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GAMMA#243 Grimes v Duberry PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Mikhailovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessie Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
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280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Mikhailovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessie Villegas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhailovich cracks a nice hook into Villegas's ribs.
Villegas throws a hook but Mikhailovich avoids it easily.
A big right from Villegas misses.
Villegas tests Mikhailovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Villegas lands with an overhand left.
Villegas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mikhailovich in his tracks.
It looks like Dmitri Mikhailovich has been cut.
Villegas connects with the punch.
Villegas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mikhailovich throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villegas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Villegas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Villegas motions for Mikhailovich to come forward. Villegas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Villegas misses with an uppercut.
Villegas wants to land a leg kick but Mikhailovich is out of range.
Villegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mikhailovich manages to avoid it.
Donk. Villegas catches Mikhailovich right on the button with a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mikhailovich.
Villegas misses with a looping right.
Mikhailovich works Villegas's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas blocks a jab.
Mikhailovich jabs Villegas right on the nose. Villegas blinks but takes it well.
Villegas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mikhailovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Villegas.
Mikhailovich cracks Villegas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mikhailovich throws out a loose jab but Villegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jessie Villegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villegas throws a jab when Mikhailovich was well out of range.
Villegas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Villegas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mikhailovich.
Villegas throws a jab when Mikhailovich was well out of range.
Villegas swings for the body but Mikhailovich moves out of range.
Mikhailovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mikhailovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villegas counters with a stiff right hand.
Villegas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Mikhailovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Villegas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikhailovich lunges at Villegas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Villegas's hand.
Mikhailovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas looks to land a right hand but Mikhailovich moved out of range.
Dmitri Mikhailovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villegas missing with a left hand there. Mikhailovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhailovich moves away.
Villegas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mikhailovich's calf.
Villegas misses with an uppercut. Mikhailovich saw that one coming.
Mikhailovich throws the left hand but Villegas avoids the punch easily.
Mikhailovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mikhailovich misses with a body kick.
Jab by Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Mikhailovich.
Villegas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Villegas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mikhailovich at a distance.
Mikhailovich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mikhailovich looks to throw the jab but Villegas is out of range.
Villegas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mikhailovich scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Villegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Mikhailovich misses its intended target.
Villegas slips a jab and a cross from Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Villegas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Villegas blocks a jab.
Villegas feints and then cracks Mikhailovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mikhailovich down.
Mikhailovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villegas manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Villegas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Villegas throws a solid leg kick but Mikhailovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Villegas.
Mikhailovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikhailovich looks to land a left hand but Villegas moved out of range nicely.
Mikhailovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Villegas lands a jab to Mikhailovich's midsection.
Mikhailovich takes a swing at Villegas's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Mikhailovich coming out on top.
Mikhailovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Villegas.
Villegas blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villegas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mikhailovich tests Villegas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mikhailovich misses with an uppercut
and Villegas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Villegas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mikhailovich looks for the body kick but Villegas saw that one coming.
Villegas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mikhailovich staying out of range there.
Mikhailovich slips a straight right by Villegas.
Villegas throws the left hand but Mikhailovich avoids the punch easily.
Mikhailovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villegas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mikhailovich throws an overhand right that lands on Villegas's shoulder, as Villegas tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mikhailovich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Villegas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mikhailovich goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Villegas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mikhailovich's guard! Nice work there by Villegas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikhailovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jessie Villegas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mikhailovich's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mikhailovich swings widly with a right hand
and Villegas counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikhailovich thows a body shot but no joy.
Villegas ducks under a wild hook from Mikhailovich.
Villegas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Villegas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Villegas tries to move into range but Mikhailovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Villegas lands a front kick.
Villegas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mikhailovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Villegas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mikhailovich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mikhailovich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mikhailovich misses with a left hand
and Villegas counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhailovich tries for a takedown but Villegas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Villegas misses with a low kick as Mikhailovich jumps back.
Mikhailovich throws a sloppy head kick and Villegas moves out of range easily.
Mikhailovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Villegas.
Mikhailovich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mikhailovich tests Villegas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Villegas lands a jab to Mikhailovich's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailovich looks to land a combination but Villegas avoids it well.
Villegas tests Mikhailovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Villegas scores with a jab to the body.
Jessie Villegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mikhailovich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Villegas throws a hook to the side of Mikhailovich's head but Mikhailovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Villegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Villegas thuds his right hand into Mikhailovich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Villegas misses
and Mikhailovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mikhailovich dips to his left and cracks Villegas with an uppercut!
Mikhailovich dodges the punch combination from Villegas.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mikhailovich!
Mikhailovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villegas counters with a stiff right hand.
Villegas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Mikhailovich misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Villegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Villegas misses with an uppercut. Mikhailovich saw that one coming.
Mikhailovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villegas moves away.
Villegas throws an overhand right that lands on Mikhailovich's shoulder, as Mikhailovich tries to avoid the shot.
Villegas cracks Mikhailovich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mikhailovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Villegas misses the shot to the body.
Villegas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikhailovich shoots in for a double leg but Villegas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mikhailovich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mikhailovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Villegas misses.
