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"Revenge" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tubbins Stewfis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewfis comes to the cage accompanied by like a hurricane!. Cain Velasquez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubbins Stewfis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Velasquez !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stewfis sprawls well. Stewfis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Velasquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Velasquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stewfis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stewfis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stewfis wants it to stay on the feet.
Tubbins Stewfis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Velasquez .
Velasquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stewfis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stewfis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but Stewfis shows good takedown defense.
Velasquez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stewfis finds it's way round the side to connect with Velasquez 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez moves away from the strike by Stewfis.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Stewfis lunges at Velasquez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Velasquez 's hand.
Velasquez misses the body punch
and Stewfis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stewfis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Velasquez .
Velasquez looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez tries to move to mount but Stewfis blocks the move with his legs.
Stewfis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Velasquez crashes against the mat.
Velasquez happy to just control the position for now.
Velasquez trying to control the action but Stewfis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewfis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Velasquez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Velasquez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stewfis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cain Velasquez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stewfis throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewfis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Stewfis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubbins Stewfis 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.
Velasquez drives through and clinches with Stewfis against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stewfis stalling.
Still in the clinch, Stewfis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stewfis dips a shoulder and cracks Velasquez with a mighty uppercut! Velasquez falls back against the cage and Stewfis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Velasquez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Stewfis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tubbins Stewfis!
An out of breath Tubbins Stewfis 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 Randall Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kriss Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cleaver might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drowning Pool - Bodies. Angel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rev Theory - Hell Yeah. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Cleaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kriss Angel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Cleaver. Those never looked like landing.
Angel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cleaver throws a series of punches but Angel moves out of range.
Angel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Cleaver. Those never looked like landing.
Cleaver throws a right and a left that Angel avoids nicely.
A left lands for Angel.
Cleaver looks to land a combination but Angel avoids it well.
Cleaver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angel circles away quickly and effectively.
Cleaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cleaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cleaver scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Kriss Angel has been cut.
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!
Angel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cleaver.
Angel is rocked!
Cleaver throws a right hand that Angel ducks under and follows up with a left that Angel also avoids with ease.
Angel is still on wobbly legs! Can Cleaver finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Cleaver. Those never looked like landing.
Cleaver circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Angel tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cleaver wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randall Cleaver!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jerry Seinfeld!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seinfeld lands a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Weston wants to get back to his feet but Seinfeld is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Seinfeld trying to stand up but can't free himself from Weston's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston wants to stand and escape but Seinfeld is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seinfeld misses with a wild combination.
Weston misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Seinfeld. No joy for Weston on that attempt.
Weston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seinfeld fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seinfeld dodges the punch combination from Weston.
Weston is breathing heavily.
Seinfeld ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weston moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston fails to land with a series of punches.
Seinfeld connects with a single shot there.
Jerry Seinfeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seinfeld misses with a body punch.
Weston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seinfeld has him pressed against the cage.
Weston breaks the clinch.
Seinfeld misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Weston. Those never looked like landing.
Seinfeld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seinfeld gets a clinch.
Weston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weston wants to get back to striking at distance but Seinfeld won't allow it.
Weston tries to break free but Seinfeld pushes him back against the cage.
Weston is trying to force a seperation but Seinfeld has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston prevents a body shot from Seinfeld.
Weston is trying to break the clinch but Seinfeld is controlling him.
Weston wants to get back to striking at distance but Seinfeld won't allow it.
Weston breaks from the clinch.
Seinfeld drives through and clinches with Weston against the cage.
Weston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Seinfeld.
Weston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seinfeld has him pressed against the cage.
Weston tries to break free but Seinfeld pushes him back against the cage.
Seinfeld misses with a knee to the head.
Weston tries to pull guard but Seinfeld holds him up against the cage and eventually Weston drops back down to his feet.
Weston wants to get back to striking at distance but Seinfeld won't allow it.
Seinfeld has Weston pressed against the cage, preventing Weston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston is trying to break free.
Weston breaks from the clinch.
Seinfeld tests Weston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seinfeld changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seinfeld closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weston has had enough of the clinch but Seinfeld keeps him there for the moment.
Seinfeld successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weston would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Seinfeld wants to sweep here but Weston controlling him for the moment.
Seinfeld is looking to stand up but Weston isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weston tries to stand but Seinfeld is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Seinfeld dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seinfeld gets tackled into the cage by Weston. Weston maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seinfeld creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seinfeld prevents Weston from breaking the clinch.
Seinfeld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seinfeld throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seinfeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weston.
Weston throws a series of punches but Seinfeld avoids them all with ease.
Seinfeld gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Seinfeld has Weston pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Seinfeld pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Weston tumbling to the mat - Seinfeld dives into Weston's guard.
Seinfeld wants to stand but Weston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld wants to stand and escape but instead Weston has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Seinfeld looking to control.
