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RING•WARS 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mt Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Concrete is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pillar : Fire on the Inside. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mt Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Concrete!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Concrete counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Concrete trying to control the position from guard on top but Bot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Concrete wanted to stand there but Bot had control of the position.
Concrete trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Concrete wants to control from the top but Bot keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Quinton Concrete wasn't active enough on the ground.
Concrete tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Concrete somewhat.
Bot looks to clinch
and Concrete counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Concrete tries to break free but Bot pushes him back against the ropes.
Bot misses with a punch on the inside.
Bot has a couple of punches blocked by Concrete.
Bot is defending well against a takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bot.
Bot scores with a shot to the side of Concrete's head.
A short right from Bot.
Concrete wants to get back to striking at distance but Bot won't allow it.
Concrete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bot throws a punch but it's blocked by Concrete.
Bot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot lands with a left to the head.
Bot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Concrete is trying to pull guard but Bot has him pressed against the ropes.
Mt Bot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Concrete.
Concrete is looking to break free of the clinch but Bot has double underhooks.
Concrete working hard to break the clinch.
Bot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Concrete.
Bot works on Concrete's body with a couple of short punches.
Bot working some nice short punches in 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!
Concrete breaks the clinch.
Concrete swats away the attempt to clinch by Bot.
Concrete tries to clinch up.
Bot lands a lovely overhand right.
Bot has closed the distance and engaged Concrete in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete is trying to push Bot away but Bot has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Concrete tries to circle away but Bot has him pinned against the ropes.
Concrete tries for a takedown but Bot manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Bot.
Bot misses with the head strike.
Bot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bot swings wildly with an uppercut but Concrete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bot cracks Concrete with a nice body shot.
Bot digs a right hand into Concrete's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Concrete's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Bot.
A short left from Bot.
Concrete is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short body shot lands from Bot as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concrete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Concrete gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Concrete is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Concrete.
Concrete wants to take a breather but Bot is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quinton Concrete will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bot wants to clinch but Concrete slips to the side
and Concrete counters with a right hand to the body.
Bot tries to clinch but Concrete is having none of it.
Concrete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mt Bot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Concrete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Bot.
Bot tries to clinch but Concrete is having none of it.
Bot's corner calls for a 1-2. Bot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bot lands with an overhand left.
Bot connects with a crisp jab.
Bot slaps away a takedown attempt from Concrete, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Concrete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bot moves in looking to clinch but Concrete pushes him off.
A cross from Bot lands.
Concrete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bot lands a really nice looking cross but Concrete seems unphased.
Concrete misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bot scores with a nice right hand.
Bot wants to clinch.
Bot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot tries to clinch up but Concrete circles away and keeps his distance.
Bot tries to clinch there but Concrete circles away.
Good shot there by Concrete.
Bot gets a clinch.
Bot misses with some punches.
Bot throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Bot.
Bot misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Concrete is trying to break the clinch but Bot is controlling him.
Concrete tries to break the clinch but Bot is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bot.
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!
Concrete drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mt Bot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Concrete.
Bot misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bot tries to throw a body punch but Concrete avoids it by throwing Bot back against the ropes.
Bot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bot struggles to land a body shot inside as Concrete controls his hands.
Bot tries to work over Concrete's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bot working aggressively here.
Concrete blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bot working aggressively here.
Bot tries to work over Concrete's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Concrete takes a shot to the head.
Bot lands an uppercut.
Bot lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concrete is trying to push Bot away but Bot has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Concrete.
Bot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Concrete has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bot.
Concrete wants a takedown.
Concrete jumps guard.
Concrete 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mt Bot dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Concrete doesn't manage to clinch there - Bot circles away.
Bot wants to clinch up but Concrete keeps it at a distance.
Concrete looks to throw the jab but Bot is out of range.
Concrete looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bot is fending him off so far but Concrete persists. Nope, Bot circles away and we're back to standing.
Concrete on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bot darts in trying to clinch
and Concrete counters with an inside leg kick.
Bot tries to clinch but Concrete moves out of range.
Concrete misses the jab.
Bot wants to clinch up but Concrete keeps it at a distance.
