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Honour FC 12: I am Legend PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bolden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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212 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Bolden!
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, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rua throws a head kick but Bolden moves out of range.
Donk. Rua catches Bolden right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Robert Bolden has been cut.
Rua throws a leg kick but Bolden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bolden misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bolden throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Bolden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bolden throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Bolden throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Bolden.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Bolden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua throws a right hand that misses
and Bolden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bolden with a nice cross.
Bolden cracks Rua with a good jab.
Bolden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rua did well to prevent Bolden getting side control.
Rua is holding on to half guard well.
Bolden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bolden is trying to control the action in half guard but Rua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Bolden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rua gets full guard.
Bolden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rua's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bolden there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolden prevents Rua from standing back up.
Bolden tries to pass to full mount but Rua defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bolden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bolden trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rua has hold of Bolden's hands but Bolden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bolden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rua is looking to improve his position.
Rua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bolden.
Bolden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bolden has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bolden wants to control the pace but Rua is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolden looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bolden punching from mount but Rua doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolden with good strikes from the mount here!
Poor strikes thrown by Bolden there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bolden landing strikes from the mount and Rua is in trouble!
Bolden looking to ground and pound but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua tries to hold on but Bolden postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rua hang on?
Bolden looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bolden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Bolden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bolden scores with a three punch combo!
Bolden gets a takedown into half guard.
Rua regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bolden.
Rua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bolden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rua keeping full guard, as Bolden tries to pass.
Robert Bolden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolden trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua keeping full guard, as Bolden tries to pass.
Bolden stays in close to Rua's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bolden is pushing down on Rua's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rua is fighting to maintain full guard but Bolden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bolden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Rua desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bolden is pressing down on Rua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rua is holding on for now.
Bolden is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bolden punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua taking shots to the head.
Bolden is landing with some decent strikes but Rua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The cut above Mauricio Rua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bolden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolden looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bolden 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.
Rua gets full guard.
Bolden postures up.
Bolden looking to pass the guard.
Boldenis looking to pass into half guard but Rua pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rua is in guard.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bolden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bolden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rua postures up.
Rua scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bolden has momentary wrist control but Rua slips an elbow through the middle.
Rua wants to control from the top but Bolden keeps moving.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bolden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bolden dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolden is just out of range.
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bolden's waist but Bolden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Bolden misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Bolden.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but Bolden shows good takedown defense.
Bolden scores with a nice head shot.
Bolden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rua digs a good body shot into Bolden's ribs.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Bolden slips the punch.
Rua misses with a hook.
Bolden misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Rua has a takedown stuffed.
Robert Bolden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Bolden misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolden throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Rua throws a solid leg kick but Bolden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rua.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bolden but Bolden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolden throws out the jab.
Bolden lands with a right hand.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua throws a leg kick but Bolden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bolden there.
Rua walks into a straight right hand from Bolden.
Bolden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rua is looking to clinch but Bolden is avoiding it.
Bolden drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bolden is working Rua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these 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!
Bolden landing with the ground and pound.
Rua has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bolden has passed into side control.
Rua pushes Bolden away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bolden gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bolden advances to full mount.
Rua taking shots to the head.
Mauricio Rua's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mauricio Rua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Bolden!
After the fight, Robert Bolden was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Kromer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kromer comes to the ring accompanied by Cold As Ice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frederick Kromer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Givens!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kromer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kromer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kromer throws a sloppy head kick and Givens moves out of range easily.
Kromer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kromer tried to score with a low kick but Givens checks it.
Kromer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Givens is out of range and Kromer settles back down.
Kromer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kromer checks the leg kick.
Kromer slips a jab from Givens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Givens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kromer.
Givens throws a front kick aimed at Kromer's knee but Kromer avoids it well.
Kromer misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kromer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Givens cracks Kromer with a good jab.
Givens throws out a powerful jab.
Jab by Givens.
Givens misses with a straight left.
Kromer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Givens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kromer can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Kromer.
Frederick Kromer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kromer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kromer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Givens lands with an uppercut that bounces Kromer off the ropes and back into range.
Kromer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Givens counters with a low kick, right behind Kromer 's knee.
Kromer misses with a body kick.
Givens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kromer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kromer looks to land a combination but Givens avoids it well.
Givens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kromer, right into the meat.
Givens misses with an uppercut. Kromer saw that one coming.
Kromer throws a body kick that misses.
Kromer misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Givens misses with a body shot.
