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MIFC Contenders 97 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Ashcroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Overlord. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
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, Alan Ashcroft!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ashcroft fails with the takedown.
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ashcroft stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Ashcroft's body.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nines Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the head.
Ashcroft walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands with an overhand left.
Rodriguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ashcroft momentarily.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Ashcroft moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Ashcroft shoots in and drives through. Rodriguez sprawls well.
Ashcroft shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.
Nines Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Ashcroft.
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodriguez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nines Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ashcroft has time to react.
Ashcroft closes the distance and clinches up with Rodriguez, looking for a takedown. Ashcroft pushes Rodriguez against the cage but Rodriguez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
Ashcroft fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Ashcroft has a takedown stuffed.
Ashcroft fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashcroft fails with the takedown
and Ashcroft takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashcroft looks gassed!
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right.
Rodriguez connects with a body shot.
Rodriguez cracks Ashcroft with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashcroft has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodriguez lands a jab to Ashcroft's midsection.
Rodriguez scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rodriguez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Rodriguez.
Nice shot by Rodriguez.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ashcroft gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ashcroft.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nines Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ashcroft tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ashcroft can do to turn this around?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ashcroft crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rodriguez - the referee stops the clock and Ashcroft gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rodriguez. Ashcroft manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rodriguez sizes up Ashcroft with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez connects with a nice looking jab.
Ashcroft is rocked!
Nines Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez drops Ashcroft with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rodriguez follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nines Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Bonaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' as his entrance music. Eks Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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217 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Bonaza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eks Man!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses the shot to the body.
Bonaza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonaza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonaza slips under a jab from Man.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonaza.
Bonaza has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man is pushing Bonaza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Bonaza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bonaza trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaza misses with a punch on the inside.
Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bonaza prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaza misses with a body punch.
Bonaza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaza throws an elbow that misses.
Bonaza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonaza.
A punch combination from Bonaza misses.
Man throws a jab when Bonaza was well out of range.
Bonaza misses with a hook.
Bonaza throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonaza pinned against the cage. Bonaza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook. Bonaza ducked under it nicely.
Bonaza misses with a wild combination.
Bonaza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bonaza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man dives in and grabs Bonaza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonaza pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Carlos Bonaza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eks Man.
Bonaza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Bonaza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Bonaza.
Man throws a hook but Bonaza avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Bonaza. Those never looked like landing.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonaza counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Man!
Bonaza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonaza slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Bonaza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonaza defends it nicely.
Bonaza shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaza.
Bonaza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Bonaza counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaza looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Bonaza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonaza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Bonaza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bonaza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bonaza misses with a head kick.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Man is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Bonaza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonaza misses with a wild body shot.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonaza. Bonaza obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonaza thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Bonaza. Those never looked like landing.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonaza connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonaza ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Carlos Bonaza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaza looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carlos Bonaza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonaza at a distance.
Bonaza throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonaza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonaza misses with a few strikes there.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonaza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonaza lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Man misses.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonaza.
Bonaza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Bonaza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bonaza's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonaza is keeping the position for now.
Man engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Man's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bonaza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
Eks Man has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonaza motions for Man to come forward. Bonaza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
Bonaza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bonaza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Bonaza.
Bonaza scores with a jab.
Bonaza ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bonaza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Man advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eks Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Bonaza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man sizes up Bonaza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Man blocks a head kick by Bonaza.
Bonaza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonaza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonaza throws a head kick that misses.
Bonaza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Man throws the left hand but Bonaza avoids the punch easily.
Man tries to move into range but Bonaza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bonaza gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bonaza keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bonaza tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eks Man.
Bonaza is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Bonaza fails to land with a series of punches.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Bonaza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonaza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bonaza did well to prevent Man getting side control.
Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Man looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bonaza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Man passes to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eks Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eks Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flynn comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West- Amazing . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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154 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Walter!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walter throws a series of punches but Flynn moves out of range.
