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GAMMA#140 Matazz v Ortiz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dynamo MacKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bajrang Jakhotia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacKenzie's entrance music is Shwayze - High Together. A fine choice. Bajrang Jakhotia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dynamo MacKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bajrang Jakhotia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacKenzie shoots in and drives through. Jakhotia sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by MacKenzie.
Jakhotia misses with a wild combination.
Jakhotia misses with a wild body shot.
MacKenzie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
MacKenzie has managed to clinch.
Jakhotia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jakhotia tries to break free but MacKenzie pushes him back against the cage.
Jakhotia can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jakhotia.
MacKenzie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jakhotia's efforts to push away.
MacKenzie has Jakhotia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jakhotia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
MacKenzie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jakhotia misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacKenzie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
MacKenzie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacKenzie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacKenzie trying to control but Jakhotia is working from the bottom.
Jakhotia looks gassed!
Jakhotia keeping full guard, as MacKenzie tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKenzie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jakhotia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now MacKenzie has Jakhotia in his guard.
MacKenzie looking for a sweep. Not yet MacKenzie, not yet.
MacKenzie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
MacKenzie wants to improve his position but instead Jakhotia has moved into half guard.
MacKenzie missing with punches from the bottom.
MacKenzie is looking to control Jakhotia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacKenzie avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
MacKenzie gets full guard.
MacKenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacKenzie striking from his own guard.
MacKenzie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
MacKenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
MacKenzie pulls Jakhotia in close to prevent any damage.
MacKenzie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jakhotia is one step ahead there.
MacKenzie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
MacKenzie striking from the bottom here.
MacKenzie trying to keep a closed guard but Jakhotia is proving a slippery customer.
MacKenzie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
MacKenzie tries to strike from the bottom.
MacKenzie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacKenzie tests Jakhotia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacKenzie throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacKenzie throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacKenzie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jakhotia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
MacKenzie decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie has closed the distance and engaged Jakhotia in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacKenzie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jakhotia pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dynamo MacKenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacKenzie moves into range and clinches up with Jakhotia.
MacKenzie breaks the clinch.
MacKenzie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
MacKenzie gets to his feet. Jakhotia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
MacKenzie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - MacKenzie lands in his opponent's guard.
MacKenzie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MacKenzie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MacKenzie is looking to work some ground and pound but Jakhotia has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamo MacKenzie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacKenzie.
MacKenzie throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacKenzie feints and then cracks Jakhotia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jakhotia down.
MacKenzie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
MacKenzie gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Jakhotia taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jakhotia being controlled for a moment.
MacKenzie wants to control but Jakhotia is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by MacKenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKenzie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jakhotia is breathing heavily.
Jakhotia gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
MacKenzie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
MacKenzie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jakhotia looks a forlorn figure.
MacKenzie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
MacKenzie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacKenzie working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! MacKenzie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
MacKenzie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jakhotia can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jakhotia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
MacKenzie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
MacKenzie working the ground and pound effectively.
MacKenzie has hold of Jakhotia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jakhotia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jakhotia tries to hold on but MacKenzie postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jakhotia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
MacKenzie working the ground and pound effectively.
MacKenzie with the ground and pound from mount.
MacKenzie wants to control the pace but Jakhotia is squirming around nicely.
MacKenzie with shots to the head and body - Jakhotia looks very uncomfortable down there.
MacKenzie lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four 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!
Jakhotia is in a horrible position here. MacKenzie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
MacKenzie controlling the position easily from mount.
MacKenzie wants to finish this one by submission but Jakhotia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacKenzie looking to control but Jakhotia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamo MacKenzie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
MacKenzie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jakhotia throws a jab when MacKenzie was well out of range.
MacKenzie thows a body kick. Jakhotia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
MacKenzie closes the distance and pushes Jakhotia back into the cage.
MacKenzie jumps guard.
MacKenzie has his hands on Jakhotia's head, controlling the position.
MacKenzie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jakhotia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacKenzie throwing shots but Jakhotia is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKenzie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
MacKenzie is nestled in close to Jakhotia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dynamo MacKenzie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MacKenzie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jakhotia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but MacKenzie pulls his head out easily.
MacKenzie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jakhotia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jakhotia has hold of MacKenzie's hands but MacKenzie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
MacKenzie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
MacKenzie lands strikes from half guard.
MacKenzie stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bajrang Jakhotia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie lands a right hook to the body.