Weston wants to stand but Seinfeld is controlling his posture from full guard.
Weston wants to stand and escape but instead Seinfeld has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Weston is proving hard to escape from.
Seinfeld is breathing heavily.
Seinfeld prevents Weston from getting back to his feet.
Seinfeld tries to stand but Weston is controlling from the bottom.
Weston wants to stand up but Seinfeld is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld is looking to stand up but Weston won't let him.
Seinfeld stops Weston from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Weston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Seinfeld has Weston up against the cage in a clinch.
Weston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Seinfeld back to the cage. Weston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Weston drives through and clinches with Seinfeld against the cage.
Weston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston lands with a cross.
Jerry Seinfeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weston throws a series of punches but Seinfeld avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Weston.
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!
Seinfeld closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Weston wants to break free but Seinfeld has control.
Seinfeld has Weston pressed against the cage, preventing Weston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seinfeld is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Weston can't fight it off and eventually Seinfeld manages to take the fight to the floor. Weston looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seinfeld decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seinfeld gets caught flat footed, as Weston shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Weston wants to get up but he can't break Seinfeld's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jerry Seinfeld will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Seinfeld throws a series of punches but Weston moves out of range.
Seinfeld avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seinfeld swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weston wants to clinch.
Weston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seinfeld moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jerry Seinfeld seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seinfeld closes the distance and clinches.
Weston tries to circle away but Seinfeld has him pinned against the cage.
Seinfeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Weston.
Weston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Seinfeld, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seinfeld was well out of range. Poor timing from Weston.
Seinfeld rushes Weston and presses him up against the cage.
Seinfeld prevents Weston from breaking the clinch.
Seinfeld keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weston's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld keeps control of Weston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seinfeld works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Seinfeld trying to stand up but can't free himself from Weston's guard.
Weston wants to stand and escape but Seinfeld is having none of it.
Seinfeld stands and steps away. Weston gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld dodges the punch combination from Weston.
Dakota Weston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seinfeld instigates a clinch.
Seinfeld manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Weston postures up in Seinfeld's guard and throws a big left but Seinfeld blocks it.
Seinfeld wants to get back to his feet but Weston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seinfeld is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Weston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Weston wants to stand but Seinfeld is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dakota Weston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Weston wants to stand but Seinfeld is controlling his posture from full guard.
Seinfeld looking for a sweep. Not yet Seinfeld, not yet.
Weston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Weston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Weston is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Seinfeld is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Seinfeld has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Seinfeld got a little sloppy there for a moment and Weston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seinfeld has managed to get both his arms back between Weston's legs - danger averted.
Jerry Seinfeld is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weston has a closed guard, preventing Seinfeld from standing up.
Weston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jerry Seinfeld.
Well Seinfeld has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Seinfeld!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Houle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Simengwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Simengwa's choice of entrance music: Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali. The key to victory for Devin Houle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Houle!
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, Baraka Simengwa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Houle working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simengwa is not content to let Houle control the position.
Houle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Simengwa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Simengwa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Houle working away.
Simengwa tries to buck Houle off but Houle is having none of it.
Houle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Simengwa, who protects the arm well.
Houle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simengwa keeps working.
Simengwa tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houle is looking to take a break and control but Simengwa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Simengwa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Houle's best efforts.
Houle is looking for a kimura but Simengwa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Houle to get the leverage.
Houle wants to work for an arm triangle but Simengwa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houle wants to pass to mount but Simengwa is defending the position.
Simengwa tries to get to full guard but Houle has control of the leg.
Simengwa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Houle tries to free his leg and advance position but Simengwa is retaining full guard.
Houle looking to sit in guard and control but Simengwa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Houle keeping moving, preventing Simengwa from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa looking to pass the guard.
Simengwa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Houle keeping moving, preventing Simengwa from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Houle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houle keeping full guard, as Simengwa tries to pass.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Baraka Simengwa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Simengwa moves into range and clinches up with Houle.
Simengwa successfully pulls guard.
Houle wants to control from the top but Simengwa keeps moving.
Houle looking to pass the guard.
Simengwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simengwa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Houle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simengwa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simengwa looking for a guillotine here but Houle defends easily.
Houle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simengwa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houle trying to control but Simengwa is working from the bottom.
Simengwa trying to keep a closed guard but Houle is proving a slippery customer.
Houle trying to control but Simengwa is working from the bottom.
Simengwa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Houle defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houle trying to control the position from guard on top but Simengwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simengwa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Houle defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baraka Simengwa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Houle looking to score a takedown here. Simengwa is defending well but Houle drives through and ends up in Simengwa's guard.
Simengwa looking for a triangle here. Houle is fighting it but it looks tight! Simengwa pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Houle is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Baraka Simengwa!
Baraka Simengwa very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight (Shirt 6$ Shorts 8$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Zed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Zhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Zed!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Zed as Zhu shoots in.
