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TRMTFL 4: Mendez vs Maven PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leslie Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Morrow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morrow pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morrow throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morrow pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morrow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leslie Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Johnson.
Morrow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morrow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is working for takedown but Morrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morrow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Morrow misses with an elbow over the top.
Morrow has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I would not like to be Johnson right now.
Morrow'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.
Johnson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow controlling the position well here. Johnson rolled but Morrow kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leslie Morrow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morrow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morrow prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Morrow controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Leslie Morrow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morrow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morrow is in Johnson's guard.
Morrow gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Morrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Morrow counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson looks gassed!
Morrow stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Morrow circles away easily
and Morrow counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Morrow escapes and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Morrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Morrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morrow stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
Titus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson is trying to drag Morrow to the mat but Morrow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Morrow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morrow throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morrow throws an elbow but misses.
Morrow lands with a left to the head.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leslie Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Johnson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morrow throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morrow decides to pull guard.
Leslie Morrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morrow dives on top into guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Morrow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie Morrow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrow momentarily.
Morrow rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morrow prevents it.
Morrow is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morrow down to the mat. Morrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morrow has managed to clinch.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morrow manages to break the clinch.
Morrow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow decides to stand and escape the position.
Morrow has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrow successfully pulls guard.
Johnson trying to move into half guard but instead Morrow has managed to sweep!
Morrow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson pushes Morrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow jumps guard.
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Morrow is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Morrow has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson wants to stand but Morrow is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Morrow dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrow counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Morrow stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Morrow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morrow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morrow.
Leslie Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Leslie Morrow wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morrow shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Morrow gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Morrow circles away easily
and Morrow counters by clinching up.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Morrow manages to get underhooks.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Morrow missing with knees to the body.
Morrow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Morrow moves into the clinch.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morrow prevents it.
Morrow is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morrow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morrow clinches.
Morrow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrow is retaining full guard.
Morrow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morrow is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Morrow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morrow tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morrow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
Leslie Morrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrow stands up from Johnson's guard - Morrow perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leslie Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrow 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leslie Morrow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kemo Amos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Korczewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Korczewski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemo Amos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Korczewski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korczewski looks to land a combination but Amos avoids it well.
Korczewski throws a series of punches but Amos moves out of range.
Amos fails with the takedown.
Korczewski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Amos moves into the clinch.
Korczewski can't break the clinch.
Amos wants to take the fight to the mat but Korczewski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Amos tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kemo Amos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Korczewski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Amos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Amos wants a takedown.
Korczewski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Korczewski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Amos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Amos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Korczewski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korczewski is trying to push Amos away but Amos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Korczewski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Korczewski gets underhooks to prevent Amos's takedown attempt.
Korczewski is trying to break the clinch but Amos has him pressed against the cage.
Amos can't get the takedown.
Amos is breathing heavily.
Korczewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Korczewski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Amos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Amos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Korczewski counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Amos off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Korczewski follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Amos was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kamil Korczewski!
Kamil Korczewski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Markakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markakis tries for a takedown but Putin circles away easily
and Markakis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Putin lands with a nice body kick.
Putin darts in and clinches Markakis up against the cage.
Putin successfully pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Markakis is sitting in close to Putin's body. Putin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Markakis is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Markakis is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Putin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vladimir Putin!
A very excited looking Vladimir Putin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Claymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Plouman Snr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claymore comes to the cage accompanied by Future World Music - Fight. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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255 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Claymore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Plouman Snr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman Snr throws a sloppy head kick and Claymore moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Plouman Snr misses
and Claymore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Claymore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plouman Snr.
Plouman Snr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plouman Snr misses with a double jab.
Plouman Snr checks a leg kick nicely.
Claymore misses with a head kick.
Claymore throws a head kick that misses
and Plouman Snr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plouman Snr throws a lazy uppercut
and Claymore counters with a good low kick that Plouman Snr was not able to check.
Claymore misses with a shot to the body
and Plouman Snr counters with an inside leg kick.
Plouman Snr looks to throw the jab but Claymore is out of range.
Claymore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Plouman Snr tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claymore blocks a head kick by Plouman Snr.
Plouman Snr throws a shot from downtown. Claymore moves away and avoids it.
Claymore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plouman Snr's sensitive parts.
Jab by Plouman Snr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman Snr throws a sloppy head kick and Claymore moves out of range easily.
Plouman Snr throws a big shot that misses.
Plouman Snr throws a low kick but Claymore avoids it.
Plouman Snr throws a sloppy head kick
and Claymore counters with a nice body shot.
Plouman Snr looks gassed!
Claymore keeps Plouman Snr at a distance using the push kick.
Claymore lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claymore lands a really nice looking cross but Plouman Snr seems unphased.
Claymore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Claymore fails to land with a series of punches.
Claymore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Plouman Snr avoids the head kick by Claymore.
Plouman Snr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Claymore jabs Plouman Snr right on the nose. Plouman Snr blinks but takes it well.
A jab lands there for Claymore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claymore scores with a nice body kick.
Claymore drops Plouman Snr with a huge uppercut! Plouman Snr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Claymore is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Claymore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vulcan Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Sieve (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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150 lbs
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148 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vulcan Raven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Sieve!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven tries to clinch
and Sieve counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Raven pushes Sieve off but Sieve dives into side control.
Sieve taking a breather here.
Sieve has hold of Raven's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Raven tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sieve cranks the arm and Raven screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Raven, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Cody Sieve!
Cody Sieve is the new featherweight champion!
A less than humble Cody Sieve misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yur Gay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Weiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gay comes to the cage accompanied by I Need a Doctor Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yur Gay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Weiner!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weiner.
Weiner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Gay misses.
Gay tries to close the distance and clinch but Weiner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weiner avoids the head kick by Gay.
Weiner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gay throws a sloppy head kick and Weiner moves out of range easily.
Gay misses with the combination.
Yur Gay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weiner tests Gay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Weiner scores with a body shot.
Gay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weiner.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Weiner scores with the left hand. Gay knows he should have avoided that one.
Gay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weiner lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weiner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Weiner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weiner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weiner dodges the punch combination from Gay.
Gay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiner tests Gay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gay throws a right hand that Weiner ducks under and follows up with a left that Weiner also avoids with ease.
Gay misses with the combination.
Weiner connects with a body shot.
Weiner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weiner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Weiner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Weiner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gay.
Nice shot lands for Weiner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Weiner finds it's way through Gay's defenses.
Gay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weiner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weiner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weiner cracks Gay with an open hand slap.
Gay misses with a double jab
and Weiner counters with a nice body shot.
Gay is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weiner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weiner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gay under the eye.
Gay is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weiner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Gay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weiner.
Gay misses with a few strikes there.
Gay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weiner circles away quickly and effectively.
Weiner scores with a jab to the head.
Gay misses with a two punch combination.
Gay moves in looking to clinch but Weiner pushes him off.
Weiner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Weiner jabs Gay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Weiner avoids the head kick by Gay.
Gay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gay seems to have got his legs back now.
Weiner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gay. Gay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weiner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weiner steps in with a hook that catches Gay right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Weiner follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gay looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Weiner! Carlos Weiner retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Carlos Weiner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maven has chosen "System Breakdown" by Eb11 as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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275 lbs
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24
226 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Maven!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maven tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mendez lands in his opponent's guard.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Maven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maven is keeping the position for now.
Maven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendez passes Maven's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mendez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maven!
Maven is looking to improve his position but Mendez isn't that keen on the idea.
Mendez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mendez.
Mendez cracks Maven with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Mendez!
Tony Mendez retains his heavyweight title!
Tony Mendez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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