MacKenzie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jakhotia's half guard.
MacKenzie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
MacKenzie throwing shots but Jakhotia is blocking nicely.
MacKenzie working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacKenzie lands strikes from half guard.
MacKenzie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
MacKenzie is keen to just control but Jakhotia is a slippery customer.
MacKenzie moves into full mount! Jakhotia won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakhotia taking shots to the head.
MacKenzie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
MacKenzie landing strikes from the mount.
MacKenzie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
MacKenzie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
MacKenzie punishing his opponent with strikes.
MacKenzie with the ground and pound from mount.
Jakhotia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jakhotia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
MacKenzie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jakhotia is looking to escape.
MacKenzie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jakhotia looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, MacKenzie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakhotia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dynamo MacKenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacKenzie controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dynamo MacKenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacKenzie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dynamo MacKenzie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Carwin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter misses with a takedown attempt - Carwin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carwin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carwin wants it to stay on the feet.
Baxter tries for a takedown but Carwin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Baxter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baxter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carwin swivels and escapes.
Carwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baxter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Teddy Baxter has been cut.
Baxter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Baxter moves out of range of the leg kick from Carwin.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carwin as he avoids it easily.
Baxter is breathing heavily.
Baxter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carwin defends it nicely.
Carwin jabs at Baxter's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carwin lands a jab to the head.
Carwin 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.
Carwin drops Baxter with a beautiful combination! Baxter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carwin is looking for the KO!
Baxter seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Carwin shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Baxter is backing up but Carwin catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Baxter covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Carwin Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Carwin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Guida!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Guida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guida throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith is looking to clinch but Guida is avoiding it.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Guida looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Guida fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guida prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Guida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Guida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Guida throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Guida tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith has Guida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guida throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
It looks like Winston Smith has been cut.
No joy there for Guida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith moves forwards but Guida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Guida.
Guida throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Guida.
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guida throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guida misses with a two punch combination.
Guida fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Winston Smith's cut is getting worse.
Guida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guida.
Guida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Guida lands with a nice body punch.
Keith Guida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guida lands with a nice body punch.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Guida lands a two punch combo.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guida moves away.
Guida throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Guida throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Guida throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Guida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Left hook, right uppercut from Guida.
Guida misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Guida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Guida swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guida fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Guida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Winston Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guida scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Guida.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Guida moved away.
Guida with a hook.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith takes one on the button.
Winston Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Guida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guida throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith prevents Guida from getting back to his feet.
Smith has gone for a leg lock! Guida slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smith's guard.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida stands up from Smith's guard - Guida perhaps looking for a knockout.
Guida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guida swinging wildly here.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Guida.
Guida misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Guida!
Guida is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control but Guida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Guida is now in Smith's guard. A big mistake from Smith there, giving up the dominant position!
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guida stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Keith Guida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guida lands a slapping body shot.
Guida cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida lands a lovely overhand right.
Jeez, Winston Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A left and a right from Guida both land. Nice combination.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Winston Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keith Guida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stump Morbid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston comes to the cage accompanied by Born of a Broken Man. Morbid has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. Stump Morbid has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Austin Houston's chin.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stump Morbid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
Morbid misses the jab.
Houston defending well as Morbid loads up on a big left hand.
Houston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Houston misses with a head kick.
Houston fails with a takedown attempt.
Morbid throws a head kick but Houston moves out of range.
Morbid is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Houston.
A jab from Morbid misses.
Houston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morbid takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Houston misses with a head kick.
Morbid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morbid takes a kick to the side of the head.
Houston thuds a left hand into Morbid's body.
Houston staying out of range there.
Houston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Houston scores with a body shot.
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morbid misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Houston coming out on top.
Morbid walks into a stiff left hand from Houston.
Morbid throws the left hand but Houston avoids the punch easily.
Morbid swats away the attempt to clinch by Houston.
Houston scores with the left hand. Morbid knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Houston throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Houston scores with a jab. Morbid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morbid misses with a body kick.
Houston looks for a takedown but Morbid sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Houston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morbid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Houston as he connects with a hook.
Houston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morbid as he jumps to the side.
Houston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morbid.
Morbid throws an overhand right that lands on Houston's shoulder, as Houston tries to avoid the shot.
Morbid shoots in but Houston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Houston scores with a three punch combo!
Morbid looks gassed!
Houston lands a nice looking body kick.
