting to maintain full guard but Thompson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fuuma is trying to control but can't.
Thompson is working for a submission of some sort.
Thompson prevents Fuuma from improving his position.
Fuuma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Fuuma could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Thompson has cracked it and Fuuma is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Thompson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henry Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuey Chuleta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjelmslev comes to the cage accompanied by Let The Hammer Fall. Chuleta has chosen CHINGO BLING - PUT MY SWAG ON REMIX as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuey Chuleta!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjelmslev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chuleta.
Hjelmslev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hjelmslev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hjelmslev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chuleta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hjelmslev circles away.
Hjelmslev just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chuleta moves away.
Hjelmslev misses with a series of wild punches.
Chuleta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hjelmslev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Chuey Chuleta has been cut.
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!
Hjelmslev lands with an overhand left.
Hjelmslev cracks Chuleta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hjelmslev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hjelmslev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chuleta's calf.
Chuleta takes one to the side of the head.
Hjelmslev slaps away a takedown attempt from Chuleta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chuleta looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjelmslev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chuleta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hjelmslev lands with a shot to the body.
Hjelmslev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Chuleta or perhaps it was just good defense by Hjelmslev which made him look bad.
Ragnar Hjelmslev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuey Chuleta.
Hjelmslev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnar Hjelmslev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev throws a combination. Chuleta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chuleta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hjelmslev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hjelmslev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chuleta. That did some damage!
Chuey Chuleta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev scores with a nice body kick.
Hjelmslev scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hjelmslev.
Chuleta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hjelmslev can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hjelmslev. Chuleta shrugs it off though.
Hjelmslev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chuleta. That did some damage!
Hjelmslev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hjelmslev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev lands with a kick to the ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hjelmslev.
Chuleta walks into a stiff left hand from Hjelmslev.
Chuleta is rocked!
Hjelmslev connects with a body shot that sends Chuleta's belly button to the back.
Chuleta tries to keep at a distance but Hjelmslev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hjelmslev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chuleta takes one to the side of the head.
Hjelmslev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Hjelmslev.
Chuleta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hjelmslev sprawls well. Hjelmslev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chuleta gets slowly back to his feet.
Chuleta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev lands a jab to Chuleta's midsection.
Hjelmslev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chuleta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hjelmslev. Hjelmslev obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev tests Chuleta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hjelmslev moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hjelmslev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chuleta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hjelmslev lands a jab.
Chuleta is still on wobbly legs! Can Hjelmslev finish him?
That has opened up Chuey Chuleta's cut even more.
Chuleta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chuleta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hjelmslev. That one must have hurt.
Chuleta seems to have recovered his senses.
Hjelmslev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hjelmslev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chuleta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hjelmslev misses with a series of wild punches.
Chuleta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hjelmslev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Hjelmslev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuey Chuleta's cut.
That's time! Hjelmslev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chuleta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chuleta throws a series of punches but Hjelmslev avoids them all with ease.
Chuleta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hjelmslev cracks Chuleta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hjelmslev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chuleta can do to turn this around?
Hjelmslev fakes the leg kick and cracks Chuleta in the body.
Hjelmslev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hjelmslev scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev effectively controlling the action here.
Chuleta is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Hjelmslev.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjelmslev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chuleta backwards.
Hjelmslev slows down the pace here.
Hjelmslev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hjelmslev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hjelmslev scores with a shoulder strike.
Chuleta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hjelmslev.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ragnar Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev jabs Chuleta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev works the jab nicely.
No luck for Chuleta with that takedown attempt.
Chuey Chuleta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hjelmslev lands a nice looking body kick.
Chuleta takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuleta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hjelmslev lands a slapping body shot.
Chuleta walks straight into a right hand from Hjelmslev - that's dropped him! Hjelmslev jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Chuleta from any more punishment! Chuleta complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ragnar Hjelmslev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chicken Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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201 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chicken Beef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beef looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Beef throws a big shot that misses.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beef's head.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beef was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith avoids the head kick by Beef.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Beef avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beef was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith lands a nice hook to Beef's body. Beef takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Beef's leg but Beef calmly moves out of range.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Beef stumbling back into the cage.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Beef is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Beef keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Beef moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to slow Beef down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beef.