Kromer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Givens, as that shot connected.
Givens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kromer takes a swing at Givens's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens lands with a cross.
Frederick Kromer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kromer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Givens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kromer.
Givens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kromer.
Givens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Givens lands a really nice looking cross but Kromer seems unphased.
It looks like Frederick Kromer has been cut.
Kromer tries to score with a low kick but Givens moves his leg out of the way.
Givens feints and as Kromer raises his hands in defense, Givens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Givens wants to control from the top but Kromer keeps moving.
Givens is looking to work some ground and pound but Kromer has wrist control.
Givens trying to control but Kromer is working from the bottom.
Kromer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Givens is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens is looking to work some ground and pound but Kromer has wrist control.
Kromer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Givens.
Kromer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Givens is one step ahead there.
Givens passes Kromer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens looks to land a strike but Kromer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Givens trying to control but Kromer is working from the bottom.
Givens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kromer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Givens postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raylan Givens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frederick Kromer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Givens scores with a jab.
Givens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kromer misses with a straight right.
Givens scores with a decent looking hook.
Givens swings for the body but Kromer moves out of range.
Kromer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Givens throws a lazy right hand but Kromer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Givens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frederick Kromer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kromer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kromer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Givens misses with a body shot.
Kromer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kromer misses with an uppercut.
Givens scores with a takedown into Kromer's guard.
Kromer keeping moving, preventing Givens from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kromer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kromer holds on and takes a little breather.
Givens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Givens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kromer's head.
Givens throws a strike but Kromer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Givens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kromer has passed into half guard!
Givens wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kromer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kromer prevents Givens from improving his position.
Givens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Givens trying to hold on to Kromer's head to control him but Kromer postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Givens misses the jab.
Kromer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Givens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kromer throws a series of punches but Givens avoids them all with ease.
Kromer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Givens to score with a decent uppercut.
Givens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kromer was well out of range. Poor timing from Givens.
Kromer tries to move into range but Givens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kromer scores with a push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kromer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Givens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Givens checks a leg kick.
Kromer lands a jab to Givens's midsection.
Kromer misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raylan Givens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frederick Kromer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kromer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Givens's head.
Kromer throws a lazy body kick
and Givens counters with a solid body kick.
Good exchange - Givens coming out on top.
Givens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Givens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Frederick Kromer is winning the standup battle so far.
Kromer missing with a left hand there. Givens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Givens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kromer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Givens fails with a takedown attempt.
Kromer misses the jab.
Givens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Givens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Givens avoids a kick to the body.
Kromer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kromer throws a solid leg kick but Givens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kromer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Givens lands with an overhand left.
Kromer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Givens.
Kromer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Givens at a distance.
Givens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Givens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kromer misses with a jab to the body
and Givens counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kromer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kromer throws a low kick but Givens moves out of range easily.
Givens jabs Kromer right on the nose. Kromer blinks but takes it well.
Givens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kromer.
Kromer misses with a body shot.
Givens thuds his right hand into Kromer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kromer slips a straight right by Givens.
An inside leg kick lands from Givens.
Givens clobbers Kromer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Givens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens shoots in but Kromer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frederick Kromer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raylan Givens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kromer misses with a low kick.
Frederick Kromer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kromer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Givens catches Kromer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kromer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Givens was well out of range. Poor timing from Kromer.
Kromer is looking to wear down Givens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Givens checks a leg kick nicely.
Givens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Givens lands a really nice looking cross but Kromer seems unphased.
Givens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kromer.
Kromer throws a chopping leg kick but Givens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kromer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kromer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kromer 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.
Kromer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kromer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kromer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Givens's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Givens moves out of range as Kromer throws a body kick.
Kromer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kromer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kromer.
Givens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Givens looking to finish with strikes here!
Givens wants to finish this one by submission but Kromer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Givens.
Raylan Givens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Givens tries to control but Kromer wriggling away.
Givens thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kromer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Givens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kromer is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raylan Givens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Givens 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Raylan Givens!
After winning the bout, Raylan Givens thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horse has chosen Otis as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Horse, pushing him back against the ropes.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Horse taking a breather.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee wants to stall.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
A shot in the inside from Horse.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Horse tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse lands with a short shot to the head.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Horse takes an elbow to the temple.
Horse misses with some punches.
Horse is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
Horse tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Horse looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Horse lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horse taking a breather.
Lee pushes Horse back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Horse lands with a light punch inside.
Lee prevents Horse from breaking the clinch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horse.