Bot closes the distance looking to clinch
and Concrete decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bot's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bot is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bot has escaped and now he's on top!
Concrete is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Concrete not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete wants to sweep but no luck.
Quinton Concrete has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Concrete looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bot is fending him off so far but Concrete persists. Nope, Bot circles away and we're back to standing.
Concrete shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bot pinned against the ropes. Bot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mt Bot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Concrete.
Bot rushes Concrete and presses him up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bot fails to land.
Bot misses with some punches.
Bot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Concrete backwards.
Bot throws a punch but it's blocked by Concrete.
Concrete pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Concrete jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bot slips under a jab from Concrete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot wants to clinch up but Concrete keeps it at a distance.
Concrete looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bot tries to clinch there but Concrete circles away.
Concrete misses with a body shot
and Bot counters with a stiff right hand.
Bot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bot is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Bot.
Concrete shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bot pinned against the ropes. Bot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mt Bot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Concrete.
Concrete takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bot tries to clinch up but Concrete circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Concrete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Concrete 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Marcelo D2 - Desabafo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aoki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Aoki throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Aoki shrugs it off.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Santos 's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki closes the distance and clinches.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aoki just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Aoki has double underhooks.
Aoki looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos wants a takedown.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aoki smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki closes the distance and clinches up with Santos , looking for a takedown. Aoki pushes Santos against the ropes but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aoki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aoki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aoki Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Aoki misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Eduardo Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki moves into range and clinches up with Santos .
A frustrated look appears on Santos 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has picked Santos up - he's going for a ride! Aoki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos is in trouble now - Aoki has advanced to mount!
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aoki trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Aoki is standing up, even though he is in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos .
Aoki blocks a head kick by Santos .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoki. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Aoki misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Aoki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aoki tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki tries to clinch
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Aoki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aoki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Aoki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Aoki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Aoki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aoki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aoki misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Aoki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Aoki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aoki throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Aoki darts in and clinches Santos up against the ropes.
Aoki gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Aoki is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Santos trying to control but Aoki postures up.
Aoki prevents Santos from improving his position.
Aoki stands up from half guard.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Aoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Santos .
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eduardo Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Aoki moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aoki pulls guard effortlessly.
Santos won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
Aoki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.
Aoki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
Aoki is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Aoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aoki avoids the head kick by Santos .
Aoki closes the distance and clinches.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aoki misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aoki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aoki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos wants to control but Aoki passes into side.
Aoki controls the position.
Aoki Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos wants to control but Aoki postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with the ground and pound.
Aoki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aoki trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aoki trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Aoki decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Aoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Aoki shrugs it off.
Aoki throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Aoki with that takedown attempt.
Aoki fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Aoki misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki.
Aoki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aoki is looking for a takedown.
Eduardo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoki Aoki.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aoki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aoki throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Aoki throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aoki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aoki misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aoki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos .
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki Aoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aoki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoki Aoki!
A victorious Aoki Aoki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Houston Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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156 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Houston Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Marley avoids it well.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marley throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
Marley tries to sprawl but Thomas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marley is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Marley moves into full guard.
Marley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Marley has wrist control.
Thomas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marley has escaped and now he's on top!
Marley being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marley is trying to stand.
Thomas is pressing down on Marley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marley is holding on for now.
Thomas stops Marley from getting back to his feet.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but Marley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thomas to get the leverage.
Marley is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thomas.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marley defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thomas in particular looking to stall.
Marley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Marley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marley is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Houston Marley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas.
Marley is trying to improve his position.
Marley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thomas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marley is just riding it out for now. Thomas eventually gives up the hold.
Marley is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chris Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley is working hard here to advance position.
Marley wants to get back to full guard but Thomas has mounted him!
Marley gets back to half guard.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Thomas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thomas seems to be looking for submissions.
Marley taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
Marley is trying to stand back up but Thomas is controlling him
Thomas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thomas controlling the action here.
Marley is trying to stand up here but Thomas is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marley keeps working.
Thomas blocks the strikes from Marley.
Thomas seems to be working for a kimura but Marley defends the submission attempt.
Marley wants to get back to full guard.
