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Strikedown 9: The Scene PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paris Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Repo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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230 lbs
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260 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paris Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Repo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repo throws a combination that misses
and Ericsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Repo won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Repo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ericsson is controlling him well.
Ericsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Repo keeps working.
Ericsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Repo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ericsson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Repo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ericsson yanks on the arm and Repo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ericsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paris Ericsson!
Paris Ericsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Kraiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming McMahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ming McMahon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaze Kraiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ming McMahon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kraiden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraiden blocks a head kick by McMahon.
Kraiden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McMahon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kraiden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Kraiden or perhaps it was just good defense by McMahon which made him look bad.
McMahon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McMahon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kraiden scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Ming McMahon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraiden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMahon circles away quickly and effectively.
Kraiden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kraiden misses with a body shot
and McMahon counters with a good low kick that Kraiden was not able to check.
McMahon tries to bum rush Kraiden with a series of wild strikes but Kraiden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMahon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kraiden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McMahon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kraiden misses with a double jab.
Ming McMahon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraiden misses with a body shot.
McMahon pushes Kraiden away with a front kick.
Kraiden is breathing heavily.
Kraiden just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraiden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kraiden misses with a shot to the body
and McMahon counters with a big head kick but Kraiden shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by McMahon. Beautiful body shot.
McMahon stuffs the takedown attempt from Kraiden. Kraiden gets slowly back to his feet.
McMahon throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kraiden colapses and takes a barrage of punches from McMahon as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kraiden is left battered and dazed whilst McMahon and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ming McMahon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Lentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Lentz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lentz throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
Lentz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clark tries to move into range but Lentz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lentz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Lentz.
Clark jabs at Lentz's body.
Lentz is looking to land body kicks.
Lentz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Lentz misses
and Clark counters with a low kick, right behind Lentz 's knee.
Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lentz's head backwards.
Lentz misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Lentz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lentz misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark throws the left hand but Lentz avoids the punch easily.
Lentz misses with a head kick.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lentz.
Clark misses with a hook
and Lentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lentz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Lentz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Lentz.
Lentz tries a head kick but it misses.
Lentz scores with a hook.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lentz misses with a head kick.
Lentz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lentz somewhat.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lentz was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz takes one to the side of the head.
Lentz lands with a kick to the temple. Clark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark scores with a head kick. Lentz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lentz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark leaves Lentz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clark stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lentz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lentz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Clark misses.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lentz.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Lentz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Lentz.
Lentz throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz avoids the head kick by Clark.
Lentz avoids the head kick by Clark.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lentz's head backwards.
Lentz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lentz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lentz throws a head kick that half lands.
Lentz lands a jab.
Lentz tries for a takedown but Clark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clark needs to keep his hands up - Lentz had a free shot at his head there.
Lentz wants to slow Clark down by chopping away at his legs.
Lentz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark throws a lazy body kick
letting Lentz counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Clark dodges the punch combination from Lentz.
Lentz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lentz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Lentz throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clark. Lentz shrugs it off though.
Clark feints a jab promting Lentz to slip. Clark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lentz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lentz shoots for a takedown but Clark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lentz misses with a head kick.
Lentz is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lentz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lentz throws a wild body kick that Clark sees coming a mile off.
Lentz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lentz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Clark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lentz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clark scores with a nice body kick.
Lentz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lentz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lentz misses with a takedown
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
Clark blocks a leg kick.
Lentz throws out a powerful jab.
Lentz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark connects with the punch.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lentz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Clark misses.
Lentz tries to clinch
and Clark counters with a head kick. That will keep Lentz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Nice defenses there by Lentz.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark scores with a nice strike.
Lentz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clark checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Lentz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clark throws a head kick but Lentz moves out of range.
Lentz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Lentz's head but Lentz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lentz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lentz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lentz moves out of range of the body kick.
Lentz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lentz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clark - the referee stops the clock and Lentz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clark. Lentz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lentz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clark lands with a good body shot.
Clark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lentz.
Lentz avoids the head kick by Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lentz tries to clinch up.
Lentz avoids the body shot from Clark.
George Lentz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Lentz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lentz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clark.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Lentz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lentz back to the cage. Clark follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Clark misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz shoots in and bounces Clark off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lentz is stalling in the full guard.
Lentz trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark can't keep his opponent in guard - Lentz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clark scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lentz manages to mount him!