Villegas misses with an uppercut.
Villegas throws a leg kick but Mikhailovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas throws a series of punches but Mikhailovich moves out of range.
Mikhailovich blocks a jab.
Mikhailovich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Villegas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mikhailovich takes one on the button.
Villegas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mikhailovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mikhailovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhailovich missing with a left hand there. Villegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mikhailovich throws a jab when Villegas was well out of range.
Villegas misses with a wild combination.
Villegas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Villegas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mikhailovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Villegas.
Mikhailovich slips a jab from Villegas.
Villegas throws out a loose jab but Mikhailovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Villegas misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mikhailovich.
Villegas misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhailovich misses with a body punch
and Villegas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Villegas. No joy for Mikhailovich on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitri Mikhailovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villegas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mikhailovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikhailovich misses with a body shot.
Villegas lands with a straight right. Mikhailovich didn't see that one coming.
Villegas throws a shot from downtown. Mikhailovich moves away and avoids it.
Mikhailovich misses with a hook.
Mikhailovich scores with a jab to the head.
Villegas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mikhailovich's calf.
Villegas throws out a loose jab but Mikhailovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Villegas misses.
Villegas avoids the head kick by Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich slips a jab from Villegas.
Nice cross by Villegas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jessie Villegas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mikhailovich's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Villegas scores with a decent looking hook.
Villegas misses with an uppercut.
Villegas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mikhailovich throws a jab when Villegas was well out of range.
Villegas swinging wildly here.
Villegas throws a hook but Mikhailovich avoids it easily.
Mikhailovich walks into a stiff left hand from Villegas.
Mikhailovich looks to land a right hand but Villegas moved out of range.
Mikhailovich takes a swing at Villegas's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Villegas misses.
Mikhailovich throws out a loose jab but Villegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villegas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mikhailovich missing with a left hand there. Villegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villegas staying out of range there.
A jab from Mikhailovich misses.
Mikhailovich swings for the body but Villegas moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas avoids the body shot from Mikhailovich.
Villegas slips a straight right by Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mikhailovich needs to keep his hands up - Villegas had a free shot at his head there.
Villegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikhailovich.
Villegas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice straight punches there by Villegas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Villegas.
Mikhailovich dives in and grabs Villegas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Villegas pushes down on Mikhailovich's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mikhailovich misses with an uppercut. Villegas saw that one coming.
Mikhailovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mikhailovich misses with a wild body shot.
Mikhailovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mikhailovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Mikhailovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villegas misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mikhailovich moves out of range as Villegas strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villegas misses with a low kick.
Villegas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Villegas misses with a body kick.
Villegas throws a low kick but Mikhailovich moves out of range easily.
Villegas misses with a looping right.
Mikhailovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mikhailovich looks to land a right hand but Villegas moved out of range.
Villegas slips a straight right by Mikhailovich.
Villegas throws the left hand but Mikhailovich avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Villegas catches Mikhailovich right on the button with a cross.
Mikhailovich misses with a kick to the body.
Mikhailovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mikhailovich slips a jab from Villegas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich ducks under a wild hook from Villegas.
Villegas throws a series of punches but Mikhailovich avoids them all with ease.
Villegas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villegas.
Villegas swings for the body but Mikhailovich moves out of range.
Mikhailovich throws a jab when Villegas was well out of range.
Villegas misses with an uppercut.
Villegas blocks a leg kick.
Mikhailovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Mikhailovich scores with a punch to the head.
Villegas misses with a straight left.
Mikhailovich looks to throw the jab but Villegas is out of range.
Villegas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Villegas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Villegas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mikhailovich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villegas. Mikhailovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikhailovich loads up on a big right hand but Villegas slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villegas is looking to slow Mikhailovich down with leg kicks.
Villegas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Villegas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mikhailovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Villegas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mikhailovich will feel that in the morning.
Mikhailovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Villegas connects with a single shot there.
Dmitri Mikhailovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villegas lands a jab to the head.
Mikhailovich misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villegas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jessie Villegas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Villegas.
Mikhailovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villegas moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jessie Villegas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Villegas 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jessie Villegas!
An out of breath Jessie Villegas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Kreator - Extreme Aggressions as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Todd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Todd clobbers Thompson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Todd scores with a kick to the midsection.
Todd tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson sizes up Todd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Todd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Todd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Todd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Todd scores with a leg kick.
Todd avoids a kick to the body.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd throws a leg kick but Thompson checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Todd throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Thompson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Todd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thompson is able to avoid easily.
Thompson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
Todd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thompson has time to react.
Thompson keeps Todd at a distance using the push kick.
Thompson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson connects with an inside leg kick.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Todd misses
and Thompson counters with a nice body kick.
Todd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Todd dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Todd connects with a solid leg kick.
Todd moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todd.
Todd throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a thumping low kick.
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Todd.
An inside leg kick from Todd misses.
Todd throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Todd throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Todd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Todd misses.
Thompson cracks Todd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Todd's hands.
Todd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
Todd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Todd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thompson delivers a nice body kick.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Todd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thompson!
Thompson lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd connects with a single shot there.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
A solid body kick from Thompson.
