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EUFC 82 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kinse Mambosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mambosa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Baba Yetu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Barnhardt!
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, Kinse Mambosa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mambosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnhardt takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Ronnie Barnhardt has been cut.
Mambosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Mambosa.
Barnhardt misses with the combination.
Mambosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnhardt. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Barnhardt misses.
Barnhardt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Mambosa rushes Barnhardt and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mambosa missing with knees to the body.
Barnhardt tries to pull guard but Mambosa holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnhardt drops back down to his feet.
Mambosa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnhardt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barnhardt is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnhardt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mambosa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mambosa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mambosa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnhardt takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Mambosa.
Ronnie Barnhardt's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Mambosa.
Nice elbow from Mambosa.
Mambosa lands a nice elbow.
Ronnie Barnhardt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mambosa leaning against his opponent.
Mambosa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mambosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Mambosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mambosa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Ronnie Barnhardt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ronnie Barnhardt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kinse Mambosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Amadeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tariq Kiss me where it smells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Amadeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tariq Kiss me where it smells!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiss me where it smells cracks Amadeus with a good jab.
Kiss me where it smells scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amadeus scores with a leg kick.
Amadeus tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Amadeus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiss me where it smells chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amadeus can pounce on him.
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!
Amadeus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiss me where it smells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiss me where it smells looks gassed!
Amadeus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Amadeus scores with a spinning back kick!
Amadeus thows a body kick. Kiss me where it smells tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Amadeus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiss me where it smells. That did some damage!
Amadeus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Amadeus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amadeus.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kiss me where it smells crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Amadeus - the referee stops the clock and Kiss me where it smells gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Amadeus. Kiss me where it smells manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadeus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kiss me where it smells's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amadeus, right into the meat.
Amadeus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kiss me where it smells if he has to take too many more of those.
Kiss me where it smells on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amadeus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amadeus scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Amadeus.
Amadeus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amadeus throws a push kick but Kiss me where it smells slaps the foot to one side.
Kiss me where it smells misses with an uppercut.
Amadeus slips a straight right by Kiss me where it smells.
Amadeus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kiss me where it smells takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kiss me where it smells takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amadeus feints and then cracks Kiss me where it smells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiss me where it smells down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus tries to land a front kick but Kiss me where it smells steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Amadeus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amadeus connects with a high kick.
Amadeus cracks the inside of Kiss me where it smells's front leg.
Amadeus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiss me where it smells's sensitive parts.
Amadeus pushes Kiss me where it smells away with a front kick.
Amadeus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amadeus.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Amadeus.
Amadeus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amadeus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiss me where it smells. That did some damage!
Amadeus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiss me where it smells on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Amadeus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiss me where it smells tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Amadeus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kiss me where it smells fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amadeus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amadeus throws a series of punches but Kiss me where it smells avoids them all with ease.
Wolfgang Amadeus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amadeus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kiss me where it smells misses with a two punch combination.
Amadeus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Amadeus tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiss me where it smells has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Amadeus.
Kiss me where it smells misses with a two punch combination.
Amadeus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiss me where it smells's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Amadeus slips a jab from Kiss me where it smells.
Amadeus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kiss me where it smells sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiss me where it smells misses with a two punch combination.
Kiss me where it smells misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amadeus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kiss me where it smells throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amadeus scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amadeus. That's going to slow Kiss me where it smells down.
Kiss me where it smells has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Amadeus.
Amadeus lands a front kick.
Kiss me where it smells tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Amadeus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amadeus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Amadeus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Amadeus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kiss me where it smells misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Amadeus dominated that round.
That's time! Amadeus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kiss me where it smells steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Amadeus. That one must have hurt.
Some wild striking there from Kiss me where it smells.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiss me where it smells looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amadeus scores with a head kick.
Kiss me where it smells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amadeus thumps Kiss me where it smells with a low kick.
A punch combination from Kiss me where it smells misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Amadeus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amadeus, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Amadeus.
