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GAMMA: Contenders #181 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Borja Hurtado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TinY Toon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Borja Hurtado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TinY Toon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Borja Hurtado.
Toon tries to close the distance and clinch but Borja Hurtado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toon misses with a body kick.
Borja Hurtado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toon shoots in for a double leg but Borja Hurtado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Borja Hurtado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borja Hurtado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borja Hurtado throws a series of punches but Toon avoids them all with ease.
Borja Hurtado misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Borja Hurtado. No joy for Toon on that attempt.
Toon tries to clinch there but Borja Hurtado circles away.
Borja Hurtado swinging wildly here.
Borja Hurtado shoots in for a takedown but Toon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toon tries to clinch up but Borja Hurtado circles away and keeps his distance.
Toon tries to clinch but Borja Hurtado moves out of range.
Toon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borja Hurtado circles away quickly and effectively.
Borja Hurtado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like TinY Toon has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borja Hurtado throws a right and a left that Toon avoids nicely.
Borja Hurtado shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Toon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Toon trying to control the position.
Borja Hurtado passes Toon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Borja Hurtado is working for a kimura but Toon is defending it quite comfortably.
Toon wants to control but Borja Hurtado is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borja Hurtado lands a nice short elbow.
Borja Hurtado is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Toon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Toon pushes Borja Hurtado off looking to stand but Borja Hurtado dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borja Hurtado working Toon over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borja Hurtado working Toon over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Borja Hurtado.
Borja Hurtado looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Toon is rocked!
Borja Hurtado is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Toon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Borja Hurtado.
Borja Hurtado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Toon is still in real trouble! Can Borja Hurtado finish him?
Borja Hurtado looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Toon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Toon seems to have recovered his senses.
Borja Hurtado prevents Toon from standing back up.
Toon wants to control but Borja Hurtado is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borja Hurtado seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Borja Hurtado is pressing down on Toon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Toon is holding on for now.
Borja Hurtado lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Toon! More strikes land and this one is all over! Borja Hurtado jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Borja Hurtado!
Francisco Borja Hurtado decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by The game. Joe Thompson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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201 lbs
23 - 22 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday checks a leg kick.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Holliday closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson misses with a body punch
and Holliday counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at Holliday to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Joe Thompson has been cut.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
Holliday tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Holliday does no damage.
Holliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday swinging wildly here.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday throws a combination that misses
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holliday's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Holliday blocks nicely.
Holliday uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Holliday falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Holliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a body kick that stops Holliday in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday blocks a jab.
Holliday swinging wildly here.
Thompson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thompson stops Holliday from standing up.
Holliday looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Holliday blocks nicely.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Holliday has wrist control.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Holliday had control of the position.
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
Holliday has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thompson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Holliday staying out of range there.
Holliday throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Holliday.
Holliday misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday wants to stand but Thompson is controlling the position.
Holliday working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Holliday wants to stand up but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holliday working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Holliday keeps moving.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
Holliday wants to stand but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Holliday blocks nicely.
Thompson throws a strike but Holliday rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holliday stands and steps away. Thompson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid body kick from Thompson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Holliday. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson darts in and clinches Holliday up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Holliday will be more careful next time no doubt.
Holliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holliday misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Holliday.
Holliday lands a jab.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Holliday does no damage.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Holliday misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holliday misses with the combination.
Holliday is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Thompson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holliday will feel that in the morning.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thompson.
Holliday dodges the ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson lands some shots froms side control.
Joe Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thompson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Holliday gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
Holliday is rocked!
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Holliday is still in real trouble! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson looking to control but Holliday is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thompson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Holliday in real trouble here! The ref calls for Holliday to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Thompson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirezovic darts in and clinches Walton up against the cage.
Ramirezovic landing knees to the head.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton missing with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic looking to throw knees to the head but Walton is blocking nicely.
Ramirezovic with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Walton scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
Ramirezovic crunches a lovely knee into Walton's ribcage.
Walton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramirezovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walton missing with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walton's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirezovic blocks an elbow strike from Walton.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walton avoids it.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirezovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirezovic blocks an uppercut.