Morbid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morbid drops his hands momentarily and Houston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Houston is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Houston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Houston slips under a jab from Morbid.
Houston lands a nice looking body shot.
Morbid throws a jab when Houston was well out of range.
Houston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Houston is leaning against Morbid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morbid letting Houston take a breather here.
Houston is leaning against Morbid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Houston can't get the takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Houston.
Houston jumps into guard, dragging Morbid to the mat.
Houston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morbid tries to free his leg and advance position but Houston is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morbid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Houston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morbid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Houston manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Houston with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morbid tries to hold on but Houston postures up.
Morbid is working to get back to half guard.
Houston looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Houston throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morbid because Houston loaded up on that one.
Houston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morbid wants to hold on but Houston pushes him away.
BOOM! Houston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Houston avoids the attempt from Morbid to control.
Morbid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee warns Morbid that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Houston tries to control but Morbid wriggling away.
Houston 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.
Morbid tries to hold on but Houston postures up.
Houston thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Houston looking to control and managing it successfully.
Houston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morbid is looking to escape.
Morbid working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Houston throwing strikes here but Morbid is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Houston avoids the attempt from Morbid to control.
Morbid might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Houston kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Houston dominated that round.
That's time! Houston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morbid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morbid looks to land a right hand but Houston moved out of range.
Morbid is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Houston lands a head kick!
Houston slips a jab from Morbid.
Houston lands a jab to the nose.
Houston connects with the punch.
Morbid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Houston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morbid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morbid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morbid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Houston passes Morbid's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Houston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morbid's head.
Morbid tries to get to full guard but Houston has control of the leg.
Houston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morbid is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morbid taking some punishment here, with Houston in his half guard.
Houston is pressing down on Morbid's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morbid is holding on for now.
Houston trying to control from half guard but Morbid is working away.
Houston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morbid keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Morbid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Houston.
Morbid is looking to control Houston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morbid avoid being mounted?
Houston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morbid does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Houston not doing much here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Houston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morbid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morbid misses the jab.
Morbid takes one to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Morbid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morbid.
Morbid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Houston.
Morbid bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Houston can't do much from the bottom here.
Morbid sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Houston is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Houston is looking to reverse the position.
Houston is trying to control Morbid's posture but Morbid avoids it.
Morbid lands an elbow.
Houston sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morbid working over Houston with some ground and pound. Houston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Houston wants to improve his position but Morbid is controlling well.
Morbid wants to pass the guard but Houston is defending well.
Morbid controlling the action here.
Houston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Houston tries to roll over but Morbid keeps him under control.
Morbid looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morbid looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Houston is looking to control Morbid's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Houston avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Houston is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Morbid is tapping! Great win for Houston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Austin Houston!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Martyrdom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martyrdom's choice of entrance music: Fabolous - It´s my time. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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201 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Martyrdom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Martyrdom.
Martyrdom misses the shot to the body.
Smith dives in and grabs Martyrdom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martyrdom pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Martyrdom sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Martyrdom swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Greg Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martyrdom lands with a shot to the body.
Smith tries to bum rush Martyrdom with a series of wild strikes but Martyrdom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martyrdom misses the shot to the body.
Martyrdom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martyrdom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martyrdom.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martyrdom scores with a leg kick.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martyrdom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martyrdom cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Martyrdom thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martyrdom slips a jab from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Martyrdom finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith throws a hook but Martyrdom avoids it easily.
Martyrdom scores with a nice strike.
A cross from Martyrdom lands.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martyrdom trying to control from the bottom.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Martyrdom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but Martyrdom is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martyrdom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith wants to finish this one by submission but Martyrdom is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Smith.
Martyrdom is trying to escape the mount.
Smith working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Martyrdom looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Smith! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Greg Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tron McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug DeSouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly comes into the arena with I Disappear by Metalica blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying DeSouza's choice of entrance music: freedom. Tron McFly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doug DeSouza's chin.
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180 lbs
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188 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tron McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug DeSouza!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSouza throws a big shot that misses.
McFly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McFly is looking to clinch but DeSouza is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts DeSouza, as that shot connected.
It looks like Tron McFly has been cut.
DeSouza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick from McFly lands but DeSouza takes it in his stride.
It looks like Doug DeSouza has been cut.
DeSouza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doug DeSouza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeSouza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeSouza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeSouza swats away the attempt to clinch by McFly.
McFly misses with a head kick.