Beef chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That kick from Smith tenderised Beef's leg. Beef is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beef throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Beef takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Beef.
Smith avoids the head kick by Beef.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Beef moved away.
Beef lands a front kick.
Smith looks gassed!
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!
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Beef.
Chicken Beef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Beef's knee but Beef avoids it well.
Beef connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith feints and then cracks Beef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beef down.
Beef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beef blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith tries a low kick but Beef avoids it.
Beef avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beef gets a clinch.
Beef misses with a punch on the inside.
Beef blocks the elbow strike.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beef looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Beef.
Beef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beef lands with a left to the head.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Chicken Beef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Smith.
Beef scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beef breaks the clinch.
Beef connects with a jab.
Smith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Beef finish him?
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Beef finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jordan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Beef thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Beef clinches up against the cage.
Beef creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Smith with a big uppercut! Smith tries to clinch up but Beef pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Smith to the mat! Smith covers up and Beef unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chicken Beef!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardon has chosen Ameno as his entrance music. Jorge Cruz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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228 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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275 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardon counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Hardon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cruz will feel that in the morning.
Cruz throws the left hand but Hardon avoids the punch easily.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardon.
Hardon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Hardon.
No joy there for Hardon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Hardon slips the punch.
Hardon slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Hardon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardon misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Big Hardon has been cut.
Hardon scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Hardon - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardon is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cruz's half guard.
Hardon moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is trying to get back to his feet.
Hardon trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Hardon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hardon wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hardon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cruz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A lull in the action here.
Cruz is pushing Hardon's head away, looking to escape. Hardon manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hardon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hardon prevents Cruz from escaping the position.
Cruz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hardon to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardon throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Hardon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Hardon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardon lands a nice shot to the body.
Big Hardon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Hardon.
Hardon lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardon.
Hardon stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jorge Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardon throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Hardon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardon throws a head kick that misses.
Hardon clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardon fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardon scores with a leg kick.
Hardon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardon.
Some wild striking there from Hardon.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardon scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Hardon.
Hardon tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Hardon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Hardon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz is trying to stand back up but Hardon is controlling him
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hardon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hardon is working for a submission of some sort.
Hardon trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardon is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Hardon is controlling him well.
Hardon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz has hold of Hardon's hands but Hardon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardon wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
Cruz is defending against the submission attempts here by Hardon.
Hardon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jorge Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Hardon catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardon closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Hardon pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardon jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cruz's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardon counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Hardon counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck for Hardon with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Hardon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Big Hardon'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. This is the final round!
Hardon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Hardon moved out of range.
Hardon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz throws a right hand that Hardon ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardon also avoids with ease.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardon.
Hardon is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Hardon.
Hardon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Hardon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hardon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardon with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hardon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardon duly obliges.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Big Hardon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hardon connects with a jab.
Hardon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hardon lands with a nice body kick.
Hardon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cruz's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
Hardon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hardon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardon is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardon stops Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Cruz is not content to let Hardon control the position.
Hardon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardon is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz pushes Hardon off looking to stand but Hardon dives back in and keeps control.
Jorge Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cruz tries to kick Hardon off but Hardon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cruz is not content to let Hardon control the position.
Cruz is trying to stand back up but Hardon is controlling him
Hardon is looking for a kimura here.
Hardon prevents Cruz from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Hardon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardon 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Hardon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Zook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zook has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Zook!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely throws a body kick that misses.
Connely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zook was well out of range. Poor timing from Connely.
Zook gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zook.
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
Zook lands a nice elbow.
Connely blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Connely on the inside.
Connely misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Connely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zook.
A short uppercut from Connely.
Connely trying to stall but Zook improves his position.