Ramirezovic managing to block the knees to the body from Walton.
Walton misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walton misses with a knee to the head.
Walton working aggressively here.
Walton avoiding damage as Ramirezovic throws knees to the body.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Walton blocks it.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton blocks an elbow strike.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walton.
Ramirezovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walton trying to land knees to the body.
Walton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramirezovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walton's brow.
Ramirezovic managing to block the knees to the body from Walton.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Ramirezovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walton dodges an elbow strike from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Walton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirezovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirezovic looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walton is defending well for now.
Ramirezovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Walton.
A nice left hand lands by Walton.
Walton trying to land knees to the body.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirezovic's elbow.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Walton blocks it.
Ramirezovic avoiding damage as Walton throws knees to the body.
Walton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Ramirezovic avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Ramirezovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walton is defending well for now.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
Walton throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walton throws an elbow but misses.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton digs a right hand underneath Ramirezovic's ribcage. Ramirezovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramirezovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramirezovic lands a knee to the body.
Walton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirezovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Walton misses with a knee strike.
Walton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic managing to block the knees to the body from Walton.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramirezovic.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramirezovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walton's brow.
Ramirezovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walton.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Walton avoids the elbow strike from Ramirezovic, against the cage.
Walton pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirezovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Walton missing with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic avoiding damage as Walton throws knees to the body.
Walton missing with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirezovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirezovic avoids the damage to the body.
Walton takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
Walton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirezovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
Walton trying to land knees to the body.
Ramirezovic crunches a lovely knee into Walton's ribcage.
Walton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirezovic.
Walton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirezovic avoids it.
Ramirezovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walton tries a body shot but Ramirezovic blocks it.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirezovic's elbow.
Ramirezovic lands a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirezovic landing knees to the head.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Walton pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirezovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ramirezovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamalski Ramirezovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic'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.
Ramirezovic misses with a body shot.
Ramirezovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Walton.
Ramirezovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walton has closed the distance and engaged Ramirezovic in a clinch.
Ramirezovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walton.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Walton blocks the elbow strike.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirezovic avoids the elbow strike from Walton, against the cage.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirezovic looking to throw knees to the head but Walton is blocking nicely.
Walton tries a body shot but Ramirezovic blocks it.
Ramirezovic is breathing heavily.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Walton.
Walton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirezovic avoids it.
Ramirezovic managing to block the knees to the body from Walton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Ramirezovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirezovic is defending well for now.
Walton scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Walton lands an elbow that stopped Ramirezovic in his tracks for a moment.
Walton tries to land a knee to the head but Ramirezovic blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
Jamalski Ramirezovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramirezovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walton looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirezovic is blocking nicely.
Walton lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirezovic lands a knee to the body.
Ramirezovic managing to block the knees to the body from Walton.
Walton managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walton blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walton blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walton lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirezovic avoids it.
Ramirezovic blocks an elbow strike from Walton.
Walton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirezovic backwards.
Walton avoiding damage as Ramirezovic throws knees to the body.
Ramirezovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirezovic avoids the elbow strike from Walton, against the cage.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirezovic missing with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walton blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Walton as the two fighters clinch.
Walton managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirezovic.
Walton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramirezovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walton managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirezovic.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirezovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic avoids the elbow strike from Walton, against the cage.
Walton tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirezovic avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirezovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walton lands with a left to the head.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walton blocks it with crossed arms.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Ramirezovic avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Walton is looking to control Ramirezovic's arms but Ramirezovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walton has his back to the cage.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Ramirezovic avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Walton missing with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirezovic's elbow.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Ramirezovic avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Ramirezovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Walton avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirezovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirezovic managing to block the knees to the body from Walton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton tries a knee to the head but Ramirezovic blocks it.
Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirezovic controls his hands.
Ramirezovic trying to land knees to the body.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walton blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramirezovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walton lands an uppercut.
Ramirezovic trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walton.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirezovic.
Walton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirezovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walton.
Ramirezovic avoiding damage as Walton throws knees to the body.
Ramirezovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirezovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walton tries a knee to the head but Ramirezovic blocks it.
