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TMMA Contenders 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Simler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell Hobson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitchell Hobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Simler!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobson moves into the clinch.
Hobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hobson is trying to pull guard but Simler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hobson jumps guard but Simler stands there with Hobson around his waist. Hobson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hobson stalling.
Simler is looking to break free of the clinch but Hobson has double underhooks.
Simler is looking to break free of the clinch but Hobson has double underhooks.
Hobson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simler as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Hobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hobson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Simler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hobson somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Hobson or perhaps it was just good defense by Simler which made him look bad.
Mitchell Hobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simler fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hobson doesn't manage to clinch there - Simler circles away.
Simler swinging wildly here.
Hobson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Simler counter with a right hand.
Hobson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dan Simler has been cut.
Simler swats away the attempt to clinch by Hobson.
Hobson shoots in and gets a takedown into Simler's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hobson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hobson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hobson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson doesn't manage to clinch there - Simler circles away.
Hobson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hobson is defended easily by Simler.
Simler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hobson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simler.
Hobson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hobson clinches up with Simler and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hobson.
Hobson lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Simler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hobson successfully pulls guard.
Hobson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Simler defends well.
Simler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hobson pushes Simler off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hobson tries to clinch up but Simler circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobson throws a nice looking combination but Simler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simler looks to score with a jab to the body but Hobson is just out of range.
Hobson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Simler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hobson somewhat.
Hobson cracks Simler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hobson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hobson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobson shoots for a double leg takedown but Simler sprawls well. He's pushed Hobson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Simler is just out of range.
Simler misses with a looping right.
Hobson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Hobson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Simler's cut.
That's time! Hobson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Simler blocks a head kick by Hobson.
Mitchell Hobson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hobson is looking to clinch but Simler is avoiding it.
Simler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hobson shoots in and bounces Simler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hobson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hobson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simler.
Hobson defending well as Simler loads up on a big left hand.
Hobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simler lands with a cross.
Hobson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson wants to clinch but Simler slips to the side
and Simler counters with a straight right hand.
Simler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hobson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hobson is defended easily by Simler.
Hobson moves out of range as Simler strikes.
Horrible takedown by Hobson or perhaps it was just good defense by Simler which made him look bad.
Simler throws a jab when Hobson was well out of range.
Hobson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simler.
Simler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hobson.
Hobson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hobson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simler throws out a loose jab but Hobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simler fails to land with a series of punches.
Simler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hobson rushes Simler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simler is pressed up against the cage. Hobson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simler down to the mat. Simler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Hobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simler gets tackled into the cage by Hobson. Hobson maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simler wants to get back to striking at distance but Hobson won't allow it.
Hobson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Simler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Simler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Simler's guard.
Hobson passes into half guard.
Hobson trying to control from half guard but Simler is working away.
Hobson is working for a submission of some sort.
Simler is defending against the submission attempts here by Hobson.
Mitchell Hobson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simler trying to control here.
Simler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Hobson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Simler's cut.
That's time! Hobson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hobson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hobson stands and steps away. Simler gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mitchell Hobson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hobson misses with a head kick.
Simler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hobson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simler scores with a nice strike.
Hobson is looking to clinch.
Simler swats away the attempt to clinch by Hobson.
Simler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hobson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hobson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hobson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson shoots in for a takedown but Simler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hobson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hobson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Simler - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Simler. Beautiful body shot.
Simler pushes Hobson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hobson tries to pull guard but Simler won't allow it.
Hobson is working for takedown but Simler is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Hobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hobson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Simler regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hobson drops back looking for a leg! Simler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Simler manages to kick Hobson off! Hobson jumps back into Simler's guard.
Simler keeping full guard, as Hobson tries to pass.
Hobson passes Simler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hobson passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson fails to advance to Simler's back.
Hobson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Simler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hobson takes a swing at Simler's ribcage but misses.
Simler throws a lazy right hand but Hobson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Simler as he avoids it easily.
Hobson avoids the body shot from Simler.
Hobson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hobson throws a series of punches but Simler moves out of range.