Marley is looking to control Thomas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marley avoid being mounted?
Thomas controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thomas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thomas's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Chris Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marley enables Thomas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thomasis looking to pass into half guard but Marley pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Marley is in guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Marley tries to pass.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
Houston Marley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marley trying to control but Thomas postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura but Marley is defending well.
Marley is trying to stand back up but Thomas is controlling him
Thomas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marley's head.
Thomas is trying to control. Marley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but Marley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thomas to get the leverage.
Marley is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marley pushes Thomas off looking to stand but Thomas dives back in and keeps control.
Marley is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Marley is looking to control Thomas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marley avoid being mounted?
Thomas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marley is just riding it out for now. Thomas eventually gives up the hold.
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. Thomas connects with a nice short shot to Marley's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas prevents Marley from improving his position.
Thomas wants to pass to mount but Marley is defending the position.
Marley is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Thomas!
Chris Thomas made sure to mention his sponsor, [GTI] Divine Clothing [UP TO 95% MONEY LAUNDRY] in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clint Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Anthony has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clint Concrete's chin.
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165 lbs
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169 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony throws a sloppy head kick and Concrete moves out of range easily.
Anthony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Concrete.
Anthony connects with a right hand. Concrete shakes it off.
Anthony stuffs the takedown attempt from Concrete. Concrete gets slowly back to his feet.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Concrete shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anthony manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Concrete looking to pass the guard.
Concrete stops Anthony from standing up.
Anthony keeping moving, preventing Concrete from controlling successfully.
Anthony has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Concrete off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Anthony gets caught flat footed, as Concrete shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Concrete jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Concrete wants to get up but he can't break Anthony's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anthony really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Concrete. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anthony wants to get back to his feet but Concrete is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Concrete pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anthony is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anthony avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Concrete working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anthony is looking to stand up but Concrete isn't so interested in that idea.
Anthony looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete drops back looking for a leg! Anthony is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anthony manages to kick Concrete off! Concrete jumps back into Anthony's guard.
Concrete trying to control but Anthony is working from the bottom.
Concrete wants to get up but he can't break Anthony's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Concrete postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anthony is looking to stand back up but Concrete counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Anthony.
Concrete is keen to just control but Anthony is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anthony is just riding it out for now. Concrete eventually gives up the hold.
Anthony tries to kick Concrete off but Concrete keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anthony won't allow Concrete to pass to mount.
Concrete seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Concrete controlling the pace.
Concrete wants to free his trapped foot but Anthony is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concrete seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anthony does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Concrete is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Anthony is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Anthony wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Concrete.
Anthony wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Concrete.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Concrete throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Concrete throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anthony because Concrete loaded up on that one.
Concrete throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anthony because Concrete loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Concrete 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.
Anthony slaps away a takedown attempt from Concrete, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Concrete fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anthony avoids it really well and circles away.
Concrete shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Concrete fails with a takedown attempt.
Anthony misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Anthony is predictable there
and Concrete makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anthony really felt that one!
Anthony is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony swats away the attempt to clinch by Concrete.
Concrete will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anthony misses with the combination.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Concrete avoids it well.
Anthony misses with a body shot.
Anthony misses with a wild body shot.
Concrete blocks a head kick by Anthony.
Concrete dodges the punch combination from Anthony.
Concrete changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anthony tries to avoid it but Concrete manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anthony to the ground. Anthony escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Concrete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Concrete.
Anthony throws a right and a left that Concrete avoids nicely.
Anthony moves away from the strike by Concrete.
Concrete throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Anthony tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Concrete is in Anthony's guard.
Concrete trying to control the position from guard on top but Anthony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Concrete looking to sit in guard and control but Anthony gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Concrete controls Anthony momentarily but Anthony frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anthony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Concrete.
Concrete shoots in and bounces Anthony off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Concrete wants to stand but Anthony is controlling his posture from full guard.
Concrete postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concrete wants to control from the top but Anthony keeps moving.
Concrete advances to half guard.
Clint Concrete overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Concrete looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
It looks like Concrete is going to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Concrete prevents Anthony from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Concrete dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Concrete looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anthony is fending him off so far but Concrete persists. Nope, Anthony circles away and we're back to standing.