Walter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flynn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter blocks a jab.
Walter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frank Flynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Walter.
No luck for Walter with that takedown attempt.
Flynn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walter is out of range.
Walter blocks the body kick.
Flynn tests Walter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Flynn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flynn can pounce on him.
Flynn misses with a low kick.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flynn swivels and escapes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flynn. Walter shrugs it off though.
Walter looks gassed!
Walter with a poor takedown
and Flynn counters with a big head kick but Walter shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flynn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walter's head.
Flynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Walter circles away.
Walter has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walter.
Flynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walter scores with a hook to the body.
Flynn trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flynn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walter's brow.
Walter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walter avoids a wild elbow strike from Flynn.
Walter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flynn is struggling to control the position.
Walter pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Walter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flynn is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn stands and steps away. Walter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Walter avoids the head kick by Flynn.
Walter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flynn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flynn throws a lazy head kick
and Walter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flynn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flynn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walter's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flynn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flynn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walter.
Walter looking to throw knees to the head but Flynn is blocking nicely.
Walter avoids a wild elbow strike from Flynn.
Walter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Flynn has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flynn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walter blocks an elbow strike.
Flynn prevents a body shot from Walter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Flynn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flynn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walter's sensitive parts.
A jab from Flynn misses.
Walter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peter Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt - Flynn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flynn throws a head kick but Walter moves out of range.
Walter clinches.
Walter pulls guard successfully.
Flynn stops Walter from standing up.
Flynn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walter is proving hard to escape from.
Walter 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Walter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walter clinches.
Flynn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walter lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Frank Flynn has been cut.
Walter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flynn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Flynn.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Walter wants to take the fight to the mat but Flynn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Frank Flynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Walter.
Flynn pushes off an throws an elbow but Walter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flynn misses with an elbow strike.
Walter wants to take the fight to the mat but Flynn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to pull guard but Flynn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flynn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flynn pushes off an throws an elbow but Walter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walter avoids the elbow strike from Flynn, against the cage.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Flynn has him pressed against the cage.
Walter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flynn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walter moves forwards but Flynn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn throws a jab but it's blocked by Walter.
Walter closes the distance and pushes Flynn back into the cage.
Flynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Flynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walter is looking for a takedown.
Walter has a couple of punches blocked by Flynn.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flynn obliges.
Walter tries to work over Flynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walter blocks an elbow strike from Flynn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn lands a knee to the body.
Walter blocks the elbow strike.
Flynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flynn blocks it with crossed arms.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
Walter wants to take the fight to the mat but Flynn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flynn misses with an elbow strike.
Frank Flynn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Flynn lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
Flynn trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter blocks an elbow strike.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Flynn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Come on Flynn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flynn trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Flynn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Flynn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Flynn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walter scores with a jab to the body.
Walter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flynn avoids it really well and circles away.
Peter Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter looks for a takedown but Flynn sprawls well.
Walter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flynn.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walter throws a lazy head kick
and Flynn counters with a body kick.
Walter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn lands with a cross.
Flynn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank Flynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Walter.
Flynn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walter.
Flynn has closed the distance and engaged Walter in a clinch.
Flynn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flynn throws an elbow that misses.
Flynn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walter fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses with a body punch.
Flynn missing with knees to the body.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flynn avoids it.
Flynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flynns head.
Walter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flynn blocks it with crossed arms.
Flynn crunches a lovely knee into Walter's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flynn lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
Flynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Flynn throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Walter.
Walter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flynn prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn misses with an elbow strike.
Flynn misses with an elbow strike.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Flynn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frank Flynn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flynn lands a damaging elbow.
Flynn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Peter Walter has been cut.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
Walter jumps guard but Flynn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Flynn stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flynn walks away with a smile on his face. Walter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frank Flynn is winning the standup battle so far.
Walter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flynn scores with a nice right hand.
Flynn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flynn tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flynn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peter Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Flynn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Flynn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flynn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Flynn!