Nice body kick there by Thompson.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
Todd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Thompson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Todd takes a step back to recover.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Todd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Todd throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
Todd will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Todd throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Crunch! Thompson slams his shin into Todd's torso.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Todd moves out of range as Thompson throws a body kick.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Todd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson cracks Todd with a good jab.
Todd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Todd.
Todd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Todd misses with a leg kick
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Todd's ribs.
Thompson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Todd lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
Thompson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Todd is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
Todd tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Todd.
Todd scores with the left hand. Thompson knows he should have avoided that one.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Todd lands a body shot.
Thompson is looking to slow Todd down with leg kicks.
Todd scores with a head kick.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Todd. Todd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Todd looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Nick Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Todd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thompson motions for Todd to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Todd's body.
Todd misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Thompson!
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
Todd walks into a left hand.
Todd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Todd.
Todd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Todd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Todd slips a jab from Thompson.
Thompson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Todd. That did some damage!
Todd takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Todd misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Todd misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a good low kick that Todd was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Todd thumps Thompson with a low kick.
Todd takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Thompson.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson with a nice cross.
Todd walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Todd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thompson - that will leave a mark!
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson thows a body kick. Todd tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Thompson.
Todd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson pushes Todd up against the cage in a clinch.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Todd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Todd.
Todd lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Todd lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Todd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Marco Todd has been cut.
Todd managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Todd.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Todds head.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Todd in his tracks for a moment.
Todd prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Todd.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marco Todd'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. This is the final round!
Thompson clobbers Todd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson tries to work over Todd's front leg with a kick but Todd checks it.
Marco Todd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Todd has time to react.
Todd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Thompson is looking to land body kicks.
Thompson misses with a right hand
enabling Todd to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Todd will feel that in the morning.
Todd throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Todd fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Thompson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thompson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Todd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson feints and then cracks Todd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todd down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Todd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thompson - the referee stops the clock and Todd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thompson. Todd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Todd scrambles back to his feet.
Todd looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Todd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Todd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Todd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Todd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Todd is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Todd moves out of range easily.
Todd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Todd has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thompson.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters circling a little - Thompson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Todd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thompson.
Todd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thompson.
Todd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Thompson blocks the low kick.
Thompson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Todd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Todd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thompson looks to land a body kick but Todd moved away.
Todd misses with a leg kick.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Todd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Todd misses with a few strikes there.
Todd throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Todd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Todd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Todd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Todd.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Marco Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Todd fails to land.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Todd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Todd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
Todd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nick Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Todd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Todd controls his hands.
Nick Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson tries to work over Todd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Thompson!
Nick Thompson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lindquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindquist comes to the cage accompanied by Wacco Will Kick Your Ass. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
280 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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27
265 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Lindquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindquist misses with a head kick.
Quaid ducks under a wild hook from Lindquist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quaid. Lindquist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindquist throws a lazy right hand but Quaid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lindquist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quaid.
Quaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindquist was well out of range. Poor timing from Quaid.
Robert Lindquist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quaid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quaid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lindquist tries to avoid it but Quaid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lindquist to the ground. Lindquist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quaid checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lindquist. That's going to slow Quaid down.
Quaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindquist was well out of range. Poor timing from Quaid.
Quaid throws a shot to the body.
Lindquist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lindquist will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lindquist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Lindquist.
Lindquist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid slips under a jab from Lindquist.
Quaid slips a jab from Lindquist.
Lindquist throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quaid.
Lindquist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindquist misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindquist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quaid at a distance.
Quaid is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lindquist rather than just go for the knockout.
Lindquist feints and then cracks Quaid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quaid down.
Quaid cracks a nice hook into Lindquist's ribs.
Quaid 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.
Lindquist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lindquist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lindquist throws a lazy right hand but Quaid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quaid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lindquist is looking to clinch.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindquist is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Lindquist.
Lindquist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quaid moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quaid trying to control the position but instead, Lindquist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quaid into the cage.
Quaid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lindquist backwards.
Lindquist misses with a punch to the body.
Quaid misses with the head strike.
Lindquist trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lindquist.
Quaid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quaid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lindquist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindquist lands a shot to the body.
Quaid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quaid looking to stall.
Quaid is trying to trip Lindquist. He has hold of a leg but Lindquist is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Quaid persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Quaid throws an elbow that misses. Lindquist uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quaid's guard. Nice move by Lindquist!
Quaid trying to keep a closed guard but Lindquist is proving a slippery customer.
Lindquist trying to control but Quaid is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lindquist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quaid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lindquist controls the pace.
Lindquist looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lindquist postures up in Quaid's guard and throws a big left but Quaid blocks it.
Quaid keeping moving, preventing Lindquist from controlling successfully.
Quaid 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Robert Lindquist just wasn't active enough.
Lindquist tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
Lindquist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quaid is out of range and Lindquist settles back down.
Lindquist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quaid.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindquist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lindquist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lindquist throws a chopping leg kick but Quaid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lindquist tries to clinch there but Quaid circles away.
Quaid fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lindquist dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Quaid blocks the leg kick.