Dan Simler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simler drives through and clinches with Hobson against the cage.
Simler lands an uppercut.
Hobson tries to pull guard but Simler won't allow it.
Hobson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Simler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Simler wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hobson.
Simler tries to break the clinch but Hobson is controlling the position.
Simler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mitchell Hobson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simler lands a hook that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mitchell Hobson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hobson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Hobson!
Mitchell Hobson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Hernandez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergey Ivanov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Hernandez!
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, Sergey Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hernandez clinches up with Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hernandez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ivanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hernandez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hernandez tries to get out of the position.
Hernandez trying to keep a closed guard but Ivanov is proving a slippery customer.
Hernandez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivanov.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Ivanov postures up.
Hernandez is looking for a triangle but Ivanov pushes his legs off easily.
Hernandez controlling the position.
Hernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez looking for a sweep. Not yet Hernandez, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hernandez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ivanov manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Hernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hernandez trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.
Hernandez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez'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 ref stands the fighters back up because Miguel Hernandez just wasn't active enough.
Hernandez swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
Hernandez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Hernandez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ivanov.
Ivanov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hernandez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ivanov can't get the takedown.
Miguel Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Ivanov.
Ivanov takes a shot to the head.
Ivanov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez successfully pulls guard.
Hernandez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ivanov!
Hernandez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hernandez cracks Ivanov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hernandez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ivanov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez misses with a head shot.
Hernandez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hernandez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hernandez lands a big shot there that rocks Ivanov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez content just to control the position here.
Hernandez misses with a head shot.
Hernandez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the head.
Hernandez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hernandez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ivanov looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Hernandez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Hernandez dominated that 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.
Hernandez clinches up with Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage.
Ivanov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hernandez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hernandez cracks Ivanov with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Hernandez.
Ivanov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hernandez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ivanov to the mat. Ivanov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ivanov can't keep his opponent in guard - Hernandez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hernandez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hernandez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Hernandez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hernandez works his way into side control.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez advances nicely into full mount.
Ivanov is bucking up trying to escape but Hernandez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hernandez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ivanov?
Ivanov is rocked!
Hernandez lands a big shot to the head and Ivanov winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Miguel Hernandez!
A relieved looking Miguel Hernandez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muscle Freak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muscle Freak!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen has his takedown stuffed
and Freak counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Sonnen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muscle Freak!
During a confident post fight interview, Muscle Freak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Kotkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotkiewicz has chosen Papa Roach - Last Resort as his entrance music. Urijah Saber could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kamil Kotkiewicz's chin.
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Saber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamil Kotkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saber drops Kotkiewicz with a beautiful combination! Kotkiewicz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saber is looking for the KO!
Kotkiewicz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kotkiewicz shoots in for a takedown but Saber shows good takedown defense.
Kotkiewicz is still on wobbly legs! Can Saber finish him?
Saber flashes Kotkiewicz a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Kotkiewicz's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Kotkiewicz crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Saber punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Urijah Saber!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Al Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carolus Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex has chosen Sabaton - Carolus Rex as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carolus Rex!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons dips to his left and cracks Rex with an uppercut!
Simmons has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simmons pushes off an throws an elbow but Rex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simmons misses with a double jab.
Simmons tries to clinch up but Rex circles away and keeps his distance.
Rex gets tackled into the cage by Simmons. Simmons maintains the clinch.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Simmons.
Simmons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rex dives in and scores a takedown into Simmons's guard.
Rex trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simmons working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rex doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rex manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex looking to sit in guard and control but Simmons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex wants to sweep but no luck.
Simmons engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Simmons wants to stand but Rex is controlling his posture from full guard.
Simmons trying to control but Rex is working from the bottom.
Simmons gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rex misses with a wild body shot.
Simmons wants to clinch up but Rex keeps it at a distance.
Rex will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Simmons clinches up with Rex and pushes him back against the cage.
Simmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rex blocks it with crossed arms.
Simmons tries to work over Rex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Rex blocks it.
Rex is trying to pull guard but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Simmons.