Concrete is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anthony sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anthony misses with a head kick.
Anthony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Concrete tries to close the distance and clinch but Anthony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Anthony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anthony tries to sprawl but Concrete drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Concrete is working for a submission of some sort.
Concrete is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anthony doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Concrete.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete thows a huge punch but Anthony dodges it nicely.
Concrete is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anthony wants to get back to his feet.
Concrete missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anthony wants to get back to his feet.
Concrete tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete trying to control the action but Anthony is working from the bottom.
Concrete trying to pass the guard but Anthony defending well.
Concrete seems to be looking for submissions.
Concrete is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anthony has managed to free his arm - good work.
Concrete 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.
Anthony looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Concrete is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anthony wants to get back to his feet.
Clint Concrete is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Concrete wants to pass the guard but Anthony is defending well.
Concrete is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Concrete looking to control but Anthony is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concrete throwing strikes here but Anthony is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Concrete punching from mount but Anthony doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Concrete is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Anthony is surviving well by controlling Concrete's body position as best he can.
Concrete is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Concrete or perhaps it was just good defense by Anthony which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Concrete showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Concrete, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Concrete!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colin Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Pipinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pipinger has chosen On Wings of Integrity- Mychildren Mybride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nick Pipinger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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141 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Pipinger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan dives in and grabs Pipinger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pipinger pushes down on Buchanan's head and hops out.
Pipinger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Buchanan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pipinger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Buchanan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pipinger trying to control the action but Buchanan is working from the bottom.
Buchanan is trying to improve his position.
Buchanan wants to control but Pipinger postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipinger tries for a kimura but Buchanan is defending well.
Buchanan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pipinger's best efforts.
Buchanan keeping control of the position.
Buchanan is trying to maintain the position but Pipinger is very close to passing his half guard.
Buchanan tries to roll over but Pipinger keeps him under control.
Buchanan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Buchanan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pipinger!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pipinger wants to hold on but Buchanan pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Buchanan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Buchanan has isolated one of Pipinger's arms. Pipinger looking to fight him off but Buchanan twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Colin Buchanan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leif Ericson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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167 lbs
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167 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leif Ericson!
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, Henry Charles!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Charles. That did some damage!
Charles misses with a looping left.
Charles takes one to the chin there.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Ericson is out of range.
Jab, jab by Ericson - just one landing.
Charles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charles avoids a kick to the body.
Ericson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ericson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab by Ericson.
Ericson lands with a good body shot.
Ericson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ericson clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericson works on Charles's body with a couple of short punches.
Charles looking to slow down the pace here.
Ericson has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Ericson tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Ericson back against the ropes.
Charles blocks a body shot from Ericson.
Still in the clinch, Ericson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ericson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ericson throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ericson lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ericson.
Ericson stalling against the ropes.
Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericson jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ericson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Charles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ericson is looking to slow Charles down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Charles finds it's target.
Ericson works the jab nicely.
Ericson scores with a nice strike.
Leif Ericson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ericson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charles.
Charles 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.
Charles moves out of range of the strikes.
Ericson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ericson.
Charles moves out of range of the body kick from Ericson.
Ericson misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Ericson slams his shin into Charles's torso.
Charles blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ericson.
A jab from Ericson finds it's way through Charles's defenses.
Charles missing with a left hand there. Ericson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ericson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ericson darts in trying to clinch
and Ericson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ericson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericson tries to clinch but Charles moves out of range.
Ericson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ericson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ericson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ericson.
Ericson connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ericson punishes Charles's body with a nice straight punch.
Ericson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ericson throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Ericson 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.
Ericson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ericson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charles misses with a straight right.
Ericson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Charles throws out a powerful jab.
Ericson has closed the distance and engaged Charles in a clinch.
Ericson tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles throws a low kick but Ericson moves out of range easily.
Ericson lands a slapping body shot.
Charles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leif Ericson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charles's sensitive parts.
Charles is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Charles misses
and Ericson counters with a body kick.
Ericson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ericson lands a nice looking body shot.