Lindquist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quaid.
Quaid lands a nice shot that snaps Lindquist's head back.
A punch combination from Lindquist misses.
Lindquist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lindquist tries a low kick but Quaid avoids it.
Quaid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Lindquist.
Quaid misses the shot to the body.
Lindquist doesn't manage to clinch there - Quaid circles away.
Quaid digs a good hook to Lindquist's body.
Lindquist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lindquist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lindquist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robert Lindquist is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindquist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quaid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quaid takes a swing at Lindquist's ribcage but misses.
Lindquist staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lindquist!
Lindquist is looking to clinch but Quaid is avoiding it.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindquist moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindquist throws a looping overhand right but Quaid ducks down to avoid it.
Quaid misses with a straight right.
Quaid staying out of range there.
Lindquist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Quaid.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindquist tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quaid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lindquist seems a little lost for a moment, as Quaid dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindquist is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Quaid is putting a hurting on Lindquist here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee asks Quaid politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Quaid prefers to stall for the moment though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quaid working the head and body with strikes.
Quaid has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lindquist!
Quaid content just to control the position here.
Quaid trying to control but Lindquist is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindquist is looking to improve his position but Quaid isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Quaid connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Quaid lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lindquist hang on?
Quaid putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lindquist is desperately trying to improve his position but Quaid has a good base and remains in mount.
Quaid lands a big elbow.
Lindquist is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quaid dominating with strikes here.
Lindquist is rocked!
Quaid sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Lindquist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lindquist is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lindquist seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid controlling the pace for now.
Quaid looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Quaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lindquist is looking to escape.
Lindquist can't escape the position.
Douglas Quaid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quaid lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lindquist hang on?
Lindquist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quaid lands a heavy elbow.
Quaid landing strikes from the mount and Lindquist is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quaid cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Lindquist badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Quaid around the waist but Quaid pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Quaid is the winner by TKO! Quaid jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid!
Douglas Quaid really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Revolution Fatigues logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chance Taken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
270 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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32
275 lbs
24 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance Taken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez fails to land the takedown.
Mendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taken misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taken to the mat! Taken manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mendez stands up over Taken, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taken is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendez is aware though and is defending well.
Taken pulls Mendez in close to his closed guard and prevents Mendez from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Taken is controlling Mendez's posture.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taken looking for a sweep. Not yet Taken, not yet.
Taken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez works over Taken with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendez won't allow Taken to sweep him here.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Taken wants to sweep but no luck.
Taken manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mendez tries to hold on but Taken postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taken.
Mendez tries to roll over but Taken keeps him under control.
Mendez manages to get to full guard.
Taken trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Taken is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Taken postures up.
Taken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendez controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taken.
Mendez stuffs the takedown.
Taken throws a head kick that misses
and Mendez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Taken is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mendez, into his guard.
Taken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendez is keeping the position for now.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Taken from controlling successfully.
Taken won't allow Mendez to sweep him here.
Mendez looking to control.
Taken trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a strike but Taken avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendez throws a big elbow that misses.
Mendez throwing strikes but missing.
Taken is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taken is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taken working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez pushes down on Taken's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chance Taken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taken tries to clinch
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taken misses with an uppercut
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
Taken throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Taken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taken works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taken connects with a nice looking jab.
Taken has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taken was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Taken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taken shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense.
Mendez closes the distance and clinches up with Taken, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes Taken against the cage but Taken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taken has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Taken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez dives in and grabs Taken's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taken pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
Mendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendez but Mendez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chance Taken is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Taken with that takedown attempt.
Mendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taken swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taken throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Taken throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taken's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taken preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendez is working Taken over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendez connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendez is posturing up here but Taken has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mendez tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mendez has to tap! Slick submission there by Taken!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chance Taken!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing In The Name Of - By Rage Against The Machine. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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29
280 lbs
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275 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Lorenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lorenzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Lorenzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lorenzo manages to avoid it.
Lorenzo slips under a jab.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lorenzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts lands a high kick!
It looks like Roger Lorenzo has been cut.
Lorenzo scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lorenzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roberts lands with a hook. Lorenzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roberts with a jab.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Roberts is predictable there
and Lorenzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts needs to keep his hands up - Lorenzo had a free shot at his head there.
Roberts thuds his shin into the meat of Lorenzo's side.
Roberts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roberts throws a solid leg kick but Lorenzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roberts.
Both fighters circling a little - Roberts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Roberts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lorenzo's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lorenzo manages to avoid it.
Roberts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lorenzo counter with a right hand.
Roberts cracks the inside of Lorenzo's front leg.
Roberts throws a good cross that connects.
Roberts lunges at Lorenzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lorenzo's hand.
Roberts misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a jab.
Roberts jabs Lorenzo right on the nose. Lorenzo blinks but takes it well.
Roberts swings for the body but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorenzo circles away.
Roberts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorenzo circles away.
Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberts throws an elbow but misses.
Lorenzo throws a head punch that misses.
Roberts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts leaning against his opponent.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts tries to work over Lorenzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts lands a hook that snaps the head of Lorenzo backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lorenzo letting Roberts take a breather here.