Horse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Horse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horse misses with an elbow strike.
Horse lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Horse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horse manages to break the clinch.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Horse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Horse connects with the punch.
That kick from Horse tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy body kick from Lee
and Horse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Horse is just out of range.
Horse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Horse throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Horse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Horse 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.
Horse connects with a single shot there.
Horse punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee throws a right and a left that Horse avoids nicely.
Horse throws a good cross that connects.
Horse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Horse.
Fred Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horse misses with a hook.
Horse with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krazy Horse dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Horse moves out of range.
A big right from Horse misses.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horse lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horse.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horse slips a jab from Lee.
Lee is looking to wear down Horse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee defending well as Horse loads up on a big left hand.
Horse slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch there but Horse circles away.
Krazy Horse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horse avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse scores with a spinning back kick!
Horse closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Horse getting side control.
Horse is stalling here. Lee is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Horse seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lee has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Horse is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Horse avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lee.
Horse is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Horse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee trying to control the action but Horse is working from the bottom.
Horse is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Horse will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse is looking to reverse the position.
Lee trying to control the action but Horse is working from the bottom.
Horse is trying to get back to half guard.
Horse looks to move to half guard but instead Lee has passed into mount! Damn!
Horse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee wants to control the pace but Horse is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lee wants to control but Horse is keeping him busy.
Horse has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Horse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Horse wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Krazy Horse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Horse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horse misses with a looping left.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horse.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Horse.
Horse lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Horse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Horse.
Horse misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee connects with the punch.
Horse throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Horse persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee scores with the left hand. Horse knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Horse's torso.
Horse misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Horse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Horse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krazy Horse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Horse.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Horse slips the punch.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Horse counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horse is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Horse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Horse scores with a four punch combination!
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horse counters with a nice uppercut.
Horse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horse under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Horse ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Horse.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Horse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Horse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse misses with a body shot.
Lee misses with a low kick.
A big left from Horse misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Horse misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee looks to land a combination but Horse avoids it well.
Fred Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horse loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Horse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee walks into a jab.
Horse gets tackled into the ropes by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Horse 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Krazy Horse!
During a confident post fight interview, Krazy Horse 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento Silva Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Leo Sayer-You Make Me Feel Like Dancing. Nahasapimapetilan Jr has chosen Who needs the Kwik - E - Mart as his entrance music. Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a right hand
and Nahasapimapetilan Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr slips under a jab from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a series of punches but Nahasapimapetilan Jr avoids them all with ease.
Nascimento Silva Jr fails with the takedown.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr defending well as Nascimento Silva Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Nascimento Silva Jr shoots in for a takedown but Nahasapimapetilan Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Nascimento Silva Jr misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Nascimento Silva Jr misses the target.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Nascimento Silva Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr slips under a jab.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nascimento Silva Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nahasapimapetilan Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nascimento Silva Jr looks to land a combination but Nahasapimapetilan Jr avoids it well.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nascimento Silva Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a straight right.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a low kick, looking for Nascimento Silva Jr's leg but Nascimento Silva Jr calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to bum rush Nahasapimapetilan Jr with a series of wild strikes but Nahasapimapetilan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr misses with a low kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr digs a good body shot into Nahasapimapetilan Jr's ribs.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr looks to land a right hand but Nascimento Silva Jr moved out of range.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nascimento Silva Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses the jab.
A left and a right from Nascimento Silva Jr both land. Nice combination.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nascimento Silva Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nahasapimapetilan Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a combination that misses
and Nahasapimapetilan Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Nascimento Silva Jr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nascimento Silva Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Nascimento Silva Jr misses.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands with a straight right. Nascimento Silva Jr didn't see that one coming.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with an uppercut. Nahasapimapetilan Jr saw that one coming.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a combination
and Nahasapimapetilan Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr punishes Nahasapimapetilan Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nahasapimapetilan Jr's head backwards.
Nascimento Silva Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with the combination.
Nascimento Silva Jr blocks a head kick by Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to keep at a distance but Nahasapimapetilan Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Nahasapimapetilan Jr avoids it by throwing Nascimento Silva Jr back against the ropes.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands an uppercut.
Nascimento Silva Jr with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Nascimento Silva Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr wants to stall.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nascimento Silva Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nahasapimapetilan Jr in his tracks.
Nascimento Silva Jr tests Nahasapimapetilan Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nascimento Silva Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook
and Nahasapimapetilan Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a wild combination.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses the body punch
and Nahasapimapetilan Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Nahasapimapetilan Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a right hand that Nahasapimapetilan Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Nahasapimapetilan Jr also avoids with ease.