Ericson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ericson scores with a kick to the body.
Charles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ericson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ericson throws a half hearted mid kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Charles in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ericson tries to clinch but Charles is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ericson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ericson jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ericson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Charles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ericson can pounce on him.
Charles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ericson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ericson. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ericson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ericson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericson throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ericson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Charles avoids the body shot from Ericson.
Ericson cracks Charles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ericson takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Ericson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charles can do to turn this around?
Ericson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ericson lands a nice hook to Charles's body. Charles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charles misses with a leg kick
and Ericson counters with a thumping low kick.
Ericson pushes Charles up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ericson lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Charles blocks a body shot from Ericson.
Ericson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charless head.
Charles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ericson tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ericson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles throws a lazy right hand but Ericson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ericson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ericson slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Ericson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ericson misses with a double jab.
Ericson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charles throws a shot from downtown. Ericson moves away and avoids it.
Charles thows a leg kick but Ericson checks it
and Ericson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ericson lands with a good body shot.
Charles checks a low kick from Ericson.
Ericson lands a slapping body shot.
Charles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ericson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ericson.
Charles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Charles throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ericson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ericson thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
Ericson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ericson takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Ericson blocks the low kick.
Ericson takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Ericson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charles, pushing him back against the ropes.
Charles trying to stall but Ericson improves his position.
Ericson tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Ericson back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericson taking a breather.
Charles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ericson.
Ericson connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericson scoring well with a low kick there.
Ericson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ericson scores with a leg kick.
Ericson throws out a powerful jab.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Charles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ericson lands a nice looking body shot.
Ericson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Charles is rocked!
Ericson scores with a shot to the body.
Ericson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charles tries to move into range but Ericson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can Ericson finish him?
Ericson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charles's sensitive parts.
Charles seems to have recovered his senses.
Charles has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ericson.
Charles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Ericson lands.
Ericson thuds his right hand into Charles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Ericson there.
Henry Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ericson jabs Charles right on the nose. Charles blinks but takes it well.
Ericson lands a body shot.
Ericson works Charles's body with a nice hook.
Ericson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Charles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Ericson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ericson lands with a good body shot.
Charles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ericson can pounce on him.
Charles avoids the head kick by Ericson.
Ericson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Ericson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ericson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Ericson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ok Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Pembelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pembelton has chosen Hail Mary by Tupac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Frank Pembelton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ok Ko's chin.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ok Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Pembelton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Ko lands.
Ko throws a leg kick but Pembelton moved away.
Pembelton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ko.
Ko wants to slow Pembelton down by chopping away at his legs.
Ko throws an overhand right that lands on Pembelton's shoulder, as Pembelton tries to avoid the shot.
Pembelton just misses with a punch to the body.
Pembelton gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pembelton content to control rather than advance.
Ko is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pembelton wants to free his trapped foot but Ko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ko is looking for a sweep. Pembelton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko trying to control from the bottom.
Pembelton is trying to work for a kimura but Ko is defending well.
Pembelton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ko pushes Pembelton off looking to stand but Pembelton dives back in and keeps control.
Ko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pembelton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pembelton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ko has hold of Pembelton's hands but Pembelton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pembelton is looking for a kimura here.
Pembelton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton is thwarting Ko's attempts to control the position.
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!
Ko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pembelton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pembelton wants to pass the guard but Ko is defending well.
Ko is looking to escape.
Pembelton trying to control from Ko's half guard. Ko has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pembelton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ko tries to get out of the position.
Pembelton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pembelton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pembelton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ko tries to strike from the bottom.
Pembelton postures up in Ko's guard and throws a big left but Ko blocks it.
Ko pulls Pembelton in close to his closed guard and prevents Pembelton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pembelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pembelton on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pembelton misses with a wild body shot.
Pembelton avoids a kick to the body.
Pembelton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ko swivels and escapes.
Pembelton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton thows a body shot but no joy.
Ko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ko is looking to clinch but Pembelton is avoiding it.
Pembelton throws the left hand but Ko avoids the punch easily.
Pembelton shoots in for a takedown but Ko shows good takedown defense.
Pembelton needs to keep his hands up - Ko had a free shot at his head there.
