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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paladin Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayiqra Tzaraath (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paladin Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayiqra Tzaraath!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel shoots in looking for a takedown. Tzaraath tries to sprawl out of it but Steel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tzaraath manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
Tzaraath is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Steel moves to clinch but Tzaraath breaks away
and Tzaraath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tzaraath counters with a right hand to the body.
Steel slips a straight right by Tzaraath.
A big right from Tzaraath misses.
The fighters circling - Tzaraath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel tries to clinch up but Tzaraath circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Tzaraath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzaraath connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steel. Steel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tzaraath keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tzaraath pinned against the cage. Tzaraath gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paladin Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tzaraath connects with the punch.
Tzaraath throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Tzaraath scores with the left hand. Steel knows he should have avoided that one.
Steel is rocked!
Tzaraath throws a lazy uppercut
and Steel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tzaraath throws a lazy uppercut
and Steel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzaraath throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tzaraath's knee momentarily.
Steel seems to have got his legs back now.
Tzaraath leaves Steel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tzaraath 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.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Tzaraath.
Tzaraath throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzaraath throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Tzaraath scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wayiqra Tzaraath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tzaraath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Tzaraath looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tzaraath.
Tzaraath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tzaraath defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steel.
Steel wants to clinch up but Tzaraath keeps it at a distance.
Tzaraath is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Steel is looking to clinch but Tzaraath is avoiding it.
Steel shoots in looking for a takedown. Tzaraath tries to sprawl out of it but Steel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tzaraath manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Tzaraath as Steel shoots in.
Steel is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzaraath throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with an outside leg kick.
Tzaraath connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steel. Steel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steel wants to clinch but Tzaraath slips to the side
and Tzaraath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Steel.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Tzaraath.
Tzaraath connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tzaraath misses with a right hand
and Steel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Steel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tzaraath fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steel gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tzaraath gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Steel is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayiqra Tzaraath!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Amado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aldo Amado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Ross!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ross misses with a left hand
and Amado counters with a crisp one two that drops Ross! Amado thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ross to his feet! Ross is in big trouble!
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Amado.
Ross looks gassed!
BOOM! Amado lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ross. Ross tries to recover but Amado is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ross lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Amado!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aldo Amado waved his t-shirt featuring TITAN's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Coach told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Coach!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice is looking to clinch but Coach is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Coach.
Slice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Slice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coach blocking the ground and pound.
Coach is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Slice thowing shots but they're missing.
Slice looking to ground and pound but Coach is blocking nicely.
Slice throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Slice working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Coach slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a strike but Coach avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coach has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Slice off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Slice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Coach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coach. Coach obviously looking to wear him down.
Slice scores with a jab. Coach acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coach lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slice backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jimbo Slice has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coach takes a swing at Slice's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by Slice or perhaps it was just good defense by Coach which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Coach connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Da Coach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coach lands a body shot.
Coach is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body punch from Coach.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Coach - just one landing.
Slice takes one to the side of the head.
Jimbo Slice's cut is getting worse.
Coach lands a big right hand that sends Slice crashing to the mat! Coach stays standing though and waves Slice back to his feet!
Slice is rocked!
Slice switches off momentarily and Coach cracks him with a monster right hand! Slice topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Coach dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Coach!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Da Coach!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Da Coach waved his t-shirt featuring TITAN's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Nacho Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambino's entrance music is Mobb Deep- Get Away. A fine choice. Sanchez has chosen My Salsa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Gambino!
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, El Nacho Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Gambino didn't expect that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gambino wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Nacho Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gambino tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Gambino tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Gambino swinging wildly here.
Gambino wants to clinch.
Gambino gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Gambino keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. El Nacho Sanchez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into Gambino's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gambino has Sanchez pulled in close to control his posture.
Gambino is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses. Gambino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Gambino!
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gambino sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Gambino trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gambino can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Nacho Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Gambino is trying to stand.
Gambino tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gambino trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Frankie Gambino has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gambino moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gambino pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gambino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gambino is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Gambino tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez successfully pulls guard.
Sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gambino is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Gambino defends it easily.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing Gambino from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino advances to half guard.