Zed looks to throw the jab but Zhu is out of range.
A low kick from Zed is predictable there
and Zhu counters with a head kick.
Zhu lands a two punch combo.
Zed moves out of range as Zhu throws a body kick.
Zed misses the shot to the body.
Zed blocks a head kick by Zhu.
Zhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zed lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zed takes a swing at Zhu's ribcage but misses.
Zed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhu circles away quickly and effectively.
Zhu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zhu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zhu blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Zed. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zhu is defended easily by Zed.
A head kick misses from Zhu.
Zhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zed lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Zhang Zhu has been cut.
Zed misses with a looping left.
Zed cracks Zhu on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Zhu falls backwards against the cage. Zed follows up with more strikes that drop Zhu to his knees. Zed keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Zhu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Zed!
An out of breath and clearly excited Angelo Zed thanked [EVO] Koffin Inc. *92% Laundry NOT Available* for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Confrontation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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197 lbs
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raven!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raven's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Raven controls Bravo momentarily but Bravo frees himself.
Raven has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bravo has passed into side control.
Raven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bravo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bravo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bravo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Raven regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Raven gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.
Bravo is working hard here to advance position.
Bravo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Raven is looking to improve his position.
Bravo not doing much here.
Bravo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven won't allow Bravo to pass to mount.
Bravo is looking for a kimura but Raven is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bravo to get the leverage.
Bravo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bravo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raven knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bravo trying to control the pace.
Raven wants to control but Bravo is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is working for a submission of some sort.
Bravo is looking for submissions but instead, Raven has regained full guard.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bravo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Raven manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bravo has Raven in his guard.
Bravo controlling Raven's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raven looking to sit in guard and control but Bravo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Raven is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bravo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bravo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raven keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo 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.
Raven lands the left hand.
Raven cracks Bravo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bravo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bravo slips under a jab.
Raven looks to score with a jab to the body but Bravo is just out of range.
Bravo wants to clinch.
A jab from Raven misses.
Raven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bravo is looking to clinch.
Bravo fails to land the takedown.
Raven works over Bravo 's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Joey Rodinerio Bravo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven throws a shot from downtown. Bravo moves away and avoids it.
Raven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bravo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raven.
Bravo checks a leg kick nicely.
Raven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bravo is able to avoid easily.
Bravo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bravo is working for a submission of some sort.
Bravo is controlling the pace.
Bravo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo uses his free foot to push down on Raven's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Raven.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravo avoids the attempt from Raven to control.
Bravo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo moves to the back position.
Raven defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bravo 's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo working for a choke but Raven reverses nicely into Bravo 's guard.
Raven must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Raven is in close to Bravo 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bravo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raven doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raven manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bravo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bravo , not yet.
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raven gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raven works over Bravo with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven advances to half guard.
Bravo actively working from the bottom here.
Bravo is looking to improve his position.
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!
Bravo trying to control but Raven postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo is refusing to be controlled, as Raven sits in half guard.
Bravo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bravo .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Raven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joey Rodinerio Bravo 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bravo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raven but Raven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bravo blocks a jab.
Raven throws a leg kick but Bravo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raven throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo feints and as Raven raises his hands in defense, Bravo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bravo stands and throws Raven's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Raven is not content to let Bravo control the position.
Bravo tries to advance to mount but Raven denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo has hold of Raven's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Raven seems comfortable defending it but Bravo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Raven is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Raven is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bravo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
Joey Rodinerio Bravo very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight (Shirt 6$ Shorts 8$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Japanese National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
205 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Royale!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royale fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Royale or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
Lee takes a swing at Royale's ribcage but misses.
Royale fails with a takedown attempt.
Yang Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Royale.
Royale shoots and misses
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Royale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Royale keeps the fight on the outside.
Royale fails with the takedown.
Lee tries to clinch but Royale moves out of range.
Royale misses with a takedown
and Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Royale throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Royale tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Royale shrugs it off.
Royale looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale lands the left hand.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Royale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Royale misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Royale was not able to check.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Royale, pushing him back against the cage.
Royale wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Royale enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Royale manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee content to stall in guard here.
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.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Royale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Royale blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yang Lee.
Royale tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Royale somewhat.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Royale looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Royale gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Royale wants to stand but Lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has his feet on Royale's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Royale's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royale is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Royale keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Lee 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.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Royale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royale misses with the combination.
Royale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royale avoids it.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Royale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Royale doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Royale is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yang Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Royale.
Royale shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Royale is breathing heavily.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Royale circles away quickly and effectively.
Yang Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royale throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Royale was not able to check.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Royale tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee clinches.
Lee gets control of Royale's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Royale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee pushes Royale off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yang Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee rushes Royale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee has Royale pushed against the cage.
Royale is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Royale.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Royale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Royale wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Royale. Royale gets slowly back to his feet.