Amadeus lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amadeus, right into the meat.
Amadeus lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadeus lands a nice hook to Kiss me where it smells's body. Kiss me where it smells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiss me where it smells takes a kick to the side of the head.
Amadeus connects with a solid leg kick.
Wolfgang Amadeus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiss me where it smells throws a big shot that misses.
Amadeus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amadeus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kiss me where it smells takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kiss me where it smells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amadeus.
Wolfgang Amadeus is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Amadeus!
Kiss me where it smells throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amadeus lands with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Kiss me where it smells, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiss me where it smells on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amadeus. Amadeus obviously looking to wear him down.
Amadeus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiss me where it smells's sensitive parts.
Amadeus scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiss me where it smells misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amadeus.
Amadeus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiss me where it smells's sensitive parts.
Amadeus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Amadeus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Amadeus connects with a high kick.
A clash of legs there as Kiss me where it smells blocks the low kick.
Amadeus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiss me where it smells.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Amadeus.
Amadeus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Amadeus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiss me where it smells's sensitive parts.
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!
Amadeus throws a leg kick which misses Kiss me where it smells's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiss me where it smells tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Amadeus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus misses with a kick to the body.
Kiss me where it smells connects with the punch.
Amadeus is looking to land body kicks.
Amadeus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiss me where it smells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiss me where it smells misses with a double jab.
Amadeus scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Amadeus.
Amadeus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kiss me where it smells will feel that in the morning.
Amadeus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kiss me where it smells fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amadeus manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Amadeus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Amadeus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Amadeus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Amadeus.
Amadeus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kiss me where it smells misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amadeus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiss me where it smells swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amadeus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Amadeus thows a body kick. Kiss me where it smells tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Amadeus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Amadeus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiss me where it smells tries for a takedown but Amadeus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Amadeus. Kiss me where it smells shrugs it off though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amadeus throws a head kick but Kiss me where it smells moves out of range.
Kiss me where it smells tests Amadeus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amadeus blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Amadeus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Amadeus.
Amadeus scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiss me where it smells blocks a head kick by Amadeus.
Amadeus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kiss me where it smells.
Kiss me where it smells trying to control the action but Amadeus is working from the bottom.
Amadeus can't do much from the bottom here.
Kiss me where it smells controls the position from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadeus looking for a sweep but Kiss me where it smells has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Amadeus is squirming around, avoiding Kiss me where it smells's attempts to control the action.
Amadeus is looking to improve his position but Kiss me where it smells isn't that keen on the idea.
Amadeus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amadeus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amadeus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Amadeus looking to pass the guard.
Amadeus wants to control from the top but Kiss me where it smells keeps moving.
Kiss me where it smells wants to stand but Amadeus is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiss me where it smells wants to get back to his feet but Amadeus passes into half guard.
Amadeus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kiss me where it smells makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Amadeus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiss me where it smells.
Amadeus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiss me where it smells blocks the body kick.
Amadeus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiss me where it smells.
Amadeus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiss me where it smells can do to turn this around?
Amadeus throws a sloppy head kick and Kiss me where it smells moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Amadeus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Amadeus lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Amadeus.
Amadeus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kiss me where it smells's head.
Amadeus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tariq Kiss me where it smells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amadeus cracks the inside of Kiss me where it smells's front leg.
Amadeus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiss me where it smells. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Amadeus.
Kiss me where it smells takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolfgang Amadeus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amadeus throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Amadeus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amadeus, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Amadeus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deuce Lowhanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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199 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsatsu Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deuce Lowhanger!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowhanger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomi.
Lowhanger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lowhanger looks to throw the jab but Gomi is out of range.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Lowhanger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lowhanger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lowhanger misses with a two punch combination.
Gomi moves out of range of the body kick from Lowhanger.
Lowhanger misses with a double jab.
Lowhanger misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Lowhanger is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gomi moves away from the strike by Lowhanger.