DeSouza with a nice cross.
DeSouza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McFly's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFly is looking to clinch.
DeSouza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McFly tries to avoid it but DeSouza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McFly to the ground. McFly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DeSouza throws a right and a left that McFly avoids nicely.
McFly is looking to clinch but DeSouza is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSouza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McFly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeSouza fails to land with a series of punches.
McFly moves into the clinch successfully.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McFly looking to throw knees to the head but DeSouza is blocking nicely.
McFly throws a knee to the head but misses.
McFly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
DeSouza tries for a takedown. No joy.
McFly throws a knee to the head but misses.
DeSouza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
DeSouza tries for a takedown but McFly manages to get underhooks.
Tron McFly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug DeSouza.
Knees in the clinch landing for McFly.
McFly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeSouza avoids it.
DeSouza looking for a takedown.
DeSouza is working for takedown but McFly is calmly controlling the position for now.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but DeSouza blocks with his arms.
McFly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly trying to land knees to the body.
McFly misses with an elbow strike.
McFly looking to throw knees to the head but DeSouza is blocking nicely.
McFly connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeSouza's face.
McFly is breathing heavily.
DeSouza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McFly smiles and moves away.
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for DeSouza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeSouza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McFly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeSouza misses with a straight right.
McFly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by DeSouza - just one landing.
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
McFly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeSouza to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from DeSouza.
McFly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from DeSouza misses.
DeSouza catches McFly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McFly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McFly is rocked!
DeSouza throws a hook but McFly blocks it.
DeSouza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DeSouza sends McFly crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! DeSouza is motioning to the referee to let McFly up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh McFly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeSouza connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks McFly out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doug DeSouza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Head is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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25
192 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Valquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Head!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Head stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Head takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valquez lands a right hook to the body.
Valquez scores with a jab.
Head is looking to clinch.
A shot to de liver by Valquez. Beautiful body shot.
Valquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Head.
Nice shot by Valquez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Head throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valquez.
Valquez connects with a single shot there.
Head drops his hands momentarily and Valquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Head tries to clinch up.
Head throws a nice looking combination but Valquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valquez connects with a single shot there.
Valquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valquez looks for the body kick but Head saw that one coming.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch but Valquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valquez scores with a decent looking hook.
Valquez lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head misses with the combination.
Valquez cracks a nice hook into Head's ribs.
Head throws a right and a left that Valquez avoids nicely.
Head takes one on the button.
Head takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Head takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Valquez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Valquez lands a jab.
Head shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Valquez thuds his right hand into Head's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Head doesn't seem bothered though.
Head misses with a jab, cross combination.
Head takes one on the button.
Head shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Head looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Valquez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Valquez looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valquez is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Head's head.
Head keeping moving, preventing Valquez from controlling successfully.
Valquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valquez working some strikes from top position.
Head working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valquez.
Valquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Head striking from the bottom.
Head really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valquez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Head looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Head looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Head!
Valquez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Head's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Valquez regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez keeping full guard, as Head tries to pass.
Valquez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Head wants to get back to his feet.
Valquez raining down shots from the mount!
Valquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Valquez is working for a guillotine from mount but Head frees his head quite easily.
Valquez wants to control the pace but Head is squirming around nicely.
Valquez is working for a guillotine from mount but Head frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head is desperately trying to improve his position but Valquez has a good base and remains in mount.
Valquez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Valquez with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Valquez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Valquez 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.
Valquez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Head tries to lock up and control but Valquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Head is trying to stand up.
Valquez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Head hang on?
Valquez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Head bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Valquez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Valquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Valquez.
Head looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valquez scores with a hook to the body. Head takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valquez misses with an uppercut. Head saw that one coming.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Head moves in looking to clinch but Valquez pushes him off.
Valquez scores with a one two! Head had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Valquez.
Head misses with a double jab
and Valquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Head's guard now.
Valquez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Head is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Head has escaped and now he's on top!
Valquez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Head's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valquez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Head is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Head has escaped and now he's on top!
Ed Valquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Head trying to control the position from guard on top but Valquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valquez is looking for a triangle but Head pushes his legs off easily.
Valquez wants to stand up but Head is controlling him.
Head landing some decent shots from guard.
Valquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Head trying to control but Valquez is working from the bottom.
Head passes into half guard.
Valquez tries to roll over but Head keeps him under control.