Roberts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lorenzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts is pushing Lorenzo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Roberts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lorenzo backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo is working for takedown but Roberts is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roberts misses with a body punch.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike.
Roberts is trying to push Lorenzo away but Lorenzo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roberts tries to work over Lorenzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts lands with a right to the head.
Roberts working aggressively here.
Lorenzo misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Roberts on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Lorenzo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roberts thuds his right hand into Lorenzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lorenzo misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Lorenzo.
Roberts fakes the leg kick and cracks Lorenzo in the body.
Lorenzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Lorenzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Lorenzo is just out of range.
Lorenzo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lorenzo throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Lorenzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a low kick as Lorenzo jumps back.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lorenzo misses the shot to the body.
Lorenzo misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roberts misses with a right hand
and Lorenzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Lorenzo counter with a right hand.
Roberts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws out a loose jab but Lorenzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonny Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lorenzo misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Lorenzo misses
and Roberts counters with a nice leg kick.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
Jonny Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lorenzo avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Roberts pushes Lorenzo away with a front kick.
Lorenzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jonny Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lorenzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lorenzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roberts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lorenzo scrambles back to his feet.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Roberts.
Roberts forces Lorenzo back against the cage and clinches.
Roberts dodges an elbow strike from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts gets underhooks to prevent Lorenzo's takedown attempt.
Roberts lands with a left to the head.
Roberts will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lorenzo up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roberts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roberts is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Lorenzo fails to land.
Roberts is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roberts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorenzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts tries a body shot but Lorenzo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Lorenzo'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. This is the final round!
Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Lorenzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Lorenzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lorenzo walks into a stiff left hand from Roberts.
Lorenzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberts cracks the inside of Lorenzo's front leg.
Roberts cracks Lorenzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands a leg kick that knocks Lorenzo off balance momentarily.
Roberts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roberts thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Some wild striking there from Lorenzo.
Roberts lands with a right hand.
Roberts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lorenzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lorenzo misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lorenzo.
Roberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lorenzo, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roberts.
Knees to the body from Roberts.
A short uppercut from Roberts.
Roberts stalling against the cage.
Roberts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Roberts as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Roberts.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Lorenzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo prevents a body shot from Roberts.
Roger Lorenzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roberts just leaning against Lorenzo, taking a breather.
Jonny Roberts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are getting on Roberts's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Roberts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Lorenzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts. That's going to slow Lorenzo down.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roberts tries to clinch but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Lorenzo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lorenzo's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roberts.
Roberts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lorenzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roberts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Roberts!
Jonny Roberts really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sublime Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Macku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venturia comes to the cage accompanied by Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Adam Macku was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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28
281 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
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29
280 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Macku!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macku scores with a leg kick.
Macku scores with a nice right hand.
Macku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Macku works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from Macku is predictable there
and Macku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Venturia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Venturia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Macku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Adam Macku has been cut.
Venturia slips under a jab.
Macku lands with a good body shot.
Venturia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macku.
Venturia loads up on a big right hand but Macku slips the punch.
Venturia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Venturia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Macku scores with a nice head shot.
Venturia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Macku.
Macku blocks a head kick by Venturia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Venturia needs to keep his hands up - Macku had a free shot at his head there.
Venturia is rocked!
Crack! Macku connects with the perfect overhand right and Venturia falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Macku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Macku!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook has chosen Mr Krinkle as his entrance music. Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Rook!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajantakaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rook's sensitive parts.
Rook takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rook drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rook sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rajantakaa's guard.
Rajantakaa trying to control from the bottom.
Rook controlling the action here.
Rajantakaa moves into full guard.
Rajantakaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rook wants to control from the top but Rajantakaa keeps moving.
Rook sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rajantakaa's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rajantakaa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rook.
Rook is trying to work for a kimura but Rajantakaa is defending well.
Rook is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rajantakaa sees it coming and defends easily.
Rajantakaa gets back to full guard.
Rook wants to control from the top but Rajantakaa keeps moving.
Rook passes Rajantakaa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rook tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rajantakaa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa gets full guard.
Rajantakaa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rajantakaa has an active guard here but Rook has managed to pass into half guard.
Rajantakaa is defending against the submission attempts here by Rook.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rajantakaa wants to get back to full guard.
Rook wants to work for an arm triangle but Rajantakaa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rook looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook seems to be looking for submissions.
Rook is pressing down on Rajantakaa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rajantakaa is holding on for now.
Rajantakaa is looking to control Rook's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rajantakaa avoid being mounted?
Rook is trying to work for a kimura but Rajantakaa is defending well.
Rook drops an elbow to the side of Rajantakaa's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rook looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rook seems to be working for a kimura but Rajantakaa defends the submission attempt.
Rook trying to control from half guard but Rajantakaa is working away.
Rajantakaa trying to get back to full guard but Rook takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rajantakaa can't escape the position.
Rook scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Rook dominated that round.
That's time! Rajantakaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rajantakaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looks like Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa has been cut.
A cross from Rook lands.