Lowhanger fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gomi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lowhanger is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tsatsu Gomi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zig Ziggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jorge Cruz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zig Ziggler!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Ziggler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ziggler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ziggler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Ziggler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziggler 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.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Ziggler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ziggler.
Jorge Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz tests Ziggler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ziggler.
Ziggler shoots in and bounces Cruz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ziggler stops Cruz from standing up.
Ziggler stays in close to Cruz's body and controls the position.
Ziggler prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
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.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Ziggler from controlling successfully.
Ziggler thows a big elbow that misses.
Cruz wants to stand but Ziggler is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ziggler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
Cruz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ziggler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziggler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ziggler is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ziggler works over Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but Ziggler is having none of it.
Cruz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Ziggler. Ziggler gets slowly back to his feet.
Ziggler shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Jorge Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zig Ziggler.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Ziggler is out of range.
No luck for Ziggler with that takedown attempt.
Ziggler looks gassed!
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ziggler shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ziggler tries for a takedown but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ziggler shoots in for a double leg but Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ziggler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz lands a big right hand that sends Ziggler crashing to the mat! Cruz stays standing though and waves Ziggler back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz lands a brutal uppercut that launches Ziggler off his feet! Ziggler tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Cruz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stupid One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illumi Tsai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illumi Tsai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stupid One's chin.
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23
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stupid One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illumi Tsai!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsai gets a clinch.
One looking to throw knees to the head but Tsai is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Tsai.
One pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tsai lands a good knee to the midsection. One won't want to take too many of those.
Tsai displaying some good clinch control by pressing One up against the cage.
Tsai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
One is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsai just leaning against One, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
Tsai blocks a head kick by One.
Tsai has closed the distance and engaged One in a clinch.
One tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tsai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
One missing with knees to the body.
Tsai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
One takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tsai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tsai displaying some good clinch control by pressing One up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Tsai's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Tsai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsai leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
Tsai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with One, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsai lands a nice knee to the body.
Tsai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tsai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tsai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tsai working One over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has One in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tsai lands a knee to the body.
Tsai lands a knee to the body.
Tsai avoiding damage.
Tsai scores a nice knee to the body.
Tsai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tsai receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tsai lands a good knee to the midsection. One won't want to take too many of those.
Tsai connects with a knee to the head.
One tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsai working One over with knees to the body.
Tsai slows down the pace here.
Tsai lands a nice knee to the body.
Tsai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tsai.
Tsai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tsai.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
One tries to keep at a distance but Tsai has taken the fight into the clinch.
One blocks the elbow strike.
Tsai managing to block the knees to the body from One.
Tsai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Tsai.
Tsai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsai lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Tsai.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
Tsai gets a clinch.
Tsai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tsai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Stupid One has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by One.
Tsai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tsai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One looking to throw knees to the head but Tsai is blocking nicely.
Tsai working One over with knees to the body.
Tsai avoids a wild elbow strike from One.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
One tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsai avoids it.
Tsai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
One looking to throw knees to the head but Tsai is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illumi Tsai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stupid One's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tsai closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Tsai.
Tsai working One over with knees to the body.
Tsai leaning against his opponent.
Tsai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Tsai is stalling here.
Tsai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tsai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tsai crunches a lovely knee into One's ribcage.
One takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tsai controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
Tsai moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsai avoiding damage as One throws knees to the body.
Tsai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tsai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tsai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
One tries a knee to the head but Tsai blocks it.
One tries to land a knee to the head but Tsai blocks with his arms.
One tries to land a knee to the head but Tsai blocks with his arms.
Tsai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
One tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
One with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by One.
One trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsai just leaning against One, taking a breather.
One trying to land knees to the body.
Tsai blocks an elbow strike from One.
Tsai managing to block the knees to the body from One.
One tries to land a knee to the head but Tsai blocks with his arms.
Illumi Tsai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tsai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tsai.
Knees to the body from Tsai.
Tsai landing knees to the head.