Nascimento Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nahasapimapetilan Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nascimento Silva Jr is out of range.
A combination from Nascimento Silva Jr does no damage.
Nascimento Silva Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr misses with a body kick.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nascimento Silva Jr's head backwards.
Nascimento Silva Jr tests Nahasapimapetilan Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook. Nahasapimapetilan Jr ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Nahasapimapetilan Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nascimento Silva Jr, as that shot connected.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to keep at a distance but Nahasapimapetilan Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nascimento Silva Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nahasapimapetilan Jr's efforts to push away.
Nascimento Silva Jr is trying to drag Nahasapimapetilan Jr to the mat but Nahasapimapetilan Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr blocking some punches.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nahasapimapetilan Jrs head.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Nahasapimapetilan Jr won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr has Nascimento Silva Jr pressed against the ropes, preventing Nascimento Silva Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Nascimento Silva Jr wants to stall.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr has Nascimento Silva Jr pushed against the ropes.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Nahasapimapetilan Jr avoids it by throwing Nascimento Silva Jr back against the ropes.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr has been cut.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr wants to break free but Nascimento Silva Jr has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is trying to force a seperation but Nascimento Silva Jr has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nascimento Silva Jr backwards.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nahasapimapetilan Jrs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a body punch but Nascimento Silva Jr moves out of range.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nascimento Silva Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Nascimento Silva Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Nahasapimapetilan Jr, looking for a takedown. Nascimento Silva Jr pushes Nahasapimapetilan Jr against the ropes but Nahasapimapetilan Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr with a nice cross.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nascimento Silva Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento Silva Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nascimento Silva Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nahasapimapetilan Jr's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a head shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a series of strikes that have Nahasapimapetilan Jr backpedaling.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nascimento Silva Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr keeping moving, preventing Nascimento Silva Jr from controlling successfully.
Nascimento Silva Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nahasapimapetilan Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nascimento Silva Jr has picked Nahasapimapetilan Jr up and slammed him! Nahasapimapetilan Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Nascimento Silva Jr manages to pass to side control!
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr trying to control the position but Nahasapimapetilan Jr is working away.
Nascimento Silva Jr advances to mount.
Nascimento Silva Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is rocked!
Nascimento Silva Jr swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nahasapimapetilan Jr is now in Nascimento Silva Jr's guard. A big mistake from Nascimento Silva Jr there, giving up the dominant position!
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is still in real trouble! Can Nascimento Silva Jr finish him?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nascimento Silva Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nahasapimapetilan Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nascimento Silva Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nahasapimapetilan Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Nascimento Silva Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nahasapimapetilan Jr!
Nascimento Silva Jr is trying to take his opponent's back.
Nascimento Silva Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nahasapimapetilan Jr is looking to escape.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to hold on but Nascimento Silva Jr postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr is trying to control here but Nahasapimapetilan Jr has managed to regain half guard.
Nascimento Silva Jr trying to work for an americana but Nahasapimapetilan Jr has managed to regain full guard.
Nascimento Silva Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr keeping moving, preventing Nascimento Silva Jr from controlling successfully.
Nascimento Silva Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nahasapimapetilan Jr is keeping the position for now.
Nascimento Silva Jr passes Nahasapimapetilan Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nascimento Silva Jr working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to get to full guard but Nascimento Silva Jr has control of the leg.
Nascimento Silva Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Nahasapimapetilan Jr is defending well.
Nascimento Silva Jr wants to pass the guard but Nahasapimapetilan Jr is defending well.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is looking to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nascimento Silva Jr wants to pass to mount but Nahasapimapetilan Jr is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nascimento Silva Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Nahasapimapetilan Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is looking for a sweep. Nascimento Silva Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nascimento Silva Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alive. Ryan Jacobs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacobs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morrison. Morrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison lands a head kick. Jacobs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jacobs has Morrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
Jacobs can't break the clinch.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobs throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morrison counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
Oooooh!!! Morrison has knocked Jacobs down with a huge combo! Morrison steps away and waves a wobbly Jacobs back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jacobs is rocked!
Jacobs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jacobs is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tommy Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Jacobs has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Morrison.
Jacobs has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morrison after a bit of a struggle.
Morrison crunches a lovely knee into Jacobs's ribcage.
Jacobs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Morrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacobss head.
Morrison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morrison lands a nice elbow.
Morrison creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jacobs's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jacobs drops to his knees and Morrison pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Morrison!