Rook throws a body punch but Rajantakaa moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Rajantakaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rook just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuri Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rajantakaa moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rook. Rajantakaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rook takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Rajantakaa as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rook shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rook was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rook prevents Rajantakaa from getting the reversal.
Rajantakaa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rajantakaa gets full guard.
Rook wants to control from the top but Rajantakaa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook wants to pass the guard but Rajantakaa is keeping the position.
Rajantakaa looking for a guillotine here but Rook defends easily.
Rajantakaa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rajantakaa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rook gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rook drops back looking for a leg! Rajantakaa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rajantakaa manages to kick Rook off! Rook jumps back into Rajantakaa's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook trying to move into half guard but instead Rajantakaa has managed to sweep!
Rajantakaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rajantakaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rook is keeping the position for now.
Rajantakaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rajantakaa throws a big right hand that misses.
Rook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rook pulls Rajantakaa in to control the position.
Rajantakaa working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa drops back looking for a leg! Rook is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rook manages to kick Rajantakaa off! Rajantakaa jumps back into Rook's guard.
Rook has his foot on Rajantakaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rajantakaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Rajantakaa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rook is trying to control Rajantakaa's posture but Rajantakaa avoids it.
Rajantakaa tries for a kimura but Rook is defending well.
Rajantakaa misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rook defending against the ground and pound.
Rajantakaa trying to control the position but Rook is working away.
Rajantakaa looks up at the clock and then as Rook takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rajantakaa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rook is trying to control Rajantakaa's posture but Rajantakaa avoids it.
Yuri Rook has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook is looking to regain half guard here but Rajantakaa keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rook can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rajantakaa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rook to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rook trying to control the position from guard on top but Rajantakaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajantakaa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rook doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rook manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rajantakaa managing to control the position.
Rajantakaa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajantakaa trying to keep a closed guard but Rook is proving a slippery customer.
Rook trying to control the position from guard on top but Rajantakaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajantakaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rook feints and as Rajantakaa raises his hands in defense, Rook changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rook pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rajantakaa is keeping the position for now.
Rook postures up.
Rajantakaa has his foot on Rook's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rook works his way back into a safe position though.
Rook passes Rajantakaa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rook is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rook is trying to control the action in half guard but Rajantakaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rook seems to be looking for submissions.
Rook tries to pass to full mount but Rajantakaa defends it.
Rajantakaa taking some punishment here, with Rook in his half guard.
Rook is looking for a kimura here.
Rook is thwarting Rajantakaa's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rajantakaa wants to get back to full guard.
Rook is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rook performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rajantakaa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rajantakaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa working for a triangle but Rook defends it easily.
Rajantakaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rajantakaa keeping moving, preventing Rook from controlling successfully.
Rajantakaa controls Rook momentarily but Rook frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rook won't allow Rajantakaa to sweep him here.
Rook advances position into side control!
Rajantakaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Rook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rook 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Rook!
A relieved looking Yuri Rook thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jankovic's entrance music is Headline - Drake. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jorge Cruz enters the cage!
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240 lbs
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228 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Jankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic throws a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jankovic.
It looks like Fedor Jankovic has been cut.
Good shot there by Jankovic.
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!
Cruz moves out of range as Jankovic throws a body kick.
Jankovic shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jankovic shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cruz enables Jankovic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cruz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Jankovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankovic trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Jankovic won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Jankovic tries to pass.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jankovic lands a couple of digs.
Jankovic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Jankovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Jankovic wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Jankovic won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Jankovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jankovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jankovic is controlling him.
Jankovic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jankovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jankovic is standing up over Cruz. Cruz looks to escape but Jankovic dives into side control.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Jankovic trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Jankovic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jankovic misses with the ground and pound.
Cruz dodges the ground and pound from Jankovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jankovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jankovic 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.
Jankovic tries to advance to mount but Cruz denies him.
Jankovic tries for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Jankovic prevents Cruz from escaping the position.
Check out the look on Jankovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is not content to let Jankovic control the position.
Jankovic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic with the ground and pound but Cruz regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cruz is trying to stand.
Jankovic is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jankovic stops Cruz from getting back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz has one foot on Jankovic's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jankovic misses with a kick to the body.
Jankovic jabs at Cruz's body.
Jankovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Cruz looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jankovic lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Jankovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Jankovic'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.
Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Jankovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jankovic misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jankovic misses with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Cruz.
Jankovic slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz slips under a jab from Jankovic.
Jankovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
Jankovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jankovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jankovic. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Jankovic thows a body kick. Cruz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jankovic throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Jankovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jankovic thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Jankovic throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Jankovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fedor Jankovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Jankovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jankovic. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic lands with a nice body kick.
Jankovic scores with a leg kick.
Jankovic takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz throws a hook but Jankovic avoids it easily.
Jankovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Jankovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankovic moves away.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jankovic.
Jankovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Jankovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cruz wants to stand back up but Jankovic manages to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jankovic working the ground and pound from side control.
Cruz trying to remain calm as Jankovic controls from the top position.
Cruz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jankovic has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jankovic punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Jankovic.
Cruz is rocked!