Tsai using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Tsai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
One takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tsai unloads a knee to the mid-section. One lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
One letting Tsai take a breather here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tsai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tsai.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tsai obliges.
Tsai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tsai slows down the pace here.
Tsai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
One takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tsai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tsai lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsai lands a nice knee to the body.
Tsai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tsai stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
Tsai darts in and clinches One up against the cage.
One letting Tsai take a breather here.
Tsai blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tsai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tsai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tsai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tsai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tsai has One pressed against the cage.
One tries a knee to the head but Tsai blocks it.
Tsai has One pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsai crunches a lovely knee into One's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tsai avoids a wild elbow strike from One.
One tries a knee to the head but Tsai blocks it.
One looking to throw knees to the head but Tsai is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illumi Tsai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stupid One's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
One tries to clinch but Tsai moves out of range.
Stupid One is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsai drives through and clinches with One against the cage.
One throws a knee to the head but misses.
One using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, One just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsai's brow.
One takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tsai stalling the fight.
Tsai avoiding damage as One throws knees to the body.
One trying to land knees to the body.
One with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsai unloads a knee to the mid-section. One lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tsai has One pushed against the cage.
Tsai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tsai stalling the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsai is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsai controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
Tsai closes the distance and clinches.
Tsai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tsai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tsai slows down the pace here.
Tsai crunches a lovely knee into One's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Tsai.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tsai.
Tsai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tsai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
One misses with a knee strike.
Tsai unloads a knee to the mid-section. One lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsai scores a nice knee to the body.
Tsai is pushing One up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tsai obliges.
Tsai leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
Tsai clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning One up against the cage.
One tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tsai.
Tsai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tsai just leaning against One, taking a breather.
One tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tsai unloads a knee to the mid-section. One lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsai scores a nice knee to the body.
Tsai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tsai lands a knee to the body.
Tsai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
One tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsai avoids it.
Tsai avoiding damage.
One tries a knee to the head but Tsai blocks it.
Tsai leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
Tsai closes the distance and clinches.
One tries a knee to the head but Tsai blocks it.
Tsai stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsai unloads a knee to the mid-section. One lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
One tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsai working One over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tsai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsai lands a good knee to the midsection. One won't want to take too many of those.
Tsai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tsai stalls.
Tsai lands a nice knee to the body.
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.
Tsai lands a good knee to the midsection. One won't want to take too many of those.
Stupid One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsai has One pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Illumi Tsai.
Tsai clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Illumi Tsai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tsai 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illumi Tsai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halibut Halibut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Ethan Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halibut comes to the cage accompanied by Peter You Suck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
165 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halibut Halibut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Halibut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Halibut throws a left that rocks Cruz and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Halibut dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Cruz regain composure!
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Halibut.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Halibut finish him?
Halibut is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Halibut tries to advance to mount but Cruz denies him.
Halibut will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cruz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Halibut has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Halibut has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Halibut tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halibut throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Halibut is working for a guillotine from mount but Cruz frees his head quite easily.
Halibut tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halibut throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Halibut looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halibut sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Halibut's attempts to control the action.
Halibut throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cruz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Halibut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Halibut throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cruz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Halibut trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cruz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Halibut is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cruz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cruz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Halibut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halibut controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Halibut Halibut just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cruz lands a jab to Halibut's midsection.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Halibut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halibut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Halibut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halibut is breathing heavily.
Cruz slips a jab from Halibut.
Halibut looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Halibut Halibut will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Halibut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halibut Halibut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Halibut's body. Halibut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halibut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halibut throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Halibut Halibut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Halibut's ribs.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz works over Halibut's head and body with a nice combination.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Halibut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halibut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Halibut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halibut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halibut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz stalks Halibut and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Halibut's face. Halibut staggers backwards, shaken.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halibut circles away quickly and effectively.
Halibut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Halibut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz throws a combination. Halibut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cruz!