Simmons prevents Rex from breaking the clinch.
Rex avoids a wild elbow strike from Simmons.
Simmons throws an elbow that misses.
Rex looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons tries to clinch there but Rex circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Simmons.
Simmons moves into the clinch.
Simmons lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rex can't break the clinch.
Simmons throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Rex blocks with his arms.
Simmons misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Rex's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simmons avoids the body shot from Rex.
Simmons misses with an uppercut.
Simmons misses with a hook
and Rex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Simmons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rex moves out of range as Simmons strikes.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Simmons.
Simmons closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Rex to counter with a crisp jab.
Rex throws a hook but Simmons blocks it.
Simmons rushes Rex and presses him up against the cage.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch but Rex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Simmons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simmons has closed the distance and engaged Rex in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Simmons 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.
Simmons has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Rex breaks the clinch.
Simmons instigates a clinch.
Rex avoids the elbow strike from Simmons, against the cage.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Rex blocks with his arms.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons tries to clinch but Rex is having none of it.
Rex throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Simmons counter with a right hand.
Simmons scores with a nice head shot.
Simmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rex shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simmons pinned against the cage. Simmons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simmons gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Carolus Rex has been cut.
Rex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rex shoots for a takedown but Simmons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simmons closes the distance and pushes Rex back into the cage.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rex checks the leg kick.
Simmons rushes Rex and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simmons throws a head kick but Rex moves out of range.
Simmons throws a right and a left that Rex avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws the left hand but Rex avoids the punch easily.
Simmons is looking to clinch but Rex is avoiding it.
Simmons is looking to clinch.
Rex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rex tries to work over Simmons's front leg with a kick but Simmons checks it.
Simmons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rex's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simmons tries to clinch but Rex moves away
and Rex counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Simmons moves in looking to clinch but Rex pushes him off.
Rex jabs Simmons to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simmons.
Rex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simmons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Simmons doesn't manage to clinch there - Rex circles away.
Simmons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al Simmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simmons moves into range and clinches up with Rex.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simmons scores with a decent looking hook.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch but Rex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simmons tries to clinch but Rex moves out of range.
Rex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Rex throws a body punch but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a two punch combination.
Rex digs a good hook to Simmons's body.
Simmons wants to clinch but Rex slips to the side
and Rex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simmons throws a head kick that misses.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A cross from Rex lands.
Rex shoots in and drives through. Simmons sprawls well.
Al Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carolus Rex.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simmons gets a clinch.
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Rex is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Simmons rather than just go for the knockout.
Simmons tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons instigates a clinch.
Simmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Simmons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carolus Rex's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Simmons has closed the distance and engaged Rex in a clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simmons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons tries to clinch
and Rex counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simmons is looking to clinch.
Rex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rex throws a hook to the side of Simmons's head but Simmons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simmons has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simmons throws an elbow but it misses.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rex scores with a jab to the body.
Simmons is looking to clinch.
Simmons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
Simmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Rex.
Rex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rex.
Simmons is looking to clinch but Rex is avoiding it.
Simmons clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simmons.
Al Simmons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons moves into the clinch successfully.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simmons wants to get back to striking at distance but Rex won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex wants to get back to striking at distance but Simmons won't allow it.
Simmons lands an elbow inside that Rex shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons misses with an elbow over the top.
Simmons keeps control of Rex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simmons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rex's efforts to push away.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Simmons.
Simmons tries to clinch but Rex moves out of range.
Simmons tries to clinch up
and Rex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rex jabs at Simmons's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it.
Simmons tries to clinch there but Rex circles away.
Simmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simmons moves in looking to clinch but Rex pushes him off.
Rex misses with a body shot.
Rex dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rex counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Simmons!
Rex working for a submission but Simmons is keeping him at bay.
Rex fails to take his opponent's back.
Rex moves to the back position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Simmons with him. Simmons is trying to defend but Rex has an arm under the chin now! Simmons grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carolus Rex!
An out of breath Carolus Rex thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregg Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemingway comes to the cage accompanied by Respect. This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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238 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hemingway!