Jankovic lands a big shot to the head and Cruz winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fedor Jankovic!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Fedor Jankovic made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Beno Gruffo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beno Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Gruffo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makers doesn't seem phased though.
Makers closes the distance and pushes Gruffo back into the cage.
Makers lands a hook that snaps the head of Gruffo backwards.
Makers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gruffo backwards.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Makers's face.
Gruffo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gruffo has Makers pressed against the cage, preventing Makers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gruffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makers wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Gruffo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makers blocks it with crossed arms.
Makers misses with a body punch.
Makers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruffo misses with a knee strike.
Gruffo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makers is leaning against Gruffo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Makers avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Gruffo.
A short uppercut from Makers.
Makers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruffo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but Makers blocks with his arms.
Gruffo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Makers throws a head punch that misses.
Gruffo tries a body shot but Makers blocks it.
Makers is trying to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling him.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gruffo.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
Gruffo throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo missing with knees to the body.
Gruffo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gruffo misses with a punch on the inside.
Gruffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gruffo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makers is trying to force a seperation but Gruffo has the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makers is working Gruffo over against the cage.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makers avoids it.
Gruffo misses with some punches.
Makers misses with a body punch.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
It looks like Mark Makers has been cut.
Gruffo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gruffo tries to throw a body punch but Makers avoids it by throwing Gruffo back against the cage.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo looking to throw knees to the head but Makers is blocking nicely.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but Makers blocks it.
Makers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Makers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gruffo takes a shot to the head.
Makers misses with the head strike.
Makers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makers can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gruffo fails to land.
Gruffo lands with a short shot to the head.
Makers has a couple of punches blocked by Gruffo.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but Makers blocks with his arms.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Makers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Makers avoids the damage to the body.
Makers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gruffo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makers throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruffo.
Gruffo tries a body shot but Makers blocks it.
Makers tries to work over Gruffo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Makers.
Makers scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Makers.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makers.
Makers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruffo's elbow.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gruffo looking to throw knees to the head but Makers is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Makers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Makers'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.
Makers throws a body punch but Gruffo moves out of range.
Makers misses with a straight left.
Beno Gruffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruffo moves out of range of the strikes.
Makers loads up on a big right hand but Gruffo slips the punch.
Gruffo forces Makers back against the cage and clinches.
Makers struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruffo controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makers.
Makers gets through Gruffo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gruffo is rocked!
It looks like Beno Gruffo has been cut.
Makers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruffo is still on wobbly legs! Can Makers finish him?
Gruffo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gruffo seems to have recovered his senses.
Makers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makers dips a shoulder and cracks Gruffo with a mighty uppercut! Gruffo falls back against the cage and Makers unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gruffo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Makers screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Makers!
A less than humble Mark Makers misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes's entrance music is THE JOKER. A fine choice. Duberry has chosen Pass Out - Tinie Tempah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fidel Duberry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Duberry!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Duberry saw that one coming.
Grimes scores with a nice strike.
Duberry throws out a leg kick but Grimes moves out of range and Duberry only half commits.
Grimes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimes missing with a left hand there. Duberry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duberry swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes lands a leg kick that knocks Duberry off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Grimes.
Duberry moves out of range of the body kick from Grimes.
Duberry punishes Grimes's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grimes. That's going to slow Duberry down.
Grimes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grimes throws a body kick that misses.
Duberry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Duberry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duberry throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes scores with a jab. Duberry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grimes misses with a head kick.
Grimes scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry digs a good body shot into Grimes's ribs.
Duberry misses with a low kick as Grimes jumps back.
Duberry misses with a hook. Grimes ducked under it nicely.
Grimes throws a head kick but Duberry moves out of range.
Grimes misses with a body kick.
Grimes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duberry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes moves out of range as Duberry throws a body kick.
Grimes misses with a leg kick.
Duberry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimes is out of range.
Duberry moves out of range as Grimes throws a body kick.
Grimes checks a leg kick.
Grimes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duberry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimes at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duberry.
Duberry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes lands with an uppercut that bounces Duberry off the cage and back into range.
Grimes wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws the left hand but Duberry avoids the punch easily.
Grimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duberry.
Duberry jabs Grimes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grimes is looking to score with low kicks.
Duberry connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duberry misses with a low kick.
Grimes checks the leg kick.
Duberry misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Grimes tenderised Duberry's leg. Duberry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duberry connects with a solid leg kick.
Grimes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grimes moves out of range of the body kick.
Grimes moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes wants to slow Duberry down by chopping away at his legs.
Duberry lands a really nice looking cross but Grimes seems unphased.
Duberry thuds a left hand into Grimes's body.
A lazy body kick from Duberry
and Grimes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duberry moves away.
Grimes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duberry tries to score with a low kick but Grimes moves his leg out of the way.
Duberry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duberry tries to move into range but Grimes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grimes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duberry lands a nice shot that snaps Grimes's head back.
Duberry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grimes can pounce on him.
Grimes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grimes rushes Duberry and presses him up against the cage.
Grimes lands a nice uppercut.
Duberry tries to work over Grimes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes has a couple of punches blocked by Duberry.