Walton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walton misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Walton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramirezovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walton misses with a two punch combination.
Tim Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton is looking to clinch.
Walton pushes Ramirezovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Walton trying to land knees to the body.
Ramirezovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walton pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirezovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Walton blocks it.
Ramirezovic looking to throw knees to the head but Walton is blocking nicely.
Walton pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirezovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Walton misses with a knee strike.
Ramirezovic landing knees to the head.
Ramirezovic avoiding damage as Walton throws knees to the body.
Walton missing with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton tries a body shot but Ramirezovic blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirezovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirezovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramirezovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walton's face.
Ramirezovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramirezovic scores with a knee to the head.
Walton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirezovic is defending well for now.
Walton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramirezovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramirezovic blocking some punches.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirezovic.
Walton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Walton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirezovic.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirezovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirezovic blocks an elbow strike.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirezovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Walton won't want to take too many of those.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Walton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramirezovic's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walton throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
Walton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirezovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walton landing knees to the body.
Ramirezovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walton lands a nice elbow.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Walton on the inside.
Ramirezovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walton.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirezovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Walton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirezovic is defending well for now.
Ramirezovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Walton won't want to take too many of those.
Ramirezovic looking to throw knees to the head but Walton is blocking nicely.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Walton throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramirezovic misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirezovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirezovic landing knees to the head.
Walton lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut even more.
Walton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirezovic avoids it.
Walton presses Ramirezovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramirezovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walton looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirezovic is blocking nicely.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Ramirezovic avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Ramirezovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Ramirezovic avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Walton looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirezovic is blocking nicely.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirezovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirezovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walton misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirezovic obliges.
A knee to the head by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic throws 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!
Walton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramirezovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Walton.
Walton missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamalski Ramirezovic.
I think Ramirezovic 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 George Francis scores the fight for Tim Walton!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Tim Walton!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Tim Walton!
Tim Walton wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Walton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Random Task (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kralaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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285 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Random Task!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kralaiev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Task looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Task is looking to clinch.
Kralaiev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Task looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kralaiev keeps the fight on the outside.
Task is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Task lands a leg kick that knocks Kralaiev off balance momentarily.
Kralaiev rushes Task and presses him up against the cage.
Kralaiev is trying to push Task away but Task has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Task tries to land knees in the clinch but Kralaiev avoids the damage to the body.
Task misses with a knee to the head.
Kralaiev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Task trying to control the position but instead, Kralaiev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Task into the cage.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Task takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralaiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kralaiev throws a sloppy head kick and Task moves out of range easily.
Task is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kralaiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kralaiev takes the fight into the clinch.
Task tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kralaiev avoids it.
Task gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Task is looking to take a break and control but Kralaiev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Task prevents Kralaiev from standing back up.
Kralaiev is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Task jumps into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Task gets to mount! Kralaiev was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Task looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev wants to get back to his feet.
Task punching from mount but Kralaiev doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kralaiev gets back to half guard.
Kralaiev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Task.
Kralaiev controls Task momentarily but Task frees himself.
Kralaiev is pulling down on Task's head to control his posture.
Task trying to control the position from guard on top but Kralaiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Task is looking to work some ground and pound but Kralaiev has wrist control.
Task 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev 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, due to lack of action by Ivan Kralaiev.
Kralaiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Task tries to clinch up but Kralaiev circles away and keeps his distance.
Kralaiev moves into range and clinches up with Task.
Kralaiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Task landing knees to the body.
Task using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kralaiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Task goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kralaiev prevents it.
Task missing with knees to the body.
Kralaiev wants to break free but Task has control.
Task using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kralaiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Task is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kralaiev is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kralaiev obliges.
Kralaiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Task avoids the damage to the body.
Kralaiev prevents a body shot from Task.
Kralaiev managing to block the knees to the body from Task.
Task throws a knee to the head but misses.
Task is trying to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kralaiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Task blocks a head kick by Kralaiev.
Kralaiev clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Task wants to take the fight to the mat but Kralaiev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Random Task. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kralaiev breaks from the clinch.
