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EUFC 78 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Amadeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Shamrock 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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Amadeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Amadeus.
Amadeus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wolfgang Amadeus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock looks gassed!
Amadeus thows a body kick. Shamrock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Amadeus slams his shin into Shamrock's torso.
Amadeus keeps Shamrock at a distance using the push kick.
A leg kick checked by Amadeus.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shamrock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Amadeus - the referee stops the clock and Shamrock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Amadeus. Shamrock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shamrock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Amadeus - the referee stops the clock and Shamrock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Amadeus. Shamrock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Amadeus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Amadeus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Amadeus.
Amadeus lands a nice looking body kick.
Amadeus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick from Amadeus.
Amadeus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shamrock.
An inside leg kick lands from Amadeus.
Shamrock has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Amadeus.
Amadeus cracks the inside of Shamrock's front leg.
Amadeus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Amadeus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadeus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Amadeus cracks the inside of Shamrock's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amadeus.
Amadeus lands with a nice body kick.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amadeus can pounce on him.
Amadeus throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Amadeus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shamrock's head.
Amadeus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamrock shoots for a takedown but Amadeus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amadeus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Amadeus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Amadeus. Shamrock shrugs it off though.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amadeus.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Amadeus. Shamrock shrugs it off though.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Amadeus scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Amadeus delivers a nice body kick.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amadeus.
Shamrock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Amadeus.
Amadeus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amadeus.
Shamrock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock is trying to control the action in half guard but Amadeus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura here.
Amadeus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Amadeus is trying to control but can't.
Shamrock maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Amadeus could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Shamrock has cracked it and Amadeus is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Shamrock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Shamrock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zig Ziggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zig Ziggler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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285 lbs
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256 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zig Ziggler!
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, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziggler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lesnar sprawls well initially but Ziggler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ziggler is controlling the pace.
Lesnar is trying to stand back up but Ziggler is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziggler slows the pace down in half guard.
Lesnar is trying to escape back to his feet but Ziggler uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A lull in the action here as Ziggler stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looks to move to half guard but instead Ziggler has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lesnar is trying to stand.
Ziggler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zig Ziggler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt
and Ziggler counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lesnar!
Ziggler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lesnar is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ziggler looking to finish Lesnar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lesnar!
Ziggler controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ziggler lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lesnar tries to lock up and control but Ziggler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ziggler controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ziggler.
Ziggler controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zig Ziggler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lesnar has his takedown stuffed
and Ziggler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Ziggler seems content to control.
Ziggler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ziggler controlling the action here.
Zig Ziggler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Zig Ziggler just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lesnar cracks Ziggler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lesnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ziggler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziggler takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ziggler's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zig Ziggler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lesnar pushes Ziggler off looking to stand but Ziggler dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lesnar wants to stand back up but Ziggler manages to pass into side control.
Ziggler is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lesnar's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zig Ziggler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ziggler, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zig Ziggler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morten Norgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norgaard comes into the arena with Hestevisen blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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194 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morten Norgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norgaard walks into a straight right hand from Connely.
Good shot there by Norgaard.
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
Connely avoids the head kick by Norgaard.
Connely punishes Norgaard's body with a nice straight punch.
Connely lands a left and a right that sends Norgaard crashing to the canvas! Connely dives into mount looking to finish!
Norgaard is rocked!
It looks like Morten Norgaard has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connely drops a big elbow. That's hurt Norgaard! More shots from Connely and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Connely!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Retard Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with lil walter blaring out of the sound system. Walter Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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284 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Retard Strong!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones rushes Strong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strong is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strong looks gassed!
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strong pinned against the cage. Strong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Retard Strong has been cut.
Walter Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Strong defending well.
Jones seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Strong is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Walter Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Praynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roberts might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ridda. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lay Praynard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Praynard avoids it really well and circles away.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Praynard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roberts lands with a nice body punch.
Roberts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Praynard's guard.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Praynard looking for a sweep. Not yet Praynard, not yet.
Praynard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Praynard trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praynard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roberts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roberts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roberts actively working from the bottom here.
Praynard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Roberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Praynard pulls his head out easily.
Roberts actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Praynard trying to mount his opponent but Roberts defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roberts is looking to control Praynard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roberts avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roberts!
Praynard fails with the takedown
and Roberts counters with a series of strikes. Praynard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Praynard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roberts's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praynard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Praynard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roberts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Praynard has managed to get both his arms back between Roberts's legs - danger averted.
Roberts looking for a guillotine here but Praynard defends easily.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Praynard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roberts has his foot on Praynard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Praynard works his way back into a safe position though.