Frank Flynn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miquel Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Weiner (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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12 - 7 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miquel Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Weiner!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiner throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendoza moves into the clinch.
Weiner tries to circle away but Mendoza has him pinned against the cage.
Mendoza landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendoza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weiner's efforts to push away.
Mendoza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weiner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Mendoza.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiner's defenses.
It looks like Carlos Weiner has been cut.
Weiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Mendoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mendoza.
Weiner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weiner is trying to push Mendoza away but Mendoza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weiner tries to break the clinch but Mendoza is controlling the position.
Weiner takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendoza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weiner takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a short shot to the head.
Weiner tries to break free but Mendoza pushes him back against the cage.
Mendoza scores with a knee to the head.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Weiner is blocking nicely.
Weiner stops a takedown attempt from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands an elbow that stopped Weiner in his tracks for a moment.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiner's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mendoza.
Weiner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weiner misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Mendoza pushes Weiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Weiner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weiner is trying to break free.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside that Weiner shrugs off.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiner's defenses.
That has opened up Carlos Weiner's cut even more.
Mendoza scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiner's defenses.
Mendoza landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza lands a damaging elbow.
Mendoza with a knee to the head.
Weiner is rocked!
Mendoza has clasped his hands together around Weiner's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Weiner is still in real trouble! Can Mendoza finish him?
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Mendoza lands a nice forearm strike.
Mendoza lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ground and pound from Mendoza seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mendoza is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Weiner is trying to escape and Mendoza transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Weiner is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mendoza! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miquel Mendoza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes to the cage accompanied by Tennessee wing walk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raine counters with a series of strikes. Kozlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
Kozlov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kozlov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raine blocks it with crossed arms.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov pushes Raine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raine tries a knee to the head but Kozlov blocks it.
Kozlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raine tries to land knees in the clinch but Kozlov avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
A hook to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands with a left to the head.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Igor Kozlov has been cut.
Kozlov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlov's brow.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike.
Kozlov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raine is breathing heavily.
Kozlov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raine or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov with a knee to the head.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Kozlov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Kozlov presses Raine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Kozlov.
Nice body punch from Kozlov.
Kozlov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kozlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kozlov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kozlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aldo Raine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kozlov throws a hook but Raine blocks it.
Kozlov misses with a body shot
and Raine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raine in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov has Raine up against the cage in a clinch.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlov's brow.
Kozlov taking a breather.
Kozlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kozlov avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Kozlov dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Kozlov takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kozlov scores with a knee to the head.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kozlov avoiding damage as Raine throws knees to the body.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Kozlov crunches a lovely knee into Raine's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a shot to the side of Raine's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kozlov.
Kozlov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kozlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Kozlov stalling against the cage.
Kozlov crunches a lovely knee into Raine's ribcage.
Kozlov blocks the elbow strike.
Kozlov connects with a knee to the head.
Kozlov is trying to stall.
Kozlov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Kozlov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kozlov.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kozlov dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kozlov managing to block the knees to the body from Raine.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but Raine blocks with his arms.
Raine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kozlov connects with a knee to the head.
Kozlov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raine's face.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Kozlov shrugs off.
Kozlov blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike.
Kozlov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Kozlov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raine blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kozlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Kozlov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kozlov throws a leg kick which misses Raine's front leg but catches the back leg as Raine tries to avoid it.
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozlov.
Igor Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov lands a leg kick that knocks Raine off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kozlov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kozlov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kozlov misses with a leg kick
and Raine counters with a head kick.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Kozlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kozlov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raine is out of range and Kozlov settles back down.
A jab lands there for Kozlov.
Raine works over Kozlov's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice jab there from Kozlov.
Raine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big left from Kozlov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kozlov scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlov connects with the punch.
Raine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kozlov closes the distance and clinches.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Kozlov avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kozlov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kozlov is looking to control Raine's arms but Raine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kozlov has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raine.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raine's elbow.