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Cruz throws a right hand that Halibut ducks under and follows up with a left that Halibut also avoids with ease.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halibut rather than just go for the knockout.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Halibut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Halibut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Cruz lands a two punch combo.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Halibut's body. Halibut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut misses with a combination
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz jabs at Halibut's body.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halibut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Halibut slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Halibut scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Halibut misses.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Halibut's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Halibut avoids it well.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Cruz digs a good hook to Halibut's body.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Halibut throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
A shot to de liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halibut.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halibut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
Cruz slips a jab from Halibut.
No joy there for Halibut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halibut. Halibut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Halibut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Halibut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz lunges at Halibut with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halibut's hand.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Halibut's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Halibut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halibut. Halibut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Halibut has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Halibut's head.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Halibut backs away looking to recover.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Halibut's body. Halibut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz throws a combination. Halibut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cruz connects with a jab.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halibut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halibut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Halibut's body.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halibut.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Halibut's ribs.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cruz lands a jab.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Halibut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Halibut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halibut.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halibut moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halibut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halibut is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halibut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cruz duly obliges.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Halibut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Halibut's body. Halibut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Halibut.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Halibut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halibut doesn't seem phased though.
Halibut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a jab.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halibut doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halibut manages to avoid it.
Cruz throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Halibut throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
A combination from Halibut does no damage.
Halibut moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a combination. Halibut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz swings for the body but Halibut moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz scores with a jab.
Cruz lands a jab to Halibut's midsection.
Halibut lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Halibut takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halibut scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halibut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Cruz catches Halibut right on the button with a cross.
Cruz throws a combination. Halibut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz stuns Halibut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between punishment cruel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quandu Zornach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cruel comes into the arena with Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. Zornach has chosen Fight Music - D12 as his entrance music. punishment cruel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, punishment cruel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Quandu Zornach!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cruel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zornach.
Zornach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zornach lands a jab-cross combination.
Zornach misses with a looping left.
cruel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zornach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quandu Zornach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cruel checks a leg kick nicely.
Zornach thows a body shot but no joy.
cruel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
cruel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
cruel with a jab.
Zornach takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
cruel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
cruel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zornach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zornach moves out of range of the body kick.
Zornach lands a glancing blow to the side of cruel's head.
cruel throws a head kick that Zornach semi-blocks.
It looks like Quandu Zornach has been cut.
Zornach throws a low kick but it's checked well by cruel.
Zornach takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zornach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by cruel.
Zornach misses the jab.
Zornach wants to land a leg kick but cruel is out of range.
Zornach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cruel counters with a good, hard body kick but Zornach shrugs it off.
Zornach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting cruel counter with a right hand.
Zornach looks gassed!
Zornach takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zornach is rocked!
Zornach throws a head kick that misses
and cruel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zornach's knee momentarily.
Zornach is still on wobbly legs! Can cruel finish him?
cruel throws a sloppy head kick and Zornach moves out of range easily.
cruel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zornach walks into a left hand.
cruel clinches.
cruel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zornach blocks it with crossed arms.
cruel missing with knees to the body.
cruel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zornach seems to have recovered his senses.
cruel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zornach is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zornach jumps guard but cruel stands there with Zornach around his waist. Zornach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from cruel.
cruel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by cruel.
cruel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zornach's elbow.
Zornach jumps guard but cruel stands there with Zornach around his waist. Zornach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
cruel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zornach up against the cage.
cruel scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, cruel throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cruel lands a right hand.
cruel lands an elbow inside.
Zornach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zornach takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from cruel.
Zornach pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as cruel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
cruel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zornach is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
cruel stopping the sweep attempt from Zornach.
cruel wants to control from the top but Zornach keeps moving.
cruel gets to his feet - Zornach follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for cruel.
cruel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
cruel tries to close the distance and clinch but Zornach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
cruel throws a head kick that misses.
Zornach throws a shot from downtown. cruel moves away and avoids it.
cruel with a nice cross.
cruel throws a sloppy head kick and Zornach moves out of range easily.