Pembelton misses with a wild body shot.
Ko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pembelton on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko misses with a two punch combination.
Ko defending well as Pembelton loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko staying out of range there.
Ko looks to land a combination. Pembelton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pembelton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ko doesn't manage to clinch there - Pembelton circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Pembelton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pembelton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ko.
Pembelton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ko rather than just go for the knockout.
Pembelton throws the left hand but Ko avoids the punch easily.
Ko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pembelton back to the ropes. Ko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ko lands with a good body shot.
Pembelton fails with the takedown.
Ko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ko scores with a three punch combo!
Pembelton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ko leaves Pembelton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pembelton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ok Ko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Pembelton.
Pembelton fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pembelton gets tackled into the ropes by Ko. Ko maintains the clinch.
Ko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pembelton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ko stops a takedown attempt from Pembelton.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pembelton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ko misses with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Ko to work.
Ko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pembelton is trying to break the clinch but Ko has him pressed against the ropes.
Ko misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko swings wildly with an uppercut but Pembelton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pembelton managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Ko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pembelton blocks it with crossed arms.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but Pembelton blocks with his arms.
Ko looking to throw knees to the head but Pembelton is blocking nicely.
Pembelton wants to break free but Ko has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pembelton tries a body shot but Ko blocks it.
Ko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pembelton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pembelton prevents a body shot from Ko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pembelton blocks it with crossed arms.
Ko taking a breather.
Pembelton is trying to break the clinch but Ko is controlling him.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ko tries a knee to the head but Pembelton blocks it.
Ko tries a knee to the head but Pembelton blocks it.
Ko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ko misses with a knee strike.
Ko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ko missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pembelton as Ko tries to tie him up.
Pembelton is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ko after a bit of a struggle.
Pembelton tries to pull guard but Ko won't allow it.
Pembelton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ko has him pressed against the ropes.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
Pembelton working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pembelton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pembelton pulls guard effortlessly.
Pembelton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ok Ko dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pembelton staying out of range there.
Ko thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko. Pembelton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pembelton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ok Ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pembelton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pembelton gets tackled into the ropes by Ko. Ko maintains the clinch.
Ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
Pembelton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Ko.
Pembelton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ko throws a lazy uppercut
and Pembelton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ko is trying to maintain the position but Pembelton is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pembelton won't allow Ko to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pembelton wants to pass the guard but Ko is keeping the position.
Ko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pembelton is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pembelton postures up in Ko's guard and throws a big left but Ko blocks it.
Ko working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pembelton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ko trying to control the position.
Ko wants to stand up but Pembelton is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton is in close to Ko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ko keeping moving, preventing Pembelton from controlling successfully.
Pembelton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pembelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ko looking for a sweep. Not yet Ko, not yet.
Pembelton postures up in Ko's guard and throws a big left but Ko blocks it.
Pembelton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pembelton trying to control the action but Ko is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Frank Pembelton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ko is looking for a sweep.
Pembelton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pembelton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pembelton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ko keeps working.
Ko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pembelton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pembelton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ko tries to bench press Pembelton off him but Pembelton keeps the position.
Ko is working hard here to advance position.
Pembelton tries for a kimura but Ko is defending well.
Check out the look on Pembelton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pembelton is working Ko over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Ko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ko is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Pembelton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pembelton 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Pembelton!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiroma's entrance music is Red Warrior. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Shiroma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Paul!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiroma manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Shiroma.
Paul misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Shiroma.
Paul looks to land a left hand but Shiroma moved out of range nicely.
Shiroma throws out a loose jab but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiroma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Paul scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Paul looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shiroma tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paul wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paul is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shiroma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shiroma tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paul wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul tries to move to mount but Shiroma blocks the move with his legs.
Paul is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shiroma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paul wants to control but Shiroma is keeping him busy.
Shiroma is trying to buck Paul off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shiroma knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paul tries for a kimura but Shiroma is defending well.
Shiroma gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Shiroma is trying to reverse the position but instead Paul has taken his back - oops!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Shiroma taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Paul.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Les Paul!
Les Paul is the new featherweight champion!
Les Paul very nearly forgot to thank Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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