Kozlov lands a good knee to the midsection. Raine won't want to take too many of those.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov tries to land knees in the clinch but Raine avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Kozlov dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozlov is breathing heavily.
Kozlov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kozlov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kozlov avoiding damage as Raine throws knees to the body.
Igor Kozlov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
Raine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kozlov misses with a punch to the body.
Kozlov misses with a knee to the head.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Kozlov lands a left hand.
Kozlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but Raine blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Kozlov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kozlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Raine obliges.
Kozlov lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Kozlov can't find room to land a body shot as Raine controls the action.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kozlov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Kozlov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kozlov pushes Raine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Kozlov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Kozlov tries a knee to the head but Raine blocks it.
A short right from Kozlov on the inside.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kozlov working aggressively here.
Kozlov lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Kozlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Raine avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Kozlov is leaning against Raine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike from Raine.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kozlov's defenses.
Kozlov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raine blocks it with crossed arms.
Kozlov misses with a knee to the head.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raine avoids it.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kozlov dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Kozlov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Raine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kozlov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kozlov works the jab nicely.
Kozlov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kozlov misses with a low kick.
Raine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kozlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kozlov lands with an uppercut that bounces Raine off the cage and back into range.
Raine swinging wildly here.
Kozlov throws a lazy right hand but Raine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kozlov.
Raine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kozlov lunges at Raine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raine's hand.
Raine tries to keep at a distance but Kozlov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kozlov presses Raine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kozlov misses with a knee strike.
Kozlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kozlov misses with a punch to the body.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Raine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kozlov avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlov's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Raine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlov's brow.
Kozlov lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Kozlov working Raine over with knees to the body.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Kozlov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Kozlov trying to stall but Raine improves his position.
Kozlov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kozlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kozlov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kozlov digs a right hand into Raine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raine's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kozlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kozlov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raine blocks it with crossed arms.
Kozlov lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Kozlov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlov's brow.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kozlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Kozlov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kozlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kozlov.
Raine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kozlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kozlov misses with a hook.
Kozlov throws a lazy right hand but Raine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kozlov looks to throw the jab but Raine is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov has closed the distance and engaged Raine in a clinch.
Raine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike from Raine.
Kozlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Raine misses with a knee strike.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kozlov avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kozlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kozlov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raine up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Aldo Raine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Kozlov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Kozlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kozlov 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Kozlov!
A relieved looking Igor Kozlov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zak Mckracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Deadpool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Mckracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Deadpool!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckracken throws a right hand that Deadpool ducks under and follows up with a left that Deadpool also avoids with ease.
Mckracken digs a good hook to Deadpool's body.
Deadpool closes the distance and clinches up with Mckracken, looking for a takedown. Deadpool pushes Mckracken against the cage but Mckracken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mckracken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deadpool dodges the punch combination from Mckracken.
Deadpool fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mckracken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mckracken with a nice cross.
It looks like Wade Deadpool has been cut.
Mckracken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deadpool tries for a takedown but Mckracken sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zak Mckracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Deadpool.
Mckracken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deadpool was well out of range. Poor timing from Mckracken.
Mckracken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deadpool uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mckracken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadpool shoots in but no luck this time.
Mckracken misses with a two punch combination.
Mckracken scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mckracken misses with a body punch
and Deadpool counters with a shoot takedown. Mckracken fights it but they end up in guard.
Deadpool looks gassed!
Deadpool scoring with punches to the head and body.
Deadpool throwing strikes but missing.
Deadpool in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckracken keeping full guard, as Deadpool tries to pass.
Deadpool in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mckracken looking for a sweep. Not yet Mckracken, not yet.
Deadpool throwing strikes but missing.
Mckracken working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mckracken holds on and takes a little breather.
We're going to have a standup here because Zak Mckracken wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Deadpool shoots for a double leg takedown but Mckracken sprawls well. He's pushed Deadpool's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Mckracken finds it's way through Deadpool's defenses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mckracken, as that shot connected.