Connely can't find room to land a body shot as Zook controls the action.
Connely blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Connely's brow.
Zook lands an elbow inside.
Zook throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely lands a left hand.
Connely has Zook pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zook throws an elbow but misses.
Connely throws a head punch that misses.
Zook tries to land knees in the clinch but Connely avoids the damage to the body.
Connely stalling against the cage.
Zook misses with a knee strike.
Zook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zook obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connely.
Connely wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Come on Connely - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Connely's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely blocks the elbow strike.
Zook pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zook lands an elbow inside that Connely shrugs off.
Chris Connely's cut is getting worse.
Connely blocks the elbow strike.
Connely misses with a punch to the body.
Connely has a couple of punches blocked by Zook.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Connely creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Connely dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connely dodges an elbow strike from Zook.
Zook missing with knees to the body.
Zook blocks an uppercut.
Zook creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connely's defenses.
Jeez, Chris Connely's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Connely's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Solomon Zook!
Solomon Zook is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Striker Grappling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Grappling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grappling.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierre blocks the leg kick.
Grappling cracks the inside of Pierre's front leg.
Grappling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierre.
Pierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Grappling's head.
Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grappling. Grappling obviously looking to wear him down.
Grappling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Grappling.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grappling ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Grappling thuds his shin into the meat of Pierre's side.
Grappling connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grappling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grappling connects with a solid leg kick.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grappling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grappling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grappling lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grappling.
Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre throws a shot to the body.
Pierre takes a swing at Grappling's ribcage but misses.
Grappling tries to land a front kick but Pierre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pierre misses with a hook
and Grappling finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pierre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grappling under the eye.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grappling moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grappling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grappling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grappling on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierre blocks the leg kick.
Grappling's corner calls for a 1-2. Grappling obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pierre throws a head kick but Grappling moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grappling.
Grappling moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Grappling jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grappling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grappling scores with a push kick.
Pierre looks gassed!
Grappling throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pierre.
Pierre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grappling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grappling was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Grappling connects with a leg kick. Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Striker Grappling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Pierre misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grappling.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grappling connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierre's sensitive parts.
Grappling thumps Pierre with a low kick.
Grappling scores with a push kick.
Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
Grappling throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grappling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grappling scores with a nice body kick.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grappling. That's going to slow Pierre down.
Grappling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grappling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grappling goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
Grappling lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grappling.
Grappling lands a nice hook to Pierre's body. Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Grappling counters with a good low kick that Pierre was not able to check.
Grappling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grappling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grappling feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Grappling scores with a nice head shot.
Pierre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grappling.
Pierre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling thuds his shin into the meat of Pierre's side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grappling - that will leave a mark!
Grappling throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grappling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grappling bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pierre's head.
Grappling scores with a push kick.
Grappling lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grappling. Pierre shrugs it off though.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grappling finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grappling avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grappling finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grappling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierre can do to turn this around?
Grappling connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierre moves out of range as Grappling throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grappling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pierre might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Grappling has got the better of the exchanges.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grappling. Pierre shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grappling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grappling is looking to wear down Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
Grappling lands a nice looking body shot.
Grappling scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
Grappling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grappling.
Striker Grappling is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grappling can pounce on him.
Pierre 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grappling.
Grappling scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice shot by Grappling.
Grappling throws a nice looking combination but Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling scores with a leg kick.
Grappling thows a body kick. Pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grappling throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grappling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grappling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grappling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Grappling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grappling feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Grappling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Grappling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grappling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grappling throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pierre's head.
Pierre blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Grappling thumps Pierre with a low kick.
Grappling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grappling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grappling throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grappling throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grappling.
Grappling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grappling thumps Pierre with a low kick.
Grappling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Grappling.
Grappling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierre.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grappling.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grappling scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grappling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grappling lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pierre 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.
Grappling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it.
Grappling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Grappling.
Grappling scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre'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.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
Pierre throws a hook but Grappling blocks it.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Grappling misses with a series of wild punches.