Task doesn't manage to clinch there - Kralaiev circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Kralaiev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kralaiev throws a sloppy head kick and Task moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Task takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kralaiev working hard to break the clinch.
Task goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kralaiev prevents it.
Task slows down the pace here.
Kralaiev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Task is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kralaiev is defending well for now.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kralaiev. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Task moves forwards but Kralaiev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Random Task has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Task tries to clinch but Kralaiev is having none of it.
Kralaiev pushes Task up against the cage in a clinch.
Task throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kralaiev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kralaiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kralaiev throws a nice head kick!
Ivan Kralaiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Task checks a leg kick.
Kralaiev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kralaiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kralaiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Task blocks a head kick by Kralaiev.
Task lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kralaiev will feel that in the morning.
Ivan Kralaiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kralaiev clinches up with Task and pushes him back against the cage.
Kralaiev managing to block the knees to the body from Task.
Kralaiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Task fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kralaiev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Task, pushing him back against the cage.
Task misses with a knee to the head.
Task is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kralaiev is defending well for now.
Kralaiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kralaiev manages to break the clinch.
Kralaiev has Task up against the cage in a clinch.
Kralaiev avoiding damage as Task throws knees to the body.
Task tries to land knees in the clinch but Kralaiev avoids the damage to the body.
Kralaiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Task with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Task looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev lands a good knee to the midsection. Task won't want to take too many of those.
Kralaiev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kralaiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Task is defending well for now.
Kralaiev scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kralaiev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kralaiev tries to land a knee to the head but Task blocks with his arms.
Task is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kralaiev is defending well for now.
Kralaiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Task keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kralaiev's efforts to push away.
Task managing to block the knees to the body from Kralaiev.
Task drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kralaiev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kralaiev clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kralaiev has closed the distance and engaged Task in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Task.
It looks like Ivan Kralaiev has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Task tries a knee to the head but Kralaiev blocks it.
Kralaiev is trying to stall.
Task missing with knees to the body.
Kralaiev breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kralaiev.
Ivan Kralaiev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Task is looking to clinch.
Kralaiev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kralaiev takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kralaiev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Task throws a leg kick
and Kralaiev counters with a solid body kick.
Ivan Kralaiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kralaiev clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kralaiev.
Task is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kralaiev is defending well for now.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Kralaiev misses
and Task counters with a thumping low kick.
Kralaiev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Task on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kralaiev throws an overhand right that lands on Task's shoulder, as Task tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Kralaiev.
Task avoids the body shot from Kralaiev.
Kralaiev closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kralaiev breaks the clinch.
Kralaiev pushes Task up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralaiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kralaiev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Task has him pressed against the cage.
Task drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kralaiev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Task throws a punch but it's blocked by Kralaiev.
Kralaiev avoiding damage as Task throws knees to the body.
Kralaiev lands a good knee to the midsection. Task won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Task trying to land knees to the body.
Task is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Task is looking to control Kralaiev's arms but Kralaiev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Task has his back to the cage.
Task throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Task prevents Kralaiev from breaking the clinch.
Task throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kralaiev blocks it with crossed arms.
Task has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kralaiev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kralaiev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Task has him pressed against the cage.
Ivan Kralaiev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Task throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kralaiev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kralaiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Task unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kralaiev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kralaiev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kralaiev breaks from the clinch.
Task fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kralaiev throws a sloppy head kick and Task moves out of range easily.
Kralaiev gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Kralaiev.
Kralaiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kralaiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kralaiev throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Task looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kralaiev takes the fight into the clinch.
Task tries to land knees in the clinch but Kralaiev avoids the damage to the body.
Task avoiding damage.
Task trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Random Task. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Task with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Task tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kralaiev avoids it.
Random Task has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kralaiev taking a breather.
Kralaiev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Task avoids it.
Kralaiev lands a knee to the body.
Task throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kralaiev blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Task connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kralaiev's face.
Kralaiev manages to break the clinch.
Kralaiev moves into the clinch.
Task misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kralaiev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kralaiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kralaiev 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ivan Kralaiev!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Ivan Kralaiev!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Ivan Kralaiev!
Ivan Kralaiev wins by unanimous decision!
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