Praynard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roberts looking for a guillotine here but Praynard defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Praynard controlling from the top position.
Praynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Praynard preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lay Praynard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Praynard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roberts napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Roberts is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
Praynard slows the pace down in half guard.
Praynard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praynard is trying to control. Roberts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Praynard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roberts postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Praynard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Roberts, into his guard.
Roberts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praynard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts 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.
Roberts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Praynard preventing the sweep.
Praynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Praynard preventing the sweep.
Roberts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Praynard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Roberts working for a triangle but Praynard defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Praynard manages to get himself to full guard.
Praynard working a defensive guard here.
Roberts is fighting to break Praynard's control of his arms but Praynard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jake Roberts will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Praynard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Praynard.
Roberts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Praynard defends well.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Praynard manages to get himself to full guard.
Praynard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lay Praynard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
so Praynard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Praynard wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Praynard isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Praynard from controlling successfully.
Lay Praynard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Praynard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Praynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Praynard defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Praynard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Praynard is stalling in the full guard.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Praynard from controlling successfully.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Praynard stays in close to Roberts's body and controls the position.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Praynard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Praynard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Praynard trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking for a triangle but Praynard pushes his legs off easily.
Roberts 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.
Roberts being controlled here, momentarily.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Praynard from controlling successfully.
Roberts wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Praynard is stalling in the full guard.
Praynard wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Praynard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roberts's guard now.
Praynard wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Praynard controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lay Praynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Praynard 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lay Praynard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade has chosen For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Bobby Blade is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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182 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Blade!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade looks to land a combination but Pieru avoids it well.
Pieru clinches up against the cage.
Pieru tries for a takedown but Blade manages to get underhooks.
Blade trying to land knees to the body.
Pieru changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blade wants to clinch but Pieru slips to the side
so Pieru counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pieru throws a strike but Blade rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blade's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blade won't allow Pieru to sweep him here.
Pieru working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blade doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blade manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blade trying to control the position from guard on top but Pieru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blade showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade trying to control the position from guard on top but Pieru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pieru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blade is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blade there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown but Blade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pieru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blade misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Blade. No joy for Pieru on that attempt.
Pieru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blade looks to throw the jab but Pieru is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pieru on the side of the head.
Pieru clinches.
Pieru is working for takedown but Blade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pieru as Blade tries to tie him up.
Pieru has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Blade.
It looks like George Pieru has been cut.
Pieru is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blade gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pieru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blade gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pieru.
Pieru is breathing heavily.
Pieru has Blade pressed against the cage.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Blade.
Blade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blade - that landed with a thud.
Blade is pressed up against the cage. Pieru has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blade down to the mat. Blade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blade but Blade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blade lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blade throws a looping overhand right but Pieru ducks down to avoid it.
Blade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blade lands a big head kick that sends Pieru to the canvas! Blade follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Blade!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valio Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valio Hristov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hristov is able to avoid easily.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gonzalez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hristov holds of for dear life.
Gonzalez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hristov tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Gonzalez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hristov hang on?
It looks like Valio Hristov has been cut.
Gonzalez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hristov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hristov is squirming around, avoiding Gonzalez's attempts to control the action.
Gonzalez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hristov is rocked!
Gonzalez unloading with bombs!
Hristov is still in real trouble! Can Gonzalez finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzalez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez looking to finish Hristov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hristov!
Hristov taking shots to the head.
Gonzalez drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hristov! More shots from Gonzalez and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halibut Halibut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LaVern Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halibut comes to the cage accompanied by Peter You Suck. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halibut Halibut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LaVern Shirley!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halibut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shirley gets the takedown into side control.
Halibut manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shirley's best efforts.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Halibut keeping hold of Shirley's head, controlling as best he can.
Halibut is looking for a sweep. Shirley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Halibut wants to control but Shirley is keeping busy.
Shirley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Halibut has managed to free his arm - good work.
Halibut is refusing to be controlled, as Shirley sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Shirley.
Shirley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halibut manages to get to full guard.
Halibut trying to control the position here.
Halibut has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shirley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shirley stays in close to Halibut's body and controls the position.
Halibut throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Shirley thows a big elbow that misses.
Shirley drops back looking for a leg! Halibut is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Halibut manages to kick Shirley off! Shirley jumps back into Halibut's guard.
Halibut looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shirley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halibut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Halibut lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Shirley sprawling to the canvas. Halibut follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Shirley hang on?
Shirley is rocked!
It looks like LaVern Shirley has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Halibut connects with a nice short shot to Shirley's temple.