Lentz controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark is squirming around, avoiding Lentz's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lentz.
Lentz misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clark is looking to land body kicks.
Lentz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clark as he avoids it easily.
Clark gets caught napping as Lentz dives in and scores a takedown. Clark manages to retain guard.
Lentz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Clark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy body kick from Lentz
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lentz misses with the combination.
Lentz throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark blocks a head kick by Lentz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark thumps Lentz with a low kick.
Clark misses with a head kick.
Lentz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lentz is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
Clark clobbers Lentz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clark connects with a nice looking jab.
Lentz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Lentz moves away and avoids it.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Clark lands a head shot.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lentz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Lentz fails with the takedown.
Lentz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Clark misses with a looping left.
Lentz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clark lands with an overhand left.
Lentz misses with a body kick.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lentz.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lentz.
Lentz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Lentz throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark lands with a slapping head kick.
Lentz throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Lentz misses with a looping right.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Lentz avoids the head kick by Clark.
Clark lands a head kick!
Lentz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lentz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark connects with a high kick.
Clark dodges the punch combination from Lentz.
Lentz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clark connects with an inside leg kick.
Lentz misses with a hook.
Clark looks to land a combination. Lentz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Clark misses the jab.
Lentz slips a straight right by Clark.
Lentz throws a leg kick which misses Clark's front leg but catches the back leg as Clark tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Nice takedown defense from Clark. No joy for Lentz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lentz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lentz tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lentz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Lentz shoots in.
Clark throws a head kick that half lands.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses.
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lentz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
George Lentz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lentz fails with a takedown attempt.
John Clark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clark 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Clark!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kehno Onhek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Kendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mo Kendo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kehno Onhek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mo Kendo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kendo moves out of range as Onhek strikes.
Kendo slips under a jab.
Onhek shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Onhek is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Onhek wants to take a breather but Kendo is having none of it.
Kendo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Onhek pulls his head out easily.
Onhek frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Onhek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kendo is squirming around, avoiding Onhek's attempts to control the action.
Onhek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kendo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendo working to try and regain half guard.
Kendo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Onhek looking to control but Kendo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Onhek connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Onhek.
Kendo is bucking up trying to escape but Onhek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kendo working to try and regain half guard.
Kendo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Onhek trying to control but Kendo is having none of it.
Kendo taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kendo tries to reverse the position but Onhek maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendo wants to control but Onhek is having none of it.
Onhek lands a big elbow.
Kendo is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Onhek fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Onhek landing punches.
Onhek landing strikes from the mount.
Kendo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kendo is rocked!
Kendo is trying to stand up.
Onhek blocks Kendo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Onhek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Onhek putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kendo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Onhek lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onhek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Onhek lands a big elbow.
Kendo is still in real trouble! Can Onhek finish him?
Kendo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kendo seems to have recovered his senses.
Kendo working to try and regain half guard.
Onhek is landing with some decent strikes but Kendo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Onhek landing strikes from the mount and Kendo is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Onhek content just to control the position here.
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!
Onhek lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kendo hang on?
Kendo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Onhek raining down shots from the mount!
Onhek lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onhek landing strikes from the mount.
Onhek landing punches.
Kendo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Onhek unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kendo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Onhek celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kehno Onhek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James The Filipino Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Pierce (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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196 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James The Filipino Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Filipino Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierce circles away.
The Filipino Gracie looks to throw the jab but Pierce is out of range.
The Filipino Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierce to score with a decent uppercut.
Pierce takes a swing at The Filipino Gracie's ribcage but misses.
The Filipino Gracie defending well as Pierce loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Filipino Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce scores with the left hand. The Filipino Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Pierce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Filipino Gracie manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Pierce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Filipino Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierce circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce throws an off balance right hand
and The Filipino Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pierce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pierce seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierce.
The Filipino Gracie blocks an uppercut.
The Filipino Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pierce looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for The Filipino Gracie.
The Filipino Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Filipino Gracie blocks a body shot from Pierce.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Filipino Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierce.
The Filipino Gracie digs a right hand into Pierce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pierce's gas tank.
The Filipino Gracie prevents a body shot from Pierce.
Nice body punch from Pierce - that landed with a thud.
Pierce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Filipino Gracie jumps into guard, dragging Pierce to the mat.
The Filipino Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pierce passes into side control.
The Filipino Gracie is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Filipino Gracie wants to control but Pierce postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
The Filipino Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pierce pulls his head out easily.