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, Gregg Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemingway closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Randolph did well to prevent Hemingway getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Randolph is looking for a sweep. Hemingway is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hemingway is keen to just control but Randolph is a slippery customer.
Hemingway is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Randolph sees it coming and defends easily.
Randolph is looking to control Hemingway's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Randolph avoid being mounted?
Randolph won't allow Hemingway to pass to mount.
Randolph preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hemingway seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Randolph does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hemingway has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Randolph is looking to improve his position but Hemingway isn't that keen on the idea.
Hemingway looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemingway can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Randolph is looking to escape.
Hemingway sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hemingway pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hemingway landing strikes from the mount and Randolph is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hemingway controlling the position easily from mount.
Randolph wants to hold on but Hemingway pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hemingway with the ground and pound from mount.
Hemingway lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Randolph is rocked!
Randolph really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hemingway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hemingway raining down hammerfists from mount.
Randolph is still in real trouble! Can Hemingway finish him?
Hemingway loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Randolph scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hemingway land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hemingway stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hemingway!
James Hemingway tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Conners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Conners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Conners shoots for a double leg takedown but Spartan sprawls well. He's pushed Conners's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spartan closes the distance and pushes Conners back into the cage.
Spartan has hold of one of Conners's legs. Conners is fighting the takedown attempt but Spartan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Conners pulls Spartan in close to prevent any damage.
Spartan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spartan tries to free his leg and advance position but Conners is retaining full guard.
Conners has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Spartan has passed into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Conners to his feet.
Spartan connects with the punch.
Spartan scores with a jab to the body.
Spartan takes a swing at Conners's ribcage but misses.
Spartan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Conners's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conners has control of Spartan's left arm, preventing Spartan from doing any damage.
Spartan passes into half guard.
Spartan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Leo Spartan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Spartan has knocked Conners down with a huge combo! Spartan steps away and waves a wobbly Conners back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conners throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spartan's waist but Spartan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Conners off to one side.
Spartan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spartan gets a double leg takedown into Conners's guard.
Conners is rocked!
Spartan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Spartan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Spartan goes for a small jab and connects. Now Spartan goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Conners stumbles back but Spartan runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Conners to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Conners will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leo Spartan!
A very excited looking Leo Spartan 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sau Minneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minneo comes to the cage accompanied by PowerTrip by Monster Magnet. Palhares is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flo Rida- 54321. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sau Minneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Palhares !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minneo manages to avoid it.
Palhares takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Minneo.
A bone on bone clash there as Minneo blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Minneo gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Minneo tries for a kimura but Palhares is defending well.
Minneo is trying to get an arm triangle but Palhares is defending well.
Minneo trying to control the position but Palhares is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares is looking for a sweep.
Minneo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palhares is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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!
Minneo tries to advance position but instead Palhares slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Minneo in particular looking to stall.
Minneo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Palhares is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Minneo has latched onto it... Big trouble! Minneo pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Palhares is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Minneo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sau Minneo!
Sau Minneo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 5th Round Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Alves!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Rousey catches Alves right on the button with a cross.
Rousey misses with a hook
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rousey won't be happy with that.
Rousey managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alves.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Rousey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alves controlling the position from side mount.
Rousey is looking for a sweep.
Rousey wants to get back to his feet.
Rousey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with the ground and pound.
Rousey is looking to reverse the position.
Alves wants to control but Rousey is keeping him busy.
Alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes there by Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rousey rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alves's guard! Nice work there by Rousey!
Alves controls Rousey momentarily but Rousey frees himself.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rousey is one step ahead there.
Rousey wants to stand but Alves is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alves has his hands on Rousey's head, controlling the position.
Alves looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Alves hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rousey.
Rousey misses with a right hand
and Alves counters with a nice body shot.
Rousey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rousey misses with an uppercut.
Rousey slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Alves ducks right into an uppercut from Rousey.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rousey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rousey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rousey thinking.
Rousey blocks a jab.
Rousey throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Rousey finds it's way through Alves's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey lands with a cross.