Shirley is still in real trouble! Can Halibut finish him?
Shirley gets full guard.
Shirley seems to have recovered his senses.
Shirley wants to sweep here but Halibut controlling him for the moment.
Halibut is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halibut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shirley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shirley will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shirley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halibut's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut strikes from his own guard.
Halibut trying to keep a closed guard but Shirley is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shirley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shirley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirley being controlled here momentarily.
Halibut is trying to keep Shirley in close.
Halibut working for a triangle but Shirley defends it easily.
Halibut wants to sweep but no luck.
Halibut will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halibut throws a nice looking combination but Shirley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halibut Halibut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shirley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shirley tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Halibut throws a looping overhand right but Shirley ducks down to avoid it.
Halibut throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Halibut is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Shirley.
Shirley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Halibut. No joy for Shirley on that attempt.
Halibut cracks Shirley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shirley shoots in for a double leg but Halibut sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shirley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halibut has a couple of punches blocked by Shirley.
Shirley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halibut gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Halibut Halibut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LaVern Shirley.
Halibut prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shirley goes for a takedown attempt but Halibut pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Halibut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shirley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halibut is fending him off so far but Shirley persists. Nope, Halibut circles away and we're back to standing.
Halibut dodges the punch combination from Shirley.
Halibut Halibut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shirley tries for a takedown but Halibut sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shirley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halibut Halibut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LaVern Shirley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shirley dives in and grabs Halibut's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halibut pushes down on Shirley's head and hops out.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Halibut! Shirley is backing up but he can't get away as Halibut lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Shirley and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Halibut Halibut!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knyto Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knyto Gruffo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
280 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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23
264 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knyto Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo defending well as Rasputin loads up on a big left hand.
Gruffo tries to clinch up but Rasputin circles away and keeps his distance.
Rasputin takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Piotr Rasputin has been cut.
Gruffo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gruffo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rasputin throws a looping overhand right but Gruffo ducks down to avoid it.
Rasputin lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruffo swinging wildly here.
Rasputin lands with an uppercut that bounces Gruffo off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Knyto Gruffo has been cut.
Gruffo tries to bum rush Rasputin with a series of wild strikes but Rasputin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gruffo misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
Gruffo loads up on a big right hand but Rasputin slips the punch.
Knyto Gruffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin throws the left hand but Gruffo avoids the punch easily.
Gruffo ducks right into an uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rasputin instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gruffo.
Still in the clinch, Rasputin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gruffo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Gruffo takes a shot to the head.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gruffo backwards.
Gruffo lands a body punch.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Rasputin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin blocking some punches.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruffo controls his hands.
Gruffo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Gruffo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasputin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rasputin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruffo throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gruffo looks gassed!
Gruffo tries to work over Rasputin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rasputin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gruffo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a hook that snaps the head of Gruffo backwards.
Gruffo blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gruffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
Gruffo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasputin controls his hands.
Gruffo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gruffo letting Rasputin take a breather here.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Gruffo misses with some punches.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rasputin connects with a jab.
Gruffo throws a hook but Rasputin blocks it.
Gruffo walks into a jab.
Gruffo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gruffo throws a big shot that misses.
Gruffo cracks Rasputin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gruffo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gruffo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rasputin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gruffo doesn't seem bothered though.
Rasputin thuds a left hand into Gruffo's body.
Rasputin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gruffo momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin works Gruffo's body with a nice hook.
Rasputin drops Gruffo with a beautiful combination! Gruffo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rasputin is looking for the KO!
Gruffo is rocked!
That has opened up Knyto Gruffo's cut even more.
Are you kidding me?! Rasputin ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Gruffo clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Piotr Rasputin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasili Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes into the arena with Pink Panther Theme blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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194 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorovitsj throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gregorovitsj gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson is pushing down on Gregorovitsj's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gregorovitsj is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Gregorovitsj's hands, connecting with Gregorovitsj's forehead.
Gregorovitsj keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gregorovitsj is trying to get back to full guard.
Gregorovitsj wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gregorovitsj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Gregorovitsj.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregorovitsj has wrist control.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregorovitsj has wrist control.
Jackson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregorovitsj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gregorovitsj tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Gregorovitsj tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Gregorovitsj flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gregorovitsj is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gregorovitsj is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gregorovitsj looks a forlorn figure.
Gregorovitsj wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Gregorovitsj working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Gregorovitsj is rocked!
It looks like Vasili Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Gregorovitsj is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson connects with a bit shot that sees Gregorovitsj covering up! More strikes from Jackson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jackson is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolf Jackson!
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A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
69% |
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