Sanchez pushes Gambino off looking to stand but Gambino dives back in and keeps control.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gambino passes into half guard.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gambino is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Gambino trying to control the pace.
Gambino decides to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gambino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Gambino is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but El Nacho Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gambino.
Gambino is looking to clinch.
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gambino tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Gambino throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Gambino doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Gambino circles away easily
so Gambino counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanchez 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Gambino from controlling successfully.
Gambino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gambino defends well.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Gambino from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Frankie Gambino wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gambino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gambino stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Frankie Gambino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Nacho Sanchez.
Gambino tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Gambino doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Gambino looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Gambino didn't expect that.
Gambino trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez postures up in Gambino's guard and throws a big left but Gambino blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Gambino keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gambino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gambino but Gambino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gambino tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frankie Gambino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Gambino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gambino throws a body kick that misses.
Gambino fails with a takedown attempt.
Gambino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gambino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gambino wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Gambino throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
El Nacho Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Gambino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... El Nacho Sanchez!
El Nacho Sanchez made sure to mention his sponsor, TITAN in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JC Liberatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Schietzelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liberatore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Notorious B.I.G - Kick In The Door. Schietzelt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Almost Famous, Eminem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JC Liberatore!
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, Wanderlei Schietzelt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liberatore fails to land the takedown.
Liberatore fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Schietzelt to the ground. Liberatore is now in Schietzelt's guard.
Schietzelt manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Liberatore throws a good cross that connects.
Liberatore clinches.
Liberatore stalling against the cage.
Schietzelt is fighting off a takedown attempt but Liberatore is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Schietzelt to the mat. Schietzelt regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liberatore stops Schietzelt from standing up.
Schietzelt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schietzelt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schietzelt keeping full guard, as Liberatore tries to pass.
Schietzelt is working an open guard so Liberatore takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberatore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schietzelt's waist but Schietzelt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liberatore off to one side.
Schietzelt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schietzelt lands in his opponent's guard.
Liberatore is looking to stand up but Schietzelt isn't so interested in that idea.
Schietzelt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liberatore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schietzelt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Liberatore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schietzelt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Liberatore's head.
Liberatore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schietzelt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schietzelt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Liberatore's guard.
Schietzelt wants to control but Liberatore is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liberatore wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Liberatore is refusing to be controlled, as Schietzelt sits in half guard.
Schietzelt moves into full mount! Liberatore won't be happy about that!
Schietzelt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Liberatore?
Liberatore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liberatore tries to get out of the position.
Schietzelt can't control as he wanted to and Liberatore manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Liberatore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schietzelt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schietzelt is looking to stall here but Liberatore recovers full guard.
Liberatore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schietzelt defends it easily.
Schietzelt looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liberatore manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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 JC Liberatore will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liberatore has Schietzelt up against the cage in a clinch.
Schietzelt gets control of Liberatore's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schietzelt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Liberatore trying to control but Schietzelt is working from the bottom.
Liberatore scoring with some ground and pound.
Liberatore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Liberatore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schietzelt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberatore trying to control but Schietzelt is working from the bottom.
Liberatore stands and steps away. Schietzelt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schietzelt is breathing heavily.
Liberatore feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Schietzelt keeping moving, preventing Liberatore from controlling successfully.
Liberatore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Liberatore stands up over Schietzelt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore passes Schietzelt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Liberatore slips a nice elbow through Schietzelt's hands, connecting with Schietzelt's forehead.
Liberatore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Liberatore seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Liberatore there.
Liberatore sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schietzelt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schietzelt is trying to stand up here but Liberatore is controlling him well.
Liberatore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Liberatore prevents Schietzelt from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Liberatore there.
Liberatore decides to return to a standing position.
Schietzelt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schietzelt wants it to stay on the feet.
Liberatore rushes Schietzelt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Liberatore decides to stand back up. Liberatore steps back and let's Schietzelt get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liberatore rushes Schietzelt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liberatore has Schietzelt pushed against the cage.
Schietzelt is working for takedown but Liberatore is calmly controlling the position for now.
Liberatore prevents a body shot from Schietzelt.
Schietzelt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liberatore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Liberatore turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Liberatore manages to end up in side control.
Check out the look on Liberatore's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schietzelt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Liberatore connects with a decent elbow.