Pierce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Filipino Gracie defends it well.
The Filipino Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Pierce is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Filipino Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Filipino Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pierce pulls his head out easily.
Pierce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Filipino Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Filipino Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Filipino Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pierce wants to control from the top but The Filipino Gracie keeps moving.
Pierce preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierce is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Filipino Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pierce has his hands clasped together but The Filipino Gracie extends an breaks Pierce's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by The Filipino Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James The Filipino Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Norm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Cantwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantwin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whispers In The Dark kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Big Norm has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Norm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Cantwin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norm gets caught napping as Cantwin dives in and scores a takedown. Norm manages to retain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cantwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Norm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cantwin has managed to get both his arms back between Norm's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantwin postures up in Norm's guard and throws a big left but Norm blocks it.
Norm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cantwin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norm is keeping the position for now.
Cantwin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cantwin trying to control but Norm is working from the bottom.
Cantwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Norm keeping full guard, as Cantwin tries to pass.
Cantwin trying to control but Norm is working from the bottom.
Norm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cantwin is aware though and is defending well.
Norm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cantwin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Cantwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Norm is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwin wants to control from the top but Norm keeps moving.
Norm looking for a guillotine here but Cantwin defends easily.
Cantwin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norm's guard.
Norm wants to get back to full guard.
Norm is working hard here to advance position.
Cantwin seems to be looking for submissions.
Cantwin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norm sees it coming and defends easily.
Cantwin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norm trying to control but Cantwin postures up.
Cantwin is trying to control. Norm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Norm wants to get back to full guard but Cantwin has mounted him!
Cantwin looking to secure an arm triangle but Norm defends it well.
Cantwin landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norm is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Cantwin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cantwin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Norm's face.
Cantwin prevents Norm from getting the reversal.
Norm slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cantwin stops Norm from getting back to his feet.
Cantwin working Norm over with strikes.
Norm moves into full guard.
Norm wants to sweep but no luck.
Norm is breathing heavily.
Cantwin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norm's guard.
Cantwin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cantwin seems to be working for a kimura but Norm defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norm is pressing down on Cantwin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cantwin won't allow Norm to sweep him here.
Norm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Norm lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cantwin!
Cantwin has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Norm's lack of action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norm looks to land a strike but Cantwin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Norm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Troy Cantwin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cantwin moves into range and clinches up with Norm.
Norm tries to pull guard but Cantwin won't allow it.
Cantwin gets control of Norm's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cantwin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Norm throws and elbow that misses. Cantwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Norm's guard. Nice move by Cantwin!
Norm looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cantwin passes into side control.
Norm manages to get back to half guard.
Cantwin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cantwin thows a huge punch but Norm dodges it nicely.
Cantwin is looking for a kimura but Norm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cantwin to get the leverage.
Norm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cantwin is controlling the pace.
Cantwin prevents Norm from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norm is trying to stand back up but Cantwin is controlling him
Cantwin is working for a submission of some sort.
Cantwin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cantwin is working for a submission of some sort.
Norm pushes Cantwin off looking to stand but Cantwin dives back in and keeps control.
Cantwin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Norm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cantwin.
Norm tries to get to full guard but Cantwin has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantwin is trying to control the action in half guard but Norm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cantwin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norm sees it coming and defends easily.
Norm tries to roll over but Cantwin keeps him under control.
Norm is looking to escape.
Cantwin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Troy Cantwin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cantwin is keen to just control but Norm is a slippery customer.
Cantwin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Norm looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cantwin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwin slips a nice elbow through Norm's hands, connecting with Norm's forehead.
Norm gets back to full guard.
Norm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cantwin has gone for a leg lock! Norm slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cantwin's guard.
Cantwin is breathing heavily.
Norm controls from within his opponent's guard.
Norm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norm won't allow Cantwin to sweep him here.
Cantwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Norm throwing strikes from guard but Cantwin blocks nicely.
Norm lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norm trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cantwin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Troy Cantwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Cantwin avoids the head kick by Norm.
Norm gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantwin counters by moving into the clinch.
Norm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cantwin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Norm regains guard immediately.
Cantwin trying to control but Norm is working from the bottom.
Cantwin distracts Norm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cantwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cantwin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norm's head.
Cantwin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cantwin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norm has his feet on Cantwin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cantwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cantwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Norm fails with the takedown
and Cantwin counters with a shoot takedown. Norm fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cantwin defends it easily.