Mckracken fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deadpool on the side of the head.
Mckracken throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Deadpool's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Mckracken dives in looking to finish as Deadpool flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Mckracken's strikes! Mckracken is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Deadpool's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Deadpool was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zak Mckracken!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bolden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyfield's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Touch This. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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221 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Bolden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bolden misses the target.
Bolden shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bolden was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bolden moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Holyfield has worked his arm free - good work by Holyfield!
Bolden laying and praying for a moment but Holyfield takes advantage and regains half guard.
Holyfield pushes Bolden off and gets back to his feet.
Holyfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolden.
Holyfield misses the shot to the body.
Bolden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holyfield's waist but Holyfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bolden off to one side.
Holyfield slips a straight right by Bolden.
Holyfield throws a nice looking combination but Bolden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holyfield is fending him off so far but Bolden persists. Nope, Holyfield circles away and we're back to standing.
Holyfield throws a right hand that Bolden ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolden also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Holyfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holyfield slips a straight right by Bolden.
Holyfield throws out a loose jab but Bolden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holyfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holyfield throws a nice looking combination but Bolden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bolden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holyfield swivels and escapes.
Evander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Bolden.
Holyfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolden.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bolden checks a leg kick.
Holyfield lands with a straight right. Bolden didn't see that one coming.
Holyfield connects with a body shot.
Evander Holyfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolden shoots in and drives through. Holyfield sprawls well.
Holyfield moves away from the strike by Bolden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holyfield tries to avoid it but Bolden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holyfield to the ground. Holyfield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Bolden throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Bolden coming out on top.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Bolden moves out of range.
Holyfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holyfield misses with a double jab
and Bolden counters with a right hand to the body.
Holyfield walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bolden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bolden takes one to the side of the head.
Bolden checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolden takes a swing at Holyfield's ribcage but misses.
Holyfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bolden to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolden throws out a loose jab but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holyfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bolden cracks Holyfield with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Holyfield as Bolden shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolden. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holyfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolden.
Holyfield defending well as Bolden loads up on a big left hand.
Holyfield throws a body punch but Bolden moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holyfield. Bolden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holyfield finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolden is just out of range.
Bolden throws a hook but Holyfield avoids it easily.
Holyfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holyfield throws a push kick but Bolden slaps the foot to one side.
Holyfield lunges at Bolden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolden's hand.
Holyfield throws a right hand that misses
and Bolden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolden maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Holyfield could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bolden has cracked it and Holyfield is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bolden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Bolden!
A relieved looking Robert Bolden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastiaan Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoost is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Redemption Song. Sebastiaan Hoost struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Karl Thomas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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194 lbs
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205 lbs
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World class MT
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoost defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Hoost throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Sebastiaan Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a low kick, looking for Hoost's leg but Hoost calmly moves out of range.
Hoost wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas wants to slow Hoost down by chopping away at his legs.
Hoost throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas rushes Hoost and presses him up against the cage.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost wants to stall.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas is looking to slow Hoost down with leg kicks.
Hoost looks gassed!
Thomas lands a nice hook to Hoost's body. Hoost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Hoost wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Hoost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoost thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoost.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a jab to Hoost's midsection.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Hoost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
Thomas working Hoost over with knees to the body.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Thomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hoost managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Thomas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoost managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoost tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thomas is stalling here.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
Hoost avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Hoost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Hoost wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thomas 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.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoost circles away.
Hoost takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hoost crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thomas - the referee stops the clock and Hoost gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thomas. Hoost manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoost avoids it.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Thomas has Hoost pushed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Hoost is rocked!
Hoost is breathing heavily.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Hoost is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Hoost tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas has Hoost pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hoost is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Thomas - that's hurt Hoost badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hoost is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hoost doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Karl Thomas!
Karl Thomas made sure to mention his sponsor, >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $37) in his post fight interview.
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