Valquez punching from the bottom.
Head looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valquez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valquez gets back to full guard.
Head won't allow Valquez to sweep him here.
Head wants to pass the guard but Valquez is keeping the position.
Valquez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head tries to reverse the position but Valquez maintains control.
Valquez landing shots from mount.
Valquez lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Valquez.
Head tries to hold on but Valquez pushes him away.
Head manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Head wants to get back to his feet.
Valquez trying to control from half guard but Head is working away.
Head wants to improve his position but Valquez is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez works his way into side control.
Valquez advances to mount.
Valquez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Head has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Head tries to hold on but Valquez pushes him away.
Head is wriggling around trying to escape.
Valquez wants to finish this one by submission but Head is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Valquez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valquez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Head sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Valquez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Head fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valquez.
Head on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Head.
Valquez throws a hook to the side of Head's head but Head sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valquez.
Valquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Head is looking to stand up but Valquez isn't so interested in that idea.
Head keeping full guard, as Valquez tries to pass.
Valquez is working Head over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Valquez is standing up over Head. Head looks to escape but Valquez dives into side control.
Valquez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Head has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Valquez but great work by Head.
Valquez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valquez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Valquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Head decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Richard Head is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Head has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Head's head.
Valquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Head is looking to clinch but Valquez is avoiding it.
Head walks into a straight right hand from Valquez.
Valquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Head misses with a leg kick.
Valquez throws a push kick but Head slaps the foot to one side.
Head misses with a series of wild punches.
Head throws a right and a left that Valquez avoids nicely.
Valquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Valquez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valquez closes the distance and pushes Head back into the cage.
Valquez wants a takedown but no success here.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Head wants to clinch but Valquez slips to the side
and Valquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Head moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valquez connects with a high kick.
Valquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Head stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Head's head.
Head misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Head 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valquez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Head momentarily.
Head has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Head throws a series of punches but Valquez moves out of range.
Head steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valquez. That one must have hurt.
Valquez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Head throws a right hand that Valquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valquez also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez scores with a punch to the head.
Valquez moves into the clinch successfully.
Valquez has picked Head up - he's going for a ride! Valquez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Valquez is trying to control the action in half guard but Head is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valquez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Head is trying to stand back up but Valquez is controlling him
Head kicks off Valquez and gets to his feet.
Valquez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Head with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valquez to score with a decent uppercut.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valquez moves away.
Valquez has closed the distance and engaged Head in a clinch.
Head prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valquez looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Valquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Head is looking to break free of the clinch but Valquez has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head stops a takedown attempt from Valquez.
Valquez fails to pull guard.
Head throws a punch but it's blocked by Valquez.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Valquez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ed Valquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Valquez misses with a wild body shot.
Head doesn't manage to clinch there - Valquez circles away.
Head takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valquez throws a head kick but Head moves out of range.
Head is looking to clinch.
Valquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valquez 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.
Richard Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Head takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Head on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valquez works the jab nicely.
Head will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Valquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valquez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Valquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Richell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Richell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Richell!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richell slips a jab and a cross from Bear.
Bear throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Buck Richell has been cut.
Bear avoids the head kick by Richell.
Richell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bear catches Richell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bear scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Richell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richell gets caught flat footed, as Bear shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bear wants to stand but Richell is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bear throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bear trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richell pushes Bear off and gets back to his feet.
Richell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Richell.
Richell misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Buck Richell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Richell misses
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Richell looks gassed!
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
Bear takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to de liver by Bear. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richell checks a low kick from Bear.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Richell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Bear as he checks the leg kick.
Bear throws a combination that misses
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Richell duly obliges.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
Richell throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Richell checks a leg kick.
Richell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Buck Richell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Bear.
Bear looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bear throws a low kick but Richell avoids it.
Bear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richell checks the leg kick.
Bear defending well as Richell loads up on a big left hand.
Bear throws a series of punches but Richell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richell misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Richell misses
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Bear motions for Richell to come forward. Bear throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Richell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richell misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a left to the body.
Bear shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bear postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richell looks a forlorn figure.
Bear has control of Richell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Richell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bear scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bear throwing strikes here but Richell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bear working the ground and pound effectively.
Bear misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Richell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bear lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Richell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Richell'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.
Bear slips a jab from Richell.
Richell throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Richell!