Cantwin is looking to work some ground and pound but Norm has wrist control.
Cantwin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cantwin trying to control but Norm is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantwin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Norm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Norm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cantwin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cantwin shoots for a takedown but Norm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cantwin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Norm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cantwin.
Norm tries to roll over but Cantwin keeps him under control.
Norm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Norm.
Cantwin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norm wants to stand up but Cantwin is controlling him.
Cantwin is looking to stand up but Norm won't let him.
Cantwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Norm is retaining full guard.
Cantwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Norm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norm controls Cantwin momentarily but Cantwin frees himself.
Cantwin throws and elbow that misses. Norm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cantwin's guard. Nice move by Norm!
Norm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Norm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cantwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Cantwin, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norm wants to pass the guard but Cantwin is keeping the position.
Norm postures up.
Norm stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cantwin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Norm to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Norm throwing strikes but missing.
Big Norm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy Cantwin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norm trying to control but Cantwin is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Cantwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cantwin 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Cantwin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bala Bala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Danza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bala comes to the cage accompanied by Tough at the top. Danza has chosen Who's the Boss as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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28
191 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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183 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bala Bala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Danza!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bala walks into a left hand.
Danza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bala looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bala keeps working.
Bala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Danza looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bala is avoiding damage well.
Bala tries to bench press Danza off him but Danza keeps the position.
Bala is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danza trying to control from half guard but Bala is working away.
Bala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Danza pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danza wants to free his trapped foot but Bala is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bala looking for submissions off his back.
Bala wants to get back to full guard.
Bala gets full guard.
Danza is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Danza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bala wants to sweep but no luck.
Danza throwing strikes from guard but Bala blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Danza postures up and lands a big shot to Bala's brow.
Danza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bala is looking for a triangle but Danza pushes his legs off easily.
Bala is trying to keep Danza in close.
Danza trying to control but Bala is working from the bottom.
Danza is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bala looking for a sweep. Not yet Bala, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danza landing some decent shots from guard.
Danza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bala escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Danza content to stall in guard here.
Bala is looking for a triangle but Danza pushes his legs off easily.
Bala looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Danza passes into side control.
Danza working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bala tries to bench press Danza off him but Danza keeps the position.
Danza lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bala is looking to regain half guard here but Danza keeps moving and retains side control.
Bala manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Danza connects with a nice short shot to Bala's temple.
Bala is looking to control Danza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bala avoid being mounted?
Danza trying to control the action but Bala is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danza is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Danza uses his free foot to push down on Bala's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Danza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danza throws a solid leg kick but Bala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Danza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danza. Bala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danza lands a slapping body shot.
Bala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danza.
A jab from Danza misses.
Bala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danza.
Jab, jab by Danza - just one landing.
Nice takedown defense from Danza. No joy for Bala on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bala moves away.
Danza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danza lands a nice hook to Bala's body. Bala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danza throws the kick towards the body but Bala avoids it.
Bala misses with a body shot.
Danza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bala moves away.
Danza misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danza gets a double leg takedown into Bala's guard.
Bala keeping moving, preventing Danza from controlling successfully.
Danza is looking to work some ground and pound but Bala has wrist control.
Bala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danza.
Bala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Danza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Danza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danza pushing down on Bala's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bala regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tony Danza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Danza preventing the sweep.
Danza with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Danza working the ground and pound from side control.
Danza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bala, who protects the arm well.
Danza controls the position from side control.
Danza sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bala is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Danza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Danza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Danza controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danza is trying to get an arm triangle but Bala is defending well.
Danza working away.
Danza trying to control the position but Bala is working away.
Bala takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bala is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bala managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Danza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Danza 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Danza swings for the body but Bala moves out of range.
Danza cracks Bala with a good jab.
Danza connects with a jab.
Bala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tony Danza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danza scores with a takedown into Bala's guard.
Danza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bala keeping moving, preventing Danza from controlling successfully.
Danza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Danza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Danza postures up.
Danza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Danza defends well.
Bala is looking for a triangle but Danza pushes his legs off easily.
Danza lands a couple of digs.
Danza looking to pass the guard.
Danza throwing strikes from guard but Bala blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danza trying to control but Bala is working from the bottom.
Bala is trying to control the position but Danza postures up.
Bala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bala has an active guard here but Danza has managed to pass into half guard.