Grappling fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grappling.
Grappling sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grappling pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierre is out of range and Grappling settles back down.
Pierre checks a leg kick nicely.
Grappling misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Pierre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Grappling does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grappling. That's going to slow Pierre down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grappling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grappling connects with a jab.
Grappling misses with a body kick.
Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grappling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pierre.
Pierre misses with a double jab
and Grappling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grappling plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grappling avoids the head kick by Pierre.
Grappling misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grappling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grappling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Grappling lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Grappling had a free shot at his head there.
Grappling throws a head kick that Pierre semi-blocks.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
Grappling cracks Pierre with a good jab.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Grappling.
Grappling tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre checks a leg kick.
Grappling cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Grappling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grappling sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grappling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Grappling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Grappling scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grappling lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grappling takes one to the side of the head.
Grappling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grappling throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pierre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grappling with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grappling scoring well with a low kick there.
Grappling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pierre takes one on the button.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grappling can pounce on him.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Grappling tries a head kick but it misses.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grappling lands with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grappling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre'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.
Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grappling throws a push kick but Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
Grappling scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grappling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pierre scrambles back to his feet.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grappling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Grappling.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pierre misses with a body shot
and Grappling counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Grappling is just out of range.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grappling throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Grappling.
Grappling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
Grappling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierre.
Grappling on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grappling pushes Pierre away with a front kick.
Pierre is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Grappling misses the shot to the body.
Grappling lands a front kick.
Grappling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grappling takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grappling feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Grappling misses with a head kick.
Grappling throws a lazy head kick
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Grappling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grappling is looking to land body kicks.
Grappling misses with a low kick.
Grappling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pierre.
Grappling throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good exchange - Grappling coming out on top.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grappling was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Pierre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pierre misses with a low kick as Grappling jumps back.
Grappling misses with a leg kick
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grappling thinking.
Grappling scores with a jab.
Grappling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre checks a low kick from Grappling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Grappling stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grappling tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Grappling.
Grappling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grappling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Grappling moved out of range.
Grappling takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grappling throws a leg kick but Pierre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grappling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grappling throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Pierre misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling misses with an uppercut. Pierre saw that one coming.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pierre.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Grappling saw that one coming.
Grappling slips a straight right by Pierre.
Grappling thows a body kick. Pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grappling tries to score with a low kick but Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Grappling.
Grappling misses with an uppercut
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Pierre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grappling.
Grappling lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling had his way with George Pierre in that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pierre misses with a low kick.
Grappling tries a head kick but it misses.
Grappling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grappling throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grappling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grappling missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Grappling misses its intended target.
Pierre moves out of range of the body kick.
Grappling fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grappling fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling throws a low kick, looking for Pierre's leg but Pierre calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierre blocks the leg kick.
Grappling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pierre checks the leg kick.
Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grappling.
Grappling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grappling can pounce on him.
Grappling throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Pierre digs a good hook to Grappling's body.
Grappling tried to score with a low kick but Pierre checks it.
Grappling misses with a straight right.
Grappling takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grappling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pierre will feel that in the morning.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grappling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierre takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Grappling.
Grappling tries a head kick but it misses.
Grappling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grappling looks to land a body kick but Pierre moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pierre.
Grappling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Pierre. That snapped Grappling's head back.
Nice body punch from Pierre.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierre as he connects with a hook.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierre 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.
Pierre misses with a hook. Grappling ducked under it nicely.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierre is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Grappling takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierre misses the jab.
Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grappling can pounce on him.
Grappling scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grappling.
Grappling scores with a nice body kick.
Grappling throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Grappling misses with a body kick.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grappling manages to avoid it.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Grappling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Grappling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grappling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grappling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grappling throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre misses with a low kick.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pierre misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
Grappling lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pierre takes a step back to recover.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Striker Grappling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that's the end of the fight!
Striker Grappling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grappling 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Striker Grappling!
Striker Grappling retains his welterweight title!
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