Alves staying out of range there.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rousey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rousey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rousey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Alves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rousey.
Rousey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rousey throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves misses with a hook.
Rousey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rousey swings widly with a right hand
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves slips a jab from Rousey.
Alves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rousey looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Rousey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Alves will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alves is looking to score with low kicks.
Rousey lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Rousey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Alves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rousey moves away.
Rousey misses with the combination.
Alves has a takedown stuffed.
Rousey staying out of range there.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rousey manages to avoid it.
Rousey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rousey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alves to the mat! Alves manages to get full guard.
Rousey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alves is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Rousey finish him?
Rousey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rousey lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Alves falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rousey dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Rousey!
After the big win, Ronald Rousey made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Condemned and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Ridgeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridgeon has chosen who let the dogs out as his entrance music. The key to victory for David Tennant has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lewis Ridgeon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant just misses with a punch to the body.
Tennant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tennant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Ridgeon misses.
Ridgeon throws a head kick but Tennant moves out of range.
Tennant misses with a hook.
Ridgeon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tennant.
Tennant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tennant misses with a body shot.
Tennant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ridgeon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tennant throws a body punch but Ridgeon moves out of range.
Tennant lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tennant stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant misses with an uppercut.
Tennant throws a lazy right hand but Ridgeon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Tennant scores with a four punch combination!
David Tennant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tennant scores with a punch to the head.
Tennant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tennant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tennant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeon manages to avoid it.
Tennant misses with a wild combination.
Ridgeon missing with a left hand there. Tennant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tennant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ridgeon.
Tennant scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeon slips a jab and a cross from Tennant.
David Tennant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tennant lands a nice looking body shot.
Tennant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ridgeon clinches with his opponent.
Tennant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tennant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tennant lands a nice looking body shot.
Tennant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ridgeon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tennant digs a good hook to Ridgeon's body.
Tennant misses with a two punch combination.
Tennant throws a shot to the body.
Tennant is looking to wear down Ridgeon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tennant lands a really nice looking cross but Ridgeon seems unphased.
Tennant throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeon ducks down to avoid it.
Ridgeon walks into a stiff left hand from Tennant.
Tennant lands with a nice combination. Ridgeon backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tennant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tennant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tennant.
Tennant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tennant lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ridgeon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgeon dives in and scores a takedown into Tennant's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ridgeon is looking to work some ground and pound but Tennant has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ridgeon postures up and lands a big shot to Tennant's brow.
Ridgeon trying to control but Tennant is working from the bottom.
Ridgeon throws a big right hand that misses.
Ridgeon throws a strike but Tennant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tennant won't allow Ridgeon to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tennant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tennant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ridgeon. Ridgeon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tennant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tennant.
Tennant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tennant scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tennant lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tennant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ridgeon momentarily.
Tennant stuns Ridgeon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ridgeon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tennant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ridgeon scrambles back to his feet.
Tennant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tennant digs a good body shot into Ridgeon's ribs.
Ridgeon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Tennant. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Tennant.
Tennant throws a one two combo.
Tennant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tennant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ridgeon can do to turn this around?
Tennant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ridgeon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tennant throws a series of punches but Ridgeon moves out of range.
Tennant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ridgeon avoids the body shot from Tennant.
Ridgeon throws a body punch but Tennant moves out of range.
Ridgeon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tennant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ridgeon's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tennant.
Ridgeon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tennant's waist but Tennant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ridgeon off to one side.
Ridgeon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tennant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ridgeon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ridgeon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Tennant misses.
Ridgeon takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Tennant.
Tennant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tennant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ridgeon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ridgeon's head.
Tennant lands a jab.
Tennant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tennant loads up on a big right hand but Ridgeon slips the punch.
Tennant feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ridgeon sprawling to the canvas! Ridgeon rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tennant finish him?!
Ridgeon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tennant scores with a nice strike.
Ridgeon is still on wobbly legs! Can Tennant finish him?
Tennant drops Ridgeon with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tennant follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Tennant!
After the big win, David Tennant made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KaotiX Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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