Schietzelt is looking to regain half guard here but Liberatore keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JC Liberatore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Liberatore shoots in but Schietzelt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schietzelt clinches up against the cage.
Schietzelt looking for a takedown.
Schietzelt scores with a hook to the body.
Liberatore lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Liberatore.
Schietzelt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Liberatore.
Liberatore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Liberatore trying to control the position from guard on top but Schietzelt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberatore tries to free his leg and advance position but Schietzelt is retaining full guard.
Liberatore controls from within his opponent's guard.
Liberatore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schietzelt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liberatore.
Schietzelt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liberatore defends it easily.
Liberatore wants to control from the top but Schietzelt keeps moving.
Schietzelt looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore wants to control from the top but Schietzelt keeps moving.
Schietzelt has his foot on Liberatore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liberatore works his way back into a safe position though.
Liberatore working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schietzelt's head.
Liberatore slips nicely into half guard.
Schietzelt taking some punishment here, with Liberatore in his half guard.
Liberatore stands up from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liberatore throws a series of strikes that have Schietzelt backpedaling.
JC Liberatore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Liberatore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Liberatore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schietzelt is trying desperately to improve position.
Liberatore controlling from the full mount.
Schietzelt taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore controlling from mount.
Liberatore raining down hammerfists from mount.
Liberatore controlling the position easily from mount.
Wanderlei Schietzelt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
JC Liberatore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liberatore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JC Liberatore!
JC Liberatore gave a mention to TITAN in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Brandoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Kovain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovain comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Orbital Crusher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Brandoa!
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, Kobe Kovain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandoa misses with a takedown
and Kovain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandoa slips a jab and a cross from Kovain.
Brandoa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kovain pinned against the cage. Kovain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brandoa looks for a takedown but Kovain sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Brandoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandoa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brandoa avoids a kick to the body.
Kovain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brandoa shoots in for a takedown but Kovain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kovain punishes Brandoa's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandoa is defended easily by Kovain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovain lands the left hand.
Brandoa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brandoa tries to bum rush Kovain with a series of wild strikes but Kovain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kovain scores with a shot to the body.
Brandoa is breathing heavily.
Brandoa misses with a takedown attempt
and Brandoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovain thuds a left hand into Brandoa's body.
Brandoa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Mark Brandoa 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!
Kovain works over Brandoa's head and body with a nice combination.
Kovain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brandoa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kovain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kovain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandoa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovain keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Kovain finds it's way through Brandoa's defenses.
Kovain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brandoa sprawls well initially but Kovain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kovain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kovain slips a nice elbow through Brandoa's hands, connecting with Brandoa's forehead.
Kovain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kovain thows a huge punch but Brandoa dodges it nicely.
Kovain lands strikes from half guard.
Brandoa is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kovain lands a nice short elbow.
Kovain is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brandoa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kovain.
Kovain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brandoa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brandoa looking for submissions off his back.
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. Kovain connects with a nice short shot to Brandoa's temple.
Kovain lands strikes from half guard.
Brandoa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kovain stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandoa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kovain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandoa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kovain defends well.
Kovain distracts Brandoa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kovain scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kovain controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandoa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kovain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kovain wants to pass the guard but Brandoa is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Kovain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Brandoa'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.
Kovain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brandoa tries for a takedown but Kovain circles away easily
and Kovain counters with a one-two to the body.
Brandoa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kovain sprawls well. Kovain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brandoa gets slowly back to his feet.
Kovain thows a body shot but no joy.
Brandoa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kovain pinned against the cage. Kovain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Brandoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Brandoa or perhaps it was just good defense by Kovain which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brandoa blocks a head kick by Kovain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brandoa checks it well.
Brandoa misses with a wild combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brandoa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kovain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brandoa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kovain tries to avoid it but Brandoa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kovain to the ground. Kovain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kovain throws a nice looking combination but Brandoa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandoa blocks a head kick by Kovain.
Kovain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brandoa misses with the combination.
Kovain tests Brandoa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovain throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brandoa was covering up waiting for the punch and Kovain finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brandoa is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kovain throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brandoa's body to avoid the submission. Brandoa has instead reached around Kovain's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brandoa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark Brandoa!
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