Zornach misses with a looping right.
cruel misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Zornach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zornach. cruel does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zornach scores with a nice strike.
Zornach throws the left hand but cruel avoids the punch easily.
Zornach thows a leg kick but cruel checks it
and cruel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
cruel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zornach in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
punishment cruel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quandu Zornach'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.
cruel scores with a jab.
Zornach throws a left and a right that both miss
and cruel counters with a thumping low kick.
cruel misses with a head kick.
Zornach blocks a head kick by cruel.
punishment cruel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cruel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
cruel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zornach can pounce on him.
Zornach loads up on a big right hand but cruel slips the punch.
cruel checks a leg kick nicely.
Zornach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
cruel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Zornach.
Zornach is breathing heavily.
Zornach scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
cruel lands a front kick.
cruel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zornach.
cruel cracks Zornach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
cruel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zornach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zornach throws an overhand right that lands on cruel's shoulder, as cruel tries to avoid the shot.
cruel instigates a clinch.
cruel digs a right hand into Zornach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zornach's gas tank.
cruel pushes Zornach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
cruel pressing his opponent against the cage.
cruel pulls guard successfully.
cruel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
cruel wants to sweep but no luck.
cruel working for a triangle but Zornach defends it easily.
cruel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zornach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zornach trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zornach preventing the sweep.
cruel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zornach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
cruel forces Zornach back against the cage and clinches.
cruel lands a left hand.
cruel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zornach tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. cruel smiles and moves away.
A low kick from Zornach misses
and cruel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zornach tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. cruel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zornach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
cruel trying to land knees to the body.
Zornach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cruel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zornach jumps guard and drags cruel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zornach is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zornach is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
cruel wants to stand but Zornach has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zornach has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zornach has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but cruel has passed into side control.
Zornach is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zornach works his way to full guard. Good work.
cruel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zornach is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zornach is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. cruel is aware though and is defending well.
cruel wants to stand but Zornach is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cruel stands up from Zornach's guard - cruel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zornach misses with a double jab.
cruel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zornach's head.
Zornach swings for the body but cruel moves out of range.
Zornach throws a hook but cruel avoids it easily.
Zornach tries to bum rush cruel with a series of wild strikes but cruel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
cruel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zornach swats away the attempt to clinch by cruel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
punishment cruel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quandu Zornach's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
cruel misses the body punch
and Zornach counters with a low kick, right behind cruel 's knee.
cruel cracks Zornach with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zornach. That's going to slow cruel down.
A looping hook to the body misses from cruel. Zornach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zornach throws the left hand but cruel avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from cruel.
Zornach avoids the head kick by cruel.
Zornach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zornach takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zornach lands with a good body shot.
Zornach throws a leg kick that is checked
and cruel counters with a nice uppercut.
cruel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zornach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zornach swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
cruel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zornach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruel moves out of range as Zornach strikes.
cruel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A low kick from Zornach is predictable there
and cruel counters with a good, hard body kick but Zornach shrugs it off.
Zornach slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zornach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cruel.
cruel is looking to clinch but Zornach is avoiding it.
cruel takes one on the button.
cruel throws a leg kick which misses Zornach's front leg but catches the back leg as Zornach tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for cruel.
punishment cruel is winning the standup battle so far.
Zornach blocks a head kick by cruel.
cruel clinches.
cruel slowing the pace effectively.
Quandu Zornach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cruel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zornach backwards.
cruel pushes Zornach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zornach tries to pull guard but cruel holds him up against the cage and eventually Zornach drops back down to his feet.
cruel is trying to stall.
cruel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zornach.
Zornach tries to pull guard but cruel won't allow it.
cruel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zornach is defending well for now.
cruel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
cruel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
cruel misses with a hook to the ribs.
cruel has a couple of punches blocked by Zornach.
cruel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zornach fails to pull guard.
punishment cruel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quandu Zornach.
Zornach tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. cruel smiles and moves away.