Grimes tries to land a knee to the head but Duberry blocks with his arms.
Duberry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duberry digs a right hand underneath Grimes's ribcage. Grimes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duberry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimes lands with a short shot to the head.
Grimes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duberry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimes misses with a knee to the head.
Duberry misses with a punch on the inside.
Duberry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grimes misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimes.
A head punch on the inside from Duberry fails to land.
Grimes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duberry avoids it.
Grimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Duberry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grimes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Buster Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duberry.
A jab from Grimes finds it's way through Duberry's defenses.
Grimes avoids a kick to the body.
Duberry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duberry misses with a jab to the body
and Grimes counters with a leg kick.
Grimes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duberry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grimes wants to clinch.
Duberry lands a front kick.
Duberry moves away from the strike by Grimes.
Fidel Duberry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duberry blocks a low kick nicely.
Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duberry.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grimes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duberry - the referee stops the clock and Grimes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duberry. Grimes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duberry avoids the body shot from Grimes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duberry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimes lands with a nice combination. Duberry backs away looking to recover.
Duberry throws a push kick but Grimes slaps the foot to one side.
Duberry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duberry swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes lands a high kick!
A leg kick checked by Grimes.
Duberry throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Duberry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duberry.
Duberry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duberry, as that shot connected.
Duberry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duberry blocks a head kick by Grimes.
Duberry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duberry takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes scores with a head kick.
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!
Duberry misses with a low kick.
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimes throws a leg kick
and Duberry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duberry connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duberry misses with a kick to the body.
Grimes lands a jab to the head.
Duberry throws a good cross that connects.
Duberry throws a low kick but Grimes moves out of range easily.
A big right from Duberry misses.
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Duberry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duberry misses with a hook
and Grimes counters with a nice uppercut.
Duberry missing with a left hand there. Grimes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duberry is able to avoid easily.
Grimes checks a low kick from Duberry.
Duberry clobbers Grimes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry throws a low kick but Grimes avoids it.
Duberry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Duberry.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Duberry blocks a leg kick.
Duberry misses with a low kick.
Grimes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duberry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Duberry.
Grimes throws a head kick but Duberry moves out of range.
Duberry connects with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimes.
Duberry gets a clinch.
Grimes landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grimes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duberry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duberry avoiding damage as Grimes throws knees to the body.
Grimes connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Fidel Duberry has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duberry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duberry throws a head punch that misses.
Grimes misses with the head strike.
Duberry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grimes tries to land a knee to the head but Duberry blocks with his arms.
Grimes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duberry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duberry struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimes controls his hands.
Duberry blocks an uppercut.
Duberry scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Duberry.
Grimes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duberry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duberry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duberry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Duberry.
Duberry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Duberry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fidel Duberry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Duberry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duberry looks to throw the jab but Grimes is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duberry, right into the meat.
Duberry stuns Grimes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grimes blocks a leg kick.
Duberry works Grimes's body with a nice hook.
Grimes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duberry to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duberry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duberry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duberry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duberry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duberry throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses.
Duberry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grimes on the side of the head.
Grimes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duberry just misses with a punch to the body.
Duberry throws a front kick that sends Grimes stumbling back into the cage.
Duberry misses with a straight right.
Duberry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimes swings for the body but Duberry moves out of range.
Duberry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duberry tests Grimes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grimes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duberry to score with a decent uppercut.
Duberry jabs Grimes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes takes one to the side of the head.
Duberry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grimes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duberry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grimes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grimes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duberry is out of range and Grimes settles back down.
Duberry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes drops his hands momentarily and Duberry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grimes throws a wild body kick that Duberry sees coming a mile off.
Duberry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimes checks a leg kick.
Grimes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duberry throws a shot to the body.
Grimes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duberry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grimes misses the shot to the body.
Grimes staying out of range there.
Duberry throws a hook but Grimes avoids it easily.
Duberry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duberry digs a good hook to Grimes's body.
A lazy left from Duberry finds it's target.
Grimes throws a low kick, looking for Duberry's leg but Duberry calmly moves out of range.
Grimes throws the left hand but Duberry avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimes manages to avoid it.
Duberry misses with a hook to the body
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Duberry connects with a looping right hand.
Duberry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
Duberry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duberry swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buster Grimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fidel Duberry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duberry misses with a left hand
and Grimes counters with a head kick. That will keep Duberry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grimes slips under a jab from Duberry.
Duberry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duberry scores with a decent looking hook.
Grimes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duberry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grimes throws a body punch but Duberry moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duberry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grimes scores with a nice right hand.
Duberry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duberry.
Duberry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimes.
Duberry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grimes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duberry scrambles back to his feet.
Duberry moves out of range of the body kick from Grimes.
Some bone on bone action there as Duberry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duberry with a nice cross.
Duberry lands a nice shot that snaps Grimes's head back.
Duberry lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duberry moves out of range of the leg kick from Grimes.
Duberry punishes Grimes's body with a nice straight punch.
Duberry moves out of range as Grimes throws a body kick.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fidel Duberry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duberry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fidel Duberry!
A relieved looking Fidel Duberry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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