After the big win, Tommy Morrison made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khairi Fortt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jem Coughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khairi Fortt is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khairi Fortt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jem Coughlin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortt misses with an uppercut.
Coughlin shoots for a double leg takedown but Fortt sprawls well. He's pushed Coughlin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fortt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coughlin.
Fortt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Coughlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coughlin misses with a low kick.
Coughlin misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Fortt.
Fortt lands with a hook. Coughlin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fortt has closed the distance and engaged Coughlin in a clinch.
Coughlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coughlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortt takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Khairi Fortt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coughlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlin misses with a knee to the head.
Fortt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortt's elbow.
Fortt can't find room to land a body shot as Coughlin controls the action.
Coughlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Fortt won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coughlin.
Coughlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coughlin misses with a punch to the body.
Coughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Fortt.
Coughlin misses with a body punch.
Fortt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coughlin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coughlin throws the left hand but Fortt avoids the punch easily.
Fortt's corner calls for a 1-2. Fortt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coughlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin ducks under a wild hook from Fortt.
Fortt closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Fortt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortt lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Coughlin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fortt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fortt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Coughlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fortt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coughlin keeps working.
Coughlin wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Fortt has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Coughlin's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Coughlin is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Fortt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Khairi Fortt!
Khairi Fortt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snabbo Smido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snabbo Smido!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smido blocks a jab.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smido cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Smido's shoulder, as Smido tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smido.
Smido throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pierre slips under a jab.
Pierre takes a swing at Smido's ribcage but misses.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Smido.
Smido misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre works Smido's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Smido.
A slow jab from Smido misses its intended target.
Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smido throws a solid leg kick but Pierre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smido.
Smido fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick from Smido misses.
Smido lands a body shot.
Smido cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
Pierre throws a body punch but Smido moves out of range.
Smido takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smido fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Smido ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre swings for the body but Smido moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Pierre.
Smido throws a right hand that Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that Pierre also avoids with ease.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Smido is out of range.
Pierre defending well as Smido loads up on a big left hand.
Smido throws a push kick but Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smido blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smido.
Pierre thuds a left hand into Smido's body.
Smido has a takedown stuffed.
Smido shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Smido tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smido somewhat.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snabbo Smido.
Pierre slips a straight right by Smido.
Smido takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smido throws a leg kick but Pierre checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Smido.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smido.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Smido connects with a jab.
Smido throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smido throws the kick towards the body but Pierre avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smido moves out of range of the body kick from Pierre.
Smido rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Smido.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Snabbo Smido will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smido thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smido misses with a low kick.
Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
Smido tries to land a body kick
and Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smido bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smido throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierre.
Smido waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierre.
Pierre staying out of range there.
Smido works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smido scores with the left hand. Pierre knows he should have avoided that one.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Smido is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smido finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pierre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smido. That did some damage!
Smido uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Snabbo Smido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Smido misses.
Smido lands with a nice body punch.
Smido throws a low kick but Pierre avoids it.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Smido fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smido scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pierre misses the jab.
Pierre is looking to wear down Smido with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries to bum rush Smido with a series of wild strikes but Smido uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smido paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smido scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smido.
Smido bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pierre's head.
Smido misses with a body shot.
Smido thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Smido misses.
Smido throws a one two combo.
Smido shoots in for a double leg but Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smido comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smido scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pierre in his tracks.
Pierre misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pierre digs a good body shot into Smido's ribs.
Pierre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smido eats them both and turns towards Pierre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smido doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Smido misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smido.
Pierre throws out a leg kick but Smido moves out of range and Pierre only half commits.
Smido thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smido is defended easily by Pierre.
Smido uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre slips a straight right by Smido.
Smido throws a leg kick
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snabbo Smido showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Smido tries to land a leg kick but Pierre saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Pierre does it's job there.
Jab from Pierre.
Smido misses the jab.
Pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smido checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smido throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Smido.
Smido looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Smido throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smido missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Smido cracks the inside of Pierre's front leg.
Smido with a hook.
Pierre slips under a jab.
Pierre lands a nice hook to Smido's body. Smido takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smido takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A lazy left from Pierre finds it's target.
Smido throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre throws the left hand but Smido avoids the punch easily.
Smido throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pierre.
Pierre tries to land a front kick but Smido steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smido with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smido fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pierre lands with an overhand left.
Pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Smido closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pierre did well to prevent Smido getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Smido wants to pass to mount but Pierre is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smido scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smido missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pierre tries to roll over but Smido keeps him under control.
Smido tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smido missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smido not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pierre is looking to control Smido's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pierre avoid being mounted?
Smido looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre gets full guard.
Smido looking to pass the guard.
Smido missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smido is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Smido throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smido throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smido working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smido throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smido postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smido loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snabbo Smido comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smido 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snabbo Smido!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson has chosen Duncan, Duncan Ferguson as his entrance music. Duncan Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tj Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson lands a jab-cross combination.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oooooh!!! Thomas has knocked Ferguson down with a huge combo! Thomas steps away and waves a wobbly Ferguson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Duncan Ferguson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas sends Ferguson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thomas is motioning to the referee to let Ferguson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ferguson is rocked!
Thomas throws a jab when Ferguson was well out of range.
Ferguson is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Ferguson up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Thomas from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Ferguson's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tj Thomas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge VonQulik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubonet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Francois Dubonet acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge VonQulik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
VonQulik connects with a jab.
Dubonet lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as VonQulik backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Jorge VonQulik has been cut.
Dubonet tries to land a front kick but VonQulik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
VonQulik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dubonet as he jumps to the side.
Dubonet misses with a leg kick.
Dubonet ducks under a wild hook from VonQulik.
Dubonet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
VonQulik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
VonQulik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dubonet defends it nicely.
VonQulik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
VonQulik throws a body kick that misses.
VonQulik misses with a body shot.
VonQulik misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Dubonet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from VonQulik misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
VonQulik misses with a body shot.
Dubonet throws a low kick but VonQulik avoids it.
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
Dubonet defending well as VonQulik loads up on a big left hand.
VonQulik misses with a right hand
and Dubonet counters with an inside leg kick.
Dubonet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dubonet stuffs the takedown attempt from VonQulik. VonQulik gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge VonQulik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dubonet throws a body kick that misses.
VonQulik throws a right and a left that both miss.
VonQulik is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dubonet's half guard.
VonQulik is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dubonet is looking to control VonQulik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dubonet avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
VonQulik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dubonet's head.
Dubonet trying to control from the bottom.
VonQulik thows a huge punch but Dubonet dodges it nicely.
VonQulik stalling away here and it's allowed Dubonet to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
VonQulik 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.
VonQulik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dubonet keeping moving, preventing VonQulik from controlling successfully.
VonQulik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
VonQulik trying to control but Dubonet is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik tries to free his leg and advance position but Dubonet is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
VonQulik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
VonQulik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dubonet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dubonet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
VonQulik trying to control here.
Dubonet stalling away here and it's allowed VonQulik to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
VonQulik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
VonQulik passes to side control.
Dubonet is trying to control VonQulik's posture but VonQulik avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet is looking to reverse the position.
VonQulik with the ground and pound but Dubonet regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
VonQulik is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
VonQulik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dubonet trying to hold on to VonQulik's head to control him but VonQulik postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
VonQulik seems to be working for a kimura but Dubonet defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
VonQulik is trying to control. Dubonet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorge VonQulik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge VonQulik's cut.
That's time! VonQulik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
VonQulik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dubonet can pounce on him.
VonQulik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
VonQulik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dubonet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
VonQulik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francois Dubonet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
VonQulik misses with a few strikes there.
VonQulik throws a lazy right hand but Dubonet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dubonet throws a head kick but VonQulik moves out of range.
VonQulik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dubonet.
VonQulik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dubonet manages to avoid it.
VonQulik avoids a punch combination nicely.
VonQulik checks the leg kick nicely there.
VonQulik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dubonet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
VonQulik misses with a body shot
and Dubonet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
VonQulik throws a shot from downtown. Dubonet moves away and avoids it.
VonQulik misses with an uppercut. Dubonet saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
VonQulik avoids the head kick by Dubonet.
VonQulik misses with a hook.
VonQulik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
VonQulik throws a hook to the side of Dubonet's head but Dubonet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dubonet feints and then cracks VonQulik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow VonQulik down.
Francois Dubonet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
VonQulik looks to throw the jab but Dubonet is out of range.
Dubonet staying out of range there.
Dubonet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francois Dubonet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
VonQulik swings for the body but Dubonet moves out of range.
Dubonet gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
VonQulik trying to control but Dubonet is working from the bottom.
Dubonet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet keeping moving, preventing VonQulik from controlling successfully.