Bala is staying active underneath Danza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bala wants to get back to full 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!
Danza is looking to take a break and control but Bala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Danza stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bala is not content to let Danza control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Danza wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bala rather than just go for the knockout.
Danza throws a jab when Bala was well out of range.
Bala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Danza misses with a jab to the body
and Bala counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Danza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bala keeps working.
Bala is in trouble now - Danza has advanced to mount!
Danza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bala is looking to escape.
Bala is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bala Bala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Danza working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tony Danza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danza content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Danza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danza 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Danza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers has chosen Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws a leg kick but Alexander moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rogers.
Alexander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexander. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alexander. Alexander obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexander.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rogers fails to land the takedown.
Good work by Rogers as he checks the leg kick.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Alexander checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rogers misses with a leg kick.
Alexander throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Rogers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Travis Alexander has been cut.
Rogers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alexander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch but Alexander keeps him there for the moment.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander.
Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rogers throws a quick inside 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 decent looking body kick lands there for Alexander.
Alexander thuds a left hand into Rogers's body.
Rogers checks a leg kick nicely.
Alexander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rogers misses with a leg kick.
Rogers walks into a stiff left hand from Alexander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alexander throws a solid leg kick but Rogers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alexander.
Alexander sizes up Rogers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alexander works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Rogers moves out of range as Alexander throws a body kick.
Alexander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers rushes Alexander and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexander throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rogers dives in and grabs Alexander's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alexander pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
Alexander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers tries to move into range but Alexander moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Alexander. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Alexander misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Alexander as he checks the leg kick.
Rogers misses with a body kick.
Alexander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Alexander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Alexander.
Travis Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexander tries to sprawl but Rogers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rogers thows a huge punch but Alexander dodges it nicely.
Alexander is controlling Rogers's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rogers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rogers misses with a head shot. Alexander uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Alexander keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexander works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.
Alexander is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexander looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Travis Alexander wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alexander just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Travis Alexander will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Alexander'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.
Rogers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No joy there for Alexander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexander looks to land a body kick but Rogers moved away.
Rogers wants to land a leg kick but Alexander is out of range.
Alexander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alexander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Alexander scoring well with a low kick there.
Alexander misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander misses with a body shot.
Rogers throws a chopping leg kick but Alexander manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rogers throws a leg kick
and Alexander counters with a head kick. That will keep Rogers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander checks a low kick from Rogers.
A head kick from Rogers lands but Alexander takes it in his stride.
Alexander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alexander defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Alexander scoring well with a low kick there.
Alexander connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alexander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alexander is looking to clinch.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Alexander moved away.
Alexander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers lands a leg kick that knocks Alexander off balance momentarily.
Alexander looks for the body kick but Rogers saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers moves into the clinch.
Alexander throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexander.
Rogers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alexander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rogers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers blocks a body shot from Alexander.
Rogers crunches a lovely knee into Alexander's ribcage.
Rogers turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rogers manages to end up in side control.
Alexander wants to control but Rogers postures up.
Rogers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rogers throws a strike aimed at the side of Alexander's head but Alexander avoids it well.
Alexander manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alexander tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rogers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers manages to get to full guard.
Rogers has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alexander has passed into side control.
A lull in the action here as Alexander stalls from top position.
Rogers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rogers keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Travis Alexander wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexander. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Alexander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Alexander's cut.
That's time! Alexander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander.
Rogers throws a leg kick that misses.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Alexander.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexander throws out the jab.
Travis Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alexander lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rogers staying out of range there.
A low kick from Rogers is predictable there
and Alexander counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rogers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rogers pushes Alexander away with a front kick.
Rogers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alexander to the ground. Rogers is now in Alexander's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander is looking to stand up but Rogers isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers postures up in Alexander's guard and throws a big left but Alexander blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rogers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rogers thows a big elbow that misses.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexander is retaining full guard.
Alexander controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Alexander is looking to stand up but Rogers isn't so interested in that idea.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexander works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers postures up in Alexander's guard and throws a big left but Alexander blocks it.
Rogers stands up over Alexander, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alexander keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Alexander preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alexander's head.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers throws a strike but Alexander rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alexander has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rogers's guard.
Steve Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rogers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alexander manages to get himself to full guard.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexander pulls Rogers in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Alexander.
Rogers is working Alexander over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alexander looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexander has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Alexander!
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