Zornach misses with a leg kick
enabling cruel to counter with a crisp jab.
Zornach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
cruel throws a body kick that misses.
cruel fails with an attempt to clinch.
cruel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
cruel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Zornach does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - cruel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zornach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
cruel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zornach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
cruel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zornach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cruel slips a jab from Zornach.
Zornach throws a leg kick
and cruel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zornach misses with a leg kick
and cruel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zornach throws a lazy head kick
and cruel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
cruel misses with a double jab
and Zornach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
cruel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
cruel tries to clinch there but Zornach circles away.
cruel checks a low kick from Zornach.
A slapping body kick lands there for cruel.
Zornach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from cruel.
cruel fails to land with a series of punches.
cruel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
cruel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
punishment cruel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Zornach does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quandu Zornach.
Well cruel 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... punishment cruel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BOBO Cuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Connely has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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194 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BOBO Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely misses with a hook. Cuba ducked under it nicely.
Connely throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Connely closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Connely lands in his opponent's guard.
Cuba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Connely.
Connely seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
I looks like Connely might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Cuba keeping full guard, as Connely tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely stands and throws Cuba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Connely is putting a hurting on Cuba here, landing some big shots from side control.
Connely is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cuba looks calm but he's in trouble here. Connely gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cuba is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Connely lets go of the hold and Cuba can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Connely!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blixt Boxlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gonzalez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gonzalez lands a big elbow.
Gonzalez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Boxlund because Gonzalez loaded up on that one.
Gonzalez avoids the attempt from Boxlund to control.
Gonzalez looking to finish with strikes here!
Gonzalez wants to control the pace but Boxlund is squirming around nicely.
Boxlund avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonzalez punching from mount but Boxlund doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boxlund is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gonzalez unloads with some shots from mount but Boxlund bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boxlund is looking to get to half guard.
Gonzalez lands a big elbow.
Boxlund tries to hold on but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gonzalez looking to control but Boxlund is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boxlund holds on to Gonzalez as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Gonzalez content just to control the position here.
Boxlund is squirming around, avoiding Gonzalez's attempts to control the action.
Boxlund is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund is bucking up trying to escape but Gonzalez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boxlund can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gonzalez wants to control the pace but Boxlund is squirming around nicely.
Boxlund wants to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boxlund tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzalez controlling the pace for now.
Gonzalez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gonzalez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gonzalez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez with the ground and pound from mount.
Boxlund is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Gonzalez! Boxlund is hurt baaadly! Gonzalez is firing away with more strikes - Boxlund is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Helio Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Charyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charyak's entrance music is Guns and Roses- Welcome to the Jungle. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Charyak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charyak fails with the takedown.
Charyak shoots for a double leg takedown but Rasputin sprawls well. He's pushed Charyak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rasputin throws a hook to the side of Charyak's head but Charyak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Charyak does no damage.
Rasputin throws a lazy right hand but Charyak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charyak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rasputin's head backwards.
Charyak ducks under a wild hook from Rasputin.
Charyak fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charyak moves in looking to clinch but Rasputin pushes him off.
Charyak misses with a leg kick.
Rasputin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charyak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rasputin misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak looks for a takedown but Rasputin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Charyak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charyak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rasputin was well out of range. Poor timing from Charyak.
Rasputin sizes up Charyak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Craig Charyak has been cut.
Rasputin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Rasputin coming out on top.
Charyak misses the jab.
Rasputin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin throws out a loose jab but Charyak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craig Charyak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Charyak.
Charyak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rasputin but Rasputin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Charyak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rasputin misses.
Rasputin cracks a nice hook into Charyak's ribs.
Rasputin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Charyak is breathing heavily.
Rasputin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charyak.
Rasputin misses with a hook. Charyak ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Charyak.
Rasputin rushes Charyak with punches - Charyak moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Charyak goes down! Rasputin follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Rasputin!
Piotr Rasputin is the new heavyweight champion!
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