Jorge VonQulik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
VonQulik wants to pass the guard but Dubonet is keeping the position.
VonQulik trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubonet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Jorge VonQulik wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
VonQulik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dubonet avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Dubonet.
Jorge VonQulik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubonet walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dubonet misses with an attempted mid kick.
VonQulik loads up on a big right hand but Dubonet slips the punch.
VonQulik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from VonQulik misses.
Dubonet is looking to land body kicks.
Dubonet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
VonQulik misses with a combination
and Dubonet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dubonet misses with a body kick.
Dubonet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
VonQulik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dubonet.
VonQulik connects with a body shot.
Dubonet looks to throw a body kick
and VonQulik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dubonet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to VonQulik's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by VonQulik.
VonQulik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubonet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
VonQulik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
VonQulik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for VonQulik.
Jab, jab by VonQulik - just one landing.
A punch combination from VonQulik misses.
VonQulik fails with a takedown attempt.
Dubonet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from VonQulik.
VonQulik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
VonQulik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge VonQulik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
VonQulik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
VonQulik blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
VonQulik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dubonet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jorge VonQulik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge VonQulik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dubonet lands a front kick.
Dubonet slips under a jab.
VonQulik blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
Dubonet tries to land a front kick but VonQulik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by VonQulik!
Dubonet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dubonet throws a series of punches but VonQulik avoids them all with ease.
Dubonet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but VonQulik checks it well.
VonQulik avoids a kick to the body.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubonet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dubonet misses with a jab, cross combination.
VonQulik misses with a body shot.
Dubonet takes a swing at VonQulik's ribcage but misses.
VonQulik misses with a body shot.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet looks for the body kick but VonQulik saw that one coming.
VonQulik throws a body punch but Dubonet moves out of range.
Dubonet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dubonet avoids the body shot from VonQulik.
VonQulik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dubonet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
VonQulik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dubonet slips a straight right by VonQulik.
Dubonet blocks a jab.
A punch combination from VonQulik misses.
Dubonet throws a head kick that half lands.
Dubonet swinging wildly here.
VonQulik looks to score with a jab to the body but Dubonet is just out of range.
A cross from VonQulik lands.
Dubonet throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubonet throws a series of punches but VonQulik moves out of range.
VonQulik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
VonQulik swinging wildly here.
VonQulik misses with a takedown attempt - Dubonet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dubonet scores with a one two! VonQulik had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
VonQulik throws the kick towards the body but Dubonet avoids it.
Dubonet throws a leg kick which misses VonQulik's front leg but catches the back leg as VonQulik tries to avoid it.
Dubonet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dubonet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt VonQulik.
A head kick misses from Dubonet.
Dubonet is looking to slow VonQulik down with leg kicks.
Dubonet looks for the body kick but VonQulik saw that one coming.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dubonet. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet cracks VonQulik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dubonet cracks VonQulik with a good jab.
Dubonet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
VonQulik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
VonQulik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dubonet lands a glancing blow to the side of VonQulik's head.
VonQulik misses with an uppercut. Dubonet saw that one coming.
VonQulik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
VonQulik looks to land a combination but Dubonet avoids it well.
Dubonet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - VonQulik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dubonet lands with a nice body kick.
Dubonet throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
VonQulik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dubonet.
Dubonet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dubonet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
VonQulik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dubonet lands with a slapping head kick.
VonQulik walks into a jab.
VonQulik blocks the body kick.
Dubonet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
VonQulik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dubonet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dubonet scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
VonQulik misses with a body shot.
VonQulik shoots for a takedown but Dubonet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Dubonet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Dubonet really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge VonQulik's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dubonet throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Dubonet lands an impressive looking overhand right. VonQulik doesn't seem phased though.
VonQulik looks to throw the jab but Dubonet is out of range.
VonQulik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from VonQulik. Those never looked like landing.
Dubonet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from VonQulik.
VonQulik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dubonet scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick there by Dubonet.
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick and VonQulik moves out of range easily.
VonQulik throws a sloppy body shot
and Dubonet counters with a solid body kick.
VonQulik misses with a low kick.
Dubonet throws a head kick but VonQulik moves out of range.
Dubonet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dubonet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonQulik looks to land a left hand but Dubonet moved out of range nicely.
Dubonet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dubonet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dubonet lands a nice looking body kick.
VonQulik walks into a stiff left hand from Dubonet.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
VonQulik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dubonet tries to land a front kick but VonQulik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dubonet is looking to slow VonQulik down with leg kicks.