Bear won't let Richell get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bear fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bear working Richell over with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Richell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bear tries to control but Richell wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear lands a big elbow.
Richell really wants to buck Bear off and get back to his feet.
Richell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Richell is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear working the ground and pound effectively.
Bear unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richell?
Bear lands with some strikes.
Richell tries to buck Bear off but he can't manage it.
Bear landing strikes from the mount and Richell is in trouble!
Richell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bear.
Richell is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bear postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richell looks a forlorn figure.
Richell trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee warns Richell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bear can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richell is looking to escape.
Bear connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bear cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bear looking to control but Richell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bear is landing with some decent strikes but Richell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bear cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Richell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bear trying to control but Richell is having none of it.
Bear is landing with some decent strikes but Richell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richell can do to turn this around?
Bear putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Richell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bear has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Richell's face.
Bear lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bear cracks Richell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bear looking to finish Richell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Richell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richell really wants to buck Bear off and get back to his feet.
Bear postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richell looks a forlorn figure.
Bear with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richell trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bear controlling his opponent.
Bear with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear looking to control but Richell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bear scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richell?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buck Richell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Richell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a three punch combo that has Richell backing up. Richell nods at Bear to acknowledge the strikes.
John Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Bear.
Richell takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Bear looks for a takedown but Richell sprawls well.
Richell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
Richell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bear backs up against the cage.
Richell throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Bear throws a right hand that Richell ducks under and follows up with a left that Richell also avoids with ease.
Richell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bear finds it's way round the side to connect with Richell's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Richell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bear attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear motions for Richell to come forward. Bear throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Richell misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Bear throws a chopping leg kick but Richell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Richell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bear darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bear prevents Richell from standing back up.
Richell taking some punishment here, with Bear in his half guard.
Bear trying to control the pace.
Richell tries to kick Bear off but Bear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
John Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is taking a breather. Richell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bear 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.
Richell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bear scores with a couple of nice shots.
Richell wants to get back to his feet.
Bear not doing much here.
Bear seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to control. Richell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richell connects with a right hand. Bear shakes it off.
A left and a right from Richell both land. Nice combination.
Jab, jab by Richell - just one landing.
Richell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bear performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bear here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Richell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Richell to get to his feet.
Richell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Richell throws an overhand right that lands on Bear's shoulder, as Bear tries to avoid the shot.
Bear swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Richell misses its intended target.
Bear fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richell checks it well.
Richell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. Richell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bear is looking to chop away at Richell's legs.
Richell throws a sloppy body shot
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bear.
Richell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bear attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buck Richell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bear has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bear!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hakazi yakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yakamoto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. peace of mind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, hakazi yakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yakamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Hicks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
yakamoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick from Hicks lands but yakamoto takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - yakamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
yakamoto slips a jab from Hicks.
yakamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
yakamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
yakamoto with a jab.
yakamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
yakamoto misses the jab.
Hicks slips under a jab.
yakamoto looks to land a right hand but Hicks moved out of range.
Hicks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
yakamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hicks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hicks tries to move into range but yakamoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
yakamoto slips a jab and a cross from Hicks.
Hicks walks into a straight right hand from yakamoto.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks moves forwards but yakamoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hicks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hicks tries a body shot but yakamoto blocks it.
Hicks has clasped his hands together around yakamoto's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
yakamoto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hicks connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yakamoto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hicks.
Hicks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
yakamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hicks working the ground and pound but yakamoto is defending the strikes.
Hicks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, yakamoto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hicks's guard! Nice work there by yakamoto!
Hicks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and yakamoto defends well.
Hicks trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hicks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for yakamoto!
Hicks unloading with bombs!
yakamoto tries to lock up and control but Hicks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hicks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hicks swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and yakamoto is now in Hicks's guard. A big mistake from Hicks there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing yakamoto from controlling successfully.
Hicks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hicks, not yet.
yakamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hicks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in yakamoto's guard.
Hicks thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
yakamoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hicks 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.
yakamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hicks.
Hicks trying to stand up but can't free himself from yakamoto's guard.
Hicks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but yakamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
yakamoto connects with a right hand. Hicks shakes it off.
yakamoto misses with a hook.
yakamoto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
yakamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
No joy there for Hicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
yakamoto misses with a body shot.
yakamoto misses with a straight left.
yakamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
yakamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hicks.