Royale misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Royale, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee decides to pull guard.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Royale.
Royale won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Royale trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Royale throws an elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Royale's guard. Nice move by Lee!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Royale has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
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!
Lee gets to his feet. Royale looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Royale on that attempt.
Royale fails with the takedown
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Lee 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. This is the final round!
Lee moves into the clinch.
Royale drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
A frustrated look appears on Royale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Royale closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Royale gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee moves into the clinch.
Yang Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Royale.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Royale can do to turn this around?
Lee darts in and clinches Royale up against the cage.
Royale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale working hard to break the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randy Royale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Royale.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Yang Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Randy Royale has been cut.
Lee tries to clinch there but Royale circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Royale goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee wants to clinch up but Royale keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Royale looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Royale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Yang Lee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Royale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royale misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a body kick.
Lee throws a series of punches but Royale avoids them all with ease.
Lee tries to clinch but Royale moves out of range.
Randy Royale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Royale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Royale back into the cage.
Yang Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Royale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Lee!
Yang Lee made sure to mention his sponsor, Formula 51 and 10% laundary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by Written In The Stars - Tinie Tempah. Lashley has chosen Hustlin as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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163 lbs
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29
153 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Marshall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marshall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lashley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall throws a wild body kick that Lashley sees coming a mile off.
Lashley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lashley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Lashley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marshall swivels and escapes.
Lashley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marshall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marshall wants it to stay on the feet.
Malcolm Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lashley.
Marshall connects with a solid leg kick.
Lashley looks winded!
Lashley shoots in but no luck this time.
Marshall stuffs the takedown.
Marshall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lashley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marshall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lashley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marshall scores with a body shot.
Marshall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lashley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Marshall.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
Lashley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Marshall.
Lashley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marshall lunges at Lashley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lashley's hand.
Marshall keeps Lashley at a distance using the push kick.
Lashley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malcolm Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall cracks a nice hook into Lashley's ribs.
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
Lashley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lashley is rocked!
Lashley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lashley is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
Marshall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marshall lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Lashley up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Marshall from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Lashley's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malcolm Marshall!
Malcolm Marshall retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Malcolm Marshall 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendoza is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back For More. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
KO power |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachary Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Kowalski with a series of wild strikes but Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendoza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kowalski on the side of the head.
Mendoza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mendoza misses with a combination
and Kowalski counters with a good low kick that Mendoza was not able to check.
Kowalski wants to clinch up but Mendoza keeps it at a distance.
Kowalski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Zachary Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalski slips under a jab.
Kowalski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Kowalski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
Kowalski slips under a jab.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Mendoza misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kowalski.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Kowalski with a series of wild strikes but Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kowalski wants to clinch up but Mendoza keeps it at a distance.
Mendoza ducks right into an uppercut from Kowalski.
Mendoza scores with a decent looking hook.
Kowalski is looking to clinch.
Mendoza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kowalski.
Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendoza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kowalski staying out of range there.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Kowalski ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kowalski tries to clinch up.
Mendoza throws a poor cross that misses
and Kowalski counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Mendoza is avoiding it.
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kowalski instigates a clinch.
Kowalski connects with a knee to the head.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendoza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kowalski misses with a knee to the head.
Kowalski controlling the action here for a moment.
A knee to the head by Kowalski.
Mendoza is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski lands a nice knee to the body.
Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalski finish him?
Kowalski stalling in the clinch.
Kowalski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kowalski with a knee to the head.
Kowalski lands a big knee! That's hurt Mendoza! Oh, he's all over the place! Kowalski lands another knee that sends Mendoza to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Kowalski!
In his post fight interview, Sebastian Kowalski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Silence. Velazquez has chosen Since the Flood- as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez misses with a body punch
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson lands a slapping body shot.
Velazquez scores with a hook.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velazquez moves away.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Velazquez misses the jab.
Velazquez slips a straight right by Nelson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velazquez swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Velazquez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Velazquez gets tackled into the cage by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson prevents Velazquez from breaking the clinch.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson digs a right hand into Velazquez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velazquez's gas tank.
Velazquez tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Velazquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Velazquez in a clinch.
Nelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Velazquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Velazquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Velazquez controls his hands.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson pushes Velazquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velazquez can't break the clinch.
Velazquez wants to break free but Nelson has control.
Velazquez tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velazquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velazquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Velazquez throws an off balance right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Velazquez thinking.
Velazquez looks winded!
Velazquez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nelson lands a front kick.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velazquez's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson cracks the inside of Velazquez's front leg.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Nelson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nelson lands a front kick.
Nelson connects with a single shot there.
Nelson lands with an overhand left.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson defending well as Velazquez loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson lands a brutal head kick. Velazquez looks out on his feet and Nelson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kuma Nelson!
Kuma Nelson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kuma Nelson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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