VonQulik shoots in but no luck this time.
VonQulik misses the shot to the body.
VonQulik throws a right hand that misses
and Dubonet counters with a left and a right that stings VonQulik.
Jorge VonQulik's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
VonQulik throws an off balance right hand
and Dubonet counters with a body kick that stops VonQulik in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces VonQulik back to the ropes. Dubonet follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
VonQulik is rocked!
Dubonet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
VonQulik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubonet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dubonet throws a lazy head kick
and VonQulik counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dubonet!
Dubonet really wants to buck VonQulik off and get back to his feet.
VonQulik wants to control the pace but Dubonet is squirming around nicely.
Dubonet can't escape the position.
VonQulik is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dubonet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dubonet is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
VonQulik is landing with some decent strikes but Dubonet is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dubonet hang on?
VonQulik tries to control but Dubonet wriggling away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
VonQulik swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dubonet is now in VonQulik's guard. A big mistake from VonQulik there, giving up the dominant position!
Dubonet wants to get up but he can't break VonQulik's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dubonet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dubonet gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
VonQulik scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dubonet was well out of range. Poor timing from VonQulik.
VonQulik throws a hook to the side of Dubonet's head but Dubonet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
VonQulik missing with a left hand there. Dubonet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from VonQulik misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by VonQulik as he connects with a hook.
Dubonet lands with a kick to the temple. VonQulik shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
VonQulik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dubonet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dubonet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dubonet avoids the body shot from VonQulik.
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
VonQulik misses with a hook. Dubonet ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubonet moves away from the strike by VonQulik.
A punch combination from Dubonet misses.
VonQulik lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Dubonet dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jorge VonQulik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dubonet gets caught napping as VonQulik dives in and scores a takedown. Dubonet manages to retain guard.
VonQulik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
VonQulik throwing strikes but missing.
VonQulik wants to control from the top but Dubonet keeps moving.
Dubonet wants to stand up but VonQulik is controlling him.
VonQulik postures up in Dubonet's guard and throws a big left but Dubonet blocks it.
VonQulik wants to control from the top but Dubonet keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonQulik postures up and lands a big shot to Dubonet's brow.
VonQulik trying to control but Dubonet is working from the bottom.
VonQulik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dubonet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
VonQulik slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dubonet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
VonQulik is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dubonet has his hands clasped together but VonQulik extends an breaks Dubonet's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by VonQulik.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge VonQulik!
Jorge VonQulik retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vronsky swings for the body but Cabaret moves out of range.
Vronsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cabaret has his foot on Vronsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vronsky works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vronsky pushes down on Cabaret's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vronsky tries to pass to full mount but Cabaret defends it.
Vronsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cabaret does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vronsky wants to pass to mount but Cabaret is defending the position.
Vronsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cabaret defending well though.
Cabaret trying to control here.
Vronsky thows a huge punch but Cabaret dodges it nicely.
Vronsky tries to pass to full mount but Cabaret defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret wants to improve his position but Vronsky is controlling well.
Vronsky lands strikes from half guard.
Vronsky is trying to control. Cabaret wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vronsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cabaret blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vronsky.
Vronsky wants to pass to mount but Cabaret is defending the position.
Cabaret makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cabaret.
Vronsky is in close to Cabaret's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vronsky is pushing down on Cabaret's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cabaret is fighting to maintain full guard but Vronsky has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cabaret is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vronsky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vronsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to pass to mount but Cabaret is defending the position.
Cabaret moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vronsky pushing down on Cabaret's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Vronsky.
Vronsky works his way into full mount!
Cabaret regains half guard.
Vronsky wants to take a breather but Cabaret is having none of it.
Vronsky tries to pass to full mount but Cabaret defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky is nestled in close to Cabaret, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vronsky wants to pass the guard but Cabaret is defending well.
Vronsky lands strikes from half guard.
Vronsky passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cabaret!
Vronsky scoring with strikes but Cabaret is staying in there.
It looks like Everth Cabaret has been cut.
Cabaret tries to lock up and control but Vronsky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cabaret is looking to improve his position but Vronsky isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vronsky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky looking to control but Cabaret is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cabaret keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vronsky unloading with bombs!
Everth Cabaret's cut is getting worse.
Vronsky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jeez, Everth Cabaret's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Everth Cabaret's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Vronsky!
Michael Vronsky is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Michael Vronsky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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