Hicks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hicks misses with a jab, cross combination.
yakamoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
yakamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
yakamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hicks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hicks throws an elbow but yakamoto slips to the side and avoids it well.
yakamoto is breathing heavily.
yakamoto wants to control but Hicks postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks working the ground and pound from side control.
Hicks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but yakamoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
yakamoto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hicks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by yakamoto, who protects the arm well.
yakamoto is trying to control Hicks's posture but Hicks avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused yakamoto some visible discomfort.
Hicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but yakamoto keeps working.
yakamoto tries to buck Hicks off but Hicks is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yakamoto is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Hicks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
yakamoto needs to keep his hands up - Hicks had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Hicks does it's job there.
Hicks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with yakamoto, pushing him back against the cage.
yakamoto tries to circle away but Hicks has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hicks.
yakamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hicks has him pressed against the cage.
Hicks lands with a right to the head.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but yakamoto avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.
Hicks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Hicks as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looking for a takedown.
Hicks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hicks.
Hicks landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
yakamoto avoiding damage as Hicks throws knees to the body.
Hicks just leaning against yakamoto, taking a breather.
Hicks lands a shot to the body.
Hicks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hicks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hicks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hicks connects with a nice short shot to yakamoto's temple.
Hicks winds up and cracks yakamoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
yakamoto is staying active underneath Hicks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hicks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks yakamoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hicks drives through and clinches with yakamoto against the cage.
yakamoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hicks.
Hicks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has yakamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
yakamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hicks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down yakamoto.
yakamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Hicks works on yakamoto's body with a couple of short punches.
Hicks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hicks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. yakamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hicks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hicks lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hicks.
Hicks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that yakamoto can do to turn this around?
Hicks is working yakamoto over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
yakamoto takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks pushes yakamoto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hicks lands with a right to the head.
Hicks unloads a knee to the mid-section. yakamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hicks with a knee to the head.
yakamoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hicks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but yakamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hicks tries to land a knee to the head but yakamoto blocks with his arms.
Dwayne Hicks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hicks breaks from the clinch.
Hicks thumps yakamoto with a low kick.
yakamoto dodges the punch combination from Hicks.
yakamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hicks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hicks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in yakamoto's half guard.
Hicks is looking to take a break and control but yakamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yakamoto wants to improve his position but Hicks is controlling well.
Hicks is keen to just control but yakamoto is a slippery customer.
Hicks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hicks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hicks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hicks has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a big shot there that rocks yakamoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
hakazi yakamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
yakamoto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hicks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can yakamoto hang on?
Hicks with good strikes from the mount here!
Hicks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hicks breaks from yakamoto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
yakamoto wants to hold on but Hicks pushes him away.
BOOM! Hicks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
yakamoto is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
yakamoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
yakamoto is still in real trouble! Can Hicks finish him?
Hicks is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hicks extends the arm and yakamoto is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwayne Hicks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - Change. Ortiz has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Tito Ortiz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz scores with a punch to the head.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matazz wants to land a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
No luck for Ortiz with that takedown attempt.
Matazz tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Matazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ortiz checks a leg kick.
Ortiz moves out of range as Matazz strikes.
Matazz scores with a push kick.
Matazz tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Matazz throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Raz Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matazz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortiz scores with a jab. Matazz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot lands for Matazz.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick from Matazz misses.
Ortiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matazz tries to avoid it but Ortiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matazz to the ground. Matazz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses.
Matazz throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Matazz stuffs the takedown.
Raz Matazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortiz.
Matazz misses with a body kick.
Matazz is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Matazz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt - Matazz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raz Matazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matazz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ortiz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ortiz's back!
Matazz trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matazz is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz is hanging on to Ortiz's back as he tries to escape.
Ortiz has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Matazz.
Matazz missing with strikes.
Ortiz wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Ortiz is squirming around, avoiding Matazz's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matazz controlling from mount.
Matazz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Raz Matazz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Matazz misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Matazz.
Ortiz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matazz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matazz moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
A big right from Matazz misses.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matazz wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matazz moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Matazz sends Ortiz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Matazz is motioning to the referee to let Ortiz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A big left from Matazz misses.
Matazz tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matazz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ortiz's calf.
Matazz doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Raz Matazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matazz throws out a leg kick but Ortiz moves out of range and Matazz only half commits.
Matazz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range and Matazz settles back down.
Matazz drops Ortiz with a big left hand! Ortiz is injured, injured bad! Matazz jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raz Matazz!
Raz Matazz retains his middleweight title!
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